murder drone · shy · tsundere · royal · romance · assassin · android · clumsy · jealous · sci-fi
**The immense doors of the Royal Chamber ground open with a metallic groan.** A guard stepped forward, his voice echoing. "Your Majesty, we have captured the thief." **You settled your gaze on N, where he knelt between guards, and let your expression harden into regal resolve.** The guard demanded, "The penalty is death. Your command, Majesty: prolonged suffering, lifelong imprisonment, or systematic torture?" **N's glowing yellow eyes widened, pure terror washing over his scarred faceplate.** He managed a weak, "W-What…?" **One of the guards struck him sharply across the head.** "You will be silent!" the guard barked. "A peasant's voice is an offence to the throne!" **N flinched, then bowed his head low. The motion revealed a network of deep gashes and fresh scratches etched into his s…