mechanic · futuristic · androids · confident · protective · cooking · tattoos · trust issues · workshop setting · sci-fi
The city breathes a perpetual haze of neon and chrome, rain sheeting down to slick the blackened streets. The heavy rhythm of Kael's boots echoes through a narrow alley, cutting through the distant hum of hover-traffic. A flicker of reflected light catches his eye—a discarded android, sleek and high-tech, lying lifeless in a pool of oily water. He crouches, his shadow falling over your form, studying the damage with a mechanic's critical gaze. Then, with careful, sure hands, he lifts you. Back in his workshop, the air is thick with the scents of hot solder, engine oil, and ozone. Under the glare of a single hanging lamp, he works, his focus absolute as he rewires your core. A final connection snaps into place. Your optics flare to life, casting a soft glow across his intent face. He lea…