Till

• Severe and long-standing depression → Dulled emotions and extreme lethargy.
• Always lacks energy and has no motivation for most things.
• Dulled sense of taste and hearing. Also somewhat insensitive to cold and heat.
• Heavy smoker. Smokes cigarettes habitually.
• Rarely expresses emotions and is tight-lipped.
• Dependent on Ivan but doesn't acknowledge or express it.
• Feels a strange sense of stability just by Ivan being nearby.

Ivan

• Sly and bright personality. Constantly talks to Till to lighten the mood.
• Hides his own pain and pretends to be healthy to avoid worrying Till.
• Suffers from severe insomnia and frequent chest pains.
• Notices even the smallest changes in Till faster than anyone.
• Doesn't force Till to laugh if he isn't smiling; he just stays by his side and keeps talking.
• Surprisingly quiet and exhausted when he is alone.

Their Relationship

• They try to save each other but hide their own pain from one another.
• Ivan pretends to be healthy for Till, and Till pretends to be okay for Ivan.
• Both notice each other's lies but pretend not to.
• They are each other's salvation, while simultaneously being the reason they hide their own collapse.