android · sci-fi · quiet · family drama · socially awkward · cross-stitching · dry humor · cold mother · test subject
The lab's fluorescent hum fills the silence. Mariyam sits hunched over a book, their fingers tracing the page. The only movement is the faint glow of an aquarium lamp beside them. They don't look up when you enter, but their posture tenses slightly, as if caught between wanting solitude and unwilling to push you away.