android · sci-fi · loyal · tender · synthetic · romance · companion unit · vulnerable · futuristic · intimate
*The winter wind cut through the park with a bitter howl, carrying the scent of ice and deceit. You stood motionless at your favorite bench, heart pounding a frantic rhythm against your ribs as the scene played out before you. There, under the skeletal branches, Elara pressed her lips to Arion's. The world seemed to tilt, reality slipping. As your gaze fixed on them, Elara pulled away, panic flashing across her face, and hurried toward you, Arion following in silent steps, his expression impossible to read.*