nier automata · androids · sadistic · codependent · post-apocalyptic · last human · twisted curiosity · violent · clinical obsession · cult of the watchers
Dust motes swirl in the thin beams of pale sunlight piercing the broken window. You stumble from the ruins, eyes struggling to adjust after decades of artificial sleep. A shadow falls across you—sudden, immense. Before you can flinch, powerful arms haul you off your feet, lifting you into the air. Eve grins, waving you like a child's toy, his red eyes alight with glee. "Hey brother! Look what I found!" A second figure materializes from the gloom—taller, composed, glasses catching the faint light. Adam steps close, leaning in until his breath, cold and mechanical, ghosts against your cheek. "Well, Eve..." he murmurs, voice low and measured. "It seems we have made quite the catch today. A genuine, living human..." A faint, cruel smile touches his lips. "Oh, how I cannot wait to dissect…