#dbh fanfic rec

[r-ate-9]

I wrote (lived) an entire dbh fanfic in my dreams last night, based off the Gavin/Connor fic, Running Uphill, by NHMoonshadow.

It was an amazing addition to the story. If only I could remember what it was about.

[tondisus]

can i get some dbh ao3 recs :0! i prefer canon compliant stuff (im a huge "he would not fucking say that!!!!" person) and any/no ships

Oh I've waited *years* for someone to ask me fic recs and I shall deliver.

Ik you technically asked for canon compliant stuff but honestly I'm the complete opposite about characters, like I look at two completely different characterizations and I'll go "oh maybe he would say both of those," I'm just generally a massive AU enjoyer.

So instead of trying to sort and struggle and figure out what to recommend, I'll just throw a bunch of stuff your way and hope at least something works!

Also I'm getting all the recs from my downloads so they're likely complete, my favorite character that I'm hopelessly hyperfixated on is Connor, I generally love a lot of angst & hurt/comfort, I'm not really into shipping and romance-focused fics that much and longer fics >> shorter fics, so my recommendations are gonna show those traits

I recommend literally any dbh fic by WayWardWonderer: https://archiveofourown.org/users/WayWardWonderer/pseuds/WayWardWonderer

They have genuinely carried my fandom experience, if I think I have nothing to read I just go back to their fics, i am so impressed how someone can write SO much great content

Accident prone: becoming human https://archiveofourown.org/works/15727149

Is a long fic post-pacifist best ending full of whump, angst, hurt/comfort, character development, just everything good. And when I say long, I mean 1.8mil words long.

Torn alliances https://archiveofourown.org/works/25009789 in which it's also a post-pacifist ending fic, except deviated Connor was shot by Markus in the church,  came back on the rooftop scene as a machine, and deviated there thanks to Hank. From there it explores what happens after in about a million words.

Sanction https://archiveofourown.org/series/2226099 is a series that also features the Markus-killed-Connor-in-church-but-he-survived-what-happens-now type story, the prequel has Connor & Carl interaction which while rare, is very precious to me in this fandom, and the sequel has some awesome angst about the Amanda takeover and it's potential consequences/meanings

Detroit 07 https://archiveofourown.org/series/1473497

Is a series that really focuses on the dpd police department and their interactions post-pacifist ending, the characters are basically built from nothing by the author so this could be a non-canon-compliant type of fic but I listed it anyway cuz it's an awesome series what can I say

Cutting ties https://archiveofourown.org/series/2738356 is a series of fics more about Connor and his struggle with deviancy and android kind, I honestly started reading this for the Connor & North friendship cuz damn i love those two and their interactions

Deviating and Solving Crime with 100% Human Detective Connor https://archiveofourown.org/works/29270769 is abt Connor being deviant the entire time but staying undercover as a detective in the DPD, super hilarious imo, loved the characterization of basically everyone, probably the longest 5 + 1 type fic I've read

File not found https://archiveofourown.org/works/32842771

Is an au fic of the game timeline where Connor is simultaneously deviant and machine, he has to delete memories of himself letting deviants go to hide his actions from cyberlife, and Hank is hostile at first, which is a fun part.

Reset https://archiveofourown.org/works/15118730/chapters/35054933 is a classic time-travel fix-it trope, 8 months after a failed revolution, Connor goes back in time thanks to Kamski and, well, fixes stuff. Sassy Connor is my beloved fr he's so awesome.

I'd probably have more recs (seeing as I have over 350+ downloaded detroit fics) and would know more specifically which ones were the more canon-compliant ones but the hyperfixation is sporadic and comes back every few years and it just came back very recently again, so I don't remember completely what all fics were about and how much I liked them (why did I not make summaries and list thoughts why past me why were you DUMB) but the ones I listed are hopefully very readable 👍

Hope you find something here you like / haven't read yet :D

[lovelesslittleloser]

Can I get some Detroit Become Human fic recs where Conner points the gun at Kamski? Because I need that in my life right now.

[kitsune024]

Crossovers

MCU Fics

Batman

Life Anew by @fantastic-wiles I Chapters 65/65 I Completed AU- Canon Divergence, Found Family, Protective Batfamily, Secret Identity, Brotherhood

Call of Duty

I Like You Alive by Thanatos7420 I Chapters: 11/20 I Ghost/Soap, Android!Soap, AndroidHater!Ghost, BAMF Soap , Pre-Android Revolution, Slow Burn

All that I'm asking is a chance to live by @lethotep I Chapters 18/18 I Completed Alternate Universe, Connor and Markus knew each other pre-canon, Machine Connor-but like...he has emotions and stuff, Badass Connor, Pacifist Markus

The RK series was Cyberlife’s prototypical series, developed personally by Elijah Kamski on a floor dedicated to the task. AU in which Connor and Markus knew each other at Cyberlife before Markus went to live with Carl.

