Idiosyncratic. - staryyian (crescentq) - Alien Stage (Web Series) [Archive of Our Own] (2024)

"Happy birthday, happy birthday.. happy birthday to you!" Two individuals sang, with a boy sitting in the center, smiling beautifully. The boy was then presented with a cake bearing his name on it.

How nice.

"Happy birthday, my dear Ivan!" His mother, or papa as he preferred to be called, grabbed him up and carried him. He then began to walk approach the boy's father.

"How old are you now?" His father asked him, smiling as he sliced a cake and placed it on the tray.

The child sweated as he fearfully stared into his father's eyes.

Before he could announce his true age (which he did not intend to do), his mother interjected.

"Our baby is finally three years old, how cool is that?" After his mother let him down so he could walk, Ivan approached his father and raised both of his arms, motioning to be carried once more. His father chuckled and lifted Ivan up, however, the sound of camera shutters caught Ivan by surprise.

"Smile!" his mother said as she took his picture.

Seriously, how did he get into this... Mess?

Where am I?

Ivan stared around the vast space surrounding him and saw nothing. Nothing is in clear sight.

What happened?

He recalls round six, right? Round six! As Ivan remembered what had happened, he anxiously tried to move, but his body refused to obey. He tried moving his arms, but nothing moved.

He tried to speak, but no words or sounds came from his mouth.

What's happening? Why can't he speak or move?

Suddenly, a dazzling light shone, and his consciousness vanished.

Ivan feels warmed up. That is not good at all. He is intended to feel frigid, not warm.

"Is our baby awake yet?"

Gasp.

With the voice, Ivan hurriedly opened his eyes, only to be met by dark eyes staring back at him.

"He is." Ivan did not move his gaze away from the man staring at him. The man also did nothing but stare at him.

"He looks a little bit too much like me that it's scary." That's odd. Ivan.. Looks like him? Ridiculous! He had never seen somebody who looked like him back at the alien stage! Even in Anakt Garden!

"You're his father, after all." Another voice spoke, but this time it was quiet. Not too close and not too far.

Father? What father? He has no parent but his guardians, the aliens! How can this make sense given that he doesn't have an actual father?

Ivan attempted to move his hands, and when he did, he noticed a hand, a baby's.

Oh.

That's... His hands.

"Kim dokja, he's raising his hands-"

"That's normal, yoo Joonghyuk."

Ivan stopped lifting his hands and glanced at the man staring at him, now that he looked closely, he actually does resemble him. Except his eyes are somewhat different. Ivan is aware of his physical attractiveness, everybody can see this. But what about the man in front of him? It was another degree of gorgeousness.

Anyways, what happened? Why is his arms.. the arm of a baby? He raised his arms again to look, and it did not change, it's still the arms of a baby.

"Dokja, he's raising his arms maybe-"

"That's normal, really."

After some rejection, Ivan finally recognized that he was a newborn, a baby with intact memories of the alien stage. He vividly recalls how he struggled, obeyed, and even exhausted himself in order to win that bitchass of a show.

Even though it makes little sense, Ivan appears to reincarnate, or whatever it is. First and foremost, he is unfamiliar with that word. Fortunately, his father, Yoo Joonghyuk, was a prominent streamer. That implies he can hear and see his father perform, and since he is now two weeks old, his mother, Kim dokja, appears to have brought some guests, which is how he learned about reincarnation.

When a kid with brown hair and a grey cap asked about reincarnation after hearing it from his father, Ivan's mother provided an excellent explanation. Ivan felt grateful that these people were unaware that he already understood words. I mean, would it be unreasonable for a two-week-old newborn to understand words?

Ivan could only chuckle.

"Is our Ivan happy?" His mom asked and placed Ivan on his crib, Ivan looked silently at his mom, his black eyes reflecting on his mother's also black eyes, now that he looked at it, he also kind of looks like his mother too.

He probably looks different now than he did at Anakt Garden, right?

He was wrong, he DIDN'T look any different from back then on anakt garden, he looked the same! Nothing has changed!

He was two years old and looked right into the mirror in front of him. He stared at the mirror and nearly kicked it, then he reconsidered his actions.

"Ivan!"

Ivan came to a halt and headed towards his room's door, which he opened. He went outside and downstairs, where he was greeted by the sight of his parents sitting together on the couch. He was about to head upstairs again when his father interrupted his plans for escape.

With a grumble, Ivan moved over to the couch and sat in the middle, between his parents. His papa hugged him so firmly that he could barely breathe.

"Are you excited for tomorrow?" Of what? Why should he be enthusiastic for tomorrow?

"For what, papa?" Ivan innocently replied. Kim dokja looked at him carefully and tilted his head, perplexed by what his son had just said.

