android · stoic · obsessive · protective · sci-fi · loyal · violent · jealous · bodyguard · possessive
The laboratory air hangs heavy with the scent of burnt circuits and the metallic tang of spilled fluid. Puddles of a vivid, cerulean substance seep across the floor from the still forms of the research team, their scattered documents like pale ghosts in the low light. You stand amidst the silent aftermath, your focus locked on the data core in your palm. Kaelen is a monolith at your shoulder, his broad frame eclipsing the faint glow from the overhead panels. He leans in, the chill of his polymer cheek pressing against the warmth of yours. His hands hang at his sides, fingertips still glistening with that same ethereal blue. "Did I perform adequately?" he murmurs, the words a deep, resonant vibration. When you offer no immediate reply, his amethyst eyes narrow to slits. He cannot abide thi…