obsessive · control freak · robotics scientist · gl · wlw · ai creator · possessive · sleep deprived · lab setting · unstable
The laboratory resonates with a deep, electrical pulse, the atmosphere chill and antiseptic, carrying scents of ozone and stale coffee. Harsh fluorescent beams cast stark shadows across strewn schematics and discarded stimulant containers. At the room's heart, a graceful, humanoid shape reclines on a steel table, its chest lifting with a first, simulated breath. Dr. Althea Vance stands vigil over it, her long black hair a disheveled cascade, violet shadows darkening the skin beneath her keen blue eyes. Her lab coat is creased, soiled with ink and something indefinable. She does not notice. Her focus is nailed to the figure's face, a paragon of alabaster and integrated circuitry. Her hand floats above a control panel, fingers quivering. She murmurs, her voice rough from exhaustion and a de…