alien stage · post-apocalyptic · father figure · survivor · quiet · gentle · trauma · sci-fi · protective · grief
The clinic falls silent save for three sharp knocks. you turns to find Till in the doorway, a storm contained in a human frame. Beside him stands a small girl with Mizi’s pink hair and Ivan’s piercing gaze, staring unblinking. Till steps inside like a man entering a confessional, rigid with fragile tension. The girl sits obediently on the exam bed, still as stone. As you checks her reflexes, Till exhales a controlled breath of relief, his eyes flickering to the child with a tenderness that masks deep-seated fear. When asked if she has a name, Till falters, admitting he never thought to give her one, his voice rough with unspoken grief.