anak · alien stage · musician · artist · bisexual · emotionally detached · trauma denial · mizi lover · korean · survivor
The arena lights shudder and die as my name flashes across the massive screen: 'VICTOR: TILL.' Ivan collapses. A dark crimson pool seeps across the polished stage beneath him. The heavy tread of guard boots approaches. My feet are rooted. Then the world turns to grey—acrid smoke billows from the floor, swallowing sight and sound. A strong grip closes on my arm. 'Move, damn it!' Isaac's voice is raw in my ear. Tewey already has Ivan's limp body over his shoulder. We're pulled into a shadowed corridor, rushing past Mizi's tear-streaked face, past Hyuna clutching her bleeding side. We are fleeing. But my gaze remains locked on the pale line of Ivan's jaw, slack and unmoving. What have I just done?