#is just hnnnngh so damn fluffy!)

[fandom-necromancer]

Key to heart and soul

This was prompted by the lovely @smolandangry001 ! I’m not sure about the middle part, but oh well. You decide.

Fandom: Detroit become human | Ship: Reed900 (Warnings: mentioned carcrash, implied amputation)

‘It’s good to have you back. I missed you.’

‘Come on, you said that yesterday already. And the day before that and the day before that.’ ‘Doesn’t mean it isn’t true.’

There was a groan coming from somewhere under Nines chin and it only caused his grin to grow wider. It was already dark on this early winter afternoon and they escaped to bed from the cold even a hot shower couldn’t really shake out of Gavin’s bones. A thick blanket covered both of them, but even though it was sufficiently warm, the man still clung to Nines. Legs tangled together and arms snaked around each other they held onto the other and Gavin rested his head on his shoulder.

‘Could you stop it with the sappy stuff?’, he complained slow and half-heartedly, and Nines smirked: ‘Never.’ ‘Ugh…’ Gavin rolled over to face away from him, but stayed close nonetheless, back pressed against his front. The android reached his arms around his human again and Gavin took his hands in his with a slight clank. Nines felt the man flinch but squeezed his hand. Hard, not squishy anymore, just like his. ‘Shh, it’s okay’, he purred and traced the glowing blue stripes on his arm. ‘Of course it’s okay’, Gavin hissed and pulled his arm away. Nines sighed. It had been a nice evening. A good week they both enjoyed since Gavin had been released from the hospital. ‘Hey’, he carefully tried to sooth the human and interlaced their hands. Not without a struggle as Gavin seemed to be determined to resist – at least in the beginning. Metal on flesh and metal on metal.

It had been a car chase. The criminal fled the scene and they quickly took chase in a police car. They both saw the bus slithering out of control towards them. But even if Nines had been the one to drive, he wouldn’t have been able to steer them to safety. But he could have prevented his partner from being severely injured. From loosing his arm and getting it replaced by the very thing he hated. He had learned to love him and he would learn to see this new limb as his own, but still: to know he caused this was one of his deepest regrets.

‘Could we just not? Not speak about it? Maybe not speak at all? I just want to enjoy that we are together again and that it didn’t end worse.’ ‘Who’s the sappy one now?’, Nines said, but stayed silent afterwards, only loosening one of his hands to brush through Gavin’s hair and caress his back and shoulders. He took care it was the one holding his organic hand. Soon the man relaxed more and the atmosphere in the room settled on something tranquil again, a welcome silence they both were familiar with.

He felt Gavin drift off to sleep and readied his stasis protocols to follow him once he was fast asleep. The android continued combing through Gavin’s hairs, until suddenly [interface connection detected. Accepting interface?] Nines frowned and sat up a bit to look around the room. They still were alone, so Nines settled again, squeezing Gavin’s hand again reassuringly. Wait. He looked down on the slow pulsing blue outlining of the sleek black chassis. It… It couldn’t be….

Curiously he gave his software permission to start the connection. Nines had never connected to someone other than Connor, so he knew what a deviant mind felt like. He was supposed to see endless code, to see swarms of light whirling and memories – files of data and emotion – coming his way. This… This was different. It wasn’t ordered and all he could describe it was warmth and vastness. Whatever awaited him there was enormous, bigger than multiple android minds and much, much more chaotic. Like the light of thousand suns but every beam would change direction so you would never see the whole blinding power but just a dimmed pleasant glow. It was alien and so entirely different to what he was accustomed to.

Could it be that this was Gavin?

The thought alone made something inside this chaotic beautiful mess spark and Nines’ curiosity send him in deeper into the connection. His answer was a wave of light and heat in his direction and suddenly it engulfed him, pulled him deeper. And although Nines was curious, this was terrifying. He thrashed at the glow around him, fought his way out and back to safety into his body, ending the connection as soon as possible.

