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All of me, huh? Could he do that? He'd done so much in secret for so long, it felt terrifying to drag it all into the light. But for Till? For himself and the chance that this time, maybe, they could be different?
"Yeah."
And then Till looked over his shoulder, caught Ivan's gaze and held it. "Thank you. I know I'm really late in saying it. But I'm also really, really happy that I still have the chance to say it at all."
Till believed Ivan died sacrificing himself for him. Ivan believed Till died in the fiery destruction of the Alien Stage.
And neither knew that the other survived.
Eight years later, Till has settled into caring for the children he'd rescued from the Alien Stage Museum with the help of the rest of the Rebellion, while Ivan continues working to fulfill what he believes would have been Till's last wish. When they're reunited, they have the chance to say everything they should have said once upon a time and to discover the mutual love that once eluded them. But only if they can overcome all the scars that mark them.
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- Part 1 of The Absence of Stars
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12 Jun 2026
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Everybody thinks it’s about winning. Till lets them; he’s just trying to get through winter without breaking any bone that won’t heal cleanly—his or another’s. Ivan, however, is fluent in breaking things—the ice, records, restraint, hearts. He hasn’t bent any rules; nobody disputes it—except Till, who unfortunately is the one who has to do something about the (un)crossed lines.
A bloodless anatomy conducted on thin ice: their controlled experiment involves princely politics, countless body-checks, ill-advised substances, and a condition Till refuses to diagnose unless it turns chronic.
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09 Jun 2026
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“Wow, Ivan. What a rookie mistake, moving your joystick so suddenly like that.” Till says, his mouth dangerously close to Ivan’s nape, “What was that you said? Something about being able to multitask?”
Till’s lips latch onto Ivan’s neck. Ivan promptly drops his shield. He is dead. Literally. Physically. Spiritually. Metaphorically. Painted in fluorescent red.
Ivan has an absurd winning streak on Till's current video game fixation. Till decides to study Ivan's approach, up real close and personal.
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04 Jun 2026
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happiness, sadness, and unpunctuated thoughts by ursweetmoonbeam
Fandom Alien Stage (Web Series)
04 Jul 2026
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“Ever since you came into my view
The world changed completely”
“I wouldn't have even noticed these vivid colors if I was alone”
That one lifetime where Ivan and Till navigate their ever-growing feelings.
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14 Apr 2026
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Till bends his head down. Somewhere along the way, his Ivan has vanished. Till sweeps Ivan’s wet hair away from his face, smooths his palm down Ivan’s broad chest to feel for the heartbeat thudding slow but solid there. He’s only trembling slightly. He puts his lips to Ivan’s ear.
‘Get the fuck up, idiot.’
Ivan opens his eyes.
In the end, Ivan comes back to Till in the form of a cryogenic chamber. (Or: Ivan and Till get worse before they get better.)
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04 Apr 2026