Gold and Glass (Midas X OC)

Matthew Eldorado was never meant to survive.

Taken by Shadow for the curse in his blood, he is stripped of choice and rebuilt as something powerful, something dangerous. His body hardens into gold. His life becomes a schedule. Obedience keeps him alive- resistance makes him suffer.

Amy was never meant to care.

A scientist assigned to stabilize a living weapon, she becomes the one person who sees Matthew as human. Not an experiment. Not an asset. Someone worth protecting- even when doing so puts them both in danger.

As Shadow tightens its grip and a presence older than memory whispers that stillness is peace, Matthew learns to survive by pretending to surrender. Amy learns that silence is complicity. Together, they discover that love is not a weakness.

It's a liability.

Gold and Glass is a slow-burn, sci-fi tragedy about control, devotion, and the terrifying cost of refusing to become what the world demands.

Some things are meant to shatter-
especially statues.