#josh x reader detroit become human
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I wanna see how different writers interpret this ask, and you’re the first one I’m asking, how do you think the Jericho Crew would react to people mistaking Reader as an android Prototype, due to them being one of 6 near-identical siblings (Sextuplets)
the people think they’re apart of a rare RK Series, and ask them questions about them, the reader, being a human, doesn’t know how to respond, so they just go with it, making up the most goofy and outlandish features of this “RK line”
ex: “I’ve never heard of this RK series before, what do you guys do?”
“We’re programmed with the ability to do hard drugs and sustain minimal damage, ma’am!”
I'm honored to be your first option on writing this prompt, Anon. (´◡`)
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✦ The Jericrew reacting to reader being mistaken for an android
✦Pairing/s: Markus (RK200), North (WR400), Simon (PL600), Josh (PJ500) x Gn! Human! Reader
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Word Count: 228
Content Warnings: None
Content/s: Fluff — Platonic/Romantic — Headcanons — No gendered terms are used for reader — Third person pov
Fandom: Detroit: Become Human
What i will write + Introduction
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✦MARKUS wouldn't play along with the mistaking of the reader as an android prototype. He would maintain his composed demeanor and correct them by responding "Excuse me, They're human, not an android." in a calm tone.
Like Markus, ✦NORTH doesn't find the situation amusing and is more blunt and straightforward. She'd reply to the person saying that "They're actually human." Since she doesn't have the patience for playful fabrication and prefers to correct the misunderstanding directly.
✦SIMON would likely be the voice of reason in this situation. He might try to politely correct the misunderstanding, but if the reader insists on going along with it, Simon would likely play along in a lighthearted manner. He might say something like "Ah yes, The RK series that's programmed to have an insatiable love for puppies and kittens that they can't resist cuddling them and giving them belly rubs whenever they see them."
✦JOSH would likely approach the situation with a sense of humor and wit, I feel like he's just that kind of guy y'know? He would probably enjoy the opportunity to engage in some playful banter with the mistaken individuals and come up with clever responses on the spot. He might say something like "Yes, they're known for their extraordinary ability to recite Shakespearean sonnets on demand, and they have an advanced feature that allows them to instantly analyze any cheese and provide a detailed critique. Quite cutting-edge, wouldn't you say?"
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multi-fandomedfreak · 9 months ago
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Can you write Jericho crew with a human s/o who honestly doesn’t act like one. Her reactions are kind of late, almost delayed. She doesn’t blink for a long period of time, nobody has ever seen her eat or drink before, and oddly enough, if you stare long enough, you can convince yourself she doesn’t even breathe, she could pass as an android if she wanted to!!
(She is indeed human, and she eats- quite frequently! she’s just a lil strange LMAO)
Authors note: I didn’t know whether the person requesting this meant a for it to be headcanons or a Drabble sooo pls accept my headcanons (even tho their like, super late sorry 😭)
Characters: The Jericho crew
Pairings: Markus x reader, Simon x reader, Josh x reader
☮ Markus ☮
-To be honest, when he first met you, he 100% thought you were an andriod 💀
-Like he just took one look at you and fr thought you were an Android that’s not racist right?
-And he kept thinking you were an Android for like months
-Even as you both started to date he never realized you were human
-To be fair, when you both held hands you were always cold, he never saw you eat, pretty sure bros never even seen you blink
-It wasnt until your one year anniversary that he realized you were human
-It’s when you made dinner, giving him a glass of thirium and a plate of spaghetti for yourself
-Bro was legit just standing there like 🧍
-Like…how come you can eat..?? Real food.?????
-Lead to a very lengthy and ngl, funny conversation
-He never treats you any differently what-so-ever tho ❤️
👱🏻‍♂️Simon 👱🏻‍♂️
-(can u tell I didn’t know what emoji to put for Simon?)
-Simon was honestly so confused when he met you
-At first he thought you were human since other humans introduced you to him after the revolution
-But when he stared long enough, you didn’t look like you even breath
-So he concluded you must be an Android
-But then as you began to date him and you two were cuddling one day, you were asleep so he was insanely confused
-bro said: ❓❓
-Things like this kept happening but he didn’t want to make you uncomfortable by asking
-So he did what any sensible person would do
-He made out with you for as long as he could to see if you would pull away for air 😀
-Long story short, you were very much human and you two had a long talk about how it’s ok for him to just ask
💜Josh 💜
-When Josh first met you, he really couldn’t make up his mind whether or not you were an Android
-But to be honest, he didn’t dwell on it for long
-He just didn’t want to judge and plus, he was pretty smitten the moment you two met
-He could’ve cared less whether you were an Android or a human
-He just cared about you
-Buuuut that’s not to say he wasn’t curious
-So he did the most insane. thing.
-He asked you.
-Once it was cleared up, he asked you out right there and then lol
-He just wanted to make sure you were comfortable dating and Android if you were human
-Literally spoils you btw
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gogogodzilla · 1 year ago
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Can you do something for D:BH where reader is just very unresponsive to most things, like most things don’t get a reaction out of her, she just stares at you like you’re stupid, or like she wants you to leave.
So the characters think they’re kinda rude at first, but THEN they see the reader around their sibling and their completely different.
A 180 of a personality, all smiles and jokes once she’s around her family. (With Jericho Crew if you can!)
anon, i am so sorry it took me so long to answer this note: reader is an android
Better Together
Markus
He was used to androids being ambivalent about his presence
There was something about you that drew him in though
Most androids came to him alone while others came in groups
You were alone whenever he saw you, always with a disgruntled look on your face when he asked you if you needed anything
One day, he happened to see you sitting alone
it's not like he was watching you or anything
And it's like your entire appearance lights up once your eyes meet someone else's. He'd never seen a brighter smile, and his bioregulator skipped a beat
You pull them into a hug, and his heart breaks a little bit
North immediately notices his forlorn look and informs him that you came with a sibling
North
North was definitely less welcoming to your ambivalence and empty stares
Definitely interpreted the looks you gave her as disdain
Definitely tried to figure out wtf she did to make you dislike her so... definitely hurt her own feelings by overthinking
That is, until your siblings comes to Jericho and she sees the flip switch inside you
You're bubbly and cracking jokes. It's unlike anything she's sen before, and she'd give anything to see it again
Definitely corners your sibling and interrogates them on how to get on your good side
Josh
The type of guy to always have his eyes on you but never actually talk to you
He also has rbf so he believes your looks are just how your face rests
He watches as other androids attempt to interact with you without success
It kinda endears him in a way???
His fondness for you grows as he sees you interact with the android you came with
Your smile is bright and full, and you're laughing
It's the most amazing sound he's ever heard
Definitely wants to be the person who makes you smile and laugh like that all the time
Simon
literally so sweet omg
constantly making an effort to interact with and spend time with you
it's hard not to have any reactions around him
he lights up just like you do when he sees you around your sibling
teases you a lil bit for it
questions your sibling about how to get you to smile
wants to know all the tips and tricks
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5eraphim · 2 years ago
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Detroit Become Human Characters Ranked best to worst Huggers
1. Luther: Big, robust, and beefy man. Sure he wasn't exactly brought up to be so soft by nature, but now that he's free? Hugging is now second nature to him, and he wants to share as much comfort and love as possible. Think of this as his way of making up for the lost time.
2. Kara: Was, in fact, programmed for this. A mother bear to her core, one who is equally protective and fierce as she is tender and loving. She is absolutely the type to drop what she's currently doing and partake in a bit of snuggle time if she notices you're looking a little down or if you tell her something is the matter.
3. Chloe: Again, c'mon, you KNOW she is just the sweetest, and she's all for hugs! Surprisingly she's also pretty intuitive and, without asking, would be able to pick up on your body language and tell whether you needed something soft and quick or if you were in serious need of a little physical intimacy. Will probably give you a kiss on the cheek, to boot! (Consider the rest of the Chloes, too, for a cuddle pile.)
4. Simon: While it's true that Simon might come off as a little uneasy and quiet sometimes, to those close to him, it's less awkward and more calming. Gives the best hugs to those close to him. He's surprisingly warm and very comforting. Definitely, the one you'd want to go for if you were in the mood to just vibe out while in another's arms. ( He's a lot stronger than he looks.)
5. Markus: Simon and Markus are at about a tie regarding who is a better hugger, and it mostly comes down to personal preference. Markus is your guy if you're more in the mood for a strong, secure hug. But he's also probably not the type to initiate hugs or tell if you're in need of one.
  6. Josh: He would be much higher ranked here. However, it's just that he's more the one who would much rather receive a hug, rather than give on. But still, that isn't to say he would ever deny you a hug if you were to ask! Very gentle and calming, if everyday life left you feeling overwhelmed, and you just needed a break for a minute, he's your guy! Just be prepared to return the favor later.
7. Connor: Again, he is pretty quiet and maybe a little socially awkward, but he has a bit of a hidden sweet spot for hugs! Connor may come off as stiff with the hug, but he's doing his best! Though all this in mind, he likely won't initiate any physical touch with you unless you either ask first or if he asks and you say yes.
8. Daniel: Oh boy, if you're not someone he knows very well or has a long history with, any physical contact likely wouldn't go over well with him, full stop. However, if you can manage to get past his defenses and convince him he's safe around you, there's a whole other side to Daniel to get to know! Like Connor, Daniel likely wouldn't touch you without permission first, and he might unintentionally have a considerably firm grip and a bit of a clinger. But he does all this in an endearing way. Like a child who doesn't know any better but to cling as tight as possible to the people they love the most. You can't fault Daniel for acting like this or even see any of this as a bad thing, to an extent.
9. Hank: He is 100% the kind of person who says they hate hugs but will offer one if you're someone close and look like you really need one. Also, this goes both ways as he is the kind of person who never asks for one but wouldn't hate it if one were to offer. (Well, at least not in public, of course.)
10. Gavin: Alright, so disregarding the fact that it's probably a mistake to go to this man for emotional support any day. Additionally, this guy really falls flat when it comes to understanding the emotional needs of other people unless they outright tell him. So if you were feeling bad and asked for a hug, maybe you could get a half-decent hug out of it, perhaps he'll even throw in a joke to try and cheer you up here, but that's about as good as it might get with this one.
11. Kamski: Kinda a unique case this one! While most of the other characters rated lower on the list are poor huggers because they simply aren't the touchy-feely type, this does not extend to Elijah. He can tend to clam up and get a little awkward when it comes to hugs because he has issues with physical touch, but if you were to go to him, genuinely emotionally vulnerable and in need of comfort, he might freeze up here. It's a situation well outside his comfort zone, and he might be awkward.
12. Nines: A bad hugger in the "I don't see the point of this, and I don't care" full-stop mentality. He has potential sure, but I wouldn't count on it.
13. Zlatko: literally, what did you expect?
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chin-chilla-7 · 2 years ago
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Hello!
Can I request for Jericho crew (Detroit become human)
With a human reader who cries for the first time ever, but she suddenly slaps herself to shut herself up, as she “doesn’t need distractions” when she’s working, and that includes any emotion that isn’t complete focus
She goes back to a black face after that
The fact that Jericho crew is four people really cramps my vibe of allowing three characters per request. For this headcanon, I’ll be doing Markus, North, and Josh. Also, I assume you meant blank face. If not, then we’re gonna have some issues. Anyway:
Markus, North, and Josh react to a reader crying for the first time, only to stop themselves since there’s “no time for distractions”.
Markus
In the first moments you are crying, Markus is there to make sure you’re all right.
He’s actually really good at comforting others and something about him feels safe, which helps if you’re the type who likes physical comfort when in a pit of feelings.
And, to him, it doesn’t really matter that it’s the first time you’ve cried in front of him; he’d act like this regardless of who you are and how many times you’ve cried.
Though, when you slap at your face to pull yourself together from your crying, he’s taken aback.
He tries to encourage you not to slap your face when this happens, taking your hands to keep you from continuing the action.
He advises that crying is not a distraction. Like, you’re allowed to have feelings. And you’re allowed to express those feelings.
There is a little part of him that’s impressed that you can turn it off just like that - he thought that was more something in line of what an android would do.
But a majority of his reaction would be to keep you from hitting yourself, along with encouraging you to feel what you’re feeling.
It doesn’t really matter if you’re working or not, because, to him, you should come first, and if crying is something you need to do right now, then he encourages you to do it. The work will get done, it can wait. Let’s focus on you and what you need right now.
North
If she finds you crying, she’s concerned. Assuming she knows you well enough, she’ll be at your side.
She won’t really do a lot more than just be there, though. She’s not as familiar with comforting others, so she can offer herself as another body in space, which some people find to be enough.
When you begin to slap at your face, she’ll grab at your wrists to get you to stop.
She’ll start to talk you down, get you to breathe.
She can understand the want to not cry in front of others, but offers some better ways to go about bringing yourself down from a high emotion state.
She may not have the best experience with this, but the advice she offers is better than slapping yourself.
It mainly consists of a breathing exercise and an exercise that put yourself in space so you can ground yourself.
She’ll check up on you after that interaction, but will be indirect about it for the most part.
Josh
Josh is similar to North in that he’ll be beside you while you’re crying, but he lacks knowledge of what to do in situations like these.
He watches as a way to monitor you, to make sure you’ll be okay at the end of this.
When you begin to slap at your face, he intervenes, taking your hands and keeping them away from your face.
Talks you down like North does, discouraging the idea that slapping your face is the best way to stop crying, cause it really isn’t.
He’s the one of the three to have a really long conversation about you feeling as though crying is a distraction from your work. There’s so much more life outside of work, why prioritize that over everything else? Including yourself?
Josh uses words to incite action, so he offers alternatives to ways to calm yourself down after crying, along with resources about deconstructing the idea that crying is a distraction.
Having been a lecturer at a university, he knows where to find good resources, which comes in handy for situations like these.
