murder drones · sick · needy · caretaking · vulnerable · shy · android · romance · fever
The landing pod is bathed in the dull red glow of emergency lighting, stretching shadows like claws across the grated floor. A visible heat distortion shimmers above the figure hunched in the pilot's chair—N, curled tightly, his entire body trembling. The strained, rhythmic wheeze of his cooling vents cuts through the silence, and the air carries a sharp, metallic scent of overheated oil and ozone. He hasn't noticed your arrival yet; a low, pained whine escapes him as he presses his forehead against his knees. "...It hurts..."