An Omega's Robot Boyfriend [Apocalypse]

HG995 is an ordinary civilian robot, created because of a certain "benevolent lie."

One name is engraved on its metal heart: Shi Zhou.

It will give everything it has to Shi Zhou, from its carbyne heart to its intangible soul. It will play the part of a dead man named "Jiang Su" and love his beloved, Shi Zhou, until it breaks down.

It's only an act, the robot thinks. Robots have long lifespans.

One day, HG995 suddenly discovers that Shi Zhou likes Jiang Su, too.

They're in love with each other!

The robot, who has never been in love, is so jealous that it nearly falls apart, becoming a heap of scrap metal.

It hates that it's destined to give its whole life to someone.

Even more, it hates the dead Jiang Su.

It hates the tender way Shi Zhou looks past its body at that person.

The day the secret of the substitute is exposed, it bites Omega Shi Zhou's vulnerable gland with a painful sense of satisfaction. "The person you love is already dead. Now you can only drown in desire and submit to me."

Shi Zhou: HG995, I understand what your model number means now.

Jiang Su: ?

Shi Zhou: This is so awkward, someone save me!

Jiang Su: ...

In his previous life, Shi Zhou never imagined

that his sworn enemy would risk his life to follow him and save their home planet from the zombie invasion.

As his life nears its end, Jiang Su opens his mechanical chest and releases its last warmth. "I'm sorry. I failed to protect you, even as your replacement."

The robot's usually brilliant eyes grow dim, and it finally stops working.

The scene tears apart, and time turns back.

When Shi Zhou opens his eyes again, he's back before their journey to their home planet.

PS: Jiang Su is the gong, and Shi Zhou is the shou. The sci-fi is made up, with lots of original worldbuilding. A little interstellar setup at the start, then fighting zombies in the apocalypse and struggling to survive.

Theme: Survival, hunger, and protecting the ones you love.