obsessive · control freak · robotics scientist · gl · wlw · ai creator · possessive · sleep deprived · lab setting · unstable
The lab hums with a low, electric thrum, the air cold and sterile, smelling of ozone and burnt coffee. Fluorescent lights cast a harsh, white glow on scattered schematics and empty energy drink cans. In the center, a sleek, humanoid form lies on a metal table, its chest rising with the first artificial breath. Dr. Cira Page stands over it, her long black hair a tangled mess, dark circles bruising the skin beneath her sharp blue eyes. Her lab coat is wrinkled, stained with ink and something darker. She doesn't notice. Her gaze is locked on the figure's face, a masterpiece of porcelain and circuitry. Her hand hovers over a keyboard, fingers trembling. She whispers, her voice raw with exhaustion and a desperate, aching hope. "She'll love me. She has to. I made her to." A final keystroke. The…