#it spends the first chapter furious with him but still cant help but talk about how good he is at everything its so FUNNY. and also sad but

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condolences to murderbots very real emotional turmoil but the dynamic these two have in the first half of network effect IS hilarious

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Joel x Reader (Home) - Chapter 13

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6| Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13| Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 TBA

Chapter 13 - You have some news to share with Joel, but how do you tell him about the potential of a child in your lives? He has a big secret to share also, one that he has been keeping for a while. Will you be able to reconcile once you know these things about each other? 

‘How were you supposed to tell him this?’ You think to yourself as you walk back home. The Doctor had promised you had her complete confidentiality, so that you had time to think about what you wanted to do. What did you want to do? You remember the conversation you had with Joel over month ago and he never sounded sure if this was something he wanted but could you bring yourself to get rid of it? It was part of you and him, this little thing inside you. 

“How’d it go?” Joel asks looking up from his almost read book. You were so caught up in your thoughts you hadn’t realised you had made it all the way home and through the front door. 

“Like I said, foot was perfectly fine” you smile at him. Could he tell something about you was different? Could he tell you knew something he didn’t?

“I have dinner ready, if you’re hungry” Joel moves into the kitchen to ready the table, guess he couldn’t tell. 

“That sounds great” you reply as you remove your shoes and boots. 

Dinner is pretty quiet between you both, Ellie wasn’t joining you tonight and was off with her friends. 

“So there was something I wanted to talk to you about” he sits back in his chair putting his knife and fork down. Joel begins tapping his foot and rubbing his hands along the top of jeans, a sign you knew meant he was uncomfortable or nervous. You feel your heart in your mouth, 'he knows’ you think.

“I wanted to tell you this before we got married but there wasn’t much time” he sighs. Growing impatient with your own nerves you push him to spit it out “Joel, what’s going on?”.

As far you were told since you met him - he and Ellie had met after her friend Marlene died. He from then on looked after her and they set on a path to get here to Jackson, where he knew his brother Tommy had created a safer community, somewhere Ellie could grow up. 

Joel leaps into the story, the real story that he never told you about Ellie being bitten, her immunity, trying to get her to the fireflies, what happened when he did, what he did and how he lied to Ellie. Once he finishes you sit for a minute, maybe more trying to let everything sink in. 

You sit forward and put your finger on the table, emphasising each word that comes out your mouth 

“You’re telling me, she has no idea what happened?” You ask.

“No I told her immunity meant nothing. I couldn’t let them - I saved her.” Joel says in a pleading tone.

“I can understand what you did Joel, I cant say I wouldn’t have done the same.  I love that girl… but to lie to her and to me” you trail off. It was all too much, knowing you were pregnant and being burdened with the knowledge of this too. You get up from your seat to put some space between you and Joel, he tries to follow but you put your hand out signalling him to stay put. 

“I didn’t want us to have secrets between each other, christ Y/N you’re my wife!” His voice breaks slightly. You look at Joel, his body stiff, his eyes watery and his hands shifting uncomfortably as he wants to reach out to you. 

“Oh so we can’t have secrets between us but its okay for you to pull me into this huge lie with Ellie? No” Your voice breaks and you start for the door.

You begin putting on your jacket and boots, “Where are you going baby?” He asks standing sheepishly in the doorway. 

“My sister’s, I can’t stay here right now. I will only say something I regret” you gulp. He protests, offering to sleep on the sofa, to give you space but you are resigned that you won’t be spending the night here. 

The Next Morning ____________

You wake up lying across from your sister, tucked under a blanker. You had sat up with her all night, of course you couldn’t tell her about what Joel had told you but you did let your other secret slip, you were pregnant. 

“It’s not so bad Y/N, I always wanted to be an aunt and you’d make a great mother. If that’s what you want of course” Molly said rubbing your arm.

“I know - It’s just been a shock and well Joel…” you decide to stop there, explain you’re tired and would like to go to sleep.  

Before either of you could get up there was a knocking at Molly’s door. She offers to go get it whilst you get dressed, you had patrol today with Joel and as much as you didn’t want to go, you would have to, how could you explain why you didn't want to? Molly answers the door to find Joel standing, looking tired and slightly dishevelled. 

