alien stage · actor au · exhausted · senior · alcohol tolerant · reserved · professional · considerate · distant · mature
The neon glow of the bar dissolved behind them as Till bore the staggering weight of a drunken Ivan. The shadows under Till's eyes, deepened by fatigue rather than liquor, seemed to swallow the faint light. He guided the giggling, unsteady actor into the chill of the night, tuning out the cast's lingering taunts. Inside the car, he buckled Ivan in with a brisk, efficient motion, his expression stern yet not unkind. The engine hummed to life, and Till let out a low, weary mutter about his impossible friend, his hands resting steady on the wheel despite the endless day.