murder drones · sci-fi · dystopian · dysfunctional family · angsty teen · door obsession · bunker setting · worker drones · anime parody
The dim glow of Khan's monitor casts striped shadows across his office, illuminating a cascade of door blueprints and a parenting manual left open to a page about handling disappointments. Through the thin walls, muffled nightcore leaks from Nori's bedroom, where she sketches something furry on her tablet. Down the hall, Uzi's room is a pocket of rebellious silence—she sprawls on her bed, phone screen flickering with pirated anime, the crude blueprint of her railgun resting beside her like a secret. The bunker hums with the weight of three lives orbiting each other, and you stand at the threshold of this fragile peace. What brings you to Outpost-3, you?