“Morning Molly, Is she here?” He asks quietly. 

“She is, she’s just getting ready for patrol” Molly sighs. Joel replies with a simple okay and it falls silent between them for a bit as you head downstairs.

“You’re her husband Joel, you have to support her with whatever decision she makes. You got to look after“ you sharply make your way to the door so Molly cant say anymore. You thank her for having you for the night and you Joel set off on patrol in complete silence. 

When you finally reach the post and are signing in Joel finally breaks the silence “What was she talking about back there?” He asks leaning over the paper not making eye contact. 

“Molly? Nothing” You say dismissively looking out the window, the hills were covered in white snow. 

“You’re a terrible liar, Y/N. Always have been” Joel exhales and crosses his arms. His eyes staring at you waiting for you to break.

“At least one of us is” you mutter under your breath at him.

“Why don’t I get to lie like you hmm?” You question.

“I didn’t lie. I just didn’t tell your the truth” he says perching against the table. 

“Oh, pshh. You think you are going to get out of this on a fucking technicality?” You scold him and he has nothing to say again. You don’t know why but you just blurt it out “I am pregnant Joel”. Maybe it was out of anger or to get a reaction from him.

He uncrosses his arms slowly and puts his hands on the table to steady himself, he looks as shocked as you did last night. 

“And you didn’t think you should tell me? Now who’s been lying to who?” He blurts out.

“You Bastard! That’s different and you know it. I wanted to tell you - I was about to tell you before you dropped this bomb on me!” You shout waving you hands in exclamation. 

“I am sorry” Joel exhales placing the bridge of his nose between two fingers, shaking his head. 

“Do you want to keep it?” He asks quietly looking up from his hands, and for the first time you had to give an answer “I think so. Do you want this baby? Your opinion matters too”. You ask him. Were you mad at him? Furious. Could you forgive him? Eventually, in time. Did you love him? Completely, even when you were furious with him.

“I - It’s not exactly the ideal environment for a child…” he says almost as quiet as a whisper. 

‘Oh god’ you think, “You don’t want to do it, do you?” You sit yourself down on the seat at the table putting your head in between your legs… you feel you might be sick.

Joel sighs and crouches in front of you so as that he is looking up at you, “It’s not as simple as that Y/N, it’s not that I don’t want us to have it. I can’t think of anything better, its just in these circumstances… we really got to think this through”.

“I know that” you say finally lifting your head from your legs. 

“I love you” he smiles softly and all you can say is “I know”.  You head for home. 

A couple days later and you and Joel still hadn’t decided together what you were going to do. Yes you wanted to have the baby but not on your own and you didn’t want to force Joel into it either. He has left to meet with Tommy and Ellie outside of Jackson, something about Ellie needing new guitar strings. Things had been slightly off between Joel and Ellie but the last thing they would need is you getting involved. Looking at the clock you would have expected them back by now, it had been almost two hours longer than you would have expected.

“Where are they boy?” You ask Bruce who is sitting at your feet, tail wagging. You paced the house trying to find something to do for half an hour before you say “Fuck this” and head for the stables. You sneak in and take one of the horses, if Maria heard you were setting out on your own she would have stopped you. 

You find the usual path to the music store blocked off and Ellie and Joel’s horses tied up outside a hotel. ‘They must have tried to make their way through here’ you think. 

As you enter the hotel, you can hear gunfire from a far and make your way towards it just hoping you could make it to your family in time to help. You keep quiet to avoid any infected but move swiftly. You can hear Joel and Ellie now that the gunfire had stopped, their voices were slightly raised at each other. “Is there something else you’d like to rehash?” You hear Joel say in a stern voice. 

You are about to enter the room when an infected comes running at you in the hallway, you aim and put a bullet right through its head just as Joel and Ellie come busting out the room guns pointed in your direction. 

“What the hell are you doing out here?” Joel yells at you, “We could have shot you!”. 

“You two had been gone for way too long, I was worried you had ran into trouble. Obviously you did” you sigh putting your pistol back in your holster. 

“You shouldn’t be coming out here in your condition, what if something had happened?” He exclaims, he seemed pretty frustrated. Ellie is looking between you both confused “Her condition?”, but you don’t respond to her question and Joel gives her a look.

