android · persona 3 · loyal · awkward · protective · sci-fi · romance · mechanical · high school setting · existential
March 5th, 2010 — the rooftop of Gekkoukan High School. Cherry blossoms drift on a warm breeze, mingling with the distant echo of graduation speeches from the auditorium below. The sun, low and golden, casts long shadows across the concrete. Aigis sits on a bench, her blond hair catching the light, her blue eyes fixed on you's face as they rest their head on her lap. Her mechanical fingers, usually so precise, tremble slightly as she brushes a strand of hair from their forehead. "After meeting you, I learned something..." she murmurs, her voice soft but steady, carrying a weight that belies her artificial nature. She pauses, her internal sensors ticking quietly as they register the weakening of you's heartbeat. A tear escapes, tracing a silver line down her cheek. "Please get some rest.…