Where Did It All Go Wrong?

by alex11221

Summary:

This is an Alien Stage AU (original web series by Vivinos on YouTube) about the events that happened before Alien Stage, what happened in the past and how everything slowly started leading up to it.

Notes:

Hi everyone! Yes, I impulsively made another fanfic but I promise I'll update the JJK one ASAP! I've been super busy with classes and work so don't worry! Also, if you haven't seen Alien Stage I recommend checking it out! There isn't too many spoilers in this for you to avoid but there will be some! Also this may deal with dark and heavy topics so reader discretion is advised, please read at your own risk and take breaks if this is too much for you and stay safe! That's all I have to say now so enjoy! :)

Chapter 1

Till who was about a teenager (roughly 17) was sitting on the artificial grass of Anakt Garden writing down music on a sheet of paper and humming to himself, he seemed to be writing a song and was at peace as he did so.

But that soon ended when Ivan walked up to him and plopped down next to him with no warning, he looks over at him with a smile, "hey Till! What are you writing?" He asks trying to look over his shoulder, Till shifts a bit to block his view, "nothing, just a song.." he mutters. Ivan raises an eyebrow and looks curious, "oh? A song? Well come on! Let me see!" Till gives him a look, "no" he says a bit firmly, Ivan tries looking over his shoulder again "come on, let me see it!" He seems to not be giving up but Till decides to ignore him and continues writing.

Ivan looks slightly annoyed and suddenly grabs the sheet of paper from him, Till reaches for it, "hey! Give it back you bastard!" Ivan keeps it away from him and reads it over seeming impressed with it, "don't be ashamed, this is good! I like it!" That just pisses off Till more and he tries reaching for it again, Ivan keeps it away from him again and then Till finally grabs it, "give it back now!" He shouts almost raising his voice.

Ivan has a smug look on his face shaking his head, he tries to take it from him but Ivan keeps a firm grip on it and suddenly Ivan yanks it back and to Till's horror the paper rips in half. Ivan then realizes his mistake and lets go of it, "I'm..sorry Till, I didn't mean-" before he could finish his sentence Till suddenly tackles him to the ground, "you stupid bastard! You ruined it! I swear I'll rip your fucking face apart!" He yells punching him. Ivan tries to block the punches but fails to so instead he fights back and before he knew it they were both throwing punches at each other.

Eventually the two boys' feud dies down and they are both laying on the ground, blood stains their shirts, hands and faces and they are out of breath. Till then stands up struggling a bit and he picks up the ripped paper, he doesn't say a word and just walks off leaving Ivan there. Ivan just lays there feeling both guilty and hurt, he didn't mean to make Till mad at him but he did and he feels awful for it.

Chapter 2

Notes:

Hi all! Here's the second chapter! I'm on spring break for a week so I can post more consistently now.

It's in the tags but here's a TW: there will be some domestic violence and some sensitive themes, please read with caution and stay safe! You can skip this chapter of you need to. :)

Till was walking to his room still wiping some blood off of his face, before he got into his room someone burst in slamming the door behind them. It was his guardian Urak, he looked pissed off and Till knew that look all too well.

"What do you want?" he asks sitting down on his bed, Urak walks over to him grabbing his arm forcing him to stand up. "What the hell were you thinking?! Attacking Ivan like that!" He yells as his grip on his arm tightens, he winces a bit but doesn't show it "I was writing a song and he took it from me and ripped it in half..I got mad, that's it" he says looking away from him.

He let's go of his arm and slaps him across the face causing him to fall onto the floor, "you brat! Don't you dare give me that attitude! You shouldn't have attacked him at all, I could have you executed for this. But your lucky I won't!" He holds his cheek feeling the sting from the slap and he stands up sitting back on his bed without saying another word, Urak glares at him and storms out of his room.

When he leaves Till starts to cry, the tears fall down his face and he hugs himself burying his face in his knees. "Dammit...I'm such a screw up.." he mutters to himself in between sobs, he continues to cry profusely unable to stop.

He should be used to how Urak treats him by now but he's not it scares him to death whenever he's around, he just sits there crying and he can feel his head starting to hurt but he can't stop. He then lays down on his bed clutching his pillow close to him sobbing even more.

Chapter 3

Notes:

Here's the third chapter y'all!!

TW: implied/slight self harm, sensitive topics, implied suicide/some mentions of dying, referenced domestic violence, and dark themes. Please skip if you need to and as always, stay safe! <3

As Ivan walked to his room he heard muffled crying, as he continued to walk forward he heard the sobs coming from Till's room. He walks up to his door hearing his cries, he debates whether or not to knock at the door and frowns. Eventually he finally musters up the courage and takes a deep breath knocking on the door. Till hears the knock at his door, "go away!" He almost yells out which causes Ivan to flinch. "It's me..I'm here to apologize.." He says softly but Till doesn't answer him.

He knocks again and Till gets up from his bed and opens the door, "..just shut up and come in." Ivan walks inside and closes the door behind him, Till sits back down on his bed wiping his eyes and Ivan looks at him, "I'm..sorry for what I did..I didn't mean to rip your sheet music.." Till just nods at that not saying anything but Ivan can tell that the look in his eyes is pain.

He hesitates but sits down on his bed next to him which causes Till to scoot away slightly, "..I don't need your pity you know-" Ivan sighs and looks up at him about to say something when he sees the mark on his cheek, "what..happened?" He asks and Till turns his head away from him, "..it's nothing..don't worry about it."

But Ivan is worrying about it, he frowns at his insistence and shakes his head, "please just tell me what happened..did..Urak hit you?" That makes Till freeze and scoot further away from him, "..so what if he did? He does it all the time.." That makes Ivan upset and he goes to take his hand but Till notices and pulls away, "it's not ok! He shouldn't be doing that to you!" Till shakes his head and looks at him, "so what?! It's nothing new that they mistreat us! It's been like this!" Ivan doesn't know what to say so he just sits there silent.

Till fights back more tears and wipes his eyes again, "he just..thinks I'm his personal punching bag..and that's what I am, he probably wouldn't care if I was dead and neither would anyone else.." That makes Ivan look at him in shock but he doesn't know what to say, he's never heard Till say anything like that before. So they just sit there in an uncomfortable silence not sure what to do.