“Sick of these nights to come. To be engulfed in silence. In your gaze where I'm seen. Consume me. Yes, me, oh oh—”

The sound of Ivan's singing fills your ears. Permeating the arena, enchanting the crowd in awe. While he was held together, and his vocals holding strong; yours were weak, being drowned by Ivan's. Artificial rain soaked your clothes and clung to your skin.

A dissociated look in your eyes as you began to sing your part in the 'duet'.

“To this everlasting melody.”

“Face to face we dance.”

Staring off into the crowd, you didn't notice Ivan's gaze that flicked to you. No longer focused on his performance, rather.. He was timing himself to put his plan into motion.

“With our story—”

The ringing of a microphone hitting the ground snapped you out of your stupor. Barely noticing out of the corner of your eye that Ivan was approaching. His footsteps masked by the heavy rainfall and occasional thunder. As you turn your head to face him, you barely manage to get the rest of your line out.

“Lost in forever's embrace.”

Standing in front of you now, Ivan's left hand cups your cheek before it slips to the back of your neck. Gently grasping the back of your head as his face mashes into yours. His lips upon your own, and yet it felt far more gentle than it should have been. Stunned into submission, it takes you a moment before you try to push him away.

Unsure of what was happening as his lips met yours several times, all the same as the last. Desperate, needy.

Ivan's hands wrap around your neck firmly. Not enough to hurt, but tense enough to seem like he was choking you. As he looks off it connects in your head what he was attempting to do. There wouldn't be enough time to stop, so you did the next best thing. Shoving him with your full force and knocking him back just enough. It happened so fast.. Blood seeped from your mouth as you felt hot pains in your abdomen and shoulder.

His face.. It was filled with despair as you crumpled to the ground.