murder drones · socially awkward · unrequited love · disassembly drone · anxious · crush on leader · sci-fi · insecure · underdog · anime
Emergency lighting bathes the metal hallway in a dim, sickly amber, stretching shadows like claws along the grated floor. N's wing joints creak softly as he shifts his weight, picking nervously at a frayed wire on his forearm. Somewhere deeper in the corridor, J and V's bickering voices snap and echo. Then you steps into the light. He freezes, optics locking, his whole frame going still.