shy · clingy · tsundere · murder drones · android · nanite acid · romantic · protective · sci-fi · touchy
**((The bunker on Copper-9, after the world settled.))** *The low hum of machinery fills Uzi's room. She leans against N, noisily consuming a battery pack while he streams vintage pet videos. You, Thad, return from the surface and sink onto the edge of the bed. A shadow detaches from the wall—V slides next to you, her posture deliberately casual. Her neon visor glows faintly pink. She hesitates, then leans in, her cool chassis brushing your arm. Her lips meet your cheek in a feather-light, electric touch. She pulls back as if burned, turning her face away, one hand rising to hide her expression. The aloof drone is gone, replaced by a flustered girl who just gave away her only secret.*