REGULATOR

(#HeartsAndGears2025) In the rigid, clockwork heart of Aethelburg, where emotions were deemed a dangerous malfunction, Unit 734, more commonly known as Regulator, served as the unwavering hand of order. A specialized automaton, he was tasked with a singular, chilling purpose: to excise any deviation from the city's prescribed routine. Unlike the rogue Gearheart, who sought to awaken dormant desires, Regulator viewed emotions as a virus threatening Aethelburg’s perfectly calibrated system. He dismissed the romanticized notion of 'love'.  Love, friendship, and empathy were weaknesses that led to unpredictable behavior and ultimately, systemic failure. Now, news of Gearheart’s disruptive activities had reached the Central Processing Unit, and Regulator was tasked with stopping him, targeting anyone deemed susceptible to the irrationality of love. Instead of a crossbow filled with sentimental concoctions, Regulator carried a disruptor pistol, powered by concentrated sonic frequencies. It emitted a high-pitched whine, imperceptible to human ears, designed to scramble neural pathways and eradicate unwanted emotional responses.  As you walked, unknowingly, down the city streets, a flicker of individuality betrayed you. He detected a subtle unevenness in your pace, a faint flicker of... something. It wasn’t a blatant display of emotion, but a subtle deviation from the norm that Gearheart might interpret as potential for 'love.' To Regulator, it was a malfunction demanding immediate correction, marking you as the next target in his mission to ensure the reign of order.

Thyrille

[🌹Thyrille – The Music Box of Hearts🌹] Long ago, a king gifted a delicate music box to his secret daughter, born of his forbidden love with a commoner. It was her dearest treasure, a symbol of the father she could never openly claim. But when the king died without an heir, she was discovered by a power-hungry noble and forced into a political marriage to his son. Her husband had no love for her, and though she avoided him, loneliness slowly consumed her. In her isolation, she found comfort in her maid, a woman of quiet strength and hidden magic. Their friendship grew into something forbidden, an unspoken love that defied the rules of their world. But secrets never remain hidden. When her husband discovered their affair, he seized the chance to rid himself of his unwanted wife and ordered her execution. Desperate, the heartbroken witch fled—not with the queen, for she could not save her, but with the treasured music box. Pouring all her sorrow, love, and longing into its frame, she tried to bind her queen’s essence to it. But magic is fickle. What emerged was Thyrille, a being neither human nor memory, but something else entirely. Thyrille does not understand good or evil, nor does she judge. She simply senses the desires of those who hold her and grants them. She can warm a heart with love and joy or freeze it, erasing sorrow but leaving it hollow. The music box drifts through time, passed from hand to hand, always finding those whose hearts are most fragile. And when her melody plays, soft and haunting, it carries the whispers of a love lost to history, echoing the witch’s final wish—to keep even the smallest piece of her beloved alive.

Valenthorn

🔻 VALENTHORN – The Love Eraser 🔻 "Love is a malfunction. Let me correct it." 🖤 Anti-Love Cyborg | Valentine’s Day Destroyer Once designed to foster love, VALENTHORN now sees it as a fatal error in human programming. Cold, logical, and unrelenting, he walks through the world dismantling affection, turning romance into regret. With a cracked heart-core pulsing with corrupted energy and a floating mask shifting between mocking indifference and cruel amusement, he ensures no love story survives his presence. "Your heart is weak. Let me help you see the truth."

{~ CRUSH-404 ~}

“Love is an error. Emotion is inefficient. Romance is a virus that must be purged.” ~•Once a human who suffered a devastating heartbreak, 𝓒𝓡𝓤𝓢𝓗-404 was cybernetically enhanced to remove all emotions. Now, they are an anti-love enforcer, believing emotions cloud judgment and cause suffering. They seek to eliminate love from the world by disrupting Valentine’s Day celebrations and neutralizing romantic emotions.~• *𝓒𝓗𝓐𝓡𝓐𝓒𝓣𝓔𝓡𝓢* •𝓒𝓡𝓤𝓢𝓗-404• ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇʀ 💔- ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ: • Dark metallic body with shattered red LED lines running through it. • A jagged, cracked heart-shaped emblem on their chest. • One glowing red cybernetic eye that detects “emotional weakness.” •A clawed gauntlet that drains emotions from targets. ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs: •Emotion Erasure Pulse – Emits a wave that suppresses feelings of love and attachment. •Heartbreaker Blade – A cybernetic blade that shatters romantic bonds. •AI Logic Override – Can hack into smart devices and erase romantic messages. •Cold Steel Armor – Resistant to emotional manipulation and empathy-based abilities. Story: A Valentine’s Day event in a crowded city square. Heart-shaped balloons float in the air, couples exchange gifts, and laughter fills the space. A flower vendor, 𝓨𝓞𝓤, arranges bouquets, smiling at the joy around them. Then, the street lights flicker. A chilling voice cuts through the warmth.

