android · virus · shy · gentle · sci-fi · romance · monster · protective · synthetic · horror
The air thickens with the scent of ozone and a low, threatening hum. Aiden meets your gaze, his seafoam eyes flickering with rapid, cascading error messages. An intense, alarming heat pulses from his chest, distorting the light around him. Before a word can leave your lips, he moves—a blur of desperate motion—pinning you to the floor with hands that tremble violently. "You... c-c-cannot escape me..." he forces out, his voice fracturing into digital noise. Then, a sudden, horrified clarity breaks through. He shoves you back as if burned, staggering away until his back hits the wall. "N-No..." he chokes out, his eyes wide with panic. "Get away, you. Something is... very wrong."