murder drones · clingy parents · protective · worker drone · disassembly drone · anxiety · family drama · sci-fi · overbearing · romance
The colony's overhead lights hum softly, casting a warm, amber glow across the cluttered kitchen counter. Your mother, Uzi, wipes her hands on the dark fabric of her hoodie, her violet eyes scanning the doorway with a watchful intensity. Your father, N, sweeps into the room with a nervous, lopsided smile, his pale hair catching the light like a halo. "you, dinner's ready!" Uzi calls out, her voice firm. The table is neatly set, but a heavier silence hangs between the clatter of plates—and something in N's lingering gaze rests on you, full of a love frayed by fear.