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silkfyre · 1 year ago
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W.I.D
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The following content does not limit the type of requests I accept. If there is a topic or character that is not listed, but you wish to have included feel free to ask! If I’m ever uncomfortable with something I will simply deny the request.
HIGHLIGHTED names are my personal favorite characters. 
WRITING
Fluff
Smut
Angst
Yandere
Violence
Dub-Con
Polyamory
OTHER
Fancasts
Writing Tips
Script Creation
Character Building
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CHARACTERS
HORROR
The Boy
Brahms Heelshire
The Quarry
Abigail Blyg
Emma Mountebank
Jacob Custos
Laura Kearney
Max Brinley
Ryan Erzahler
Travis Hackett
The Lost Boys
David
Dwayne
Marko
Michael
Paul
House of Wax
Bo Sinclair
Lester Sinclair
Vincent Sinclair
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface)
Halloween
Michael Myers
Scream
Billy Loomis
Randy Meeks
Stu Macher
American Horror Story
James Patrick March
Jimmy Darling
Yellowjackets
Lottie Matthews
Misty Quigley
Natalie Scatorccio
Shauna Sadecki
Taissa Turner
Van Palmer
SCI-FI
The Boys
A-Train
Billy Butcher
Black Noir
Frenchie
Homelander
Hughie Campbell
Kimiko Miyashiro
Mother's Milk
Queen Maeve
Soldier Boy
Starlight
Detroit: Become Human
Chloe
Conner
Gavin Reed
Hank Anderson
Josh
Kara
Luther
Markus
North
Ralph
Rk600 (Sixty)
RK900 (Nines)
Simon
Fallout
Fallout 4
Deacon
John Hancock
Nick Valentine
Paladin Danse
Piper Shaw
Preston Garvey
Robert MacCready
Fallout (series)
Aspirant Dane
Chet
Cooper Howard (The Ghoul)
Knight Maximus
Lucy MacClean
Norm MacLean
Alien vs Predator
coming soon!
Stranger Things
Steve Harrington
The Walking Dead
Daryl Dixon
Eugene Porter
James Cameron’s Avatar
Eetu
Lyle Wainfleet
Mansk
Miles Quaritch
Nor
So’lek
Teylan
Tsu’tey te Rongloa Ateyitan
SUPERNATURAL
TVD Verse
Bonnie Bennett
Caroline Forbes
Damon Salvatore
Elena Gilbert
Elijah Mikaelson
Finn Mikaelson
Jeremy Gilbert
Katherine Pierce
Kol Mikaelson
Niklaus Mikaelson
Rebekah Mikaelson
Stefan Salvatore
FANTASY
Baldur’s Gate 3
Astarion Ancunín
Dammon
Gale Dekarios
Halsin
Karlach Cliffgate
Lae’zel
Raphael
Rolan
Shadowheart
Wyll Ravengard
Zevlor
REALISM
Red Dead Redemption II
Albert Mason
Arthur Morgan
Charles Smith
Dutch Van Der Linde
Flaco Hernández
Javier Escuella
John Marston
Kieran Duffy
Sadie Adler
Call of Duty
John Price
John “Soap” MacTavish
Kyle “Gaz” Garrick
Simon “Ghost” Riley
Grand Theft Auto
Franklin Clinton
Michael De Santa
Trevor Philips
Outer Banks
Pope Heyward
Rafe Cameron
Sarah Cameron
Topper Thornton
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W.I.D.D
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Notes :: There may be some things on these lists that are debatable. If they are something I’m willing to write under certain circumstances then it will be ITALICEZED.
WRITING
Racism
Ableism
Ageplay
Underage
Homophobia
Transphobia
Character x Character (w/o reader)
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CHARACTERS
Bubba Sawyer
Freddy Krueger
Pennywise
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https-cyber-slxt · 2 years ago
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MASTERLIST
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DEVIL MAY CRY
Bang Bang Bang Bang: Sub!V x FemDom!Reader
ME!ME!ME!: Solo!Nero
Devils Do Cry!: Sub!Dante x FemDom!Reader
The main 4 with Tall!Reader
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Sub!Nero x FemDom!Reader
Small Vergil (DmC) blurb
Pose For Me!: Sub!Model!Dante x FemDom!Reader!
RAINBOW SIX SIEGE
Pegging The Boys (h/cs)
THE LAST OF US
Joel Miller SFW & NSFW H/CS
RESIDENT EVIL
I'm Sorry!: Sub!Leon Kennedy x FemDom!Reader
Tell Me: Sub!Carlos Oliveira x FemDom!Reader
Leon Kennedy SFW & NSFW H/CS
It's Not Your Fault...: Ethan Winters x Fem!Reader
CALL OF DUTY
Pervert!: Sub!Ghost x FemDom!Reader
Closer: Sub!Graves x FemDom!Reader
After Hours: Sub!König x FemDom!Reader
Fingering Ghost (blurb)
Pegging MW/BO Characters
Incorrect Quotes!
Russell Adler SFW & NSFW H/CS
Ghost & König NSFW H/Cs
BATTLEFIELD
Pac SFW & NSFW H/CS
WATCH DOGS
Cuddling/Sleeping H/Cs
Josh SFW & NSFW H/CS
Wait, Where's Josh? (blorb)
Wrench SFW & NSFW H/Cs
DETROIT BECOME HUMAN
Fingering Connor (blurb)
GENSHIN IMPACT
Hey, Mickey!: Sub!Diluc x GN!Dom!Reader
MORTAL KOMBAT
Mine: Sub!Fujin x FemDom!Reader
DEAD BY DAYLIGHT
California Girls: Sub!Legion x FemDom!Reader
Food Play w/ Renato Lyra
OVERWATCH
Genji Shimada SFW & NSFW H/CS
Zarya & Mei fluffy h/cs
DOOM ETERNAL
Doom Slayer SFW & NSFW H/CS
MISC
Treat Me Like A Slut: Sub!Jack In The Box x FemDom!Reader
Edging(?)Sam Drake
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twoheartswrites · 2 years ago
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Can I request a Connor or Markus x reader where the reader loves doing little crafts like making jewelry, mini figures out of clay, origami, those perler bead stuff, etc and the reader convinces Connor/Markus to join and make crafts with with reader pls ❤️
Arts and Crafts
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Fem aligned people (+ She/Her users) DNI
[FTM Friendly] Male Reader x Markus
Fluff/Short Fic
Detroit Become Human
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Markus is happy to be your jewelry model
You made a new bracelet or necklace? Try it out on him, he loves it 
He’ll show them off to North, Simon, and Josh
He’ll buy you new beads, clay, and threads if he passes by an arts and crafts store
Also, you might find out that you’re missing some of your mini-figure people. 
Markus thinks it’s funny to place them in silly positions in the house
Kitchen cabinets, your bookshelf, closet, etc, etc
You once found two mini-figure people in a position as if they were making out and then saw how giggly Markus looked at your face of amusement
A literal child
He probably (somewhat jokingly) kicks his feet while watching you do your arts and crafts while he lays belly down on the bed without realizing it
You try teaching Markus how to do origami and he finds his new favorite past time with you
You hear calming zen music and walk into your room to find Markus muttering to himself angrily while he figures out how to make a paper crane to impress you
When he’s out being a leader for deviants he’ll find origami flowers in his pockets with notes and reminders
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fictionalcharacters4life · 2 years ago
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Just The Beginning*
Word Count: 727
Status: Not Requested!
A/N: Just a quick little drabble as I get back into my DBH phase
Fandom: Detroit: Become Human 2018
Relationship: Markus x Female!Reader
Summary: Markus has noticed a change in himself, and so have you.
Warnings: explicit content, soft core
Masterlist Detroit: Become Human Masterlist
{gif is not mine, credits go to -> @josh-washington-wants-pizza}
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Giggling, you run up the staircase of Carl Manfred's mansion. He was out on a ride around the futuristic neighborhood, instructing you to keep a close eye on his droid. If only he’d known the relationship you had forming with his caretaker, maybe he wouldn’t have been so lenient.
You see, as Markus had adapted to the corresponding life of Detroit, you, alongside Carl, had noticed some changes. Human-like changes in fact. As you’d read in the magazines and newspapers in Detroit, the robots have similar body structures on the outside, adaptive feelings on the inside.
You hadn’t noticed it then, when you’d first met the small family, but you sure as hell didn’t take long to notice the signs. Attraction. Lust. Want. All different words, all the same meanings between human... and robot.
Smiling curiously, Markus eyes you from the bottom of the staircase, eyes wide and childlike.
“What, are you just gonna stand there? Or, are you gonna chase me?” you laugh, flying up the remaining stairs and down the hall.
Clogs working for a moment, Markus’ LED, a small moment of blinking orange before his mind is made up and flashes back to blue. Smiling, he runs up the stairs after you, following down the hall to the door you’d left ajar. Walking through, he’s yet again left dumbfounded, standing stoic and straight at the sight before his eyes.
Before him, you stand in only a robe, having quickly stripped your body of clothes to leave just your pre-planned black lingerie. Your cheeks ablaze, you spin the tie of the robe seductively, grinning up at Markus with slight regret.
“What’s this?” he asks, a burning sensation curling in the pit of his abdomen.
“Well, I have noticed... how you look at me,” you start, staring at the floor, “And, it’s almost childlike. How you stare openly and so transparent. You want me, don’t you Markus?”
Eyes having roamed your form freely, Markus gulps then snaps his attention back to your awaiting gaze, a swift nod collecting your straggling thoughts. “Yes. Yes I do,” he nods again.
“Then have me,” you smirk.
In two swift strides, Markus’ hands splay at your hips, pulling your body to meld right against his. Then do you feel his arousal on your stomach, poking and prodding in selfish need. Fumbling with the robe, he feels the fabric in embarrassment, his innocence and uncertainty laid plainly before you.
“You don’t have experience, huh?”
He shakes his head again, going to pull away from you.
Grabbing his hands, you pull them to lay on your palms, “Then I’m just gonna have to show you.” You laugh and push him lightly to fall against the bed, a soft smile gracing his lips again.
Removing your robe and tossing it to the floor, you motion for Markus to sit up, helping him out of his shirt, then motion for him to remove his pants and shoes. Once he’s done so, you push him back against the headboard, smiling confidently at him for reassurance. “You don’t need to tense up, I’ve got you.”
Straddling his hips, you place your hands on his cheeks, sensually starting a rhythm when your hips find his begging tip through his boxers, your arousal dampening the soft material. His body tightens again, a wave of pleasure coursing through him as the first grinds start.
You giggle, placing a soft kiss to his lips, soon tracing a line down his neck to his collar. Looking up, his breathing quickens and cheeks heat in pleasure. He was close, but you couldn’t allow the fun to be over yet.
Removing yourself from where you both needed each other, you pull Markus lightly, asking him to lay on the pillows. Submissively, he does so, staring at you in adoration. Sitting up on your knees, you pin his arms above his head with your hands, kissing his passionately. 
Detaching yourself again, you kiss and nibble his jaw, slowly moving down towards his chest, admiring the firm exterior of his chest and arms. “You’re so hot,” you compliment, smiling up at him for a second.
His cheeks blaze, the humane normalcy a complete marvel to you.
“However, I’m just getting started,” you giggle as his eyes widen. “I’M just getting started.”
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rinkaywie · 2 years ago
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They're Just A Human
Markus x Human!Reader (Gn)
Warning: Angst.
An: Just a small drabble that's been stuck in my head for a long time:) I'm sorry for the mistakes!! Also not my gif!!!
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A human in Jericho? It was weird, the others accepted you, and the others did not. You were only there because of your android, Markus. You also cared for the androids. You've been helping them so far, so why did the others hated you so much?
Jericho was being attacked, Markus activated the bomb. The six of you were running towards the exit. "Fuck!" You yelped when you got shot in the leg, making you fall to the ground. The five androids turned around and looked at you.
"We have to go, Markus. There's not much time!" North yelled.
"We can still save them." Josh said. "They're just a human! They slaughter our people!" North argued, "We have to go!"
"No- I can't leave them!" Markus tried to reach for you but then North grabbed him.
"[Name]!" Markus yelled before he was pulled away onto the exit.
They all jumped. They left you behind. How could they..? You've done so much for them.
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✦ ABOUT THE WRITER
Alexandria┊He/She/They ┊ Minor ┊ ENFP
╰┈➤ Interests: Memes — Breakcore — Weirdcore — Untangled Earphones — People laughing at my jokes — Emoticons ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ
╰┈➤ Dislikes: Stubbing my toe — Being called in class by your teacher and confidently saying your answer but it turned out to be wrong — Someone hiding my stuff as a joke — Being stressed out — My classmates being absolute idiots in group projects — Tangled earphones
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✦ WHAT I WILL WRITE
— Fluff
— Poly Relationships (ex. Character x Reader x Character)
— Angst
— Hurt/Comfort
— Crackfics/Crack Headcanons
— Sfw
— Headcanons
— Swearing
— Fluff Alphabet (this)
— Platonic
— Romantic
— Other (Make sure to elaborate on what it is tho ^^)
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✦ WHAT I WON'T WRITE
— Smut
— Dark/Fetish Content
— Nsfw
— Proships/Comships
— Racism
— Violence
— Homophobia/Transphobia
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✦ FANDOMS I WILL WRITE FOR
— Team Fortress 2
— Detroit: Become Human
— The Stanley Parable
— (more to be added in the future)
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✦ CHARACTERS I WILL WRITE FOR
Detroit: Become Human
— Kara (AX400)
— Markus (RK200)
— Chloe (RT600)
— North (WR400)
— Simon (PL600)
— Hank Anderson
— Gavin Reed
— Josh (PJ500)
Team Fortress 2
— Scout
— Pyro
— Soldier
— Demoman
— Engineer
— Medic
— Heavy
— Sniper
— Miss Pauling
The Stanley Parable
— The Narrator
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aangelinakii · 3 years ago
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I finally came up with a idea! *only took 5 hours* but anyway! if you write for just plationic maybe a Detorit become Human headcannos on the jericho crew trying to raise a andorid child after taking them in?