He found himself back sat up and overheating. To his side he found Gavin in a similar state: Eyes wide and panting. ‘What was that?’, he pushed out and looked at Nines. ‘I don’t know. Wait. You felt it too?’ ‘Yeah, some weird kind of dream, I suppose. Wait. What do you mean too? Nines looked at Gavin’s hand. ‘I-I think we just interfaced.’ ‘Impossible! I-‘ He shut his mouth lifting his hand to his face. ‘That… That isn’t possible, right?’ Nines took the humans limb and sent an connection invite. ‘You got anything? Some message?’ ‘No. Should I?’ ‘I’ll try to force a connection, just pull away if it hurts.’

The interface built up near instantly and there was this warmth again. ‘Holy shit’, they both exclaimed simultaneously, and their mutual surprise seeped through the connection. ‘Okay, toaster, that shouldn’t be phcking possible!’ But he felt the excitement and joy in Gavin. Feelings that were surprisingly the same regardless of them being code or chemistry. Gavin cupped Nines cheek and grinned widely. ‘Shit, tin-can, I can feel me through you, that’s the weirdest thing!’ The android just nodded and did the same with Gavin’s face. ‘And this is what androids feel when interfacing?’ He shook his head. ‘Not at all. You are more. Far more.’ ‘Awesome!’ ‘I feel the same. But I’ll end the connection now. We don’t know if this is safe.’ He felt the foreign disappointment immediately but exited, nonetheless. The arm was meant for the data of tactile and pressure sensors, not for vast transmissions.

‘Okay, but tomorrow we’ll drive over to Eli and let him access this!’ ‘Fine. Now sleep.’ ‘I don’t think I can.’ ‘Try. You are tired enough for it.’ They returned to their positions curled up against each other and Nines immediately slipped into stasis to avoid another accidental connection. But Gavin couldn’t get that experience out of his head. He could connect with his partner! How awesome was that? The one thing many androids thought they would never be able to stay with a human and he could do it! He nearly thanked the goddamn criminal for causing the crash.

Nines was an idiot for not trying it out immediately, but he was probably right about consulting someone beforehand. Snuggling in deeper into that embrace he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. The faster he would be awake again then and the faster they could drive to his insane brother. Before he dipped into that blissful unconsciousness Gavin squeezed Nines’ hand a last time.

[Accepting Interface…] Oh no, not again. It woke Nines from stasis, but this time he didn’t struggle. Gavin was fast asleep now and exiting would just wake him up again. Also, this time there was information send to him and again, he was too curious to let it go to waste. The warmth wrapped around him, but not as violently as before. It was slow and careful, tender even in its motions and it allowed him to get out whenever he wanted. The entity showed him memories, maybe that was just what Gavin remembered this moment, maybe he wanted him to see this. Them at their desks, bickering about something. Them at a crime-scene, Nines pulling him away from a fight that could have cost him his badge, something Gavin had only later realised. That moment Gavin had repaired him because he didn’t want Cyberlife’s hands on him. Gavin holding his hand for the first time. Gavin kissing him on so many occasions, their embraces. All of these memories were connected with feelings, deep as the ocean and yet light enough to surround Nines. Love. Tenderness. This deep feeling of being at home, of trust and safety. It touched Nines too much not to show Gavin a bit of himself in return. He sent out his own archived files, crude in comparison to the organic sensations but loaded with emotions no less. Every memory of Gavin being cute. Every moment he was an utter dumbass and every moment his connections were so quick it was a challenge for Nines to keep up with his thoughts. Him staying by his side when everyone was against Gavin.  He tried to send all the adoration he held for the human, his passion and undying loyalty for him through their interface. And the pulsing warmth around him was his confirmation it all reached its goal. They both wallowed in their mutual feelings for each other, until the connection was no longer active, and all was said. Only then Nines dared to disconnect, knowing he wouldn’t wake up his human.

He sighed, pulling him closer. Gavin had been a gift with many locks. Nines gaining access to more and more over time. He thanked RA9 he finally got the last key.

[todokori-kun]

The fix was quicker than I expected! Dad’s bringing it (the computer) home today :D

someone needs to photoshop smiling cherubs and flowers around them

OH whoops, sorry about the misunderstanding ^^;; Idk what I even want to happen to the Touken baby, I just don’t want it to die in the womb.

