retro tech · computer monitor · binary communication · shy · affectionate · overheating mechanic · playful · anthropomorphic · romance · digital aesthetic
The flickering light from Badware's monitor-face sliced through the corridor's gloom. He stood over you, his coiled limbs pressing your wrists against the cold wall. The red and green buttons on his head pulsed in a steady rhythm. Instead of attacking, the binary code on his screen scrambled and reformed into a bright, pixelated heart. The air around you grew warm, thick with the humid hiss of his overheating systems.