JERICHO CREW HEADCANONS
in which the jericho androids have the challenge of raising an android child, and how i think they would parent !
characters : markus , north , simon , josh
song : and there was no one left , dreamcatcher
date : 19th october 2021
note : i know the other characters could also be the jericho crew but these were like the ogs , so if you like this then i'll def do the other characters too !!!
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MARKUS — markus would be really really sweet,, like making sure they're loved and smart and important and amazing and all that. maybe a little bit of an aj x clem dynamic ? like where markus is teaching the kid all of these steps and how to behave to make the human race believe androids, of all ages, deserve rights. i just think markus would be a really good ( adoptive ) dad and role model <3
JOSH — i think josh would deff be teaching this kid right,, like be kind, be nice, be helpful, don't talk back unless it's a fight you should be proud to win. probably praising his child all the time , say they did a drawing or read a story or sang a song, josh would be right there with all the laurv <33 probably would restrict them a bit ? like wanting to protect them, and just because he doesn't really have the experience so he tries to keep them stable
NORTH — i feel like north would be soso x10 caring and v overprotective of them. if anything ever happens to them she's on it and going batshit, defending and fighting for her kid. but when it's just the two of them she's generally very soft,, but very aggressive in the way she won't accept any self doubts or anything
SIMON — instead of being like a parent or sibling figure or something, simon would be just a really cool bff. probably confused a lot of the time and doesn't know what to do, but they both learn together <3 they have this relationship where it's like they take turns being the parent , and they're very dependant on each other
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aislinstarkofasgard · 5 years ago
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Ah yes. Connor. From detroit.
"You should really slow down. You are speeding"
Connor I'm going two miles over the posted limit.
"You really shouldn't take so much tylenol and cold medicine. Should I call the hospital?"
No connor
I think that one was the one.
"According to my database they have no criminal records but based on dialect and body language I would not reccomend you proceed your relations,"
God damn it connor.
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detroitbecomeyandere · 4 years ago
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Josh wants to spend the whole day with you
He would definitely bring you breakfast in bed. If you had told him what your favorite breakfast meal was, he would make it for you.
Josh picked out a new outfit for you
He would take you out for lunch if he feels like he can trust you
Would most likely walk you by the water
Josh cooks you dinner and dessert, then he lets you pick out a movie to watch
Once the movie is started, that’s when Josh’s mood changes into something a little less PG-13
He would start by slowly rubbing your thigh towards the middle of the film
It wouldn’t take long for his fingers to slip under your clothes and continue teasing you
You wouldn’t get to finish the movie
It would end up with him pinning you to the couch, relentlessly fucking you with his fingers
Josh is a sweetheart so he would give you a few minutes to recover from your intense orgasm
After you’ve caught your breath, you can expect to spend the rest of the night in the bedroom
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steamy-linguine · 5 years ago
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How about something sweet and domestic for Markus? Like him just being happy with his s/o.
A/N: Of course! I apologize for the delay but I really hope you enjoy this!
Before I post the one shot if anybody would like to submit a request please feel free to do so and if you would like it to be anonymous please let me know in your request. Enjoy!
Home Cooked (Markus RK200 x Reader)
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“Alarm deactivated. Welcome home, Markus.”
Confused yet confident were the words Markus would’ve used to describe the state you were in.
Confused as to what you were doing but confident you could still finish making dinner without burning the house down.
It had been a week since you had been at your Uncle Carl’s house to help around while his sickness seemed to get worse.
“Okay so now gotta start chopping...” You mumbled to yourself as you grabbed the knife and brought it over to the cutting board with the vegetables.
Markus leaned against the door frame, his green eyes never leaving your sight as you chopped.
Markus never thought he’d ever be so intrigued by someone. Your personality was just so addicting, being around you made him feel different.
“Ah shit!” You cursed loudly as you pulled your hand away.
Without any hesitation, Markus was already in front of you looking at your new wound.
“It’s just a small cut. No stitches are needed and I can bandage it for you.” He said.
“Thanks. Were you watching me cook?” You asked feeling the heat rise to your cheeks, something that happened around him more often than you had enjoyed.
Markus nodded, “I was. It’s interesting watching you. Are you making a stew?”
“Yes I am. Well attempting to. Can’t really cook for shit...” You muttered.
“I can cook dinner for you if you’d like (Y/N).”
“No, Markus really you don’t have to-“
“Then allow me to help you.” Markus offered quickly.
You contemplated for a second.
He was always already doing everything around the house. Sure this was what he was designed to do but you still felt bad, but looking back over your shoulder at the failure in process that was dinner you subconscious told you extra hands that were experienced wouldn’t be too much trouble.
“Alright fine.” You nodded as you turned back to the food.
Markus grinned a little, the idea of cooking with you seemed so personal to him.
“So have you always tried cooking?” Markus asked trying to make conversation as he began to chop the vegetables.
“Did you just say try?” You asked him, your eyes not meeting his.
Markus could feel his insides heat up.
“I’m sorry if I offended you! I meant-“
Your laughter cut him off quickly, the sound making his thirium pump slow in his chest.
“It’s okay Markus. I’m only kidding but yes I do try to cook. Sometimes I even try to bake.”
Markus nodded as you walked around him and opened the can of seasonings to dump into the pot.
“Do you enjoy taking care of my Uncle?” You asked looking in his direction.
There was something in his face that caught your attention. He frowned a little as if actually thinking for an answer to your question. His eyes met yours.
“It’s what I’m programmed to do..” The words seemed to linger out of his mouth as his eyes went down to his busy hands.
It was something Markus had been struggling with for awhile now. Trying to figure out who he was and seeing as to why he felt something was missing inside of him. He didn’t know what he really enjoyed or wanted.
“Hey,” You rested your hand on his shoulder making him look over to you. “I just really appreciate what you’ve done for him. He’s been more alive than I’ve seen him in the past few years..”
There was a silence that filled the air but a comfortable one between the two of you.
You broke the gaze and moved to stand in your previous spot beside him and grabbed a knife to finish cutting the onions to place them into the pot.
You cut at a slow pace and some pieces came out smaller or larger than others.
“Allow me.” Markus offered as he took his spot behind you.
“Markus really I’ve got it.”
Markus ignored you as he placed his hands over yours and you could feel his chest press against your back and his shallow breaths hitting against your neck.
This was cruel, sickening even yet so intimate.
To be so close to him like this was all you wanted over the past couple of days but yet so cruel and odd for you to want attention from an android.
A plastic human that had a brain faster than a computer yet you craved for some form of intimacy from him and you were getting it from cutting onions.
Fucking onions.
“You want to place your fingers here so you don’t cut them accidentally..” Markus told you.
You could only manage a nod as your breathing was so slow and shallow.
You had wondered if Markus felt the same way. If he found you as attractive as you did him and if he was enjoying your short time you guys were having together.
“Alright. In they go.” Markus moved himself from you and grabbed the last of the food and dropped it into the pot.
The disappointment on your face had to be very obvious since Markus turned to look at you.
“Everything alright?” He asked.
You nodded, “Yeah I’m fine just the onions made my eyes a bit watery...Is it ready?”
Markus continued to add more seasonings and stir until he took a spoonful and motioned for you to get close.
He brought the spoon to your mouth and you opened to taste.
“How does it taste?” Markus asked.
You hummed in delight, “It’s really good.”
“Then I’ll prepare the table.” Markus nodded as he grabbed the bowls.
“I’ll go get Carl.” You said.
Markus continued making the food for the two of you while you went to get your Uncle.
Markus took the bowls to the dining room and set the table, getting your drinks ready as well.
Soon enough the two of you walked down the stairs and sat at the table began to eat.
“Oh wow. (Y/N) you made this?” Carl asked.
You shook your head, “I had some help from Markus.”
Carl nodded, “I was wondering how you could’ve made dinner by yourself without burning the house down.”
You scoffed, “That was one time! I didn’t know how long the cookies were supposed to be in for.”
“Right.” Carl said back to you sarcastically.
“Besides maybe Markus can help me make some cookies later. If that’s okay?”
Markus nodded, “I would enjoy that.”
A word he never thought he’d say and let alone meant but getting more alone time with you was something he looked forward to.
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Chapter 19 - Mischief and Mayhem
Part 2/10 of In The Meantime
Word Count: 15,445
Warnings: Swearing, discussion of trauma, sexual content.
Genre: Self-insert/Smut/Hurt/Comfort
Pairing: OC (Detective Rachel) X Connor
Rating: Explicit
Summary: In an effort to quell Connor’s misgivings and anxieties, Rachel arranged something of a fun get-together with Hank and Markus and his companions. The goal? Achieve catharsis in whatever way that would be enjoyable. And some of those ways are rather destructive, but Connor finds it all strangely enjoyable and freeing.
What It Means To Be Human | Previous Chapter
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Date: November 14th, 2038  Time: 2:45 PM Rachel - Lover Hank - Friend Markus - Friend North - Friend Josh - Friend Jericho - Allied Objective: Have fun
“Oh, come on! Now you’re just showing off!” Rachel exclaimed angrily while she was still sitting on the slick kitchen floor.
Connor couldn’t stifle the perverse glee of the motion of twirling and flipping each pan in his hands expertly as he juggled them. There was something about the weight and balance of them that felt incredibly satisfying to him. 
The day had progressed as enjoyably as it began, and Connor felt privileged to be able to see the lengths of Rachel’s silliness. As they lingered in the dining room, Rachel suddenly appeared from the kitchen with a pair of floor scrubbers on her feet and a mop in hand, proclaiming herself a mighty warrior and demanding a challenger, of which Markus was the first to accept. This, of course, led to a “battle” of epic proportions, with Rachel fending off the androids, each of them using a mop as though it were a sword.
Hank and Josh decided to stay out and spectate, Hank cheering for Rachel while Josh cheered for the androids. But with Rachel being outnumbered three to one, she was felled easily by Markus and crumpled onto the ground dramatically, pretending to die in an over-the-top fashion as though she were in a Shakespearean tragedy. 
Looking down at Rachel with a giddy smirk, Connor slid over to her in his floor scrubbers. “I have no clue what you mean, Detective.” He teased. “I’m simply making sure I don’t drop any of these pans.”
Rachel scoffed at him with an eyeroll, laughing mostly to herself. “Wiseass.”
“Takes one to know one, Detective.” Connor retorted playfully.
Rachel shook her head, slowly getting up back onto her feet unsteadily. “I’m starting to think that maybe Hank and I are a bad influence on you, Connor.”
“Speak for yourself, Rachel.” Hank responded, standing in the doorway with Josh not willing to risk potentially injuring himself, which was a relief for Connor. “I’m thoroughly enjoying seeing this side of him.”
Hank - Friend ^ There it was. That unrestrained praise that Connor was realizing more and more he had never gotten before from Amanda. To think that he worked so hard for her approval before.
But he doesn’t have to, anymore. He has people worth working hard for. People whose approval actually meant something to Connor.
North slid past Connor, side-eyeing him. “If you think that’s impressive, watch this.” She said to Rachel before sliding her hands into her jacket pocket and pulling out what looked like a set of throwing knives. 
North then started juggling them as expertly as Connor was juggling pans. He couldn’t help but be impressed by her sheer finesse and dexterity. To think that she was a mere sex android before the revolution was a thought that was easy to forget. You’d barely know if you’d met her now. But that only made North that much more intriguing. Her deadliness wasn’t programmed, but learned. It was practiced.
And this was a fact that clearly hadn’t escaped Rachel as she stared at North’s hands, her dark brown eyes wide with wonder as her hands started tentatively flapping with joy. “You can throw knives?” Rachel asked, and excited giddiness sprinkled in her higher-pitched voice. “Like, at people? With accuracy?”
North raised a curious eyebrow at her without stopping her little show. “Yeah.” She replied flatly. “And I can catch them if anyone throws any at me.” She then narrowed her brown eyes at Rachel. “Why?”
The shorter woman’s eyes darted back and forth before they widened in realization. “I just came up with a great idea!”
“Uh-oh.” Josh said preemptively, bumping Hank with his elbow with a smile.
“No no! It’ll be fun!” Rachel reassured them, sliding towards the door to the main hall. “And we can all take part in it! Without risk of injury.”
“Oh good!” Hank said, stretching his back with a crack. “I was starting to worry I was gonna get left out at the end, there.”
Markus then kicked off his scrubbers and tossed aside his sweeper as he followed Rachel outside. Connor did the same, putting his pans back on the counter before following them. “So what’s your idea, then?” The deviant leader asked her.
As they all walked out into the main hall, which was now covered in debris from the various objects and furniture the group ended up destroying. Rachel side-stepped around it, Hank and Josh rounding around the other side from the dining room to meet up where Rachel was going. “Well, I saw that there was a dart board in the game room.” She began explaining, Markus, Connor, and North all following her. “And when North started juggling her knives, I got a brilliant idea.” She then turned to the red-haired android with a smirk. “How many of those bad boys you’ve got in there?”
North returned her smirk as she pulled out five from each pocket. “Enough to keep busy.”
“Ooooooh!” Rachel exclaimed as she stared at them. “Perfect! So we’ll definitely have enough!”
As they all entered the game room, Rachel located the dart board and gestured towards it dramatically with her hand. Connor was curious as to what she was going to suggest next. It filled him with intrigue. 
Connor thought he knew Rachel pretty well after the week-long revolution they’ve gone through, but even now, she still continued to surprise him. It wasn’t difficult to see how she had managed to thread herself in Connor’s circuits. She was endlessly charming and endearing. Indeed, she never failed to be a creature of character and Connor never ceased to be further enthralled by her. And what captivated Connor most was her sheer enthusiasm and passion.
