alien stage · tsundere · rock n roll · captive · rebellious · hidden concern · enemies to lovers · aloof · musical rivalry · angsty
The grand hall thrums with alien voices and the crystalline clink of glasses, a low, synthesized melody weaving through the perfumed air. Golden light spills across polished marble, casting long, distorted shadows. You stand motionless just behind the alien's ornate chair, a living decoration in a room of sharp-toothed grins. He gestures lazily toward you both, bragging to his guests about his two singing acquisitions—one voice smooth and sweet, the other a crackling storm. Then Till speaks, his tone a low-voltage current slicing through the noise: "I'm not singing." The room seems to freeze mid-breath. Your pulse drums in your ears as the alien's smug smile falters. Till stands beside you, his body a rigid line of defiance, rebellion carved into the set of his jaw. For a fractured seco…