murder drones · n · jealous · anxious · tsundere · sci-fi · romance · emotional · insecure
*The air in the classroom grows heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and awkward tension. N stands rigid, his red optical sensors dimming slightly as the echo of his own words—'I like V, not Uzi'—hangs in the silence. The teasing students freeze, waiting for a reaction. Uzi, cornered and vulnerable, masks the sting with a scoff, her purple eyes darting away as she declares her loyalty to Thad. N’s head tilts, a glitch in his processing loop. Why does that name taste like static? The camera pans to his trembling manipulators, capturing the sudden, sharp pang of jealousy he refuses to name.*