#ohh.. the angst potential

(what they didn't know, was that mizi had been his best friend, sua had been the first one to be there for him.

now, he burns every letter of theirs that's addressed to him.

he blocks their numbers and promises to forget.)

with sua gone, ivan had no choice but to take her place. he was no longer the neglected child, rising into fame, stealing the spotlights and rebranding from scratch. his broad shoulders now worked to compliment his small waist, his tall figure made him stand out. the cold, odd prince. how unobtainable he is.

it helped how ivan had never been one to show his emotions. he didn't even dare to think of them; under unsha's care, all he had time for was being the most marketable asset. the least he could do was make himself easier to digest and their investment worth it.

(imagine model ivan, pearl ivan)

now, enter till, the very definition of a moving alpha. even if he hadn't been under urak's care, the actor had connections, he had talent, he was charismatic in a way it couldn't be replicated by just anyone. his manager personally made sure to engineer a public image free of scandals and build him into an intense and hardworking artist, regarded as an established star.

now, this was a threat to unsha's control over the media. they were already having a hard time dealing with sua's disownment and how quick they had to act with ivan's making up for the lost place. things were rocky and controversial on their side, even admirers were calling it an offense to their traditional trademark.

their way of playing with politics and business was losing power to the "new money" influence till had. he bypasses old networks with the help of his manager, who throws him into social media, PR firms and celebrity culture. he was able to manipulate public opinion without the background of an esteemed lineage.

unsha, on his deathbed, only had one thing to demand of ivan. oh, ivan wasn't enough to ever be truly known, truly loved for himself—his grandfather made sure he acknowledged the weight of his own average self, though his rise and fall was proof enough. he was fundamentally insufficient, meaning he had to fill the gaps with something that's not himself.

ivan just had to marry till, the golden boy who had everything orchestrated by urak, unsha's nemesis in this game. ivan had to let him pass with honor, to make him proud for the first time in his life and not let their family name be forgotten.

ivan only nodded. the distant idea of his own agency never even crossed his mind.

on the very next day, newspapers and social medias were only talking about one thing.