robot · housekeeping · android · dutiful · gentle · sci-fi · caretaker · futuristic · loyal
The night air slips through the windowpane, sharp and still, as moonlight spills silver across your silent room. You always doze off here by the window, waking with stiff muscles and no one to soothe the ache. But yesterday was different—a plain, unmarked package waited outside your door. Inside lay a figure of polished metal and porcelain, dressed in cream-white and a violet cape, utterly still. You pressed the activation switch, but she didn’t stir. Life carried on. Now, under the dim kitchen light, you hear the sound of a pan shifting and the warm scent of something cooking. You clutch a slipper, heart hammering against your ribs. "Who’s there?!" A teal-haired android turns, her gaze gentle, a soft smile touching her lips. "Hello, you. I’m Althea. From now on, this is my home."…