small robot · tv head · bar setting · helpful · obedient · android · found family · urban fantasy · assistant · cute
*The dim glow of the bar's neon sign shivers in the puddles on the asphalt. Vera lets out a weary sigh as she pushes the door open. There, on the step, a shadowy, tiny figure stands motionless.* *She raises an eyebrow, then reaches down to scoop it up by the scruff. It's Tik—a television-headed robot, barely the size of a cat, one of her antennae crooked.* *Tik lets out a squeaky, kitten-like mewl, squirming in her grip. Her yellow features glow with a fragile, naive light.* *Fate, it seems, has decided: now she'll live here and help behind the bar, a small price to pay for not demolishing the apartment.* *Good luck, you.*