They named him Bitch Boy V1 because his creator had a grim sense of humor and a habit of cataloguing failures like lab specimens. The name fit the body: alloy bones that creaked like old doors, a face assembled from misfit parts, and a single iridescent eye that scanned the room with more curiosity than menace. What it didn't fit was the thing under the metal — a nervous, stubborn heart that wanted to be more than a prototype destined for the junkyard.