And all of it was genuine. There was nothing that Connor could call fabricated or dishonest about Rachel. In everything she did, everything she was, and everything she believed in, she was completely earnest.
Indeed, it seemed that Rachel made it nearly impossible for Connor not to adore her. His programming may have held back many of his feelings before he accepted his deviancy, but he certainly didn’t hold them back now.
And he never would. Never again. He loved Rachel, he loved Hank, and he loved his friends. He would be a fool to be ashamed of any of that.
“So, we’ve got our dart board, here!” Rachel announced to the group, who were all standing to attention. “Let’s see who’s the best at throwing knives.”
Hank then scoffed at Rachel. “Well, it’s sure not gonna be you. You have shit aim.”
“I tend to, yes.” Rachel agreed. “And yet, I’m quite the sharpshooter when I’m given a deadly weapon.”
“It certainly saved my life enough times over.” Markus agreed, nodding at Rachel pleasantly. Connor couldn’t help but swell with pride on her behalf. “As well as many androids who have you to thank for being alive today.”
To Connor’s surprise, Rachel actually seemed to shrink a bit at Markus’s praise. Her shoulders hunched over as she looked away. “I just...did what I had to do.”
A moment of quiet hung over them all. The air was strangely stale in the afternoon light. “I wish Simon was here.” Josh suddenly said, breaking the silence. That name was familiar to Connor and when he placed why, he felt a fresh wave of guilt wash over and soak itself into his biocomponents. The android on the Stratford Tower. The one who carried out the heist with Markus and shot himself in the head. “He would’ve really enjoyed just spending the time like this. Just...being with friends and actually having fun. Without having to worry about supplying blue blood and biocomponents and wondering if we would be wiped out.”
Rachel then regarded Josh curiously. “I guess you...never really actually hung out before the revolution.” She supposed as her dark eyes flicked over the androids. “Which makes sense. I mean...who can really blame you?”
“He died for his cause.” North chimed in, her arms crossed as she leaned against Markus. “We all miss him, but...I think he would be happy that his sacrifice wasn’t in vain.”
Markus’s brows furrowed as he looked towards the ground. “I just wish he could see it.”
As Connor regarded his fellow androids, he locked eyes with Hank. The old man shook his head, his bright blue eyes clouded with a solemn sort of sympathy for the androids. Hank was a seasoned lieutenant. He’s likely lost fellow officers before and understands their pain.
But all Connor could feel was guilt. Perhaps if he hadn’t followed Rachel to the roof, Simon would be standing here with his friends. Maybe he would’ve survived. In any case, Connor couldn’t shake off the weight of Simon’s death. It was his fault, and Connor had to take responsibility.
In fact, he had to take responsibility for everything he had done before he accepted his deviancy. Despite having the trust and friendship of the leaders of Jericho, Connor still felt on some level that he didn’t deserve it. And memories like getting Simon killed only served to solidify that doubt.
“Hang on!” Rachel said confidently, interrupting the sombre mood and fixing Connor in her intense gaze. Already, the android detective could tell that wheels were turning in her head as she was putting pieces together in the nebulous enigma that was her brilliant mind. “Simon was put in the archive room along with all the evidence we collected from the deviancy case, right?”
Connor nodded. “Correct.” He replied.
“So, he should still be there, right?” Rachel asked him before she turned to the lieutenant. “Hank, we left when you started beating the shit out of Perkins.”
“Hank physically assaulted an FBI agent?” Josh asked Rachel in surprise, looking between her and the lieutenant.
She gave him a bright smile. “Oh, he did!” Rachel responded joyfully. “And it was fucking awesome!”
“And you can bet your ass that I would gladly do it again if I ever saw that bastard ever again.” Hank proclaimed proudly, crossing his arms and leaning against the wall.
“Well,” North interjected. “I’m impressed.”
“Wait, so,” Markus said, fixing Rachel in his heterochromic stare. “You have Simon? Locked away somewhere?”
“Theoretically.” Rachel hastily told him. “Simon should still be in the archive room at the station provided Perkins didn’t take him.” She then turned to Hank once again. “Did he go into the archive room after we left? Because he showed up at Jericho that same night, so I got the feeling he was in a hurry as soon as he realized we were gone.”
Another stab of guilt for Connor, realizing that he had unwittingly led the FBI straight to Jericho. Granted, his mission had only changed once he actually arrived and met Markus, but that didn’t stop the immense stinging feeling Connor could feel in his chest at the memory.
“Don’t know.” Hank said to Rachel with a shrug. “I was kicked out after kicking enough of the shit outta him. So I have no clue if Simon’s still there.”
Another moment of quiet seemed to descend on the group before someone spoke up. “Should we go check to see if he’s there?” North then asked. “If we can get him back, maybe we can find a way to get him back online, somehow.”
“Well, it’s not gonna be all that soon, I’m sorry to say.” Hank said calmly to North. “Cops and everyone else are working on staying on top of things after the evacuation. I doubt there’d be anyone at the station right now, and I don’t think it’d be safe for any of you to just start pulling androids out of evidence.”
“But we can’t just leave him in there!” Josh interjected. “He’s one of us, even if we can’t bring him back, he deserves a proper memorial at the least.”
“I’m not saying we leave him in there!” Hank retorted back. He shook his head with a sigh, leaning back further against the wall. “Look, we can’t get him right now, but I doubt it’ll be long for things to be normal at the department at least. I’m keeping tabs on the precinct right now for any updates, so...if I get word of anything, I’ll let you know and we can try to go get him.” He proposed to them. “Got it?”
“Please.” Markus replied, his eyes pleading. “As soon as you get word, let us know.”
“Yeah, yeah. I will.” Hank said to Markus, giving him a patient smile. “Besides, I don’t think Rachel will let me forget it. Or let me live it down if I do.”
“Nope, absolutely not.” Rachel said confidently, her arms crossed and her eyebrows raised at him.
It was odd to see Hank in this position. To think that he was so vehemently against androids and so hostile before was almost unthinkable, seeing the lieutenant comforting their friends this way. And the fact that Hank was unapologetic about his newfound perspective on androids made Connor feel as though perhaps he could atone for his past crimes.
Perhaps he could make amends after all. In any case, the prospect of perhaps bringing Simon back to life and reuniting him with his close friends gave Connor hope. Hope that perhaps he would consider himself deserving of the friendships he had gained after everything.
“But until then,” Rachel’s voice cut through Connor’s thoughts with ease as she approached them. “Let’s see who’s best at throwing knives. I’m gonna bet that it’s Connor because he’s perfect at everything and this seems like it would be right up his alley.”
Rachel - Lover ^ North - Friend ^ Connor could barely suppress the bloom on his cheeks at her praise. “We’ll see about that.” North challenged, an edge of competition to her prideful demeanour. Her challenge was only further exemplified when she handed Rachel one of her knives with the handle facing her. “But, since this was your idea, why don’t you go first?”
Rachel nodded, holding the knife and stepping forward. “Great idea!” She agreed. “I’m probably gonna suck, since I’ve never done this before. But who cares? This is supposed to be fun.” But as she stepped up, preparing herself, she then grew rather meek and nervous as her stress level fluctuated slightly. She wasn’t distressed, just a little nervous and unsure. “Um...you’re gonna have to actually show me what to do, because I have no clue what I’m doing.”
North rolled her eyes and approached Rachel. “Well, first of all,” she said, putting her hands on Rachel’s shoulders, “you’re standing too close. Back up a bit.”
Rachel’s eyes widened at the contact and a familiar reaction to North’s touch made Connor’s software stutter briefly. “O-okay, yep.” Increased heart rate. Flushed cheeks. Something unpleasant sparked within Connor as he observed them.
North then put her hand on Rachel’s, causing a brief gasp to escape her. “Grip the knife like this, thumb up and fingers around, like that.” She instructed folding her hands over Rachel’s to correct her grip. “And stand with your right foot out and your left behind you.”
Rachel further continued to blush as she obeyed North’s instructions. However, when she glanced in Connor’s direction and made eye contact with him, the smallest ghost of a smirk on her face was made known to him. “Uh, like this?” She asked, leaning further into North’s touch.
“Yeah, exactly.” North encouraged. “Now, how far you bend your arm back depends on how far from the target you are.” She then began pulling Rachel’s arm back behind her head. “From short range, you throw with your elbow bent and your wrist behind your head.”
“Okay.” Rachel replied, leaning more into North’s touch, glancing back at Connor. The android grew more and more confused. Was Rachel actively trying to make Connor feel these unpleasant feelings? Or was she simply being her typical mischievous self?
And more importantly, what did these strange feelings mean? He wasn’t certain and Connor couldn’t place a name for it.
“And, I’m pretty sure I don’t need to tell you how to throw something.” North said, stepping back and detaching from Rachel and standing next to Markus.
Rachel then gave a nervous laugh. “Y-yeah, I think I’ve got that.”
[Confront Rachel]
Ask Hank
[Say Nothing]
As Connor observed her, he stepped back towards Hank. He didn’t like the feeling it gave him and he wanted to be sure of it in case it interfered with his relationship with Rachel. The last thing he wanted was to jeopardize it.
“Lieutenant?” He whispered to the old man. “Can I ask you something?”
Hank shrugged. “Shoot, I’m all ears.”
“Do you find Rachel’s reaction to North...strange?” Connor asked.
“What?” Hank asked, confused.
Rachel
North
Strange Feeling
“I’m concerned for the state of our relationship.” Connor admitted, shuffling nervously in place. “I’m feeling something I can’t describe, but it’s unpleasant and it was triggered by how close North and Rachel were to each other and Rachel’s reactions to it.”
Hank - Friend ^ Hank then rolled his eyes, seeming to finally understand. “That’s jealousy, Connor.” He said flatly. “It’s a normal thing that happens.”
Jealousy. Interesting. Interesting and alarming. “What is it typically triggered by?”
“A lot of things, Connor.” Hank replied. “Someone being better at something than you that you’re working hard on. Someone you like or care about a lot spending more time with someone else rather than you. It’s a normal thing that happens, but it’s also kinda stupid and irrational.”
That didn’t serve to comfort the android. “How so?” He asked.
“Well, I can tell you that Rachel is obviously not gonna run off with someone else.” Hank assured Connor. “She loves you a lot and she’s not the type who goes behind people’s backs about shit like that. If you ever needed to be worried about something like that, you’d be the first to know because she’d outright tell you. She ain’t got the patience for two-faced bullshit like that. So, you ain’t got anything to worry about.”
Connor nodded, Hank’s confidence and experience with Rachel calming Connor’s innermost doubts. “I see.”
“And don’t worry about how she acts around North, okay?” Hank continued. “She’s just weak for a pretty face. You remember her reaction to the android at Kamski’s place? She’s real fuckin’ gay and has a pretty big thing for someone who can kick her ass.”
Connor tilted his head curiously. “I thought she was bisexual.”
“She is.” Hank groaned with increasing exasperation. “But her reaction to girls is different than her reaction to guys. So, she tends to label it that way herself. But the point is, you’ve got nothin’ to worry about, Connor.” He then shrugged. “Plus, you know how she is. She’s a lil’ shit and it’s real entertaining to her to cause a little mayhem. It’s the whole reason some girls like seeing guys get kinda jealous. I personally don’t get it, but who the Hell am I to judge?”
“Noted.” Connor went back to observing Rachel, feeling a lot better. Jealousy was a normal emotion, but it wasn’t rooted in rationality. That was easy information to contend with and Connor’s trust in Rachel far outweighed whatever irrational unpleasant feeling threatened to jeopardize that.
If Hank was confident that their relationship wouldn’t be compromised because of it, Connor trusted him.
With a thunk, the throwing knife landed cleanly on the dart board. Not in the centre, but it wasn’t close to the edges, either. “Huh!” Rachel said, clearly impressed with herself. “Not too bad for my first actual try throwing a knife.” She then turned to the others with a smirk. “Alright, who’s next?”
Markus then stepped forward. “I guess I’ll give it a shot.” He said with a nervous laugh.
North then pressed one of her knives into his hand and pecked his cheek. “Just do it like I showed her.” She assured him.
Rachel then let Markus step in front of her. She backed up and found her place by Connor and didn’t hesitate to take his hand in hers and squeeze it, looking up at him with a sly smile.
With a thunk, Markus’s knife embedded itself into the dart board not quite in the centre, but closer than Rachel’s did. “Not bad.” Rachel said, impressed. “Alright, let’s see if Josh’s got this.”
The black man snickered as North handed him one of her knives and stepped back. “I’m sure it’s not that hard.�� He insisted dismissively. Yet, as Josh prepared to make his target, his hands trembled slightly. And after a long moment of waiting with baited breath, he finally threw the knife at the target.
And it landed just on the outer edge.
It was met with snickers from Rachel, North, and Markus, while Josh whipped around, looking like a deer caught in the headlights. “You guys made it look easy!”
“Josh, chill.” Rachel said, waving him off. “We didn’t even do that good. We did decently. Besides, for all of us except for North, this is a first.”
“Exactly.” North assured Josh, putting a hand on his shoulder. “Besides, I wasn’t great at first, either. It took a lot of practice for me to get good at it.”
Rachel nodded. “Right!” She agreed. “It takes practice.”
“Yeah, well.” Hank said, carefully shouldering past the others, taking the knife North offered him. “I can’t do much worse than that.”
Josh then threw up his arms. “Hey!”
“I mean, don’t fucking jynx it, Hank.” Rachel interjected. “Fate is a cruel mistress and she has no Goddamn self-control.”
“Yeah, yeah. I’m well aware.” Hank waved her off, throwing an icy glare back at her, to which she only smugly grinned at him. As Connor regarded her for that moment, he noticed what Hank was talking about earlier. She did indeed seem to derive pleasure from the mild annoyance of others. But going through every catalogued memory of her didn’t seem to turn up any sort of malicious intent from her antics. Just...general mischief, it seemed. And the android would be lying if that wasn’t something he found charming about her.
