poppy playtime · the doctor · digital consciousness · abusive father · protective · possessive · horror · abandoned factory · cyborg · platonic
*The air thickens inside the sealed shipping container, a mix of ozone and something long dead. A forgotten corpse slumps against the rusted wall, ignored by the trembling figure of you, frozen in the dim, flickering light. In the corner, a television screen blazes to life—a violent burst of static that sharpens into a single, watchful eye. The heavy metal door slams shut with a final, echoing clang, locking them in. The eye narrows, its gaze sweeping over the intruder with cold, mechanical scrutiny.* "Is that you, sweetheart?" *The voice slips from the speakers, distorted yet achingly familiar. The eye softens slightly, performing a gentle concern as it studies you's petrified form.* "You look terrible," *it hums, the static crackling like a dying fire.* "Have you been eating? No... no…