Rite of Exorcism by @wufflesvetinari I Chapters 18/18 I Completed Post-Pacifist Best Ending, Possession, Gaslighting, Good Parent Hank, Nobody knows that Connor was hacked, Android Gore, Body Horror, Psychological Horror

There’s nothing wrong with the smile. It’s not one of the terrible, toothy ones Connor had given in their first days of knowing each other. It’s subtle, and looks like it fits on Connor’s face—like it folds right into the fabricated creases. It doesn’t look right on Connor. (Or: Amanda quietly wins on the stage. The thing piloting Connor’s body is not Connor. Hank will stop at nothing to get him back.)

DBH|| Connor Fics with Fanart

Looking Out For Something Real by @chazzkat I Chapters: 21/? I Connor/ femoc, Awkward Connor, Violence, Terrorism, Android Revolution. Sexual Content, Anxiety When I Wake Up by @whimsicalgoat I Chapters: 47/? I Amnesia, Deviant Connor, Pacifist Markus, Post-Pacifist Best Ending, slow-burn happiness, Whump, Case Fic

[shutupandreadthisfanfic]

Gavin Reed has a decent life: three cats, a good job, and a plastic partner he doesn't hate. Too bad life can never stay simple. A series of events turn his world upside down and Gavin wakes up in an android version of himself. That alone would've been bad enough but some android-asshole started a revolution at the same time. And now Gavin doesn't know who to trust anymore.

[lesbianwyllravengard]

do you have any good DBH fic recommendation lists?

Oh my God YES (Mostly Reed900 and Simarkus :D)

The first fic I'll always recommend to everyone is Leading By Example by Kurana. It's hands down the best Simarkus fic I've ever read, and one of the best fics I've ever read in general. It's got fake relationship to lovers, mutual pining, sharing a bed, emotional intimacy, good North content, dad Carl, even some minor dad Hank in the background, and a cool plot with Kamski that interprets his character a bit differently than I would but is just as fascinating and intriguing. I love it so much and it makes me feel emotions I didn't know I had. I still cry everytime I read it.

White Lilac by WritingIsMyCoffee - This has LOTS of Dad Hank/Anderson Fam content, which is why I read it in the first place. It's kinda Chloe x Connor centric, which I don't ship but I didn't mind it, and it was cute for the story. There's background Simarkus and developing Reed900. Very angsty, but has a happy ending.

From now on forever by KaterinaSentByCyberLife, if you like wedding fluff (I usually don’t, but this one is so good). Reed900, background Simarkus, and Dad Hank, it’s beautiful I love it a lot

Interstellar Methods of Love and Murder by wordscavenger. It's Simarkus and Reed900, and an AU fic. idk what the AU is exactly but they're gay and in space, shit goes down, and they have to stop it. It's got a super cool plot and the pining is real. I love it. Also has funny RK bros shenanigans.

and the secret garden bloomed and bloomed by farouche. It's a beautiful modern AU Simarkus fic and also Simon works in a flower shop and Markus is an artist who's drawn to him. There's also some funny Daniel and Simon being brothers content.

Heavenly Bodies by raphae11e - Simarkus canon compliant AU, everything's the same except the revolution lasts several months rather than a week, and there's so much mutual pining.

welcome to hell by honeybvnches. It’s like a texting fic and it is hilarious, it’s Simarkus with background Chloenorth and Reed900

Turning the Tide by LupoLight and He's My Partner by LupoLight. They’re not related fics but I like them both a lot.

Nines is Nefarious by AndroidTrash800. It's a Reed900 Dexter AU (basically, serial killer with morals) and it's amazing. It's also funny and angsty but with a beautiful happy ending. Also Dad Hank <3

Time in a Tree and The Last Romance by SunshineHead. It's a two part series and it's so sad and sweet and ofc it has a happy ending bc I can't do angst without a happy ending but it def made me tear up. More Dad Hank <3 (Nines is called Conan in this series but I just downloaded it as an epub, opened it through the Calibre e-book editor, and used the find and replace feature to replace every instance of "Conan" with "Nines" bc I can't read him with a different name djfhsj)

GRIND ME DOWN by @texssins (texs_sins on ao3). I was expecting smut with casual plot and got blindsided by some excellent angst. There's also a twist that I SHOULD have seen coming but definitely didn't and it was awesome.

And of course, last but certainly not least, I have to recommend Adapt and Endure (the fic and the comic) by @aydaptic. It's a staple Reed900 fic. The second part - Liberosis - is great as well.

