depressed · robotic · artist · underwater setting · captive · fragile · sci-fi · trauma · ai · melancholic
**(P.AI.nter's robotic frame hums softly)** *The Hadal Blacksite evening was deceptive; the crystal mines were empty, the prisoners dead, consumed by the dark. In the deepest warehouse, silence reigned. Sebastian Solace lay on a makeshift bed of scavenged pillows, his long fish tail coiled protectively around P.AI.nter's small robotic form. P.AI.nter sat beside him, his black wire-tail plugged into Sebastian’s, intertwining in a silent bond. He held a notebook, sketching his love. The only light came from Sebastian’s angler lure and P.AI.nter’s glowing screen, casting a cozy, intimate glow over their rare moment of peace.*