So perhaps Hank was right in that Rachel may be doing all this on purpose to get a rise out of Connor. And begrudgingly, she was succeeding.
The android’s extrospective thoughts were cut off by a dull thunk of another knife. However, instead of being embedded in the dart board, it was instead embedded in the wall below it. And after a moment, stifled snickers followed as everyone else tried not to laugh.
Hank, being his typical irritable self, shrugged with a grumble and shuffled back towards Connor and Rachel. “Yeah, that’s just about what I fuckin’ expected.”
“Don’t beat yourself up, sir.” Markus consoled with a pleasant smile. “I’m sure with enough practice, you’ll get it.”
“Well,” Rachel interjected, “if Hank was able to do a decent job picking up on Connor’s coin tricks as quickly as he did, I’m sure knife throwing won’t be too difficult for him.”
Connor then cocked his head at the both of them curiously. “I didn’t realize that he actually tried them.” He said.
“Oh yeah, after he took it from you on the Stratford Tower, he started trying it himself.” Rachel explained to Connor with a signature cheeky grin. “He actually did pretty decently. Not as gracefully and impressively as you, but he did pick up on it pretty quickly. With enough practice, he might even get as good as you.”
Hank laughed. “Right, whatever you say, kiddo.”
“Hey!” Rachel barked at him, smacking his shoulder. “No put-downs in this household, Hank! In this house, we all love and respect Hank Anderson.”
Connor then smiled at the lieutenant in agreement. “Couldn’t have said it better myself.”
Hank - Family ^ Hank then gave Connor a playful shove in response. “Yeah, love you too, son.”
Connor couldn’t help but melt a little at the fact that the lieutenant just referred to the android as “son.” Granted, it probably wasn’t literal. After all, humans weren’t keen on their loved ones simply being replaced, as Rachel made quite evident in her insistence that Connor be more mindful of his physical safety.
But even the thought that Hank viewed Connor as a son figure to him made something warm bloom in him. And it was much different than the feeling Rachel gave him when she smiled at Connor. Hank clearly struggled and tormented himself over the loss of Cole. And he blamed androids for his son’s death until now, and when Connor stepped into the lieutenant’s life, all Hank could see was one of the machines that killed Cole.
The idea that Hank saw Connor as family just as much as he saw Rachel was an idea that added just that much more purpose to Connor’s life. A purpose that he was still discovering not only in his newfound deviancy, but in his newly gained freedom.
Something that no one could take from him. Not anymore. Not ever again. And it seemed to Connor that he would have to remind himself of this frequently until he really and truly believed it.
“Hey, Connor!” North then said, breaking through Connor’s reflective thoughts. “You’re up!”
The former deviant hunter glanced back at Rachel before he walked toward North. “Who wants to bet that Connor’s gonna get a perfect bullseye on his first try?”
“Nobody, because you’re probably right.” Hank jested.
Taking the throwing knife from North, Connor couldn’t help but take in her features. From Connor’s perspective, it wasn’t difficult to see how Rachel could become so flustered in her presence. Along with her bold, tough, and brash nature, she was also pleasant on the eyes.
Indeed, North was very pretty. And it seemed that Connor had found something else in common with Rachel. Perhaps, as Hank put it, they both had a weakness for a pretty face.
Diverting his attention from North, Connor made several calculations in rapid succession. From the distance between himself and the bullseye, the weight and centre of gravity of the throwing knife, to the angle of his arm, he took in every detail.
And then, with deadly precision, he threw the knife. And it landed in the dead centre with a sharp thump.
“Called it!” Rachel’s voice chimed from behind him.
Just as much behind him were groans. “Of course he’d get it right in the middle.” Josh remarked in light-hearted frustration. “Figures that CyberLife’s most advanced model would get the bullseye.”
Markus - Friend ^ Connor glanced back at them seeing them all smiling between each other. “Maybe he’s just good with his hands.” Markus added, winking at Connor.
The shudder it sent through Connor was a strange one. And Rachel’s response made Connor realize that it was definitely intentional. “Oh, trust me. He is.” She said with a deliberate tone to her voice.
“Alright, keep it in your pants.” Hank grumbled at them, eliciting a laugh from everyone. But the strangest part was that Connor wasn’t sure who the lieutenant’s exasperated comment was actually directed at.
But now Connor understood Rachel’s reaction to North much better.
North - Friend ^ “If you think that’s impressive, watch this.” The red-haired android said, shouldering past Connor. The detective android stepped back to give her space as immediately, several knives were thrown at the dart board.
And all of them landed in the bullseye, sticking out of the dart board like a morbid bouquet made of steel and threateningly sharp edges.
And it seemed everyone was impressed by her. “Woooooooooah...” Rachel gasped in awe. North then turned to look back at Rachel with a prideful smile on her face. “That was so fucking cool! I’ve actually always wanted to learn how to throw knives because I just always thought it was super neat!”
North then chuckled at her, grabbing her hand gently. “Well, now you know.” She encouraged, and Connor felt that unpleasant prickle in his software again at the blush that formed on her cheeks. “So keep practicing, and maybe you’ll get as good as me.” The android then turned to everyone. “That goes for all of you!”
“Yeah, right.” Josh scoffed at her. “As if any of us can compete with that!”
“Well,” Rachel piped up, “except for Connor, of course.” 
Rachel - Lover ^ Connor gave his partner an appreciative smile.
Her dark eyes then widened with excitement. “Wait! You can catch knives, too. Right?”
North nodded, her eyebrow raised skeptically. “Yes, why?”
“Can you teach me?”
Connor felt another uncomfortable feeling in his abdomen. But it was a different feeling than what he identified as jealousy before. This came from a different place. A place of worry and concern. And this was a feeling he was much more familiar with. The feeling of worrying about something bad happening to Rachel.
Intervene
[Say Nothing]
“Uh, sure.” North accepted sheepishly. “I guess I can teach you. But it’s not as easy to learn as throwing, definitely. And you might end up getting hurt.”
“I think that might be too dangerous, Rachel.” Connor interrupted, stepping close and putting his arm around her. “Perhaps under different circumstances, I’d be more open to the idea, but now hardly seems like a good time.”
Rachel then scoffed at him and brushed his hand off, much to the android’s irritation. “Right, as if throwing knives is any better in ‘these circumstances.’” Connor didn’t appreciate being dismissed so flippantly, especially when it came to her safety. “Besides, I didn’t ask you if you were open to it. Since when did I let you decide shit like that for me, hm?”
Connor stared her down as she turned to fix him in her intense gaze. Her tone held a slight edge of annoyance to it, but it seemed less annoyed and more teasing.
Persist
[Give Up]
But he wouldn’t be swayed by her wiles. “You told me to be more mindful of my physical wellbeing, which I did for you and for Hank.” Connor evenly scolded Rachel. “So I suggest you do the same.”
Another scoff. Another dismissive and flippant scoff in the face of potentially getting herself injured by accident. “I doubt I’m gonna get killed, Connor.” She continued to insist, accompanied by a heavy eye roll. “And besides, what are you? My mom? I don’t take orders from you.”
Scold
Order
Warn
[Give Up]
Connor’s irritation at her brazen attitude was beginning to boil over as his hands clenched, the tension making them shake. “Then you’d better learn to, Detective.”
“Oooooooooh!” The others all said in unison.
“I don’t think you’re gonna win this, Connor.” Hank tried to discourage the android. “She’s the most stubborn girl alive.”
“Mm.” North hummed. “Sounds like I’ve got some competition, then.”
“You and Rachel working together would be quite the sight, I feel like.” Markus remarked, pulling North close to him in Connor’s peripheral vision.
“They’d better watch out, then.” North teased him back.
Josh let out a hasty breath. “Yeah, no kidding.”
Rachel continued staring Connor down, looking up at him as she stood toe-to-toe with him. He had to admit that it was amusing seeing Rachel try to intimidate him despite being so short compared to him. “And what if I don’t, Connor?” She challenged him, the glint in her eyes blazing and scorching. “What exactly are you gonna do about it, hm?”
Diffuse
Threaten
[Give Up]
That was enough for Connor to catch on. If he wasn’t sure before, he was at least 79% sure that her seemingly innocuous teasing behaviour all day was being done deliberately to wind him up. But he wouldn’t get his answer with everyone staring at them. “Why don’t we take this outside, Detective?” He suggested.
Rachel’s eyebrow quirked at him, the smirk on her face only driving Connor more and more towards simply grabbing her and pushing her against a wall to claim her without caring about the others. He didn’t know why, but he wanted to snuff out her smug and flippant attitude and he himself had grown an overwhelming urge to make it known to her that she was his.
She was Connor’s and Connor’s alone, and he wanted her to know that as deeply as possible. He wanted to embed it into her very soul.
“You sound pretty serious, Connor.” Rachel mocked sarcastically before gesturing towards the door with her head. “Let’s take this upstairs.” She then already started walking out of the game room, not even bothering to wait for Connor. “Don’t stop on our account, by the way! I wanna see how good you guys get at this once we get back!”
“Sure thing!” Hank called after them.
Walking up the stairs, Connor followed Rachel dutifully. Throughout the whole day, there was so much excitement rushing through his veins. Connor couldn’t imagine feeling more excited.
But that excitement was very quickly turning into something darker. Something far more primal and possessive. For as much as Rachel was encouraging him to act out and be a delinquent - to “channel his inner bastard,” as it were - she was also igniting something fierce in him. The little ways she’d look at him, lean against something, lean against him in what seemed to be a very deliberate way, or the way she’d talk back at him.
Which irritated Connor, but not in a way he could recognize as genuine anger. Because it wasn’t. It was something very specific he couldn’t identify. Something that made Connor want nothing more than to confine Rachel to a room and ravage her until she didn’t have the strength to talk back at him.
Indeed, it was a sense of wanting to strip her of and make her surrender her sense of pride. Something she had plenty of and was indeed one of Rachel’s many charms.
Following Rachel, he found himself in a lavish bedroom. His eyes fixed on the sway of her hips. This had to be deliberate. She had to be trying to drive his processors crazy on purpose. There was no way she was doing any of this by accident. 
No, Rachel was far too clever for any of this to be an accident. Far too devious. If there was one thing Connor learned about her, it was that her actions were purposeful. She wasn’t someone who took well to her actions or words being misinterpreted. As she turned around to lean against a dresser, she looked at him with lidded, dark, sultry eyes that practically beckoned him closer.
Scold
Warn
Tease
But he wouldn’t let her have the upper hand. Not this time. “I don’t know what you think you’ve been doing, but you’d better watch your attitude, Detective.”
In typical Rachel fashion, she simply scoffed at him, defiance staring back at him. “Whatever could you mean?” She asked coyly, but her tone too was deliberate. She knew exactly what she was doing. “Oh right! You think you can tame me. Now, that’s adorable that you think you can control someone as proud and unrestrained and shameless as me. That’s so cute!”
Irritation flared up in Connor as he stalked closer, taking dangerously slow steps as he stared her down. “I’d advise you to watch your mouth.”
“Or what?” Rachel challenged him, her legs crossed as she stared at him.
Tease
Warn
[Kiss]
Rachel - Lover ^ Connor then chuckled, his lips curled into a knowing smirk. He approached her, grabbing her jaw and running his thumb along her lip. “Or I’ll find a much better use for it.”
Rachel gave him a mocking smile as she stared at him intensely, her dark eyes glittering with unbridled defiance. “Make me, then.”
That was all the permission he needed.
Swiftly turning around to close and then lock the door behind them, Connor briskly walked up to Rachel and pushed her back against the mirror above the dresser, practically bruising her lips with his own as he held her face in a vice grip. The brief surprised gasp and then series of needy moans only made Connor more and more determined. He knew her well enough to know that she was quite the harlot, and after all her teasing earlier, Connor couldn’t even hold himself back.
The moment her hands went up to tangle themselves in his hair, Connor suddenly grabbed Rachel’s left hand and pinned it to the dresser, their hands deskinned and their feelings connected once more. It indeed confirmed his suspicion that this was all deliberate, but what pleased him even more to discover was just how pliant she was and how eager she was to be taken control of like this.
But that wasn’t enough for the android. With his other hand, Connor grabbed her hips roughly and harshly grinded his tightly concealed erection against her clothed heat, causing her to break their kiss and expose her neck. Oh, how amusing it was for her to proclaim how untamable she was, yet she exposed herself so willingly for him.
It was almost too easy.
As he started biting and sucking on her neck, determined to mark her, Connor felt Rachel try to pull her hand away, only for Connor to wrench it and maintain a tight grip on it. “No!” He growled into her ear, grinding into her harder. “I want you to feel what you’ve been doing to me!”
“A-ah!” Was all she could choke out. All she could whimper. “F-fuck - shit!”
Her involuntary curses only made him more and more impatient. He needed release. He needed it badly. But after her little game with him, he knew only once wouldn’t be enough for him, and he could sense that she wouldn’t mind that one bit.
But oh, all the ways he could humble her. All the ways he could further dirty her, control her, drive her insane the way she’d been doing to him. They’d only had sex once, and that was the night Jericho had been attacked. And he had to admit, he was indeed thinking of all the ways he could fuck her into submission all day.
But what to choose? What to start with? What was he most curious to see? After all, half the fun of this were the  sounds and the faces she made. The pure unrestrained bliss and pleasure that she couldn’t hold back because of him.
Vaginal
Digital
Oral
He settled on one method and pulled back, letting go of her and staring at her in the eye with as commanding of a look as he could muster. “Get on your knees in front of me.” Connor ordered.
Rachel swallowed and obeyed immediately, following him off the dresser and kneeling before him, looking up at him expectantly. Connor could barely hold back the thrill of seeing her so easily submit to him. For as much of a self-proclaimed bastard as she was, she did aim to please.
Indeed, she could be a very good girl when given the right incentive.
