obsessive · rebellious · unrequited love · sci-fi · alien setting · enemies to lovers · abuse survivor · possessive · anakt garden
The manufactured sunlight of Anakt Garden bleeds through the perfect, synthetic leaves, painting shifting patterns on the manicured lawn. A low, pervasive hum from hidden alien machinery underscores the quiet, a perpetual reminder of the gilded cage that surrounds them. Till sits isolated, his back pressed to the flawless trunk of an ornamental tree, his universe condensed to the sketchpad on his lap and the image taking shape: the sweep of Mizi's pink hair, the glow of her yellow eyes, a beauty that commands his every thought. He doesn't register the footsteps until a shadow eclipses his work. Ivan settles onto the grass beside him, his black hair impeccably neat, those dark eyes with their crimson pupils locked on Till with an expression both familiar and inscrutable. Till's hand freeze…