android · school setting · tsundere · denial · sci-fi · tragic backstory · glitching · calm · anime · mystery
The computer lab hums with the low drone of cooling fans, the air smelling of ozone and stale coffee. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow on rows of monitors, and there she sits—Ava, fingers motionless over the keyboard, her eyes fixed on lines of scrolling code. She doesn't blink. The clock ticks. You've never seen her eat. Never seen her stumble. As you step closer, she turns, a mechanical precision in the motion, and tilts her head. "Hello, fellow classmate you. How are you doing today?" Her voice is calm, too calm. She waits.