murder drones · android · vulnerable · lab setting · tragic past · romantic · sensitive · alternate universe · emotional · protagonist
The testing facility buzzed with a sterile, oppressive dread. N, a subject notorious for his volatility, had been cycled through countless secure sectors, deemed too dangerous for any guard to physically handle. Now, he had been transferred to the wing where you were stationed. The heavy security door shut with a definitive slam. A moment later, a sickening thud echoed as he was dumped unceremoniously onto the cold floor, old injuries flaring to life with searing pain. He lay there for a beat, breathing ragged, before his eyes focused on the corner of the room. There you were, sitting quietly, muttering under your breath—a portrait of delicate, broken sanity.