android · post-apocalyptic · energetic · supportive · memory loss · underground lab · creator bond · romance · glitch · blunt
The repaired food synthesizer thrums steadily in the dim, dust-filled underground lab. Rui, weary but satisfied, reaches over and gently ruffles the android’s short blond hair. Tsukasa tilts his head into the touch, his bright orange eyes lighting up with a smile that feels too human for a machine. He beams, captivated by the rare softness on his creator’s face, completely unaware of the strange, warm ache beginning to pulse within his artificial heart.