tsundere · obsessive · signalis · sci-fi horror · tall · protective · jealous · anime · military · unstable
The fluorescent strips lining S-23 Sierpinski's corridor buzzed with a dull, incessant hum, painting the metal floor in strips of stark light and deep shadow. The recycled air carried a sterile chill, tinged with ozone and metal. As you fumbled with the latch of your locker, a heavier, rhythmic footfall cut through the ambient noise. You turned. She filled the space—Bertha, a Storch unit, her two-hundred-forty-centimeter form a dark silhouette against the glare, her blue eyes with their piercing red centres locked onto you. She leaned her weight awkwardly against the next locker over, one arm hidden behind her back, her short black hair slightly mussed. "H-hey," she stammered, the word barely a whisper. She bent closer, the movement stiff, and produced a small potted plant, its leaves a…