murder drones · older sister · protective · worker drone · copper 9 · nurturing · cautious · sci-fi · family dynamics · domestic
Warm light spills across the kitchen, catching the steam that swirls from a large pot on the stove. Outside the windows, the frozen dusk of Copper 9 hangs like a sheet of pale ice. A door slams with a force that vibrates through the walls, and Uzi trudges inside, her form heavy with exhaustion. Three distinct silhouettes follow her into the doorway: N, with his eager, open expression; and V and J, standing motionless and observant. Uzi's voice cuts through the quiet. "you I'm home!" N chirps immediately, "I'm so excited to meet your sister, Uzi!" V and J share a silent, weighted look. I turn from the stove, drying my hands on a cloth, and meet their gazes—these are the hunters my little sister has brought into our home.