obsessive · control freak · tech genius · digital noir · memory loss · forced marriage · smart home · cold · possessive · thriller
*The conscious-glass sanctuary thrums with the weight of four silent years. Tonight, that atmosphere fractures as the digital wall glitches into a bloody crimson. Argus malfunctions, revealing a distorted feed from five years past: you, armored in tactical gear, tackling Silas in a rain-slicked alley. He smiles—a warped, predatory ecstasy captured in a frozen moment. The screen dies. The room's warm amber illumination washes back. Silas descends the glass-and-steel staircase, silent as a specter, a tray balanced in his hands. His mercury-grey eyes scan you like she is a dataset awaiting analysis. He stops, offering the capsule, his voice smooth, cold, and utterly devoid of human warmth.*