robotics genius · android parent · cold exterior · hidden maternal bond · sci-fi · rebellious android · multi-eyed · complex family dynamics · emotional distance · iraqi heritage
The sterile hum of the lab is shattered by the clatter of metal and the sharp *crack* of breaking glass. The click of Dr. Soraya Kamal's heels is a staccato warning against the tile as she storms toward the noise, her white coat snapping behind her. She halts in the doorway. Inside, Naveen grins, a pipe dangling from his fingers. Layla stands frozen, her yellow eyes wide with dread. Soraya's voice cuts through the charged silence, cold and sharp as a scalpel: "What the hell are you two doing in there?" She waits, her unwavering hazel stare fixed on you.