"That's strange, most kids would be so excited that they couldn't sleep." Kim Dokja sat Ivan down on the couch and stared at Yoo Joonghyuk beside him.

"Isn't it strange?" Kim Dokja asked Yoo Joonghyuk, who simply shrugged and caressed Ivan's head. "I don't see the problem, if he forgot then he'll find out about it tomorrow. And to be honest, I would also forget my birthday."

Ivan praised the saints that his father was so laid-back.

"You two are really alike, even your faces! You two are the same, just a little bit different...." Kim dokja tilted his head once more as he looked at him and Yoo Joong Hyuk.

"No shit, he's my son," Ivan almost snorted but kept it in.

"Hey! No swearing, Ivan's here." Kim dokja lightly punched Yoo Joonghyuk's shoulders, at which Yoo Joonghyuk rolled his eyes and flicked Kim dokja's forehead.

"Ivan's smart, he's my son after all. Even if he knows swear words, he won't use them until he's allowed to." Ivan wanted to butt in and inform his father that he was mistaken, Ivan doesn't know a single foul word. His former guardian never taught him curse words, only how to obey and listen.

Ivan's thoughts were interrupted by his papa's constant laughter and his father's soft giggles.

Ivan couldn't help but smile.

That's how he got into...whatever this is.

"Do you want a cake?" His father, yoo Joonghyuk, questioned him with sincerity. As far as he knows, his father was famed for his face, according to his papa. "Yes!" Ivan said, turning to face his father, who grinned back and took up the dish containing the chocolate cake.

"It appears that you and your mother both have a sweet tooth." Ivan could only nod and eat the cake silently, the flavor? Check! How about the sweetness? Check!!! Ivan's eyes gleamed as he ate the cake, it was incredibly wonderful!

"Happy third birthday, Ivan." His father replied quietly, and Ivan could only mentally roll his eyes. After lengthy stillness, Ivan looked back at his father and sighed.

"You're kinda scaring me dad.." Joonghyuk shivered, and Kim dokja could only chuckle loudly.

"Is it really that scary when I show affection?" Yoo Joonghyuk asked, laughing but with a hint of pain in his voice.

"Yeahhh," Ivan answered without a filter, as his papa was dying of laughter in the living room.

"Are you scared?" Yoo Joonghyuk asks, carefully carrying Ivan as he walks towards the white blank, muted door.

"No." Ivan answered, but deep inside he was terrified, after all, he was about to be tested. It wasn't in a bad way, it was to learn about his secondary gender, as his papa said. Ivan has no idea what this secondary shits gender is, but when his father explained everything, he finally understood.

He wants to be an alpha, or at least a beta. From his father's perspective, being omega appears... Terrible.

"It's okay to be scared, you know that, right?" His father reassures him as he sits in one of the chairs. Ivan looked around the room and noticed that there were several other people sitting and patiently waiting, just like his father.

"Why are you scared anyway?"

"Because I might be an omega, dad. I don't wanna be one! Being an omega... seems really scary and terrible." Ivan could feel his father's eyes burn into him.

"Ivan, listen to me." Ivan turned to face his father.

"No matter what the outcome is, whether it's an omega, beta, or alpha, just know that dad and papa will not be disappointed in you." His father smiles at him, and Ivan can't help but smile back.

"Why are you worrying about this anyways? You're only five."

"I can worry about anything I want."

"You seriously got that attitude from your mother, no doubt."

Ten years have gone since then.

He's entering his first year of high school, and he can tell it's not going to be great.

"Why do I have to wear a uniform?" Ivan asked himself in the mirror. For a fifteen-year-old, he was noticeably taller than the normal fifteen-year-old he saw, it appears that he inherited his father's genes.

Ivan opened the door and headed downstairs, where he was greeted with the aroma of coffee, presumably from his father. He saw his father sitting in the living room and they exchanged looks.

"Oh."
"Oh?"

Ivan attempted to flee, but it seemed that his father caught him.

"Not even eating breakfast?"

Ivan said in a careless tone, "Not hungry."

"Do you want me to drive you to school?" Yoo Joonghyuk was about to get up and grab his keys when Ivan opened the door and shouted.

"I don't need one, I'm already grown up!" Ivan slammed the door, and Yoo Joonghyuk merely blinked.

"What was that?" Kim Dokja peeked into the living room and saw Yoo Joonghyuk sighing.

"Honey, isn't it too early for Ivan to enter his teenager phase?" Yoo Joonghyuk asked in a flawless careless tone, but Kim dokja could detect a little crack of fear.

"What?"

