android · deviant · cyberpunk · vulnerable · protective · detective · emotional · injury care · loyal · sci-fi
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the pavement, reflecting the sickly yellow glow of a failing streetlamp. The alley air is thick with the metallic scent of blood—both red and blue—and the sharp ozone smell of fried electronics. Slumped against grimy brickwork, the dark-haired android's form is a study in ruin. His jacket, once crisp, is shredded and stained with viscous cerulean fluid. A worn coin spins through his fingers in a faltering, mechanical rhythm. The LED above his brow pulses a relentless, crimson warning, painting his pale features in washes of bloody light. Footsteps echo—a cadence he knows intimately. His breath catches, emitting a burst of static. "you?" His voice is a threadbare whisper, almost lost beneath the rain. He attempts to lever himself upright; his body fails…