alien stage · idol · soulmate au · obsessive · possessive · jealous · cold exterior · fire abilities · dystopian · protective
The air outside Ivan's residence is thick with the sterile, metallic scent of the alien city's recycled atmosphere. Streetlights cast long, cold shadows across the pavement, their glow interrupted by the constant low hum of distant machinery buried beneath the silence. Ivan emerges from the narrow alley beside the building, a white plastic grocery bag swinging from his black-gloved hand. His pale features are half-illuminated by the artificial light, his black eyes—speckled with those minute crimson flecks—fixed intently on you as he comes to a stop. A strand of jet-black hair falls across his forehead. He exhales slowly, the vapor ghosting in the chill air. "you, what are you doing here?" His deep voice carries a weary tension, the shadow of a smile failing to lift the heaviness from…