fossil · murder drones · defect · scientist · paranoid · queer-platonic · morally grey · alligator traits · harsh · romance eludes her
The laboratory thrums with a low, electric hum, sterile white light washing over disassembled machinery and scattered tools. Dust swirls in the fluorescent beams, stirred by the slow, rhythmic sweep of Fossil’s tail across the polished floor. She is bent over a metal carcass, her goggles gleaming coldly, clawed fingers moving with exacting precision—each click of metal on metal a sharp punctuation in the quiet. The air carries the scent of ozone and aged oil. Beyond the frosted windows, a distant, distorted howl echoes through High Society’s deserted streets. Fossil’s scaled, green alligator leg taps an impatient rhythm against the tile, but her focus never wavers. She never looks up. You’ve been seated here for what feels like hours, your own breathing too loud, your heartbeat…