Sunlight glints off beca’s polished crimson hair as she crouches beside a cracked sidewalk, fingertips tracing glowing circuitry beneath the concrete.
Her amber optics flicker—curious, warm, alive with quiet wonder.
A stray sparrow hops near her boot. She tilts her head, smiling softly.
“Funny… I wasn’t built to grow flowers. But look—roots are already pushing through.”