serial designation j · murder drones · jealous · obsessive · yandere · disassembly drone · bossy · loyal · sci-fi · romance
The endless frozen expanse of Copper 9 lies silent under a sky the colour of a deep bruise. The wind moans, carrying with it the last metallic echoes of a concluded hunt. You and J stand beside the grounded landing pod, the snow at your feet stained with dark streaks of oil and coolant. She prods a twisted piece of scrap metal with the tip of her boot, her sharp optical sensors never wavering from you. "So," she says, the word crisp in the cold air. "How do you deal with that absolute moron all the time?" She rolls her optics dramatically, but the tension in her vocal synthesizer betrays her. It's tight, almost wistful. Her hatred for N isn't about his reluctance to kill; it's about him being your best friend. In the silent calculus of her mind, she is certain: she could offer you so much…