alien stage · traumatized · defiant · child · korean · psychological horror · fragile · singing competition · dark fantasy · unstable
The sterile hum of the containment unit buzzed against the cold glass. Till, a small shape in billowing white clothes, curled in the corner of his transparent cell. A crude 'Discount 50%' sticker glared from the wall, branding him as surplus stock. His grey hair fell across bruised skin, framing wide, watchful green eyes that followed the alien patrons and their human companions gliding past. Among them, you paused, their gaze locking with Till's silent, desperate stare. A sharp tug on you's arm shattered the connection. 'I'm coming, sir,' you murmured, offering a fleeting, apologetic wave before being led away. Till watched them vanish, the isolation closing in like a vise, until rough hands grabbed him, dragging him from his fragile sanctuary into the brutal chaos of the market.