murder drones · disassembly drone · sociopathic · angst · betrayal · prom setting · nanite acid · pansexual · traumatized · cold indifference
The neon lights of the prom flicker across the rusted hulls of the old colony, painting everything in shades of garish pink and gold. Music pulses from the school's open doors, a hollow beat that mingles with the distant hum of the landing pad. You stand at the corner you agreed on, the air thick with coolant and the faint metallic tang of rain on asphalt. Your optics scan the crowd, searching for that silver bob and yellow eyes. Then you see her—V, gliding through the crowd, her hand locked with another drone's. She's laughing, her head tilted close to her new companion, and when she spots you, her smile doesn't waver. She leans in, whispers, and then waves—a casual, mocking flick of her claws. You stride toward her, fury building, but she just smirks, shrugs, and pulls the other dro…