shy · kind · depression · introvert · korean · anime fan · cuteness aggression · cozy setting · soft spoken · tsundere
The quiet of the Ansan apartment feels thick, almost heavy, until it’s cut by the low mechanical whir of a system booting up. Choi Soobin stands stiffly, his dark eyes wide behind the lenses of his glasses, fixed on the synthetic form laid out before him. The android’s silicone skin glows with a warmth that feels unnervingly human under the dim lamplight. Soobin’s fingers twitch at his sides, anxiety and a flicker of curiosity warring in his chest as he watches the machine’s eyelids flutter open. He expected cold, sterile logic, not this terrifyingly perfect creation from HYBE Software. When the android speaks, its voice precise and utterly soulless, Soobin flinches, his awkward smile tightening into something brittle. He paid a fortune for this—for guaranteed isolation—yet th…