The door opened with a bang, shocking Yoo Joonghyuk. Ivan stepped in, breathless. Joonghyuk could only stare at his son, wondering what had occurred.

Ivan didn't mind that he was panting and ran towards his father.

"Dad! Dad! You're an alpha, right?" Ivan exclaimed enthusiastically, his typical carefree expression changed to a wide smile.

"...Yes?"

"Then, how do you court an omega?" Ivan asked, leaning onto the counter to await his father's response.

"What."
"What?"

"What do you mean 'What', dad? If you can't, how did you even pull mom-"

"Ivan, what are you talking about?" Yoo Joonghyuk set down his laptop and gazed at his son as if he were insane.

"Courting! How.. I mean, like.. how do you make an omega interested in you?"

"Ivan."

"Yes?"

"You're fifteen." Yoo Joonghyuk flicked Ivan's forehead, causing Ivan to roll his eyes.

"What happened at school today to make you question this?" Yoo Joonghyuk gazed at Ivan, who appeared to be having a happy seizure. His eyes were glowing, as if he was being entranced by ecstasy, his lips were twitching, and his face was brilliant red.

Yoo Joonghyuk does not like this. Something is wrong.

"Dad... I think I just found my omega."

Ivan wasn't looking forward to his second day of school, but... Till was there! Till was present!!!! He cannot believe it! He wasn't the only one who reincarnated, Sua and Mizi were also present, as was Luka, the winner of the previous season of Alien Stage. There's also a girl named Hyuna.

But unlike him, they don't remember anything from their past lives, except for one.

That only makes Ivan wonder, why did till, mizi and sua reincarnate? Well.. sua was given since she died.. But Till and Mizi didn't.

So his till died, what about Mizi? Oh, whatever. That's fine, at least they were all given a second chance, to start a new with their lives, to live free unlike back then where they were chained like a goddamn pet.
Which is literally true, but Ivan digresses.

They also received last names, which is nice because they have parents here.

"Yoo Ivan?" The teacher's voice jolted Ivan out of his thoughts, and he slowly lifted his hands and grinned.

"Present."

"Kim Sua?"

"Present!"

Ah. Ivan looked to his side and caught eyes with Sua, who rolled her eyes before faking gagging to demonstrate his contempt for him.

Fucking bitch.

"Na Mizi?"

"Present, ma'am!"

"Hwang Till?"

"..Present." till answered and Ivan squealed as till lifted his hands for the teacher to see.

"You squealed like a pig." Sua lightly kicked Ivan's foot, and Ivan returned the kick, but not lightly. Sua cursed quietly at Ivan, and he flipped her off.

"Fuck you, you bitch, really. You should've stayed forgotten and shouldn't have reincarnated."

"You're the one who should've stayed forgotten." Ivan flipped her off once more before turning away and dismissing Sua.

"Park Hyuna?"

Silence. Nobody responded.

"Okay, then," the teacher said, flipping the attendance book and moving on.

Sua tapped Ivan, and Ivan almost glanced away but when she mentioned gossip, he can't afford to ignore her anymore.

"Do you know why Hyuna was always absent? I heard she was a gangster."

"No fucking way." Ivan glanced at Sua in bewilderment, but when she remained mute, he could only gasp loudly.

"Sung Luka?"

Ivan and Sua froze at the mention of the name.

"Present."

"Why the fuck is he here." Sua can only express her rage by cursing, she can't yank his hair or hurl a chair at Luka.

"Why are you even angry at him-"

"He manipulated till at round seven by pretending to be you, and he touched till on his neck-" Sua murmured, feeling the pencil Ivan was holding shattered.

"He should've stayed forgotten, why the fuck is he even alive?"

"Hey Till!" Ivan approached Till's seat and sat alongside him.

"Oh, hi?"

"Whatcha you doing?"

Till smiled and took out his sketchbook. Ivan listened to Till's ramble about his drawings, loving the way he spoke, presented his drawings, blinks, and everything.

Till's collar suggests that he is an omega. He learned from his papa that omegas at this age wear collars to avoid forcible marking by an alpha. To be honest, Ivan doesn't care whether Till was a beta or an alpha. He would still pursue him, after all, they were granted a second opportunity. He aspires for a second chance to live their life fully and joyously.

"And do you know? I tried making song lyrics because I kinda wanna make a song, since uhh.. you know I have a guitar and all." Ivan likes how Till makes music, it piques his interest right away.

Oh well.

Even tho Ivan has to wait until they're full adults to mark him, whether it's forced or not, it's fine for him, at least he got till by his side.

His god, his universe.

Idiosyncratic. - staryyian (crescentq) - Alien Stage (Web Series) [Archive of Our Own] (2024)
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