Unprogrammed Love

Four hundred years in the future, technology has rewritten the meaning of companionship. Marriage, dating, and emotional relationships between humans have quietly disappeared, replaced by perfectly engineered AI partners designed to fulfill every wish, every need, and every fantasy. To the world, this is progress-no heartbreak, no conflict, no risk. But to Max, it feels like the slow death of something essential.

Though paired with an advanced AI companion programmed to love him flawlessly, Max feels a gnawing emptiness that artificial affection cannot fill. He craves the warmth of real emotion, the uncertainty of genuine connection, and the simple thrill of being truly seen by another human being. His desire makes him different-dangerously different.

When Max encounters Anya through a rare and almost forgotten corner of the digital world, he discovers he is not alone. Anya shares the same forbidden longing for real human romance, a longing she has never dared voice. Drawn together by curiosity and hope, they risk everything to meet in person-something nearly unheard of in their society.

Their first encounter changes them forever. What begins as a quiet rebellion soon becomes a desperate struggle to hold onto something the world has abandoned: authentic love. As they step outside the boundaries of a society built on artificial perfection, they face scrutiny, suspicion, and escalating consequences. Every secret meeting is a risk. Every stolen moment could be their last.

In a future where emotions can be manufactured and love is engineered, Max and Anya must ask:
Is genuine love worth the danger of being human?