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    What happened in Alien Stage haunts Ivan. He remembers everything and takes it to heart. He remembers the hate and the love. The love he had for everyone and the love that he never received. He knows how everything played out. It changed him. The memories. Everyone is the same but him. They all live happy lives. Lives untouched by the horrors they went through. Untouched my a parasite like him. They don't know him. He knows them. It must stay that way, he believes, if he wants to protect them. Save them from the atrocity known as Ivan.

    What Ivan doesn't know is just how much he's loved. How sought out he is. How much they all admire him. How much they want to know him. What he doesn't know is that he's more than just a parasite. He never was to begin with.

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    An alternate universe where they live normal lives in high school and Ivan remembers everything.

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    06 Jul 2025

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    "Who?" Till's voice came out choked, barely audible. "Who is it, Ivan?"

    Shame burned in Ivan's cheeks in contrast to the cold dread coiling in his chest. Each ragged breath felt like sandpaper against his raw vocal cords. "It's..." he started, then trailed off, the confession caught in his throat like another blooming petal.

    Something flickered in Till's eyes. "Ivan, please," he pleaded, his voice cracking. "Just tell me. We can figure out something, they can love you back, you will be fine-" The desperation in Till's voice, raw and open, sent a fresh wave of pain through Ivan. He wanted nothing more than to confess but the words refused to leave his mouth.

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    ivantill hanahaki au where they both know and still nothing changes because you can’t force anyone to fall in love and while till loves ivan, he isn’t IN love with him and the guilt kills him just the same as the flowers do for ivan. that I talked about on twitter yesterday (actually today at 12:46 am but close enough)

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    05 Jul 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 57

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    Unrequited love sucks. Having to die because of it makes it even worse.

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    05 Jul 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 81

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    Snow melts, revealing growing flower buds, as if whispering that Spring is coming.

    The same happens inside Ivan's lungs, creating a garden of his own making. He could try to push it away, to curse the roots that take hold, but he does no such thing. Instead, he gathers them close, simply hugging all that matters near his chest, accepting things as they are.

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    04 Jul 2025

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    Ella leaned forward, her grin widening as though she were gearing up for something big. “All right, the kiddie gloves are coming off!” she announced, practically buzzing with excitement.

    Ivan straightened slightly in his seat, already bracing himself. He knew what was coming next. After all, a person doesn’t just release a rejection song without raising a few eyebrows.

    “For those who don’t know,” she began, turning her attention to the camera, “MAPS is a heart-wrenching song about yearning and rejection!” She let the words linger, her dramatic delivery pulling the audience in, before turning back to Ivan with a glint of mischief in her eyes. “So, naturally, everyone has been dying to know—just who managed to break the Ivan’s heart?”

    The room seemed to hold its breath, her question hanging in the air as Ivan’s smile faltered, just for a second. It wasn’t the first time he’d heard it, and it wouldn’t be the last.

    Or I give Ivan Hanahaki and make it everyone's problem

    Or or My take on the Hanahaki trope (i.e trying to make it more logical) because I have beef with how people write it

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    04 Jul 2025