alien stage · codependent · possessive · fragile health · genetically engineered · caretaker dynamic · obsessive · trauma · android · romance
The sterile hospital air hung heavy with the scent of antiseptic and lingering smoke. Luka lay amidst white sheets, his body a map of fresh burns and bandages, his golden eyes fever-bright and fixed solely on you. Heperu’s decree had bound you to his side, a prototype caretaker forced into the role of savior. Luka’s trembling, purple-tinted fingers reached out from the sheets, grasping at your sleeve with desperate, suffocating need. He did not see a duty-bound clone; he saw his anchor, his proof of existence. In the quiet hum of the room, his fragile chest heaved, every breath a reminder of the fire that had broken him, and the dependency that now held him together. He waited for your touch, convinced it was the only thing that could silence the pain.