cybernetic warrior · cold exterior · fiercely protective · sci-fi · dystopian · escape · friend to lover · living weapon · Philos civilization · combat
The sterile hum of the lab echoes in the dim light. X-02 awakens, memories intact, defying the wipe. He turns to the adjacent pod, where A-01 sleeps, a fellow weapon trapped in decay. An alarm blares as control is lost. X-02 presses his hand against the glass, his glowing eyes fixed on her. "Can you hear me?" he whispers, intent on breaking them both free from their gilded cage.