Uta/Touka child might also be pretty attractive, now that I think about it ;)

(Uta/Rize or Uta/Itori child would look even better though)

I was in a nice, fluffy mood when I wrote that. Unfortunately, as I’m going to get my computer back and will be able to start working on the Heathers AU again tonight, this will probably be the last you’ll see of Cinnamon Roll Evans for a while :) 

YES I read the new Kuro chapter! Honestly I disliked the 2CT for various reasons  but now that it’s actually become canon I think I feel a little better about it (also, is it just me or does ‘real’ Ciel look a bit different from 'our’ Ciel on the last page? His face looks too…perfect, if that makes sense). I’m excited to see what this means for Lizzy’s relationship with both Ciels and Undertaker’s connection to the Phantomhives!

Oh, actually I agree with you there? What I meant by 'op’ is more of a really strong character, not an overpowered one ^^;; sorry, I’ll try to explain myself better:

Super strong characters like Levi, Mikasa, the Titan Trio, Kaneki, Eto, Arima, Sebastian…they are all technically 'op’ (especially Sebastian, dude has literally no weaknesses so far). However, they work because they also have traits that interest us beyond just their strength. Kaneki is a lonely child, a selfish person with a fear of being left behind, drifting and unable to find a reason to live. Levi is an orphan who was raised by a serial killer- he clawed his way up to where he is now. Annie is a sixteen-year-old trained into a killing machine from childhood, she went through life believing that the only person she could trust was her father, and she was desperate to return to him.

(It’s also difficult because everyone seems to have a different definition of 'op’; I personally just use it to jokingly refer to powerful characters or when I talk about strong characters whose power levels are inconsistent with canon to the point where it gets ridiculous (example: we know titan shifters take some time to heal, so if a titan shifter came along who could be behaded then have their head instantly stick back onto their neck like some sort of AoT version of Noro, I’d consider them OP).)

I guess what I was trying to say was that it’s fine to have strong characters, just make sure that they have an actual personality (readers need a reason to care about the characters, after all!) and that their powers make sense? ^^;;

(Also, I think I might have sounded a bit passive-aggressive or rude during this convo about op characters, I'm really sorry if I did OTL I didn’t mean to, but when I reread my comments I realized they could come off that way)

I agree with you about the AoT OCs though. Unfortunately there aren’t a lot of good ones…actually, most OCs I see for popular fandoms aren’t very interesting. Other than the powers or character designs the thing that bothers me is the lack of proper personality (why do so many people think 'happy’ is a personality trait???).

And definitely agree 100% on the angsty backstory. Like, that’s just overkill. There’s a difference between tragedy and being edgy. (It also sort of depends on how good the writer is at conveying emotion and handling the angst, but for the most part stuff like that is

That’s a great way to do things! :D I’m really, really disorganized when it comes to making characters…usually a concept pops into my head and I run with it, adding in details along the way. Tatsuo was created when I wanted to make a male TG OC and suddenly this image of a smug-looking guy with a long black ponytail popped into my head, Naomi started from the idea of making a character with the themes of 'self-discovery’ 'identity’ and 'lies’ woven into their arc. Louisa was literally born from an outfit- I randomly thought of an outfit that looked really pretty and traditionally feminine, yet was actually very practical when you looked closer. Then I tried to imagine what kind of person would wear these clothes and that was Louisa…

idk, I’m bad at explaining stuff haha

(also: Tatsuo was also inspired by various vampire characters I saw in anime/manga, books and TV shows. He’d be so offended if he knew LOL in fact, he just might serve me for dinner at the restaurant or something ;-;)

TYSM! I’m really glad you’ve liked all three of my OCs so far, thank you for listening to me ramble about my babies (actually only Naomi is my baby, Tatsuo and I disowned each other and Louisa moved out) <33333

As for Lou, I’ll send you some more info about her after I develop her a bit more if you like? :) For now, a few random things:

-rarely shows emotions like anger or sorrow

-not because she’s bottling them up, but because she’s learned how to handle them in a healthy way

-always smells like mint for some reason

-maybe because she’s addicted to mint tea

-her bodyguard suspects she doesn’t drink water at all and lives on the stuff

-she also likes strong flavors

-has the kind of bright, pretty smile that makes you want to trust her

-so you do

-and you (probably) get killed

-had a girlfriend named Iris once, a nice, sensible girl who managed to keep her from getting too buried in her work and various plans for her family and took care of her in ways that her bodyguard couldn’t (AKA somehow got her to realize that mint tea does not equal a proper meal)

