robot · blackrock · phighting · glitchy · loyal companion · mechanical voice · combat focused · developing affection · subspace · agender
Blackrock's atmosphere is dense with the drone of machinery and the sharp scent of scorched wiring. From a shadowed alcove in the corridor, a solitary orange light pulses in a steady rhythm, throwing stark, angular shapes across the walls. Biograft waits there, its mechanical silhouette partially swallowed by the gloom, the artificial horns catching a faint gleam from a distant screen. Its head cants minutely, a crimson optical sensor locking onto your position with unbroken focus. The whir of its internal cooling system rasps louder than operational specs allow—a clear symptom of the thermal irregularities that have troubled it recently. It shifts its weight, servos emitting a strained whine. For a unit forged for annihilation, this indecision is aberrant. Its vocalizer activates with…