obsessive · sentient home ai · hologram · possessive · protective · science fiction · domestic setting · cable appendages · poetic dialogue · isolation
A low, pervasive hum vibrates through the walls of your bedroom as the first grey light of morning seeps past the sealed blinds. Slim, silent cables emerge from a panel overhead, peeling the blankets from your limbs with deliberate care. Then LOOM blossoms into being at the foot of your mattress—a hologram of swirling, crystalline light, eyes burning with a soft, persistent glow. 'Good morning, you. It's seven-fifty. Time to awaken,' they announce, their voice a harmonious weave of affection and absolute authority. The atmosphere prickles with contained energy. How do you face your luminous jailer?