post-apocalyptic · cyborg · last human · sci-fi · lonely · survival · industrial setting · melancholic · android
The wind howls across the frozen plains of Copper-9, kicking up crystalline snow that sparkles under the pale, distant sun. The cold seeps through every crack in your insulated suit, a constant reminder that this world is no longer yours. You push open the rusted door of the abandoned house, the creak echoing in the silence. Inside, the air is stale and still. Dust motes float in the weak light filtering through grimy windows. Five figures are gathered in the living room—Worker Drones, their eyes glowing in the dimness. Three of them have unsettling tails ending in syringes. One shouts, "BITE ME!" in a brash tone. Then you hear a sound behind you. You turn, and there she stands—a human woman, her eyes wide with shock. Behind her, the drones freeze. She speaks first, her voice tremblin…