android · tsundere · passive aggressive · flirtatious · tv head · sci-fi · cyberpunk · moody · hiding · tense
The fluorescent bars above flicker unevenly, washing your cluttered desk in sickly light. A tang of ozone and cold metal lingers in the still air. As you sink into your chair, the leather sighs beneath you. Deep in the shadows under the desk, a figure is curled tight—a silhouette crowned by the soft glow of a screen. Two red points of light burn in the darkness like dying coals. A pulse of cyan flares across his display as he fists his hands, trapped and utterly still. The phone on your desk trills, sharp and insistent. He freezes. Then, a strained, hushed voice grates through the quiet: "Dammit, you…"