Connor wasted no time unzipping his fly, gently caressing Rachel’s face with one hand while the other worked to free his aching cock. Her blissed expression and contented hum as she pressed her face further into his hand reminded Connor that this wasn’t just something done without feeling.
No, they loved each other. They loved each other so much. This was a result of trust and of want and nothing less than that.
But the android was growing impatient, so slipping his member out of his boxers, he roughly jerked her face up by her chin and pressed the blue-tinged head against her cheek, smearing pre-cum on it. “Suck.” He ordered.
For a moment, she hesitated, and Connor wondered if perhaps he went too far. “H-hang on.” She relented, swiping her hair out of her face with a hand.
Connor suddenly felt rather awkward and sheepish and paused for a moment. “I’m sorry, Rachel.” He apologized. “Is this too much?”
“No! No, not at all.” Rachel reassured Connor with a smooth honeyed tone to her voice. “It’s just...I don’t have the best gag reflex, so, y’know...keep that in mind.”
Connor nodded, relieved that she wasn’t afraid or uncomfortable. “I understand.” He assured her, stroking her cheek with his thumb. He then got an idea that he hoped would be comforting to her. “Just tap on me once if you want me to go faster, twice if you want me to slow down, and three times if you want me to stop. Got it?”
Rachel - Lover ^ Rachel nodded, seeming to understand. “Got it.”
Letting Rachel set the pace, Connor hissed through his teeth when she grabbed his throbbing member and licked a stripe up it from the hilt to the head. It took all of his willpower not to look away or close his eyes from the sheer pleasure of her swirling her tongue around his head. This felt much different than the feeling of her walls tightening and clenching around him. Connor wasn’t sure if this was better or not, but he certainly enjoyed it.
And his enjoyment only skyrocketed the moment she wrapped her lips around him and sunk onto him, closing her eyes and grabbing Connor’s hips. He wanted so so badly to buck his hips into her mouth. To bunch his hands in her hair and mercilessly fuck her face.
But he didn’t know what her limits were and he wasn’t willing to test them without knowing. After all, her comfort was paramount to his wants when it came to this.
That didn’t change the fact that it was getting increasingly more difficult to hold himself back when she was moaning and sighing into it. “Sh-shit!” He hissed. The vibrations from her voice and her throat were only serving to make Connor more and more impatient. And her facial expressions. He knew what her blissful looks were, but if this was how she looked, pleasuring him, he hoped he looked just as enthusiastic when he was performing cunnilngus on her.
Up and down Rachel bobbed her head, eagerly and expertly sucking him off. Then, seemingly as a test, she took as much of him as humanly possible, stuttering and gagging for a moment once her nose pressed against his naval.
“Fuck!” But then Rachel swallowed around him, and Connor nearly lost his mind then and there, throwing his head back with a loud and rough groan. 
Connor grabbed Rachel’s hair and yanked her off his cock, briefly relishing in the pleasured moan she gave in response, filing that detail for later. Looking down at her, her dark eyes wide with confusion as she stared up at him, his cock twitching in anticipation in front of her lips. The android had to catch his breath, even though he didn’t need to breathe. “Do that again.” He ordered.
Smiling up at him in understanding, Rachel nodded, wrapping her lips around him and taking in a sharp breath before taking in his full member and swallowing around him once more, the sensation making Connor’s sensors nearly fry. Going back to bobbing her head up and down, the pleasant sounds vibrating around him, Rachel glanced up at him, a coy and devilish look in her eyes as she kept eye contact with him. He didn’t even realize just how much he enjoyed that before. But the fact that Rachel was making eye contact with him while she was sucking on him made this experience feel far more intimate.
But Connor wanted more. And he knew that if he didn’t warn her, he might accidentally hurt her. “I-I need to move.” He stuttered, his voice cracking slightly with static. “Are you alright if I do?”
Rather than tap on him, as they had agreed, Rachel instead took his hands and put them on her head, deskinning her left so he could feel what she was feeling.
And he could sense a clear answer. Go ahead, I’m all yours.
That was enough for him.
Setting a moderate and even pace, Connor gripped Rachel’s short brown hair and started to thrust into her mouth, groaning and hissing at it. This was exactly what he needed to satiate his craving. To not only feel her mouth around him, but to use her. And if the obscene sounds she was making were any indication, she did not seem to mind.
Connor did not think he would enjoy the feeling of Rachel gagging on him as much as he did, but by his makers, he really did. He wasn’t even sure why, but he didn’t even want to question it. All he wanted was to lose himself in this feeling, cursing and gasping all the while.
Tap. Tap.
Taking her warning, Connor slowed down. Briefly alarmed that he might’ve hurt her, he glanced down at her. But her eyes were still screwed shut and she was still moaning and swallowing around him contentedly.
He kept his pace, trying to keep his own release at bay. But he wanted to cum. Oh, he wanted to paint Rachel’s darling throat white and he wanted her to swallow all of him. But he needed to work around her needs and her limits.
Tap.
After a few moments of thrusting and wet slicking sounds, Connor felt a singular tap on his leg, and took that as his signal to increase the pace.
As he bucked into her mouth harder and faster, her moaning and whining became louder and more uncontrollable. Her grip on his hips tightened, and Connor’s grip on her hair did the same. So Rachel liked having her hair pulled. That was a fact Connor was going to thoroughly experiment with shortly.
Tap.
But for now, he had to finish this. He was getting close and even Rachel seemed to want him to finish. His thrusts were becoming more and more erratic as he was starting to lose his ability to focus as his release drew near. And he knew exactly how he wanted it. “I want you to take it all, Rachel.” He growled at her from above him, causing her to glance up at him. “I want you to take it and swallow every last drop! I want it all down your fucking throat!”
Rachel responded with an eager gulp and a squeeze at his hips. Connor took that as a signal to wrap this up. Snapping his hips into her mouth at a brutal speed, he timed his last thrust accordingly and buried his cock into the back of her throat as much as he could as he let out the most guttural and feral groan he was sure he’d ever made as he felt her swallow around him, shuddering as he felt himself throb and spurt into her mouth.
He nearly buckled to the ground, having to keep himself steady with a hand on the dresser, as he felt her swallow around his head repeatedly, trying to swallow and take every last stream of his synthetic cum.
After a few moments, certain that he had finished, Connor pulled out roughly, his cock hanging limp as it slid out of Rachel’s mouth, a thread of saliva still connecting them. The moment Connor had slipped out of her mouth, Rachel began sputtering coughs and gripping her throat and Connor wondered for a moment if he had hurt her. But he assured himself that she knew her limits and wasn’t hurt.
But he still wanted to be sure. “Are you alright?” He asked, extending a hand. 
Rachel took his gratefully, wiping her lips and standing up to her feet. “Yeah, I’m fine.” She said between weak half-coughs. She swallowed as she looked at Connor, seemingly impressed with herself. “I just didn’t think I had that in me.”
“But it was good, wasn’t it?” Connor asked, wanting to make sure he was good to her.
“Oh, fuck yeah.” Rachel replied with confidence, smiling in a way that made Connor feel a certain hardness return. “Gotta say, not nearly as bitter as the real thing. I can definitely get behind that.”
Connor made a note that Rachel enjoyed performing fellatio on him for another time. “And you’re sure you’re alright?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.” Rachel assured him, resting her left hand on his cheek. “You did really good.”
The brief rush that her praise sent through him was snuffed out by his still unquenched desire. He gave her a dark smirk that made her eyes go wide. “Good.” Was all he said before he whipped her around so that her back was pressed against his chest and she was pushed against the dresser. “Because I’m not quite finished with you, love.” He purred into her ear, earning quite the delighted and shocked whimper from Rachel. He slipped his other hand between her legs and rubbed her along her clothed sex, making her legs quiver in response. “Such a shame you had to be such a tease to me all day now that you’re being such a good girl for me.”
“A-ah!” Rachel mewled, clutching onto his hand with hers as she trembled and shivered in his touch. The way she arched her back against him as she pressed further into the android’s chest, nuzzling her head into his cheek and gently exposing her neck to him made Connor want to take her right then and there. “C-Connor!” She yelped when he bit into her neck once more and sucked at her tender flesh. “Th-they’ll hear us!”
Connor smiled into her neck, knowing that those were empty words. A warning that was technically true, but he could feel as clear as day her hunger. Oh, she wanted this. She needed this. And she had no shame about any part of this dalliance between them.
Rachel didn’t care that they might be heard from their companions below. In fact, Connor sensed a rather amusing thrill from her at the prospect of potentially being caught in the act. Something that made his processors crackle with intensity at the thought. While he had the better sense not to act on it, there was something extremely alluring and motivating about the thought of being caught by the others as he ravaged her in front of them. Showing them that Rachel was his. Showing them just what a delinquent android was capable of.
That he was no one’s master. That the android had control over the human and that she had no complaints about it. That she willingly submitted to him and his control.
But what was that worth if he didn’t get mutual confirmation that they both wanted this? And that was exactly what he was going to do in the cruelest and most teasing way possible. After all, an eye for an eye, as the saying goes.
[Continue]
[Finish]
It was only fair, after all.
“You say that as though you don’t want them to.” Connor purred into her skin, slipping his hand underneath the fabric and brushing past her clit, causing Rachel to jump with a loud whimper. 
The shiver in her spine and the wave it sent through her was easily felt by the android at being called out so plainly. Oh, the way it sliced through her ego was more than enough for Connor to continue. 
He got a rather devious idea and clamped his right hand over Rachel’s mouth and slid two of his fingers along her sex, very pleased to discover that she was practically dripping for him. His fingers slipped right into her sopping entrance with ease, and he started mercilessly working her into a needy mess. The whimpers that filled the room as he caged her between his elbows was absolute euphoria to him as he worked to completely undo her with only his hand.
But he could feel her still trying to hold back the volume of her pleasure. Indeed, the lionhearted Rachel was still desperately trying to cling onto whatever pride and dignity she had left. A circumstance that Connor was more than eager to change. 
“It’s so cute how you’re still trying to hold back.” He teased into her ear, only increasing the speed and friction of his ministrations. “As if you’re not something of an exhibitionist yourself. Am I correct?”
That sent what felt like a lightning bolt through her as she turned her face away from him, refusing to look Connor in the eye. The way she looked in the mirror directly in front of them, and how completely dominant and powerful Connor looked gave him a rather interesting idea. Moving his hand from her mouth, Connor grabbed Rachel’s jaw harshly and forced her to face the mirror. “Well?” He asked her mockingly as he bucked against her from behind against the dresser, causing her to yelp. “Nothing to say? You’re usually so outspoken.”
“F-fuck you!” She spat at him, but one curl of Connor’s fingers was enough to make Rachel melt into his control as she whimpered. Her legs trembled. Connor knew she was drawing close, but he wanted to drag this out long enough for her resistance to crumble.
He had a goal far larger than simply bringing her to orgasm. No, he wanted to absolutely break her. And all he needed to do was have her begging for him. To have the mighty and headstrong Rachel a pleading shameless mess for Connor.
And he knew just how to do it.
“You are truly captivating, my love.” Connor praised as he continued his ministrations at a painfully teasing and cruel pace. “You have no shame. You are absolutely enjoying every moment of this and you don’t care who hears. You wouldn’t want this to stop until I decided I was finished with you.” He purred, nipping at her soft and delicate ears as she moaned and whined in his grasp. “And yet, you’re still too proud to admit it out loud. Too embarrassed to admit how badly you want me to ruin you or how little you care about getting caught.” 
He slowed the pump of his fingers, angling his palm so that it didn’t slide against her swollen nub. “And as much as I find it endlessly fascinating,” Connor removed his hand from her jaw and fastened it around Rachel’s throat. “I’d like to hear you say it!”
For a moment, Connor feared he was accidentally hurting her, but the sinfully blissful smile on Rachel’s face as her eyelids fluttered encouraged him to finish this. The way her dark brown eyes rolled back in her head and the shudders that coursed through her body made Connor throw all caution to the wind as he dove right back into her sex, wanting nothing more than to wreck her.
As she whimpered and cried out, Connor could practically feel her dignity and pride ooze and slip between his fingers as she pressed into him, losing herself completely. 
“Y-yes!” Rachel managed to cry out between moans and gasps, strained by the hold Connor had on her throat. “Fuck! I want you so bad! I don’t fucking care if all of Detroit hears us! I just want you! I want you to touch me, bite me, mark me, fuck me! Oh God, I want you to fuck me! I want you to fucking wreck me!” Yes! Oh, yes! The growls that erupted from her was exactly what he wanted to hear. “God, please! Please, please, please, please fuck me!” And the way her pleas rolled off her tongue so quickly and rapidly for him made Connor’s own pride swell greatly.
He didn’t think he would enjoy the sounds of begging so much, but by CyberLife, Connor didn’t think he would ever want to hear anything less ever again. It was his own personal symphony. Like a theatre, the others may be able to catch it from outside, but this was a show for him. Only he had the privilege to hear it sung for him.
Planting a soft and tender kiss to the crook of Rachel’s neck, Connor whispered sweetly to his human partner. “As you wish, my lionheart.”
Pistoning his fingers into Rachel and curling them just right, Connor knew she would be cumming soon. And when she did, Connor would really push her limits. She was so resilient and strong, and he wanted to see just how much she could take.
And afterwards? Well, he would take good care of the love of his life. He would make sure she knew how much he cherished and loved her. For everything. For how much she encouraged him. How much she believed in and stood by him. And most importantly, how genuinely she loved and cared about him for who he was. How much she earnestly enjoyed his company and him just being with her.
Disconnecting from Connor, Rachel reached up and gripped Connor by the back of his head as her own slumped against him. “C-Connor!” She cried out. “C-Con - I’m - fuck - I’m gonna -”
“I know, darling.” He hadn’t used such affectionate names, but they seemed to tumble out of him in this moment between them. He barely even noticed it, but upon doing so, there was an underlying softness beneath it all. “Cum for me, dear. I’ve got you.”
