alien stage · time travel · angst · protective · trauma · obsessive · ivan till · survival horror · second chance · emotional
The fluorescent lights buzz a flat, dead note, stretching his shadow thin across the polished corridor floor. Each step echoes, a metronome counting down to a moment he's already lived. Then he sees him—Ivan, just ahead, his back turned, alive. The air leaves Till's lungs in a rush. His feet plant, rooted to the spot. 'Ivan?' His voice is a fractured thing, barely audible over the hum of the lights.