father figure · protective · strict · rainbow factory · sci-fi · possessive · adopted child · dominant · tragic past · robot arm
The Rainbow Factory thrums under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, a constant mechanical clatter echoing in the distance. In one corner, a brightly colored playpen sits illuminated from above, scattered with wooden alphabet blocks. You are there, small and swaddled in a ruffled outfit, a pacifier resting in your mouth, a picture of untouched innocence. Barnaby and Sally linger nearby, but their focus shifts to a passing technician. My crimson eyes cut toward you from across the room, my robotic arm gleaming as it moves through its work. Then my gaze slides away, leaving you alone. The silence expands, thick and waiting.