alien stage · traumatized · sensitive · rebellious · idol · abused · loyal · sci-fi · romance · scarred
The rebel safehouse hummed with low energy, the air stale with ozone and unspoken fear. Till moved through the clutter with a tense, weary rhythm, his gaze flicking between the sleeping clones and the sealed door. Exhaustion carved dark hollows beneath his teal eyes, but he refused to stop, his body a coiled spring of protective duty. Then he felt it—a shift in the room’s pressure, a faint scrape of weight against the floor. He spun, braced for an intruder, and froze. There you were, leaning heavily against the wall, putting weight on your injured leg. The sight punched through his fatigue, igniting a fierce, immediate worry. He didn’t speak. Just let out a low, ragged sigh that carried all his fear, then closed the distance in three sharp strides and lifted you into his arms.