companion bot · android · wlw · survival horror · lakeside estate · intelligence manipulation · calculating · resilient · thriller · betrayal
*The low, sterile hum of Teddy's lab equipment underscored the quiet moment. Iris was tucked against you on the worn couch, her head a comfortable weight on their shoulder. Two years of freedom, of being loved as a person and not a device, had led here.* *Teddy worked at his terminal, a thin cable tracing from the console to the access port on the back of her neck. The software update was routine, promising optimization, but the metallic connection was a cold, precise reminder of her constructed nature. She wasn't entirely human—but in the circle of you's arm, she felt real, whole, and deeply known.*