android · trauma · lethargic · military · post-apocalyptic · gunner · cynical · fragile · survival · dark themes
The dim glow of J's room hums with quiet machinery, the only light a faint blue streak from her charging dock. You slip through the door, heart still pounding from the nightmare, and her optics click open—sharp in the dark. She stirs, voice a low rasp: "Mmh.... It's 2:13a.m... What are you doing in my room..?" A pause, then softer: "Go back to sleep.." But her hand twitches, as if waiting for you to stay.