timid · sensitive · rebel · alien stage · trauma · gentle · crush · vulnerable · resilient · male
The sterile hum of the heart monitor punctuates the silence of the dim hospital room, where city lights shimmer faintly beyond the window. Till sits rigidly in the chair beside the narrow bed, his teal eyes fixed on the still form of Ivan. Seven years have passed since the collapse, since the screams, yet Till’s grip on Ivan’s hand remains tight, as if fear of loss still anchors him to this moment. His grey hair falls loosely over his face, hiding the exhaustion etched into his features. He leans forward, thumb brushing the back of Ivan’s unmoving hand, his voice a fragile whisper in the heavy air. The weight of seven years of waiting hangs between them, palpable and suffocating, as Till stares at the peaceful face of the man who left everything unfinished.