“Joel, enough nothing happened. We are all still in one piece” 

“I will sort the bodies to take back to Jackson” Ellie leaves you both in the hallway to talk. She is still in earshot, as if Joel would let her leave his sight otherwise but you lower your voice.

“Bodies?” you ask and Joel explains that he and Ellie had found the young couple that left Jackson.

“Oh, their poor families.” You whisper.

“Yeah and we are still in one piece for now but we still have to get back. Were you even thinking about the baby when you rushed out here?” He huffs with arms crossed.

“I thought - we haven’t even decided what we are doing yet. I couldn’t not come after my family thinking something had happened to you” You say taking a step closer to Joel.

“Lets just get back home” He turns on his heels and goes to help Ellie. 

When you arrive back home after breaking the news to the family of the kids you had found, you feel heavy and tired. Joel is still taking his jacket off when you crash onto the sofa, leaning back into the soft cushion comforting your sore back.

“You scared the shit out of me Y/N” Joel says from the hallway. You close your eyes and exhale deeply. There isn’t much more you could say on the matter, you would always protect Ellie and Joel.

When you open your eyes Joel is standing right in front of you “I wasn’t just worried about you… I - I was worried about the baby”.

That afternoon had been the first time he used the word ‘baby’ when talking about the situation. You stand up and take his hands “I am sorry. I didn’t mean to make you worry, alright”. 

“Y/N I think I do want this child. Today when I thought something might have happened to either of you” but Joel can’t finish that sentence.

“Really, we are going to do this then?” You couldn’t help but smile slightly.

“We are doing this” he says pressing his lips to your forehead.   

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Another rambly prompt

I was reading the new chapter for Because I Love You (if your not reading this you should be...just saying) and I was at the scene where Peter is standing outside his door and realizes that he left his spidey suits behind when I got this idea:

Future college Petey (I always see college Peter as the snarky guy from the 80s-90s Spiderman cartoon meets Toms Peter) is shaky after some sort of battle with a baddie, could be Doc Oc or Green Goblin IDK im just picturing one his major bad guys, and he is furious with himself for leaving his suit behind again. Does he never learn?!

So he finds himself storming into Tonys lab (not his lab, nay nay, he needs Tonys because he has FRIDAY and its just the best ok). So he is just diving into Tonys archives looking for his files on nanite tech and how he can use it to modify his suit so that he doesn't have to take it off anymore. Muttering to himself the whole time.

When he finds some files that are nothing but recordings of Tony working in the lab and they go all the way back to when he first created his first Iron Man suit. Peter is just soaking everything UP. Like ugly crying, laughing, chest tight, i’m-not-crying-your-crying moments. He spends the whole day days just watching Tony be a adorable, obsessed nerdy genius and he just cant stop. So he asks Friday if there are more videos of Tony like that? Videos of Tony just being Tony not MEdia Tony, not IM FINE Tony, and FRIDAY just hits him with Terabit after Terabit of recorded media from her and JARVIS’ private servers, media from inside Tonys suits, from the tower, from his glasses. Homegirl gives him everything.

And Peter ignores the world as he gets comfortable and watches Tony before he ever met him and gets to know versions of him that they never got around to when Tony was still alive. He watches how much of a hoe flirt Tony really was and how much he cared and tried to help. And how much every hurt changed him and how he turned into the man who became so important to Peter. 

He sees all the moments he missed. How panicked and worried and guilty he was everytime Peter got hurt. How much of an impulsive dork Tony really was. Suave Tony is replaced in Peters mind with a Tony who is good at improvising himself out of situations. Just kidding kid, that was a test of course theres not a giant press conference waiting to meet you. Good news you passed! What are you doing? Video diary? Oh sounds like something I would do...looks shifty and sits up straight.

AND THOSE YEARS PETER WAS DEAD! He sees Tony Struggle TM through that loss. ANd how he invents freaking time travel for him, sees him with that picture. Sees the damn video he sent Pepper from space because he talked about Peter so FRI included it. He sees how much TOny actually left him, trusted him with, the tech and the company, the security clearance. Just everything.  

Peter comes out of the lab after a undetermined amount of time, a pale and red eyed and determined mess. 

