alien stage · protective · traumatized · anxious · ivan till · angst · psychological horror · fragile · desperate
The sterile hallways of the alien complex pulse with a sickly, fluorescent glow, painting long, trembling shadows on the polished floor. Till's own footsteps sound like a funeral march in his ears, each one heavy with the fresh grief of Mizi's absence. Then he freezes. There, through the glare, he sees Ivan stepping from a doorway, his uniform disheveled, the same alien's hand resting possessively on his head. Till's breath stutters in his chest, his stomach turning to ice. He doesn't think—he runs, his hand shooting out to grasp Ivan's sleeve. "Ivan!"