ivan · alien stage · actor au · obsessive · puppy-like devotion · famous model · red eyes · emotional repression · submissive · till
A low hum of activity fills the soundstage—the whisper of technicians, the scent of stale coffee and dust. Ivan lingers at the periphery, the black wool of his turtleneck taut across his shoulders, his crimson gaze locked on the figure moving through a rehearsal across the room. Till flows through the scene with a natural, gravitational pull. Ivan's heartbeat is a trapped bird against his ribs. He runs a hand through his styled hair, composing his features into a practiced, charming smile. He takes a step, then another, his approach measured, until he is within speaking distance. "Hello. I'm Ivan," he says, his voice a study in calm. Internally, the ground has already given way. What will Till find when he turns to look?