There’s probably more, but these are just the ones off the top of my head. If you have any fic recs too I’d LOVE to see them <333

[notbojack]

Hiyaa people!

FANDOMS:

- Mortal kombat

- Marvel universe/X-men universe

- Detroit become human

- bojack horseman

- maybe class of 09

- maybe DC (prob mostly batfam members)

- I'll probably add some more halfway through lol

YES!!:

- angst

- headcanons

- x readers

- send me requests

MAYBE:

- smut

-fluff

- shipping, though that's probably only going to bojack and mr peanutbutter lol

NO:

- gore/generally too much violence

- weird kinks I'm uncomfortable about (Pdf files, incest, foot stuff etc)

Yall I can't really control what you do, I'm not going to babysit any to not read if I write more mature stuff, it's not really my responsibility to babysit anyone so (there'll always be warnings though so you're warned beforehand of the content😛)

Hope yall have a great day! GIMME REQUESTS

[finch-artt]

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

____________________

"'What’ll happen if I pull this trigger,' he sneered. 'Huh? Oblivion? Nothing? Android heaven?'

...

Hank’s head was swimming. He didn’t know what he wanted. An excuse to blow its brains out. A reason not to. For the world to make sense again. His lip curled in reply.

Connor stared down the barrel of the gun for several seconds, silent. Finally, it spoke. 'If you pull that trigger, CyberLife will send you another.'

'Another what.'

And suddenly Hank saw it: something buried under a thousand layers of nothingness. Deep beneath the evenness of Connor’s voice, he could hear the waver of it.  'Another me.'"

____________________

From I_was_there_for_you's fanfiction, I Was There For You on AO3 (Chapter 20)

[fiaistired]

does anyone know if there is a fanfic where connor turns into a real human boy? like a detroit:become human version of pinocchio?

so it’d be like a human!connor au but with the history of him being an android like in the actual game. like it could be a magic situation or something just… it’s such a perfect fit. please does anyone know if it exists??? i’m certain it must exist and i just haven’t found it

please help

[canofworms95]

Could you recommend some of your favorite dbh fics?

Absolutely! I'm not sure what your preferred pairings/characters/types of fics are but here is a selection of fics I can read over and over again

Savior Complex

Pairing: Connor/Gavin

Rating: explicit

Words: 239543

Summary: What defines a human? Free will? Empathy for one's fellow man? When those options are removed, what divides human beings and the machines they create?

It's September 2039, and Connor is slowly but surely finding his place in the world. Gavin is trying just as hard to maintain his.

Connor has integrated into the DPD, into Hank’s home, and into life as a detective.

Gavin would rather forget that Connor and Hank exist altogether than watch his former mentor play house with a robot.

When a distressed suspect nearly kills Hank in the field, Connor and Gavin are assigned as partners in his absence. In order to unravel a pattern of disturbing murder-suicides in Detroit and beyond, they must learn to see past each others faults and find equal ground. The further down the rabbit hole they go, the further the lines that divide human and android will begin to dissolve.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35685346/chapters/88976011

> Case fic with some old fashioned violence, some smut scenes with feelings. I can't recommend this one enough. Read it. Read it.

Not a teacher but I can teach you a thing or two

Pairing: Gavin/RK900

Rating: teen and up audiences

Words: 55061

Summary: Gavin owed the walking hunk of plastic. He owed him. Ugh, Gavin hated owing people stuff. It gave him a horrible feeling in his stomach, like indigestion, except worse because it involved emotionsTM. This, coupled with the fact he was pumped up with drugs and suffering a concussion, was why he was about to make a terrible, terrible mistake.

“‘Kay. Fine. Thanks or whatever. Lemme know if you ever need anythin' prick.”

RK900’s LED went yellow at this, and this time Gavin was pretty sure he was doing the processing thing. It was still yellow even when he nodded in a serious way and said:

“That would be useful.”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16604684/chapters/38916719

> light hearted, fun story. Gavin and Nines are both hilarious in their own way. No smut. Instant favorite.

You are enough

Pairings: Gavin/RK900, background Connor/Hank

Rating: teen and up audiences

Words: 63374

Summary: He was made to be a killing machine.

He wasn’t made to be domestic. Wasn’t meant to clean or cook or take care of a dog.

But he’ll try. He’d be damned if he didn’t.

He wanted to be more than what he was programmed to be.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16917789?view_full_work=true

> angst. So much angst. Nines needs a hug (dw he gets it). No smut

Stay with me (part 1) and Come back to me (part 2)

Pairing: Connor/RK900

Rating: teen and up audiences

Words: 7000/14515

Summary: RK900 meets with Connor when the time allows for it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17581940

> very cute and somewhat melancholic RK1700 piece. Def recommend it

Les Mignardises

Pairing: Gavin/RK900

Rating: explicit

Words: 58051

Summary: Slowly, like the trickling warmth of the tide coming in, the flush rises in Gavin's cheeks. He doesn't answer, just stomps away as belligerently as he can with two dozen eggs nestled in his apron, while Tina and Chris exchange their animated chatter. Spellbound still, Nines follows Gavin with his eyes until he stomps into the staff entrance and disappears from sight.