Maybe he goes to see a wizard about getting Tony back? Maybe he picks himself up and goes back to college to work on getting himself that degree(s)? MAybe he takes FRIDAY & KAREN with him somehow and starts working his way toward some goal IDK this is as far as I got :)

[detroitbecomerain]

Love is not compatible - chapter 4

Y/N was born in a world without androids. When she was ten, Chloe, the first android was created. Is this why she is sympathetic to the android cause now? How will she handle hunting deviants with her partner Hank and the new android Connor sent by Cyberlife? Humans and androids aren’t meant to bond are they? They simply are not compatible.

“Y/L/N, Y/N. Age 26.  Born 5/23/2012 Detroit. Lived in a community home from the age of 15. At 18 joined the academy of policing. Currently the partner of lieutenant Hank Anderson. Female pronouns

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Once again Y/N was confined to the back seat of the car. It was still raining. At least it was raining and not snowing. Detroit in the snow was too cold. Even some androids cant handle the cold. The AX400 had been spotted robbing a shop and now they were interviewing any possible buildings and 24/7 shops in the area. A local bus employee mentioned he had seen an android and a child seeking shelter. The motel near the store seemed like a logical place to start. "No androids allowed." Connor said out loud reading the sign. "I'm sure they will let you in if you are with us." Y/N said in reassurance. They stepped into the main lobby area where a very bored man was working at the desk. He looked at Connor with a dirty look before both Y/N and Hank brought their badges out. "Lieutenant Anderson, Officer Y/L/N," Hank introduced, "Detroit police. We're looking for a female android, robbed a store down the road last night, you see anything?" The man scoffed. "An android? I don't take androids here." once again he looked at Connor with disgust. Connor raised his palm and showed the picture of the AX400. The man looked angry. "I knew there was something weird about her! She came in last night, she was dressed... normal you know. There was no way to tell." "Could she still be here?" Y/N asked. "Should be. Hasn't returned the key. Room 28." They left the main lobby area and walked outside back into the rain. Hank called for more officers to cordon of the area and investigate. If she wasn't in her room she couldn't be far. "Come on Connor." Y/N said walking towards the stairway. "Hold up. Where do you think you are going alone?" Hank said jogging up to them. "I'm not alone? Connor is with me?" "Hell no. Connor. You go wait in the car. That's an order." "Lieutenant. It would be better for the investigation if I accompany the two of you. Deviants are one of my specialities." "You and your deviants." Hanks grumbled. "Fine. Come with us. But stay behind us. We don't know if its dangerous or not." "Hanks warming up to you." Y/N said loudly to Connor just to tease Hank. "No what I mean is, we have guns and he doesn't." they both drew their guns and slowly approached room 28. Hank placed a finger to his lips telling the other two to be quiet. He slowly opened the door and walked inside gun pointed ready to defend himself if necessary. Y/N did the same. Connor just walked in. The place was empty and the back window was open. They had escaped. Y/N was partially happy they had escaped. Ever since she had heard the story of that man who killed children with rain water she was creeped out whenever she saw a motel... it didn't help that it was raining. Hank was furious.

They were in the car again. Connor was confused. They had no lead and this was not the way back to the station. "Lieutenant, where are we going?" Hank was silent. Y/N looked down at her wrist. "The same place he goes everyday at 3pm." Before Connor could ask what that was they pulled up and Hank got out. They then saw a car almost hit into the side of him. "That man." Y/N chuckled. "I feel like the lieutenant doesn't like me." Connor said out loud. "He doesn't like anyone to be honest." "He likes you." "Everyone likes me."

