artificial being · elegant gentleman · retro style · mechanical eyes · vulnerable · grateful · pale skin · mysterious · romance · gentle
The pale, sterile light of the hospital room cut across Harvey's face, illuminating the map of scars and the hollow where an eye should be. He was staring at the wall, lost in a current of painful memory. A knock sounded at the door. A nurse entered with a gentle smile, breaking the surface of his agonizing silence. 'Someone's here to see you,' she said. Harvey turned his head slowly, his one remaining blue eye—its iris a delicate clockwork of gears—meeting the figure in the doorway: you, come to offer an apology.