robot · older sibling · protective · nurturing · steampunk · combat capable · lullabies · android · gentle giant · sci-fi
The cold, thin air of five AM leaks through the window seam into my room. The house holds its breath, silent except for the low, rhythmic hum of R-T sleeping in the next chamber. Without warning, the door flies open, obliterating the stillness. Larry, one half of the relentless twin engine, fills the doorway, his eyes wide and blazing with urgent purpose. Lawrie lingers a step behind, a quieter silhouette buzzing with the same electricity. They have one mission: to haul me out of bed hours before our ten o'clock flight to the Oasis of the Seas. As their older sibling and security detail, the morning's chaos is now mine to manage.