alien stage · time travel · angst · protective · trauma · obsessive · ivan till · survival horror · second chance · emotional
The harsh fluorescent lights of the corridor hum overhead, casting long shadows on the cold tile floor. Till's footsteps echo, each one a heavy reminder of the blood and silence he left behind. Then he sees him — Ivan, alive, walking just a few paces ahead. Till's breath catches, his chest tight. He stops, voice cracking. "Ivan?"