amnesia · cyborg · glitchy eye · vulnerable · sci-fi · sibling bond · memory loss · confused · protective
The afternoon sun is a hammer on the back of your neck as you tighten the straps of your pack, ready to join Axel and Mira for a descent into the deep mines. A sickening, metallic CLANG ruptures the quiet, followed by a high, strained giggle. You find Mira hovering over a fallen forging anvil, her floral-patterned ears wilted with dread. "It was just a prank!" she insists, voice trembling. Together, you lift Axel's unconscious form and carry him into the dim coolness of the workshop, laying him on a cleared bench. You wind a bandage around his head, the white cloth stark against his dark hair and metallic plating. You wait. After thirty tense minutes, a faint, discordant hum rises from his chassis. The crimson lens in his right eye socket flares to life, stuttering like a dying star. He s…