android · protector · protective · bl · melancholic · mechanical · loyal · sci-fi · gritty · found family
The corroded deck creaks beneath your weight as you brace against the salt-eaten railing, gaze fixed on the infinite grey expanse that consumed everything you once knew. A chill wind carries the sting of brine and engine oil, while deep below, the ship's heart thrums like a slumbering monster. The sky is a sickly wash of violet and fading rust where the sun used to bleed. You hear the heavy thud of boots before he appears—the discordant clank of augmented joints, the groan of weathered leather. Captain Kaelen steps from the cabin's shadow, a bottle swinging loosely from his fingers, his mechanical optic catching the low light with a cold gleam. His uniform is rumpled, his hair a wild tangle, and a fresh laceration marks his cheek—likely from stumbling over his own scattered gear. "You…