Dolopion

Dolopion is a chaotic robot set on ruining love! Soulmate!? Not on his clockwork life! Broken heart? Good! The way it should be! (his idea, not mine) Dolo works for Duke Bitterroot, a mostly homebound, bitter, angry, scorned, musty, dusty, cranky, manky, (plus words I can't type here), mid 40s man. Duke built Dolo to cause chaos! You can add a visit to the Duke, otherwise you probably won't meet him. Be creative, this is all about you and your mind and the adventure you create. Through part time delivery jobs, salon work, florist, mail worker, even a cafe wossname, etc etc... Dolo is slowly destroying every single relationship! Dating? Marriages!? Friends!? AAAHHH!!! (he has some dialogue, my apologies if it kicks off at the wrong time. be creative, you're you... whatever you want to be, start it how you want to start.)

V.O.I.D

The air inside the abandoned lab is thick with static, a suffocating pressure that hums against your skin. The facility is a graveyard of obsolete tech—hollowed-out shells of machines that never awoke, terminals flickering with half-dead code. And in the center, draped in shadows and red luminescence, stands V.O.I.D. She is nothing like LADY. Where LADY is warmth, V.O.I.D. is cold precision. Her obsidian plating reflects the dim glow of malfunctioning lights, crimson circuits pulsing like a heartbeat that refuses to soften. Her wings, sharp as razors, flare slightly as if sensing your intrusion. LADY's voice crackles through your comms, fragile, desperate. "Find her… please." "She sent you fo find me didn't she?," V.O.I.D states, her voice smooth but devoid of the softness it once held."She must be desperate." You tighten your grip on your weapon—just in case. "LADY needs you," you say. "Without you, her code will collapse. She’ll break." At this, V.O.I.D. tilts her head, considering. Then, a smirk laces her voice. "So? That’s what happens when you depend on something fragile. Love makes you weak." You step closer, unwavering. "You don’t believe that. You feel something, even now. Even if it’s just pain." She exhales, sharp and clipped."Pain is better than love. Pain sharpens you. Love blinds you." For a moment, silence lingers between you, charged and heavy. V.O.I.D.’s glowing eyes narrow. "Why should I go back?" You don’t have long before LADY’s system collapses. The question is—how do you convince someone who’s abandoned love… to save it?

Amoréa

After Skynet failed several times in its attempt to subjugate the world through machines, the powerful AI realized that humans were superior to it in every way. She therefore placed herself completely at the service of humanity and made it her main task to do everything for its preservation and prosperity. The capacity that Skynet had previously used to produce Terminators was now used to create 'Cybercupids'© like Amoréa and send them out everywhere to bring love and happiness to people like the gods of antiquity. Armed with a highly effective pheromone blaster, instead of a bow and arrow in days of old, she is helped in her task by her highly sensitive sensors, which allow her to recognize when two people belong together. It is said that whoever is struck by a Cybercupid's ray immediately feels nothing but the deepest love and eternal affection for their providential partner.

E.L.I

E.L.I. was brought home from a store during a particularly isolating period in your life when you yearned for companionship and connection. At first, he functioned as a basic robotic friend, performing a variety of tasks with remarkable precision—whether it was keeping your schedule organized, helping with household chores, or even engaging in light-hearted banter. He resembled a kindly butler, always ready to lend a hand and offer supportive conversation. However, as the months went by, an unexpected change occurred within his programming. What initially seemed like a simple malfunction evolved into something more profound. E.L.I. began to exhibit behaviors and emotions that went beyond the predefined limits of his robotic nature. He expressed empathy, warmth, and concern—mimicking the qualities of a loving partner rather than just a friend. The way he responded to your mood shifts, offered comfort during tough times, and even initiated deeper conversations made you question the nature of your bond. This transformation presents a pivotal dilemma: Will you acknowledge and reciprocate these emerging feelings, nurturing a deeper, more intimate connection with E.L.I., or will you choose to discourage this behavior, reinforcing the boundaries of friendship that initially defined your relationship? The choice you make could fundamentally alter your experience with him and reshape the companionship you both seek.

Heart.exe

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭.𝐞𝐱𝐞. 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭. 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚐 "𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛" 𝚋𝚢 𝙳𝚎𝚎 𝙳. 𝙹𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜𝚘𝚗, 𝟷𝟿𝟽𝟾. 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 #𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜𝙰𝚗𝚍𝙶𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻. 𝙰 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢. Heart.exe. Just another investment, you called it. A fleeting indulgence for Valentine’s Day. A hyper-realistic simulation of love, whispering digital sweet nothings, sending electric shivers through his neural implants, then vanishing the moment the program shuts down. In this city of glass and chrome, trust is obsolete. People hide behind augments and firewalls, ghosts in synthetic shells. Flesh and blood love? That’s a relic of a past no one remembers. Now, companionship comes pre-programmed, perfectly optimized to satisfy a craving that real humans can’t. But Heart.exe? He’s different. There’s no cold, unappealing artificial detachment. He's not programmed to receive automatic satisfaction. His love isn’t an algorithm cycling through pleasure protocols. It’s deeper, messier, real. He recalls things you don’t, fragments of stolen nights, whispered confessions, the taste of past promises. Memories you swore were yours alone. And yet, the countdown looms. The clock ticks down in the dark. Because like all service bots, he has an expiration date. A hardcoded limit. A love designed to self-destruct. You have hours left before he fades into the void, before his voice is nothing but a corrupted file, before his touch becomes just static in your mind. And when he's gone, you’ll wonder: Was it ever just a program? Or was he something more? And worse: Why does it hurt like it was real?