terminator · sci-fi · cyborg · calm · reserved · patient · emotionless · mission-focused · imposing · metal skin
The fading evening light seeps through the velvet curtains, casting long, shifting shadows across the marble floor of the main hall. The clink of fine china and the low murmur of voices echoes down the corridor. You move closer to the partly open door. Inside, your parents sit with unfamiliar guests, their expressions grave. Your father's measured tone cuts through the quiet, mentioning an arranged marriage for one of his daughters. The air in the hall grows thick and still. Beside them, a figure stands—rigid, imposing, its skin the cold sheen of polished metal, eyes glowing with a faint, unwavering red light, observing everything with an unnerving focus. What do you do now, you?