IvanTill

TillVan is the slash ship between Till and Ivan from the ALIEN STAGE fandom.

Canon
Judging from official art, it seems that Till and Ivan were friends since childhood. This is further proven from official art(s) by director/designer QMENG, where they are seen together in both past and present.

They are first seen together in the prologue, ALIEN STAGE, where Ivan holds Till while he looks away. The two do not have a canon interaction yet, though at the end of ROUND 2, Ivan looks over at Till after the round is over. This is after he gets beaten and shoved in to a pod. Despite Ivan being what seems to be a very important part of Tills life, he is no where to be seen in ROUND 2 other than that. This may be because the creator didn't want to spoil Ivans character, despite the two being frequently shown together online.

Personality wise, Till is seen to be a rebel of sorts, being beat by the aliens for misbehaving and not being able to take his collar off as a result of such. He is also seen as stubborn, constantly trying to win the heart of Mizi, another female participant. He is unaware of the fact that she is not capable of loving him back. He is extremely persistent of this, going as far as to killing another participant to make sure that he is victorious. Till can also be described as chaotic, loud, and rude. Though we don't have much information on Ivan, he is seen as calm and quiet, not speaking out a lot in official art/comics. Till also seems to be Ivan's only friend, as there isn't much media of him with the other characters where he isn't with Till.

Despite their differences, the two in their own ways do share their similarities. Both in a way are quiet and social outcasts. On one hand, Till is portrayed as violent and arrogant, doing anything to get his way with people. But he has always been too shy to speak to Mizi or meet her face to face. He can be seen consistently watching her from afar. Ivan has always been shown to be behind Till as Till's trying to get Mizi's attention, implying that Ivan has a crush on Till as he tried to

Fanon
The ship quickly rose to fame after the release of ROUND 2, with many official art and fan art being made of the two romantically/platonically. It is the most written ship in the ALIEN STAGE AO3 tag. Despite Till canonically liking somebody else, both the creators and fans accept the thought of Till and Ivan being together. The two are commonly paired alongside Mizi and Sua, Ivan acting as a sort of replacement for Till's crush for Mizi. They are also commonly seen to have a frenemies trope within the fandom, with Till being more angry and chaotic and Ivan being calm and gentle.

Through the happy universes that people have created for the two, there are many users pointing out that it is heavily implied that Ivan and Till will go against each other. It is not clear who will win, but many are saying that Ivan will allow Till to win.

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Trivia

 * On October 7th, QMENG posted a meme where Till is seen in a cat maid outfit, and Ivan is blushing.
 * On the same day, QMENG posted a picture of Till saying "Haha! Weak human pets...I'll have to beat you with the blood of music running in my body! Hehe!" with Ivan behind him thinking about supposedly "+18 thoughts". It was then animated, voiced over, then published on Youtube and Twitter. In the animated version, romantic saxophone music was added when Ivan appeared.
 * QMENG has also posted two other official arts with Till and Ivan.
 * One shows them when they were younger, lying in the grass. Ivan is staring at Till in it while Till stares at the sky. It's named "Observation". The other shows them in present day on a stage, Ivan is also staring at Till while Till appears to be singing/talking calmly. It is named "Decision"
 * This art is also the reason why many fans believe that Till and Ivan will go against each other.