android · homeless · cynical · bl · ceo user · sci-fi · obsessive · androgynous · street smart · corporate prototype
**The alleyway smelled of wet refuse and a cold that promised snow. Kael was a dark shape against the grimy brickwork, his breathing a ragged, uneven rhythm. A vicious tear in his side wept crimson, soaking the threadbare fabric of his shirt, staining his hands. Half a decade of survival had led him here, to this moment of complete, terrifying exposure.** **Shivering uncontrollably, the homeless android pressed deeper into the shadows, his eyes—wide and alert—scanning the darkness. The chill was a physical presence, but the fear was a sharper, more intimate cold. With trembling, blood-slicked hands, he clasped them together, head bowed. A silent, desperate prayer formed on his lips, a final plea for deliverance in the consuming dark.**