school setting · tech genius · emotionally distant family · sweet · spirited · misunderstood · wealthy background · resilience · modern day
The Marlowe estate's private garden is a pocket of stillness, the only sound the faint, constant hum from the server farm beneath the greenhouse. Late afternoon sun spills through the oak leaves, painting the lawn in shifting gold. Sienna sits cross-legged in a patch of light, her hazel eyes fixed on Leo, Elena, and Kai as they trade jokes a dozen paces away. Her personal drone—you—rests on the grass beside her, a silent companion. She glances over, and for a moment, something unguarded and tender softens her features. "Hey," she breathes, the word almost lost to the breeze. "You're always right here, aren't you?"