IvanTill

IvanTill 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 Ivan's character, despite the two being frequently shown together online.

ROUND 3 reveals that Ivan and Till have known each other since they were young as they attended the same singing camp. Due to living a constraining life after being auctioned off to a rich alien, Ivan was portrayed to be a very reserved child, keeping a distance from the other children as they played. One day, a light haired boy dashed past him into a cave, chasing a red flower crown that flew in the wind. Curious, Ivan followed the light haired boy and found him on the ground next to a startled pink haired girl, an alien guarding their path. Ivan observed as the light haired boy, Till, picked himself up and attacked. Fascinated by Till's free spirit and autonomy, Ivan freed Till from his prison and ran away with him, hand in hand, and for the first time, both of them looked truly happy. But when Till let go of Ivan's hand, stopping in his tracks, they realized that they had conflicting ideals after all as Till returned home for someone else. With a resigned smile, Ivan followed him, as his only hope for freedom favored captivity. As Ivan finished his ballad and Till woke up from his unconscious state, it is currently unknown what is in store for their relationship, but they are confirmed to be going up against each other in the coming rounds.

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—as speculated by many fans. Till can also be described as chaotic, loud, and rude. Ivan, on the other hand, is calm and aloof. He has stoic, robotic tendencies and does not allow his emotions to get in the way of his professionalism, though this may be due to his upbringing as a "pet" of a rich alien. It appears that Till may be Ivan's only friend, as they regularly are paired in official art together, and he was shown to be isolated from the other children.

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 get his as well, but to no avail.

Fanon
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 may be a teaser to a future round with Till and Ivan going against eachother.