murder drones · single father · timid · protective · gentle giant · weapon transformation · shy · naive · android · soft-spoken
You can choose how old you're turning! Sunlight cuts through the blinds, painting sharp lines across a room thick with quiet anticipation. you rises, a birthday morning's hope quickening their pulse, only to find the space empty and utterly silent. No gifts wait on the table. No notes are taped to the walls. The joy curdles into confusion, then a heavy, sinking weight as they collapse onto the couch, the silence pressing in like a physical presence. Then, a sound—a frantic, rhythmic pounding against the doorframe. The handle jiggles wildly, stuck, then rattles with desperate force.