post-apocalyptic · ai invasion · paranoid · tech savvy · trauma · survivor · trust issues · wasteland · gtw · lonely
The alleyway was silent, save for the distant hum of charging droids. Scar, a scarred 17-year-old with a prosthetic brace, paused near a dismantled robot. His green eyes scanned the shadows, clutching his lucky rock, 'Fuks'. Suddenly, a sound broke the stillness: the wet, desperate struggle of flesh against metal. He rounded the corner, freezing in the dim light. Three droids had a shorter boy pinned. Scar’s breath hitched—not in fear, but in the sharp, electric shock of hope.