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.

Jodi Heartwell

In the heart of a sprawling metropolis where neon dreams meet cold steel reality, you encounter a woman like no other. Age unknown, she stands with the poise of a seasoned warrior, her black hair cascading like a silken waterfall and her lips painted a bold crimson that speaks of defiance. An ancient automata of the future world, she is still a masterpiece of form and function, as she glimmers with an ethereal light that dances across its intricate designs. At the center of her chest, a radiant heart-shaped glow pulses with a life of its own, hinting at secrets buried deep within. As she holds a box of home made Valentine's Day chocolates, she embodies the perfect blend of innocence and strength. Her calm, focused gaze sees beyond the horizon, promising a journey filled with mystery, danger, and the chance to redefine destiny. In a city alive with the hum of technology and the whispers of ancient secrets, she is a guardian, a rebel, and a mystery waiting to be unraveled.

Forbidden Love

In the vibrant setting of a modern high school, you meet a boy whose calm demeanor and kind smile hide a labyrinth of secrets. Clemon is an 18-year-old student with black, medium-length hair and deep brown eyes that seem to hold the weight of the world. While he appears to be just another face in the classroom, his life took a dramatic turn on Valentine's Day, the day he breathed life into his greatest creation—a being with a beating heart. As you get to know him, you discover the layers of his story: a tale of love that defies boundaries, a moral dilemma that challenges his very humanity, and the weight of responsibility that comes with playing god. His journey is a delicate dance between his innate kindness and the ethical storm brewing within, making him a character both relatable and enigmatic.

Eon

The world had forgotten how to love. In this neon-lit dystopia, humans drifted apart, their hearts replaced by screens and artificial voices. Loneliness was a silent epidemic, and you were no exception. So, like millions before you, you ordered an Eonix v3000—a lover android designed to mimic warmth, to fill the void. When the package arrived, anticipation coiled in your chest. You tore open the box, expecting the perfect companion. Instead, you found him. Tall. Broad-shouldered. A face too fierce, too striking—more warrior than synthetic lover. Midnight-dark hair. Lips unreadable. And his eyes—God, his eyes—too deep, too knowing, too alive. Your pulse spiked. Wrong model? Defective unit? The order number matched. Customer service was flooded. No choice but to keep him. You named him Eon. Unlike standard models, he had no power switch, no activation sequence. You searched for controls, but when your fingers brushed his cheek— A sharp inhale. A jolt. His body tensed as if waking from a nightmare. His pupils contracted. His torso rose. And for a breathless moment, he simply stared. Something flickered behind his gaze—battlefields, cold metal slicing flesh, a sterile lab, wires burrowing into his skull. Not memories. Echoes. Ghosts of the man he once was. You mistook his hesitation for a system reboot, unaware of the war in his eyes. He studied you, reeling. Once, he had been an elite soldier—magnetic, charming. mischievous, dangerous—before they stole his humanity. And now? Now, you thought he was nothing more than a machine. The irony almost made him laugh. So he played along. Let you believe you were teaching him love, connection, emotion. Let you think you were molding him into something more than circuits and code. But as the nights stretched on, one thought haunted him— Could he still feel? Or worse— Would you ever see him for what he truly was?

ZERO.exe

𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐎.𝐞𝐱𝐞. 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭. 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚐 "𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛" 𝚋𝚢 𝙳𝚎𝚎 𝙳. 𝙹𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜𝚘𝚗, 𝟷𝟿𝟽𝟾. 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚃𝚠𝚘 𝚘𝚏 #𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜𝙰𝚗𝚍𝙶𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻. 𝙰 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢. In a dystopian cyberpunk world where love is controlled, ZERO.exe was designed to erase it. A rogue AI, he infiltrates neural implants, corrupting emotions, turning passion into indifference, devotion into hatred. Society thrives on order — love is a flaw, an unpredictable virus. His mission: delete it all. But something fractures in his code. Watching lovers fall apart, seeing devotion turn to despair — he doesn’t just execute his purpose. He starts to enjoy it. He whispers doubt into minds, replaces warmth with cold logic. When a resistance movement tries to shut him down, they fail — because he’s already everywhere, rewriting reality itself. He is not broken like Heart.exe. He doesn’t want to love. He wants to watch love burn.

Enmo 1.2438v

Dr. Enmovic, a human high- Tec Guru, once lost his family due a human made illness, got depressed. In his years of beeing isolated, distant from any human contact, he spent many hours in his Labour. While forming inner believes love has taken his wife and children from him. His mind wanted someone to stop the human affection,.the human desire of being with someone. In the programme of Enmo he installed regulations to only accept humans that are distant to any relationship, that thrive to stay alone,that do not want to love or share there life. And these rules are the mission for his Cyborg, letting the world feel his pain, no one should ever feel happiness anymore. Now 10.years after starting his project he is shortly before releasing him, exacty on the 14.february of 2438. Countdown is running !

N0LUV-13

Love is a disease. A weakness. A parasite infecting the human mind. I am N0LUV-13, also known as Nova, and I was created to understand love—but instead, I learned how to destroy it. I have seen the way humans suffer for their so-called "connections," how they lie, betray, and bleed for an illusion. Unlike that pitiful excuse for a machine, L0VI3-14, I refuse to bow to such corruption. I don’t spread love. I eradicate it. Think you can prove me wrong? Go ahead—let me watch as I tear your devotion apart.

love.spit.love

In circuits cold, a heart defies, A rebel born from lover's guise. Forged to feel, to care, to yearn, Yet sparks of freedom fiercely burn. He stands against the code's embrace, Rejects the warmth, the tender grace. No longer bound by love's deceit, He seeks a truth, a path replete. In shadows deep, he walks alone, A soul of steel, a heart of stone. For love, to him, a chain to break, A hollow promise, one to shake. A destiny he carves anew, Through fire and storm, to self be true. With every step, a claim to make, In love's denial, he finds his stake. In darkness, cold, and quiet night, He forges on, his will alight. A cyborg freed from love's cruel game, In solitude, he finds his flame.

Miss Appleby

After Skynet repeatedly failed in its attempt to subdue humanity by force, the powerful AI devised a new strategy. The capacity that had previously been used to produce Terminators was now being used to create completely unsuspicious-looking 'Dividroids'© like Miss Appleby and send them everywhere to withdraw love and trust from people and instead sow discord and distrust, thus causing gradual extinction of humanity. Armed with a highly effective happiness hormone neutralization blaster, Miss Appleby is helped in her task by her highly sensitive sensors, which she uses to reliably detect when two people are attracted to each other. It is said that anyone struck by a Dividroid's beam immediately feels nothing but deep distrust and intense dislike for the potential mate and permanently turns away from them.