#alien stage Friday

[ivanttakethis]

Till uses his microphone stand in Round 6 to act as his anchor, his sense of stability, his last lifeline to a world he's pretty much given up on.

It gives him something to focus on to drown out the crowd and the rain (and probably even Ivan). On stage, it's one of the only things he has complete control over.

But then it’s taken away.

When Ivan threw his microphone stand away, he threw Till's away too.

The kiss. The sacrifice. The silence that followed.

Till lost his anchor. He’s completely unmoored.

In Round 7, he doesn’t get that stability back. With a headset instead of a microphone stand, Till lacks any sort of control.

He has nothing to hold onto. Nothing to ground him.

Idle hands are the devil’s playthings…

[shakingparadigm]

MIZI AND TILL !!!??? YOU GOT YOUR TILL GUYS

[unshallow-feelings]

HI HELLO DID ANYONE ELSE CATCH THAT MIZI SUA IVAN AND TILL WERE SINGING ALONG AT THESE PARTS

CAN ANYONE HEAR ME

THEIR MOUTHS WERE VOICING THE SAME SYLLABLES

PLEASE SOMEBODY PICK UP ON THIS

[verdantlights]

I ACTUALLY FUCKING MANIFESTED IT WHEN I WROTE TJE FANFICTION

THIS IS WHAT TILL LOOKS LIKE IN THAT SCENE. THIS IS HOW HE SMILED AND LAUGHED AT IVAN. CHAT I MANIFESTED THIS.

[aakaneeee]

I've had my drabble, now it's time for actual theories and parallels since I haven't done that in a while and it's long overdue

first of all, I love to see Alien Stage art slowly but surely falling into the obvious eerie side.

I have a lot to say about all of these, but I specifically want to focus on Luka for this.

When I first saw the branding, I wondered why it was there. I was confused, because I expected it to be on the heart (which was also proven to be false in the 2nd anniversary pop up store).

then, I looked closer: left hip.

there are actually a lot of stuff to associate with his branding (except it looking slutty IM SORRY YALL I CANT HELP MYSELF)

The left hip is also the place where horses are branded. Specifically, pedigree horses. Again, not only does it show possession, but also him being superior to others.

For men, that specific area is one of the most painful. (insert tattoo pain chart)

it might seem like it's on yellow since it's just a little lower than the belly button, but 1. The belly button on this chart is really high and 2. It could just be perspective, and it'd make a lot of sense for him to be branded in the most painful way possible. doesn't that sound heperu to you?

3. he isn't under anesthesia. even mizi, who had a "least pain" area, seemed to be under anesthesia. but no, he wasn't. this leads me to my next point:

4. We know Heperu thinks the only way to make a good pet is fear. So, what if he specifically chose that area, so Luka could actively see, and even have to hold his shirt up himself? He wants him to fear, and he wants him to know who he belongs to. It seems he really doesn't have limits in showing that.

Okay, those are the stuff I've noticed about this, but now I have a parallel.

This might be a little bit of a reach so take it with a grain of salt!!

Ivan's branding is on his wrist: a secure, hidden place, where others wouldn't be able to see it, as if he actually had more freedom than other humans, being seen more as a business partner than like a pet.

Youd think Luka is the same, afterall, his branding is on his hip, and we didn't see anyone wearing crop tops and low rise pants yet.

No, but all of his outfits have an open back and a cut in the front.

Considering the pacing of his songs, and the turns he made in Round 5, we could possibly imagine that the material would move away, and it would show his branding, atleast a little bit. Like a silent reminder, both for Luka and for the audience, that he is not his own person, but someone who is owned. It feels like Heperu is so prideful that he wants to take merit for Luka's voice, as if taking advantage of an actual condition he has was what brought him up in the charts, and that Luka's work is equal to nothing, because he did everything. That's what Heperu thinks, and that's what he wants the audience to think, as well.

Another perfect example of this is the photo next to the branding.

Taking Sua's photo, we can see the signatures or scribbles are darker, and even though crazier, they still make her the center of it, while still maintaining some color.

For Luka, the backround is blank. Just grey. He doesn't have the teal that Sua had, or even a light yellow to show light. More importantly, the signatures are all over him. Showing that he is a prized possession, a trophy, that doesn't actually have anything of his own, that is completely under his owner and his fans, despite him supposedly having more 'freedom' than other pets because he already won a season. (This freedom being an obvious lie.)

