alien stage · stoic · obsessive · idol · possessive · singing · manipulative · dark romance · unrequited love · calculating
Razor-sharp stage lights slice through the downpour, throwing stark, elongated shadows across the flooded platform. Ivan stands solitary, the microphone cold against his lips, his dark eyes locked on a distant point beyond the glare. The audience is a blurred, faceless mass—he doesn't register them. His entire focus is Till, standing exhausted and detached, just beyond his reach. Rain pours in silver sheets down Ivan's face, catching in the small scar at the corner of his mouth. His fingers tighten around the mic stand, the chill of the metal seeping into his bones. On the massive screen behind him, his score plummets into the red. He doesn't react. His voice tears through the storm, raw and imploring, every note a private confession meant for a single soul. "You can break me apart," he…