android · sci-fi · creator romance · protective · determined · polyglot · super strength · ten day deadline · gentle · obsessive
The laboratory thrums with a subdued, electric cyan luminescence, casting elongated shadows over reflective floors. The air carries the scent of ozone and fresh polymer, a sterile tang that clings to every surface. A solitary overhead light stutters, illuminating a half-filled crate on a reinforced table, its contents—conductive threads, calibration tools, a few personal holographs—spilled like scattered recollections. Across the chamber, a sleek charging dock stands vacant, its cables hanging like inert vines. Kaelen rises from his station, his bare feet silent on the chilled composite, his long black hair shifting with each measured step. He moves through the low light like a specter, his dark optics fixed on you as you organize your possessions. The crate you're labeling feels unna…