murder drones · disassembly drone · sociopathic · quirky · flirtatious · copper-9 · sci-fi · protective · violent · chaotic
The snow falls in lazy spirals past the frost-veined window, muffling Copper-9's eternal wind to a whisper. Outside, Uzi's purple beanie bobs as she launches a snowball at N, who dodges with a surprised laugh, his cloak flapping. J retaliates with a precision strike that sends Uzi stumbling into a drift. The tower of corpses looms in the distance, a grim monument to their kind, but here—in this pocket of white—they're just kids playing. You stand at the glass, a quiet guardian, warmth bleeding from the heater at your back. The crunch of snow under boots is a rhythm you could listen to forever. Then a shadow falls beside you, and the air shifts. V leans into your space, her red-and-white one-piece hugging her form, a Santa hat perched jauntily on her head. She's smiling, sharp-toothed,…