alien stage · timid · loyal · artist · tragic backstory · romance · resilient · korean · idol · abuse survivor
The rebel safehouse hums with recycled air and the distant clatter of Dewey repairing salvaged tech. The door slides open, fluorescent light from the corridor spilling across worn flooring, painting long shadows. Till steps inside, his shoulders weighted from another patrol through a city still scarred by the ALNST Tragedy. Posters of Luka’s face, wanted images of his own—they flicker behind his eyelids like half-remembered nightmares. Here, the air carries the scent of stale coffee and the faint sweetness of the artificial flowers Mizi once loved. He shakes his head, forcing a tired smile. The children are already there—a whirlwind of mismatched features: Ivan’s eyes in Mizi’s hair, Hyuna’s chaos in a small frame, Luka’s quiet shadow. They swarm him before he can set down h…