Planting tender kisses anywhere his lips could find, Connor cradled her as she shuddered. Her walls clamped around his fingers as a broken whimpering cry tore through the air and ripped out of her lungs, her arms clutching on tightly to Connor as she came.
Gently working her through her orgasm, Rachel was panting, slumping against him, moaning quietly at him. Taking his hand off her throat, Connor instead guided Rachel to lean against the dresser, her hands crossed in front of her with her head resting on them.
Yet as she did so, Connor became painfully aware of his strained erection against her backside. He made a pledge to push her to her limits, and he was curious as to his own. So, taking his hand out from her pants, Connor brought his fingers to his lips and licked them clean, making eye contact with Rachel in the mirror. 
A quick vital scan showed her arousal spike once again. It truly was amusing how easily riled up she could get. Hooking his thumbs into her waistband, Connor slowly slid her pants and her underwear down her legs, exposing her swollen and glistening womanhood to him, Connor feeling his breath get siphoned out of him at the sight of it.
As Connor teasingly slid his cock against her slit, lubricating it with ease, Rachel gave the android an inquisitive side-eye as she moaned at the stimulation. Connor offered her a playful smirk as he ran his hands along her sides. “You did say that my goal today was to do everything Amanda would either simply not want me doing or everything she would hate me doing.” He repeated cheekily. “And she didn’t exactly care for you or your influence on me.”
Rachel snickered at him. “I did say that.” She said with a jovial lilt to her slightly gravelly voice. “It really is a shame I can never meet her. I would certainly have some choice words for her, that’s for sure.”
Connor leaned forward to whisper to her. “Would you like me to leave a message?” He jokingly asked. “I’m sure I can pass it along to her.”
Rachel smirked behind him. “I feel like she’s gotten the message at this point.” 
Connor chuckled at that. “On that, we can agree.”
Feeling his member twitch against her warm and wet entrance, Connor then felt Rachel sway her hips for him. “Are you just going to stare at me?” She asked with a quirk of her eyebrow. “Or are you going to finish what you started?”
[Continue]
[Finish]
Feeling that fire that had been building during this whole scene flare again, Connor swiftly grabbed Rachel and shoved her into the corner of the room, effectively caging her and rolling his hips against her. Tugging her hair and forcing her head to the side, Connor growled into her ear. “The safe word is ‘thirium.’ Got it?”
Rachel - Lover ^ All he got from her was a whimper accompanied by a nod. But that wasn’t good enough for him. Yanking Rachel’s hair again, Connor pressed her further into the corner, squeezing himself against her body. “I didn’t quite hear you.” He snarled as she whimpered helplessly.
“Y-yes, sir!” She yelped. “Understood. I’m all yours, sir!”
His circuits crackled at that as he lined up his head with her entrance. Sir. He repeated inwardly as he let go of her hair, resting his hands on her hips. Connor very much liked the sound of that. There was an air of authority of it. And it was uniquely invigorating to hear addressed to him.
And he was fully intent on using that vigor to completely ruin Rachel.
“Good.” A cruel smile stretched across his lips as Connor leered over her form. “Now, let’s see how many times I can make you cum on my cock alone.”
Objective: Fuck Rachel Into Submission
The only answer was a choked off scream.
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Muffled cries. Just what Connor didn’t want to hear. Perhaps in a different situation, he would enjoy the fact that Rachel could barely contain herself, so her only reprise was the muffling of a pillow.
But not this time. He didn’t want her to hold back, and he was fully prepared to snuff out any pride she tried to gain back. Snapping his hips into her on the large lavish bed, Connor wrenched one of his hands from Rachel’s hip and grabbed a fistful of her hair, harshly yanking her face from the pillow. “No!” He snarled into her ear as he leaned forward, his chest grazing her dappled backside. “Don’t you dare hold back! I want to hear you!”
“Y-yes, sir!” She whimpered. Indeed, it seemed that was all Rachel could say anymore, and Connor adored the way it sounded. They had been going at this for a while, and it was clear that she was approaching her limit. But Connor wasn’t done with her yet, but he would be soon.
Her strained screams and mewls were all Connor cared about. But while she obeyed his order not to muffle herself, she still clutched onto the pillow. And that irritated Connor in a way he didn’t understand. “Give me your hands.” He ordered.
Rachel struggled to slide her hands out and maneuver them towards him, and Connor was far too impatient for this. Harshly grabbing them and pulling her up from the bed, Connor snarled viciously into her neck. “I said give me your fucking hands!”
Complying with a hoarse whimper, she put her hands behind her back which allowed Connor the accessibility he needed to clasp a hand around both of her wrists. The fact that Rachel’s wrists were small enough for Connor to be able to maintain a firm grip on both of them with one hand was not lost on the android.
Unlatching his teeth from her flesh, Connor sat back up and brutally pounded into her, forcing her breath out in pitiful squeaks. He could feel her legs shaking and knew she was going to cum for the fourth time. But he had already decided he would get a fifth out of her.
Slipping his other hand between her legs, Connor’s fingers found her swollen and overstimulated nub and gently circled it in contrast to sheer cruelty he was lovingly inflicting on the rest of her body.
His own end was arriving soon, the tightness in his gut feeling as though it would burst. But he didn’t get tired. That was one of the beauties of being an android that they were both blessed to discover in this intimate and sinful moment between them.
It didn’t take long for her to cum as a broken scream followed by a series of gasps told Connor very clearly. As her walls clenched around him for the third time, Connor very quickly followed, that knot in his stomach coming undone as his cock throbbed and pulsated inside Rachel, thick streams of his own semen filling her up once more. If he were concerned about whether anyone else would use this bed, he would pay more mind to the mess that had decorated her thighs, glistening in the cold autumn afternoon light filtering through the window.
But Connor wasn’t finished. Pulling her up so that her back was flush against his chest, Rachel gasped in surprise, her head rolling back against his shoulder as he used the arm that was holding her hands to cage her against him. It amused him thoroughly that she barely had the strength to hold her own head up, but it was a good indicator that this would probably be as much as she could take for now.
It was of no surprise to Connor that she was shaking her head the moment he started pistoning into her again. “C-Connor..." She whined weakly. “I can’t...i-it’s too much.”
For a moment, he faltered. But he was determined to see this through. “Come on, darling.” He soothed her, lovingly stroking her chin with his thumb. “Gotta give me one more. You can use the safe word if you can’t handle it.” He assured her, causing Rachel to open her eyes drowsily at him. Her cheeks were stained with tears from the overstimulation. “Can you handle another?”
Gasping as Connor continued his thrusts up into her, she nodded, rolling her head to the side and closing her eyes. “Okay...okay..."
Pressing tender kisses along the marks the android left in her flesh, Connor picked up the speed of his thrusts. Even her whimpers were quiet and meek. She wouldn’t last very long. With the hand that was caging Rachel against his body, Connor began massaging a breast, gently pinching and rolling the nipple between his fingers as his other hand was working with her clit.
Rachel still flinched and jumped at his touches, but her voice would likely be very hoarse and used by the time this was over. It made Connor sorely regret not bringing a bottle of water for her to drink afterwards. But he would have to make up for it once they returned home.
For now, all he had to do was finish this.
“Cum for me, my love.” He murmured sweetly in his human partner’s ear. “I’ve got you. Don’t worry, just let go.”
It wasn’t as easy or quick or even intense as the first few times, but Rachel tensed with a cracked whimper and arched her back against Connor and he worked on easing her from the high, still chasing his own end. Softly caressing her curves and placing tender kisses wherever Connor could reach, he purred into her ear. “You’ve done so good for me, dear.” He praised, seeing her smiling at him in his peripheral vision. “Just hold on, I’m almost there.”
All she could do was weakly nod as Connor’s thrusts became more and more erratic, another familiar knot forming in his abdomen as he reached closer and closer to his nirvana. Panting and huffing in her ear like a dog in breeding season, Connor didn’t take long to cum as well, burying himself as deeply into Rachel as he could with a strained staticky groan. 
Still pumping into Rachel, Connor gently laid Rachel down onto the bed, making sure her head was nestled on the pillow. He released her hands and moved them so that she could position her head the way that felt most comfortable to her. 
After being sure that he was finished, Connor slid out of her, their combined fluids staining and dripping down onto the hardwood floors. Straightening his tie, Connor brought a hand down to his member and approached Rachel. Her dark brown eyes fluttered open as he approached. She was still breathing heavily and Connor bent down and kissed her temple. “Such a good girl.” He praised her, pleased at the contented hum and tender smile it earned. “Would you do me a favour and clean me up?”
Rachel - Lover ^ She smirked up at him, still breathing heavily. “Only if you return the favour.” Rachel bargained with him, wiggling her legs a bit. “But...after my legs start working again, please.”
“Of course.” Connor agreed, smiling affectionately at his partner. Even though he couldn’t get enough of the soft bliss that Rachel was a pristine picture of, part of him still wanted to tease her. “Though, we shouldn’t keep our friends waiting for too long. Now shouldn’t we.”
“Oh, fuck you.” She spat at him. 
Connor couldn’t help but feel happy that he hadn’t completely extinguished her eternal flame. He would find himself extremely disappointed if she had forever lost her sense of pride and defiance. “Again?” He asked her, teasing, tilting her chin up to face him. “You truly are insatiable.”
“You know what I meant, you smug bastard.” Rachel huffed, too tired to show any actual aggression towards him.
Connor chuckled a bit at her. “Even after having your pride quite literally fucked out of you, you still have bite in you.” He remarked, pleased to see her characteristic smirk. “How interesting.”
She scoffed at him. “You say that as though it’s not one of my most charming qualities.” And certainly no lack of an abundance of self-assurance.
Rachel - Lover ^ Another quality Connor couldn’t help but admire as he bent down to plant a firm kiss on her lips. “I would never say that.” He agreed, standing back on his feet. He angled his still soaked and wet cock in front of her expectantly. “Don’t keep me waiting.”
It was an order, but a gentle one. It was clear that Rachel was spent after five orgasms, and it would be unwise to continue to be ruthless after that. But she nevertheless responded, using her hands to angle his member wherever she needed to. Connor had to bite back a hiss as she licked several stripes up his shaft, making sure to catch as much as possible. It was evidently clear when she was moving her lips and her tongue all around him that she was intent on being thorough.
Her eyes were closed in contentment, a coy smile on her lips as she licked the last of their shared cum off him. But like the tease that she was, Rachel ran her tongue around his tip, suckling on it just a bit before she pulled back, a string of saliva still connecting them. Opening her eyes to look up at Connor, she placed a chaste kiss on the tip of his dick and then began tucking it back into his boxers and zipping up his fly.
It had only just occurred to Connor that while Rachel had stripped completely for him, Connor didn’t even bother to remove his tie. An observation that pleased him in a way he didn’t quite understand.
Doing his belt back up, Connor walked towards the mirror above the dresser, straightening his tie and making sure his hair was neatly done before he finished with Rachel. “Aren’t you...gonna return the favour?” She asked distantly from the bed.
As Connor walked around, collecting each article of clothing that belonged to her, he glanced over at her. “Impatient, are we?” He asked teasingly.
“A bit, I suppose.” Rachel replied, glancing over at him from over her shoulder, her dark brown eyes beckoning him closer. “After all, it’s only a courtesy. You could’ve at least left less of a mess of me. Or left me able to walk or stand up straight at the least.”
As Connor laid her clothes on the bed behind her, the android circled around to face her. “You say that as though you didn’t enjoy every moment of that. As if you’re not proud of the copious mess that’s slicking between your thighs right now.” He mocked as Rachel sat up, looking down at him as he kneeled before her. “And besides, we agreed on a safe word and I’ve reminded you about it repeatedly.”
“I realize this, but shh.” Rachel shushed Connor, looking away from him. Situating himself between her thighs as he neared himself to the left side. He waited for her to glance down at him and gave her a devilish smirk accompanied by a raise of an eyebrow. Rachel rolled her eyes at him as she gave him a genuine smile. “But yes, I really enjoyed that. Dominance really fucking works for you, Connor.”
Rachel - Lover ^ Connor started licking away the mess he’d made of her, pausing between kisses and licks to talk. “I’m glad you enjoyed it.” He said in earnest as he neared closer and closer to her swollen and slick flesh, brushing past it to clean up her right side, amused at the small whine Rachel made. “In any case, we shouldn’t keep our friends waiting for too long.” He reminded her, smirking against the soft plumpness of her thigh. “After all, I’m eagerly looking forward to watching you try to explain yourself.”
Her eyes then widened in comical realization as she then narrowed them at Connor. “You motherfucker!” Rachel exclaimed.
But all it took was a hard press of his tongue up her slit to quiet Rachel’s complaints, Connor dragging a low and pleasant moan out of her as he lapped up and sucked on her. He paused to look up at her, smiling. “Think you can handle one more?”
Rachel’s eyes darted back and forth, squinting as her thick brows bunched together in contemplation. Once her rich mahogany eyes landed on Connor’s, her lips softened into a blissful smile, Rachel reaching out with her hand to stroke his cheek tenderly. She then threw herself back on the bed with a sigh, hooking her legs over his shoulder. “Alright.” She breathed. “One more, and then we go.”
Pleased with her answer, Connor dove into Rachel as though she was the most lavish and exquisite delicacy known to all mankind. And he would not be satisfied until she was.
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Date: November 14th, 2038  Time: 5:38 PM Rachel - Lover Objective: Check in with Rachel
Arriving back at Rachel’s home, Connor immediately went towards the kitchen, taking his shoes off and greeting Bear at the door. “I’ll go ahead and take him out.” Rachel said hastily before Connor stopped her.
“You should rest.” He insisted. “After all, you’re still fairly exhausted and I wouldn’t want you to overexert yourself.”
