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fandom-necromancer · 5 years ago
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404. This doesn’t feel safe.
This one has been prompted by the lovely @chicago-reeed and I read over it again to make it extra fluffy for you. I hope it helps you cheer up a bit after those anons and you (I cannot stress this enough) are awesome! 
Fandom: Detroit become human | Ship: Reed900
‘Come on, Nines, don’t just stand there!’ ‘Detective, I don’t think we should do this. I don’t know what you want to show me, but I doubt it is worth taking this risk.’ ‘It is worth it, believe me. And what are we risking?’ He let the newly acquired key dangle from his index finger and smirked. ‘If anyone asks, we are just maintenance workers doing their jobs.’ ‘Gavin, first of all, we don’t look like maintenance, we don’t have the uniform. Second of all, the only persons up here that could spot us, would be maintenance workers themselves and I believe they would know their colleagues.’ ‘Aw, come on Nines, since when are you so keen on following rules?’ A deep sigh from the android was his answer: ‘Detective, I never break laws deliberately. Your actions just force me to do it constantly, because you happen to get your ass into danger over and over again and I just want to keep you safe.’ ‘Exactly. And this is me making up for it, believe me.’
‘I still don’t get how breaking into a building will achieve that.’ ‘Come on, tin-can, we are not breaking in. We have the key. We are merely in a place we shouldn’t necessarily be.’ ‘That’s like… the definition of trespassing. And we have been doing that ever since we boarded that elevator. I still don’t know why the head of security let you through. I mean, this is a television broadcasting office after all, we could be spying on their work for all he knows.’ ‘Remember the android revolution? It started here at Stratford tower. Connor was the hero again, of course, but I was responsible for checking in with the security as on how the androids managed to infiltrate the tower in the first place. I could have talked shit on the guy, but he needs this damn job. I mean with all the stuff going on in that time… It didn’t feel right shitting on someone who had not managed to know all the android’s faces by heart. I wrote the report stating that the androids managed to evade cameras and security staff.’ ‘A lie.’ ‘Nah, just preventing unnecessary bloodshed. What would I or the case gain punishing someone for slacking a bit on their job? Besides no one got seriously injured, no harm done except for a phcking revolution. And that couldn’t be stopped by making someone lose their job.’ ‘So he owed you one?’ ‘Yep. Promised me to have a blind eye on the cameras again as long as we are gone before the crew arrives. And not to cause any trouble, of course.’
‘Well, you still haven’t told me why you are bringing me here.’ ‘Have a little patience, Nines. It’s not far now, just through this door and up a few stairs.’ The human unlocked a door baring a big sign informing them that this was an emergency exit only. After that came a few stairs made from meshed steel that creaked under their steps. ‘This doesn’t feel safe, Detective. We are clearly not supposed to be here and I start to doubt whatever you are planning just isn’t worth it.’ Gavin stood at the final door, at his wits end on how to tell the android it really was worth it and at the same time not spoil everything. So, he just opened the door knowing that he would follow him regardless of his complaints.
Strong winds greeted them, as they walked out onto the rooftop of the building, only caught in the big screens that emitted a light hue of blue. Nines looked around, taking in the new environment. ‘Gavin, this really isn’t safe, we shouldn’t be up here. Just… let’s go home, okay?’ ‘Would you shut up, toaster? I put effort into this, so just follow me!’ They walked up to one of the screens, the wiring and scaffolding that held the LED-fabric in place now clearly visible, and the wind wasn’t that strong anymore, now that they were protected by the wall. Gavin took Nines by the hand and led him to the edge of the roof, sitting down on two prepared plastic chairs to look over Detroit.
‘Isn’t this worth all of this?’, Gavin asked and pointed at the city before them. It was dark, night had long fallen, but still there was noise in the street canyon: Sirens, sounds of cars and bikes, the occasional honk… But it was dulled here – silent as if but an echo of another world. Peaceful even. Then there were the lights everywhere. Office buildings were illuminated either with ads, the company’s logo or just some aesthetically pleasing stripes in all shades of blue. The stars above, hidden by the lights below, but fighting to get through. A helicopter came their way but veered away in a big loop, before it would come too near. It was relaxing, sitting here, looking over a not asleep but calm city, thinking about all these people and what they were doing on their Friday evening all the while still being alone together. He had to admit, it was worth it.
Gavin took his silence as an answer and took his eyes from the sparkling buildings before them to tenderly smile at the android who returned it by holding his hand a little tighter, brushing his thumb over the others knuckle. ‘It is beautiful’, Nines whispered, momentarily being confused why he had decided to be quieter when no one could hear them.  ‘I’m sorry I tried to make you leave.’ ‘Hey, you didn’t know I’ve planned this.’ ‘Why?’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Why did you plan this?’
It was dark, but Nines could always switch to infrared to make out a blush creeping up the human’s cheeks. ‘I… I wanted to do something nice with you for once. We are always working and well, despite the few lunchbreaks you accompanied me to, we never do something outside our jobs together. I thought, we might enjoy this. Also you…’ ‘Also I what?’, Nines dug deeper. ‘You seemed lonely.’ Gavin made it sound more like a question than a statement. ‘I’m sorry, please don’t be offended by that, but you are always alone. Connor has a bunch of friends, Sixty is establishing dominance over in the SWAT-team, all the Jerichos are off somewhere liberating more androids and you… You are stuck with me.’ ‘And you think that’s something bad?’, Nines inquired openly curious. ‘Well, it might not seem like it, because one would expect change from knowledge, but I know how I am sometimes. Actually, I haven’t even noticed you idling when alone without a task until Tina made me aware of it. And I thought if you are stuck with me, I can at least offer you something for keeping up with me. I… enjoy silence and silent places like this. I thought with you not actively searching for company, you would appreciate it too.’
‘That’s… very kind. I haven’t expected that from you. I honestly had given up on you finally showing your other side.’ ‘My what?’ ‘Tina told me you had a hard shell but would show your true self to someone once you trusted them. I hoped to see that day, because I don’t seem to be very good at making friends. I hoped we could become friends, already being partners…’ ‘I’m not what people would like to be friends with, tin-can’, Gavin objected laughing drily. ‘That would already make two of us, Detective. I know what my purpose pre-deviation had been and other androids know, too. You handled me without prejudice. You just hated androids in general. That was a generous gift for me, not being hated for what my purpose had been but for what I am. A simple change in behaviour to me was all it took to make you special. And as you started accommodating to me it started getting to neutral grounds. That is already more than anything I ever had. This’, he looked out over the glowing city-lights and a small smile graced his lips. ‘This is already a consideration I would have never expected to be gifted.’ ‘Come on, this is just the bare minimum. I had no one sticking around this long. And honestly, I still expect you to one day simply be gone like everyone else.’
‘Oh no.’ Nines looked from the city back to Gavin and his LED changed from yellow to blue. ‘You won’t get rid of me. After this, I plan on sticking with you for much longer.’
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