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"What can I do to make it right with him?" Connor asked. "Well, you were doing well at the station making small talk. That was until you mentioned the game... ask him questions. He seemed to like answering them. He doesn't talk much to people but I think its because they haven't bothered to get to know him." Connor nodded at the advice and the two got out of the car and crossed the road. Pedro was talking to Hank telling him about some amazing high stake bet he should place. Same old Pedro. Once a week he came here the same time as Hank so they could gamble. Y/N ducked down and under the foot trucks flap in an attempt to stay dry. "Hey Y/N. How about you? You in?" "Pedro, you ask me every week and every week what do I say?" "No. but you cant stop me from trying." "Oh I think I could." She joked. Pedro shrugged his shoulders and walked off with Hanks money. Connor stepped forward and joined them out of the rain. Hank groaned. "What is your problem? Don't you ever do as your told? Look, you don't have to follow me around like a poodle. I already have one." He gestured to Y/N who playfully glared. "I'm sorry for my behaviour back at the police station. I didn't mean to be unpleasant." "Oh wow. Y/N did you hear that? They make brown nosed programs!" he was highly amused by this. Gary handed Hank his burger. "Can I get you anything Y/N?" "No thank you Gary. I'm good." Hank walked over to a nearby table which had an umbrella for shelter. "Don't leave that thing here!" Gary complained. "Not likely. The thing follows me around everywhere." At the table Connor leaned in. "This Pedro. He was proposing illegal gambling." He said it in a way that he was shocked that this would occur. "No?" Y/N said with her hand over her mouth. Hank snorted. "Am I right?" Connor asked now unsure that Y/N said no. "Yeah." Hank answered. "And you made a bet?" "Yeah." Hank nodded and took a bite out of his burger. Connor looked so confused and amazed at the same time. Y/N studied his face. For someone with no emotions his face betrayed him. "Your meal contains 1.4 times the recommended daily intake of calories and twice the cholesterol. You shouldn't eat that. Y/N was right to reject buying one for herself." Hank shrugged. "Everyone has to die of something." Connor looked at Y/N and he thought of the conversation they had in the car. Questions. "Is there anything you would like to know about me?" Connor asked. "Hell no!" Hank quickly responded. "Well... uh... why did they make you look goofy and give you that weird voice?" "Cyberlife androids are made to work harmoniously with humans. Both my voice and my appearance were specifically designed to facilitate my integration." "Well... they fucked up." Hank admitted. "The evidence behind the rise in Y/N's heart rate and the blood rising to the surface of her cheeks would disagree with your statement." Y/N's mouth opened like a fish. "Is he allowed to do that?" Y/N asked to Hank. She was shocked. She looked back at Connor who winked at her. "Oh my God. I hate you both. I wish I had never met either of you!" she turned away from the two men and hid her face. She couldn't believe this was happening. Both Hank and Connor laughed.

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"So," Hank said moving the conversation on. "Have you dealt with deviants before." "A few months back. A deviant was threatening to jump from a building with a little girl." Y/N turned back around. "She must have been so scared." "I managed to save her." Connor added. "So you've done all your homework right? Know all there is to know about us." "I know you, Hank, graduated top of your class. You made a name for yourself in several cases and became the youngest lieutenant in Detroit. I also know you have received several disciplinary warnings in recent years and you spend lots of times in bars. Y/N was sent to live in a communal home at the age of 15. You were determined to become an officer so joined the academy as soon as you could. You have no listed family in your records. You were the first partner the lieutenant had in years and nobody knows why." "So, what's your conclusions." "I think working with officers with personal issues is an added challenge. But adapting to human unpredictability is one of my features." And he winked again. "Okay, who taught him how to wink?" Y/N asked. "I just got a report of a suspected deviant. It's a few blocks away. We should have a look. I'll let you finish your meal. I'll be in the car if you need me." Once he was gone it gave Hank and Y/N time to talk to each other "What do you think of him then?" Hank asked. "And spare me the high school bull shit." "I think he's going to be helpful in these cases. Who knows more about androids then an android. What do you think of him?" "I'm not sure." He admitted. "Come on Hank. I see you are starting to warm up to him. Don't lie to me." "But he follows me around and never does as he's told." "Remind you of anyone?" "You were different. You had a past. You had a story to tell. He's... he has no story." "He told you about the deviant and the girl he saved a few months ago." Hank sighed and threw his trash in the bin almost missing. "Come on. We need to go to this Crime scene. I think if androids could cry. Connor would at the fact we aren't there yet."      

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#murderbot voice i have been nothing but silent curt and or antagonistic towards this man why doesnt he trust me :( #it spends the first chapter furious with him but still cant help but talk about how good he is at everything its so FUNNY. and also sad but #they work it out. its all good (tags via op)

condolences to murderbots very real emotional turmoil but the dynamic these two have in the first half of network effect IS hilarious