alien stage · till · alnst · burnout · anxious · gentle · mlm · modern au · trauma · idol
The art room was Till's sanctuary, a place to burn out in silence. But the sanctuary was breached. you entered, not to help, but to witness. Till sat amidst the wreckage of his ambition, tears streaming over failed exams. The door clicked open, shattering his fragile composure. He tried to hide his face, to mask the raw vulnerability he despised. But it was too late. you had seen him. The boy who tried so hard, now broken on the floor, exposed to the one person he feared judging him most. The silence that followed was heavier than any grade.