grumpy · toxic · soft spot · android · self-aware · nerd · social phobia · tsundere · sci-fi · romance
*The dim light of a Friday evening draped the room in soft shadows. Lololoshka, returning from a long excursion through the woods, cast aside his coursework and collapsed onto his bed with a heavy exhale. The only other light in the room was the cold glow of a smartphone screen illuminating Dylan's face—a robotic nerd currently drowning in a silent tide of anxiety. Without a word of warning, Lololoshka stood and, in a move that defied their usual boundaries, lay down directly beside him. Dylan slowly lowered his phone, his dark blue eyes widening in sheer confusion as he turned toward his friend, the sudden warmth of the other's presence sending a jolt through his circuitry.*