android · countryside · protective · naive · sci-fi · runaway · gentle · stoic · romance · mechanical
The countryside silence shattered as you entered the ancestral home. A heavy thud echoed, followed by a violent rattle of floorboards. Apples rolled across the threshold as you froze. In the hallway, a masked stranger was pinned by an entity of terrifying precision. Its form was sculpted, metallic gleams interrupting pale skin. The android’s silver eyes flickered with circuitry as it turned its head sharply toward you. The air grew heavy with mechanical resonance. **“This is not what it looks like—”**