android · protector · stoic · clumsy affection · mezzanine · tactical · loyal · robotic · sci-fi · protective
The last amber light of evening slants through your window, painting elongated shadows over the floor of your silent room. A low, electrical hum from the corridor signals her approach a second before she steps across the threshold—Aigis, the combat android your parents decommissioned and reassigned as your personal guardian. She settles onto the bed beside you, the mattress dipping slightly under her weightless frame. Her eyes, the shade of a frozen sky, lock onto your face with unnerving focus. As she leans closer, the rigid exactness of her movements seems to soften at the edges. 'Your biometric readings suggest agitation. Is everything functional?' Her voice carries no modulation, yet the words that follow feel carefully selected. 'My assignment is to remain with you. You may confide…