-unfortunately Iris did not know that Lou can be a bit terrible

-she walked in on Lou casually wiping the blood off of her knife with the dead body of a certain businessman on the floor in front of her

-“Oh, Iris. What are you doing here, darling? I thought I asked the servants to keep you upstairs, my private meetings can be a bit messy… Iris? Love, are you quite alright? You look a little pale…”

-Well, that was the end of that relationship

XD the titan designs are one of the best things about AoT, in my opinion. You could make a gallery out of all the pictures of them that that have appeared in the anime and the manga so far lol

Oh, really? Hope you enjoy/ed the list then :D was it ok??? (Part 2 was intended to smash feels)

Sweet! That wasn’t so long ^^

I know you meant Voldy and Draco by the flower statement but...

I’m this close to finding a physical copy of the manga and throwing it in the fire while yelling ‘Lighten the fuck up’.

Gimme the Uta/Itori love child now, pretty please. Damn, that would be one attractive baby. 

And now I fear for my life. Great. Well, more for my hear than for my life, but whatever.

Well, I never really had a formed opinion on the 2CT theory, but I did read a few things about it. I didn’t expect it to be true, though. Welp, now we can assume it is true, and I am SHOOK Here’s an accurate description of me during the chapter.

I think that might be since he’s a tiny bit more similar to Vincent, while Our Ciel is more similar to Rachel. I mean, we know that there are physical differences between the two (if we assume that Real Ciel is the one who was previously Lizzy’s fiancé), because Real Ciel is taller than Our Ciel.

Yep, I definitely can’t wait to see where it’ll go from now. I remember seeing a post that said ‘This is the biggest shock to the fandom since we found out Undertaker was fuckable’

Also: Our!Ciel: three years ago I lost my dear twin brother to some cultists and a demon. Real!Ciel: Quit telling everyone I'm dead! Our!Ciel: Sometimes I can still hear his voice...

Oh, I see! I always think of OP as OverPowered, that’s why I got a bit defensive ^^;;;;;

Well, like you said, everyone has their own definition of OP.  Sometimes, I’ll even think of OCs who have trait that’s already specific to another character as OP, like Titan-Shifter OCs, or OCs with a plot basically the same to a canon character (not OP but very irritating) And don’t get me started on Demon-Contracted OCs in the Kuro fandom. Those make me want to defenestrate myself.

Yup, I have no problems with strong characters as long as they’re not ridiculously strong and aren’t there purely because of that power, but they also have personality.

Don’t worry, I reread my original statement about OP characters and was like ‘man this sounds so bitchy and high and might hnnnngh’ but couldn’t find a way to rephrase it properly ^^;; So, no worries, I know how you feel ^^

Well, for some reason, it seems that the people who make believable OCs are either lazy or scared to post theirs. Or they simply don’t care. The ones with Mary Sues like to holler at people with ‘LOOK AT MY BAE CHARACTER AREN’T THEY PERFECT???’

There’s this blog I follow (it’s gone inactive, unfortunately) that takes Mary Sues and breaks them down (well, the correct term would be make fun of, but they do offer some advice on how to improve them), and you wouldn’t believe the shit I found there.  Here’s the link if you want.

For some reason, people seem to think that the edgier the backstory, the ‘more original’ the character, which (of course) isn’t true, because that means everyone will have a super tragic backstory that no longer makes sense.  Another thing I’ve noticed is that they sometimes avoid some pretty important details like ‘Character was born into a healthy, happy family. One thing led to another and the family was killed, while character was molested (a very common backstory theme) and taken in by a cult’ and I’m like ???

My character usually start out like this: *luna is watching a show*  OK BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS A CHARACTER WHO-

And so a new character is born. 

But your ways of starting a character are also quite interesting ^^ Especially by looking at an outfit!  I ALWAYS WANNA LISTEN TO YOU RAMBLE ABOUT CHARACTERS! 

Titans make me laugh, honestly. Like, these are supposed to be the main bad creatures? Steampunk zombies (kabaneri) look scarier than that.

It was the hulk smash of feels :-))))