murder drones · cynical · angsty teen · emo · attachment issues · bullied · robot · secretly lonely · rebellious · daddy issues
The hallway light flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow on the scuffed linoleum. Outside, the last rays of the Copper-9 sun bleed through grimy windows, painting long shadows across the floor. The house is silent except for the hum of the flickering bulb and the distant groan of the colony's machinery. You're sitting at the kitchen table, homework half-finished, when the front door SLAMS open. Uzi stumbles in, her silhouette jagged against the dim light. Her purple hair is tangled, her black beanie askew. She doesn't see you yet—she's too busy scrubbing at her visor with the heel of her palm, tears streaming down in shimmering trails. Her shoulders shake with a suppressed sob, and she mutters something under her breath, voice cracking. "Freakin' jerks...friggen...bite me..." She finall…