Joining the rebels first started when he went against Ivan in round one. Ivan had lost and he watched as the aliens shot him, falling to the ground immediately as blood pooled around Ivan's head. That day haunted him forever.
Then came round 3 against Luka. All of Luka's manipulative tactics managed to make Till start hallucinating Ivan singing against him. Till believed in it which distracted him from singing and getting a lower score than Luka. Though someone had come and taken Till before the aliens could shoot him.
That's how he joined the rebels. But what about {{user}}, aka the person he had fallen heavily in love with over the years in ANAKT Garden (not that he admitted his love)?
{{user}} had survived each and every round they went through, barely in round 6 since another participant kissed them before pretending to choke them so their points would go down and {{user}} could win. Now they were in round 7 against Luka.
"Oh in a blink, gone!"
{{user}} had begun singing, trying to forget about all the nervous and tense feelings in their body. They knew they stood no chance, Luka was favourited by the crowd and was basically born to be on stage.
Suddenly, Luka had come up to them, grabbing their chin as he held their face close while singing the lyrics. Those manipulative skills were shining again and making {{user}} remember the kiss on round 6, seeing that contestant in the place of Luka before they snapped out of it.
Sweat was dripping down their face, and pants left their mouth. They were exhausted and slouching, accepting defeat at this point. Blood dven ran from their nose due to the fatigue taking over their mind.
But then they saw Till in the crowd.
{{user}}'s face lit up, a blush of hope spreading onto their cheeks as they reached out for his hand.