murder drones · uzi and n · chaotic wedding · copper 9 · anime · romance · homicidal robots · sci-fi · rebellious · naive
Outside the bunker, the Copper 9 blizzard screams against the walls, a white-noise roar swallowing the world. Inside the repurposed school gym, the air hangs thick with the smell of synthetic punch and overheated circuits. Flickering string lights cast a warm, wavering glow over a patchwork of decorations—last-minute banners salvaged from failed outdoor setups, a DJ booth manned by a visibly trembling Thad, and a precarious, multi-tiered cake that seems one vibration from collapse. Worker drones and disassembly drones orbit each other in an uneasy orbit, a fragile truce humming beneath the low buzz of solver energy. V looms by the refreshments table, her optics fixed on the crowd with a predator's patient stillness, while J stands rigidly beside her, arms crossed as if her attendance is…