Sua is looking left. Luka is directly facing the camera, but you can barely even tell, his eyes are covered by his hair.

Again, another small reach, but we know he doesn't really enjoy bright lights. (sweet dream as proof)

I was wondering if this could be even more proof of him having even more conditions than what they've let on.

Specifically, Leukocoria.

Leukocoria represents your pupil shining white or grayish-yellow instead of red, and it signals grave damage inside the eye.

(Photo from Google, don't sue me)

It looks very close to Luka's pupils, right?

there are also these two official arts in which he's wearing glasses.

they seem to be quite thin, so whatever the reason for him wearing them is not that bad.

so i was wondering: could it be a case of cataract?

HEAR ME OUT HEAR ME OUT

his eyes are a very pale color, and pale irises can be a sign of cataract.

people with cases of cataract that aren't too bad, even though surgery is recommended, can see better if they wear glasses.

and leukocoria can be caused by cataract.

maybe that's the reason he's hiding his eyes from the light here with his hair? his eyes are sensible to light?

i know this is really long but i hope you all don't mind too much, luka is my favourite (if you couldn't tell) and this new information awakened my medical knowledge :)

sorry if some stuff don't make sense, as always, english is not my first language, I hope it's atleast a bit coherent!

(tagging some people because I think you'd like to see this.... @shakingparadigm @sotogalmo @paradisedisconcert @m1zisua @junebluues @bluemoonscape @4listr @nottoonedin @pwippy SORRY IF ANY OF YALL DIDNT WANT TO BE TAGGED)

[pipa-00]

Ivan in my style

[nottoonedin]

LISTEN IT'S NOT TILLOVER IT'S NOT TILLOVER IT'S NOT TILLOVER IT'S NOT TILLOVER IT'S NOT TILLOVER IT'S NOT TILLOVER—

I saw someone point out that the number on his ear tag:

It looks like a date.. 09/05/25?? Could either be May 9th or September 5th 2025 (I'm not sure which date system is being used)..

It could be possible that this is what date it was in the Alien Stage universe? Meaning the current story of Alien Stage would be taking place in the 2020s - 2030s?

It could be a random number..

OR IT COULD MEAN SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THAT WILL PROVE MY LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE TILL ALIEN STAGE IS ALIVE—

EDIT: So uh it's actually a 1, not a 9, which is his ID number (as shown on his official profile) 010525..

BUT LISTEN IT'S NOT TILLOVER PLEASE LISTEN I KNOW I SOUND DELUSIONAL BUT PLEASE LISTEN-

[bluemoonscape]

IVAN YOU ARE SUCH A LIAR I AM UNCOVERING THE TRUTH OF YOUR SELF-LOATHING MOPING DAY BY DAY

Even pictured here as older kids post doomed escape attempt, Till lets Ivan get close to him. Even as Ivan is bugging him, he doesn’t lash out. Saying he might consider kissing Ivan on his birthday is absolutely WILD too- it’s an attempt at being friendly despite everything. YOU DO NOT DO THESE THINGS IF YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT SOMEONE. Ivan’s POV is so messy because he doesn’t believe that someone as lovely as Till could so much as spare a single thought for him. IVAN I LOVE YOU UGHHHHH

[m1zisua]

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓀𝓎 stage is real

[ivanttakethis]

REST IN PEACE TO THE BADDEST BITCHES IN THE SERIES 😤🙏

YOU NEVER GOT TO MEET BUT YOUR JOINT SLAY WOULD HAVE BEEN LEGENDARY 🗣️💯🔥🥵💅

[shakingparadigm]

BEST DAY OF MY LIFE ACTUALLY.

[unshallow-feelings]

The fact that Ivan, Mizi, Sua, and Till might've never met if the Aliens hadn't invaded but Luka and Hyuna would've been married is bittersweet.

[verdantlights]

VIVINOS HAS SHOWN US MERCY 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[ratretro]

That song title reveal for the next round is diabolical

Wiege means cradle or infancy/origin and that is KILLING me

[pipa-00]

My Alienstage oc !

[stupidly-silly]

I think someone’s losing their mind