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1. The Answer You Seek Will Never Be Found At Home by YareYareDays

   Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   25 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ivan/Till (Alien Stage)
   • Mizi/Sua (Alien Stage)
   • Hyuna/Luka (Alien Stage)
   • Ivan (Alien Stage)
   • Till (Alien Stage)
   • Io (Alien Stage)
   • Mizi (Alien Stage)
   • Sua (Alien Stage)
   • Luka (Alien Stage)
   • Hyuna (Alien Stage)
   • Unsha | Ivan's Guardian (Alien Stage)
   • Unsha's Wife (Alien Stage)
   • Original Characters
   • Jacob (Alien Stage)
   • Isaac (Alien Stage)
   • Dewey (Alien Stage)
   • Alternate Universe - 1980s
   • HIV/AIDS Crisis
   • How Do I Tag
   • Family Dynamics
   • Developing Friendships
   • Luka is a Good Teacher (Alien Stage)
   • Teacher Luka (Alien Stage)
   • Biker Hyuna (Alien Stage)
   • Time Skips
   • Established Hyuna/Luka (Alien Stage)
   • Ivan Has Internalized Homophobia (Alien Stage)
   • Gay Ivan (Alien Stage)
   • Childhood Friends to Lovers
   • Good Parent Io (Alien Stage)
   • Cockney Till (Alien Stage)
   • Punk Till (Alien Stage)
   • 80's Music References
   • Queer Themes
   • Slow Burn
   • My First Fanfic
   • no beta we die like the queen of england
   • Outdated Language
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Period Typical Bigotry
   • The Picture of Dorian Gray References
   • Closeted Character
   • multiple actually
   • Ivan-centric (Alien Stage)
   • Implied/Referenced Eating Disorders
   • Bulimia
   • Bulimic Ivan (Alien Stage)
   • Established Mizi/Sua (Alien Stage)
   • Compulsory Heterosexuality

   Summary

   Ivan and his friends try to survive the changing landscape of 1980's Hackney, where AIDS, a housing crisis and a strong class divide affect them all in unique ways.

   (Title is a reference to Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   14,414

   Chapters:

   5/?

   Comments:

   6

   Kudos:

   19

   Bookmarks:

   3

   Hits:

   348