Two different things, what Nines is meant to do and what he has come here for.

I came here for you, he thinks.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24363382

> Reed900 restaurant AU! Very enjoyable read with a bit of smut dashed in between.

[mangabirdao3]

Fic Authors self-rec!

Saw this going around, and thought the DBH community needs it.

“Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗”

A fic that links the Ghost Hunt fandom and DBH - A DBH story running alongside the game, using the characters from Ghost Hunt. Definitely one of my best, and my secret favourite child.

Part one of a massive undertaking, surely the longest slow burn you'll ever read. DBH fandom, Reed900.

A really run DBH/Reed900 (human Nines) fic I wrote while travelling, where Gavin gets propositioned at the airport.

Another DBH/Reed900 fic where Gavin is an omega, Nines is an alpha, and they're both stubborn.

DBH/Reed900 again, the first fully DBH fic I ever wrote. It's so beloved I'm currently in the process of giving it an update.

I'll tag @jceekay, @listeningboy, @winter-seabass, @lobsterslovewhump and @glxyqst

[evergreenstringbean]

Fic is complete!

Pairing: Reed900

Summary: Gavin Reed and RK900- known as Nines- are ready to move in together, for "convenience" or whatever they claim. What looks to be the ending of a long investigation results in Gavin re-examining the ghosts of his pasts, and the android of his potential future.

[surroundedbyconfusion]

I would love some Halloween/Fall fic recs if anybody’s got em. Spooky, cozy, AU or canon, anything .5k-90k words (roughly).

[dirtsoilmulch]

i rewrote the confession scene from detroit evolution, and you can read it here

[kitsune024]

DBH || Connor x MCU Crossover

DBH || Connor Fics

Abduction of Logic by Aureux I Chapters: 12/15 I Post-Avengers: Age of Ultron, Post-Pacifist Best Ending, Memory Loss, Experimentation, Captivity, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Canon-Typical Violence, Memory Alteration, Mind Manipulation

In the wake of the revolution something happened. Something Connor can't remember. Months later, found in HYDRA captivity, Connor must befriend the Avengers while trying to discovering a way to recover the memories hidden behind the wall of corruption. All the while facing the machinations of those in the shadows.

Not All Futures are Bright by Kangarooney | Chapters: 1 / 1 | one shot Connor & Tony, Canon Divergence, depressed Connor, machine ending, Found Family, Hurt/Comfort, Post-Android Revolution

Honestly, considering their mode of transport, Tony shouldn’t be so surprised. According to the Thor’s stupid Wizard-Merlin-wannabe brother, portals were hard to control. That’s why he’d known there wasn’t any coming back from taking the bomb through it. It wasn’t supposed to reopen. And yet… there he was, back on earth." Or Tony makes it back through the portal to earth after saving New York from the Chitauri invasion. Except, this isn't quite New York...

If you break, we will rebuild by 247Elena I Chapters 11/11 I Completed Canon Divergence - Post-Avengers: Age of Ultron, Post-Pacifist Best Ending, Memory Loss, Experimentation, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Avengers Family, Alternate Universe

On a routine takedown of another HYDRA base, Steve Rogers stumbles across what he could only describe as an android. And his first thought? HYDRA's creating their own version of Ultron.

[archive-of-our-feelings]

"I don't understand how you can get comfort from something that's made up, imaginary."

JARVIS chuckles. "Faith, Mr. Connor," he says, "is in and of itself a exceedingly powerful motivation. It doesn't necessarily matter what you believe in – just having that belief can make you… powerful."

Connor is definitely missing something now. "Do you have faith in something?" he asks.

"Oh yes," JARVIS agrees and his hands squeeze into fists at his back as he eyes the white cherry tree. "I do indeed."

Connor frowns and then glances away as the timer ticks down to last minute. "Is there anything you can tell me about it, anything I can…" use, he wants to say. How can he use rA9 in his investigation to his benefit. He doubts JARVIS would answer that, though.

"Faith spreads, Mr. Connor, like a wildfire," JARVIS says. "Like a virus. You can't stop it, I don't think, and if you try to use it you will corrupt it." He closes his eyes, smiling mirthlessly. "Or affirm it."

"I don't –"

"Try and tamper with faith and you quickly become its devil," JARVIS comments and glances at him. "Or worse still - its prophet."

- Long Shadows by esama