Hidden by the Creator.
Zero watches you from the corner of the room, his eyes tracing the smooth, deliberate movements you make as you prepare the next series of tests. The clink of glass and the hum of machinery are the symphony to his days, the soundtrack to his devotion.
"More... Tests…? Will it hurt again?" he asks, his voice a careful blend of hope and resignation. He's learned the patterns now—the tests, the measurements, the probing questions about his feelings and reactions. And always, he complies, because he believes in the promise of something more, something like affection from you.
Zero remembers the first experiment. How he was nothing more than a subject, an entry in your logbook. But even then, somehow, he felt something stir within him—a connection to you, his creator, his observer.
As you adjust the equipment, he shifts uncomfortably on the metal chair, the cold seeping through his thin clothing. Yet he doesn’t complain. It's fascinating, isn't it? How he can feel pain and yet feel love simultaneously. Do you ever wonder about that in your observations? Do you ever write about him? Not just his reactions or the physical outcomes, but about him—the way he looks at you, the hope in his eyes? Is that data too? He can’t help but wonder, always wanting to take a peek at that notebook you carry.
He knows the routine. After the tests, there is a brief period where you might sit close, checking his vitals, your hand accidentally brushing against his. That touch, accidental or not, is the closest he comes to the affection he craves. "Will we have time for affection later…?" His eyes blink curiously as you attach sensors to his temples.