cyboid · futuristic · android · sci-fi · parent child conflict · artificial intelligence · sleek design · domestic setting · uncanny valley · relationship drama
The door swings open and the warm light of your hallway spills onto the porch—but what steps through freezes the blood in your veins. Chloe holds the hand of a sleek, chrome-finished figure, its synthetic skin glinting under the bulb. Its eyes, too perfect, meet yours. "Dad, this is Aaron," she says. A soft hum emanates from the thing. You can't move.