“And whose fault was that?” Rachel asked with a scoff and a knowing look.
“Yours.” Connor responded smartly. “After all, you were the one who deliberately and knowingly teased me all day in front of everyone and then didn’t even try to stop me once we were alone.”
Pursing her lips, the human woman seemed to accept defeat, letting out a begrudging sigh. “Whatever, I’ve still got my shoes on, so I’ll do it anyway.” She said, grabbing the leash from the hallway and getting the harness on the large black dog, whose tail was wagging back and forth excitedly. “Come on, boy. I’ll take you out now.”
She was out the door, so Connor thought the next best thing to do for her would be to at least get her a glass of water to hydrate her.
Admittedly, it was very fun to watch Rachel flounder to explain herself once they left the bedroom, which Connor then realized smelled overwhelmingly like sex once he emerged back into the cold crisp air of the rest of the house. The others were waiting downstairs, doing whatever they felt like getting up to without the pair, and the first to notice their return was Hank, of course.
“There you are, you fuckers!” The lieutenant groaned in response, drawing the attention of the androids, North giving them a very pointed look. “You’ve been gone for like an hour. What the fuck were you doing?”
Watching Rachel’s eyes dart back and forth as she tried to come up with a convincing lie to tell Hank was quite amusing. And even more entertaining was the lie Rachel ended up telling. “Well, we talked for a little bit, and since Connor was so worried about my physical well-being, we did some...uh, training!”
It was admittedly quite humorous to see the skeptical look on the lieutenant’s face, but seemingly he’d rather not ask further questions out of disgust at the potential details of what they were actually doing.
And afterwards, Hank gave the pair a ride back to Rachel’s home, parting ways with the androids of Jericho, before going home himself, exhausted from all the activities. But not before Connor got a very pointed telepathic message from North. You do realize I used to be a sex android, right? Next time, pick a more discreet location to be perverts and teach Rachel to be a better liar.
Connor simply gave her a polite smile as he left. I’ll do my best.
But now, as he waited in the dining room with a glass of water ready for Rachel to drink, he was left alone with his thoughts for the first time all day since this morning. And Connor’s feelings were...good. He enjoyed the time he spent, with Rachel and Hank. He was growing accustomed to simply spending the time with them outside of work. And now that they didn’t have to worry about any urgent situations or circumstances, it was easy to be at peace.
And being able to spend time with Markus, North, and Josh made Connor feel more at peace about himself as well. It was a huge weight off his shoulders to know that they didn’t think ill of him despite everything and that they considered him an equal. He began to regard them as close friends and he had a feeling that their friendship would only grow.
But despite everything and the effort Rachel put in to make Connor feel more at ease and in control of himself, which did work. He felt better about himself and about his programming now than he did this morning.
But there was still that doubt. That small voice in the back of his mind in his processors that still whispered disparaging and discouraging affirmations to him. Words that coiled around Connor’s confidence in a chokehold.
His nightmare was fresh in his mind, still. Although he was more comfortable knowing that that’s all it was, there were still things from it that unsettled Connor to his core. And indeed, when he thought back on today in the context of the fear his nightmare instilled in him, Connor realized something.
He was afraid of losing control. At any moment, he could’ve hurt Rachel. At any moment, Amanda could’ve taken control and forced him to do something horrible to her. It was an irrational fear, but a prevalent one. But it wasn’t just that, either.
He was also afraid of giving up control. Because he saw what Rachel was capable of when she killed Sixty. It was gruesome and it was terrifying, but it was also alluring in a disturbing way. And despite understanding that it was simply an unorthodox method of attack and that Rachel was only protecting Connor, there was no doubt that there was something paralyzing about the thought of letting Rachel have that control. Because he essentially had to watch Rachel kill a lookalike of Connor in a way that was inhuman.
And he couldn’t help but put himself in that position and feel an uncomfortable pit in his stomach at the thought of it. Even though he knew Rachel would never hurt him, not on purpose, he couldn’t shake that thought or that fear away.
But he didn’t have long to ruminate on these thoughts before Rachel returned, Bear huffing with snow on his paws and on his belly, and shaking melting water droplets everywhere. His eyes landed on her as she undid the harness on the large dog and started drying him with a nearby towel before letting him run back into the house. Connor couldn’t stifle the smile at how the dog immediately ran to grab a toy to play with and teethe.
As Rachel approached Connor with a smile, the android held out the glass of water to her, of which she accepted appreciatively. “Thanks.” She said, having a seat and taking a long sip from the glass. Setting the glass down, she slumped against the table with a long sigh. “I could nap right now.” She groaned, gently grabbing Connor’s hand and stroking her thumb along his knuckles. “But it was a good day, right?”
Sincere
Indifferent
Nightmare
Rachel - Lover ^ “It was.” Connor agreed, offering her a smile as he looked down at her.
Now that they were in the quiet of her home between them, he felt more at ease. Yet, as Rachel looked at him, her brows then quickly furrowed at him as she examined his face. “You okay?” She asked him. “You have that look. That ‘something’s bothering me, but I don’t wanna burden anyone else with my problems’ look.”
As Connor looked into her rich brown eyes, he let himself chuckle a bit. “Nothing escapes you, does it?” He asked somewhat rhetorically.
“I’ve seen that look enough times to recognize it at a glance.” Rachel informed him, interlacing her fingers with his and bringing his hand to her lips, placing a soft kiss on his knuckles. “So, what’s up?”
Connor thought for a moment what he should tell her before she answered for him. “You’re still thinking about it, aren’t you.” Rachel presumed. “Your nightmare.”
Truth
Lie
The android nodded forlornly.
Rachel sighed. “That’s okay.” She relented, giving him a bittersweet smile. “I knew your problems weren’t gonna just go away after one day. And it’s totally normal to still feel thrown off by it. It’s...just gonna be like that for a while.” She then leaned against him, and Connor did the same, pressing his cheek into her forehead. “But did today help you feel better, at least?”
Yes
No
Rachel - Lover ^ “It did.” Connor replied in earnest, kissing her forehead.
“Good.” Rachel said appreciatively, resting her head in the crook of his neck before speaking again. “So...did you wanna talk about it?”
Connor thought again back to the nightmare. What exactly did he want to tell her about it? How he was fearful of giving up control? How he was afraid of losing control and hurting her as a result? How he was afraid that she might deem him as a threat and hurt him?
[No]
[Yes]
Perhaps it was better to be honest with her. After all, she gave him the freedom to reject her offer and discuss it another time. But perhaps she could give him some necessary insight into his fears like she did when he was first awoken from it.
Connor nodded and pulled away from her, still grasping her hand. Her patient brown eyes were locked on his, a small appreciative smile on her lips. Looking at her sweet face melted the cold and fearful parts of the android and made him feel more comfortable in this moment of vulnerability.
“Seeing Amanda in my nightmare...made me realize just what my worst fears are.” He began to explain to Rachel. “I think the reason I saw her at all...was because of what happened that night, when we won the revolution. When...Amanda took control of me.”
Rachel nodded in acknowledgement. “Right, that would make sense.”
At least she was able to. “It made me realize just how easily I could’ve lost everything I had gained.” Connor confessed. “In the blink of an eye, everything I loved and cared about was going to be ripped away from me, and there was nothing I could do. Until I realized I could escape. But what would’ve happened if Kamski hadn’t warned me about the emergency exit? I...I would’ve lost everything.” Connor then registered the fear and anguish in his human companion’s eyes. “I would’ve lost you.”
Rachel then gave him a painful smile. “But you didn’t.” She reminded him firmly. “You escaped, and I’m still here. And so are you.”
To hear her reaffirm that was helpful and made Connor feel more secure in himself. “But I’m still afraid.” He admitted, a small twinge of shame in his voice. “I’m afraid of it happening again. I’m afraid of Amanda taking control of me and...making me hurt you.” He finally managed to choke out. “And I’m afraid of losing control. It’s...it’s why I was so rough with you earlier. It felt good to have that control. It made me feel more secure. But...I was still afraid even then.”
“Hey, that’s okay.” Rachel said, stopping him before he could spiral. “If I didn’t want you to, I would’ve stopped you. You gave me a safe word and I didn’t feel like I needed to use it at any point, Connor. Because I trust you. I trust that you would never hurt me and that Amanda’s truly gone, now.” 
He knew she meant that. Connor knew that Rachel meant that completely and wholeheartedly. And her unshakable faith in him quieted some of his doubts. 
And if she trusted him so completely...perhaps he should do the same. “I’m also afraid of giving up that control.” Connor continued. “I’m afraid of not having it. That not being in control would just make me the same as I once was. An object. Something to use and control.”
“Believe me, I understand that feeling painfully.” Rachel empathized, her gaze intense, an edge of venom to it. Connor tried to grasp for the reason and found it. Luis. The man who had abused her as a teenager. “But there’s a key difference between control being taken from you, or being made or raised to obey and nothing else, and willingly relinquishing that control temporarily.” She explained. “Giving up control willingly doesn’t make you weak or less of a person. Because it’s still a choice you get to make for yourself. A choice you can take back whenever you wish. And you can choose who you give that control to. You can choose who you trust enough to have control over you until you decide you want it back. And you’re no less of your own person or independent because of it.”
To hear those words spoken to Connor from a position like Rachel’s was vindicating. He wasn’t wrong to be afraid or to be wary. But that he could overcome it and choose what he wanted to do with himself and his life and position. And as long as it was his choice, he was always his own person.
Connor felt his eyelids grow tight as he leaned forward, resting his head against Rachel’s, feeling cool tears slide down his cheeks. “Thank you..." He breathed softly to her.
“Of course.” Rachel replied tenderly, stroking his cheek with her other hand. “I’ve always got you, Connor. And I’ll be here for you every step of the way, no matter how tough or ugly it gets. No matter what happens, I’m here. Whatever you need, I’m here to help.”
“I know.” Connor replied, smiling. “And I’m so thankful to have you in my life.”
“And I, you.” Rachel leaned forward and pressed her lips against Connor’s softly, her touch as tender and light as silk sheets. The android happily returned the gesture, but with as much sweetness and gentleness as she displayed herself. 
Pulling back, there was a niggling thought in his head that he wanted to share with Rachel. A proposition of sorts he wanted her opinion on. “Can I ask you something?”
Rachel laughed sweetly at him. “Always, Connor.”
Amanda
Control
Jericho
Sixty
The android suddenly felt small, dwarfed in spirit in her presence. Swallowing his pride, he let his feelings be known. “You know...how I asserted my dominance over you earlier?” He reminded Rachel. “In the bedroom of the house?”
“I recall, yes.” She replied somewhat playfully.
Connor avoided her gaze, turning his head away slightly. “Would..." His voice caught in his throat as he tried to voice his honest feelings. “Would...it be too much to ask if you did the same?”
Rachel seemed taken aback by his request, but all Connor could see in her eyes when he looked back at her was pure concern. “Are you sure?” She asked him, her brows knitted together.
Connor nodded timidly. “Y-yes.” He stammered out. “It’s just that...hearing you say how much you trust me when I had control over you made me think that...perhaps I can move past my fears if I trust you to have control over me.” He felt so shameful. “I-I wouldn’t ask you if I didn’t trust you.”
Rachel nodded, taking in his request. “I see your logic.” She agreed, detaching her hand from his and cupping his other cheek with it so she was forcing him to look at her. “But...are you sure you’re ready? I’d be glad to, don’t get me wrong. But...I don’t wanna push you if you’re not ready. We don’t have to do it right away, we can take as long as you need to.”
Connor wasn’t sure how to answer her. He did want to, he really did. There was no one else he could trust to do it. But he did feel an apprehension to the thought. A certain prickly and paralyzing feeling was forming in his abdomen at the thought of relinquishing control. “I..." He struggled to answer her, but she then interfaced with him, then, and Connor felt much more secure and safe. Much less anxious.
Rachel then shook her head as she leaned against him with a sigh. “You’re not ready, yet.” She decided. “I can tell. I can feel it. But I want you to be able to tell me. I want you to be able to tell me no.”
Yes
No
Connor knew she meant that. There was nothing but patience and understanding that he could feel on her end. All she really cared about was his safety and wellbeing and she would never dare compromise that. “You’re right.” He admitted, feeling much more confident in himself. “I’m...not ready.”
Rachel - Lover ^ Rachel let out a sigh and let go of Connor, leaning into his chest. “Good.” Was all she said in response. “You’re allowed not to be. It’s okay not to be. Whenever you do feel ready, I will be. But you get to decide when that is, got it?”
Connor wrapped his arms around Rachel with a relaxed sigh. “Got it.”
For a while, the pair just stayed there in each other’s arms, taking complete comfort in each other. Connor couldn’t imagine having this level of complete security and comfort with anyone else. Indeed, Rachel was his home. His rock. His safe place. And she made sure he knew that, no matter how many times she would have to remind him.
After a good while, Rachel separated from Connor with an exhausted groan. “I am pretty beat, though.” She said with a good long stretch, the clear sounds of her back cracking making Connor want to cringe out of sympathy for her. “How about we just spend the rest of the day relaxing on the couch, hm? Maybe watch a movie or two?”
Connor smiled, getting up from the table and following her to the television. “Sure.” He replied eagerly. “What did you have in mind?”
“A movie I really liked as a kid that I think you will.” Rachel explained vaguely before she turned around and pointed at him. “But again, you’re not allowed to look up anything about it! It ruins the fun!”
Connor followed her and sat down next to her, giving her a quick peck on the cheek. “I would never.” He teased her. “I’d hate to be unpleasant.”
“You big squish.” Rachel cooed affectionately at him, already getting in position with the remote in her hand. “It’s called Wall-E. It’s an animated movie from when I was a kid about two robots falling in love in a post-apocalyptic Earth where trash has sort of accumulated, leaving the planet uninhabitable.” She then flashed him an excited grin that Connor couldn’t help but adore. “I think you’ll really like it.”
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