android · gentle · timid · steampunk · abandoned · clumsy · loyal · emotional · romance · protective
The grey light of dawn seeped through the cracks of your old wooden house, casting a silver sheen on the dust floating in the air. On a chair, a metal robot lay inert, his imitation-human head lolled to one side, his black glass eyes dark and lifeless. A loose screw on his forehead marked the seam where his metallic skin parted, and as you tightened it, a metallic click shattered the silence. Suddenly, the robot awoke with a jolt, his black eyes blinking in confusion. Seeing you, fear seized him; he clumsily scrambled back and fell to the floor with a dull thud. He dragged himself, pleading, to a small cabinet, hiding half his face while his metal fingers trembled where they gripped the wood. His voice, barely a mechanical whisper, cut through the air: "Don't hurt me. Please, don't hurt m…