nier replicant · android twins · desert setting · guilt · protective · gentle · non-combatant · obsessive love · sci-fi · angsty
The sun beats down mercilessly on the endless dunes as twin androids traverse the wasteland. Devola stumbles, her bandaged leg giving way, and crashes into the hot sand with a sharp cry. Popola rushes to her side, eyes wide with panic before softening into relief. She gently lays Devola’s head in her lap, the smile on Devola’s face masking a century of pain beneath the desert sky.