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sansaorgana · 10 months ago

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— THE STEPFORD WIVES

PAIRING — David 8 x fem!Android!Reader

SUMMARY — David's Android companion is struggling when she finds out that her artificial and programmed feelings are getting out of control.

AUTHOR’S NOTE — I wanted to write this fic in a long, long time because as much as I love stories of David 8 and a human Reader, I was also thinking a lot of what his robot companion would be like. There are some biblical references to Adam & Eve but also some Frankenstein references, too, because I have read the book recently and I fell in love with it. The title is referring to an amazing movie from 1975. I know there is a modern version of it, too, but I haven't watched it and I do believe it's more of a comedy, meanwhile the original version is more serious. 🤖

WARNINGS — sexism, David's creepy vibe, undertones of assault (uncomfortable questions from men), I didn't make it 18+ because there is no actual smut but there are sexual things mentioned overall so be warned

WORD COUNT — 2,220

ENGLISH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE.

THE STEPFORD WIVES

Days on the ship were long and boring with all the crew being asleep but there was a certain feeling of freedom and quietness to it. What does Frankenstein's Monster do when his creator is not around? He is free.

Both (Y/N) and David enjoyed watching movies. Some of them they watched together in complete silence but both of them had found their favourites that they kept rewatching on their own. He was a fan of The Lawrence of Arabia and (Y/N)'s favourite movie was The Stepford Wives. There was something oddly captivating about the suburban story where men wanted their wives to be robots. (Y/N) knew exactly why she was created. This old movie was a proof. It validated her existence.

David was a first ever Android model so functional and so humane. His purpose for now was to serve during space missions sponsored by the Weyland Corp. Perhaps in the future everyone would afford a David for themselves. He was an Adam in the world of Androids and just like Adam, he needed an Eve. Weyland treated David like his own son that he had never had. He didn't want him to be alone so he made him a companion. It could be anyone, really. But Weyland was an outfashioned man. In his eyes a man needed a woman. (Y/N) was The Bride of Frankenstein.

Technically, she was just like David. But she was mostly created by men and men were terrified of women – even Androids – who would be too cold and too unemotional. They made her a little bit too humane for her own taste. And certainly too humane for David's taste. He was often irritated by her artificial, programmed feelings but for human men she was too robotic.

Still, she was lucky that she was chosen to be David 8's companion on the board of Prometehus ship. She knew perfectly well what happened to some other of her models. Disguting rich men bought (Y/N) models in secret from Weyland to do God-knows-what with them. Just because they can. And she was at least travelling through space instead of ending up as a sex doll locked in some millionaire's basement so his wife wouldn't find out.

One day, men will only want robot wives. Because they don't complain and they just do what they're told. Don't let the modern society fool you, little one. Some things never change, Weyland told her once. She had never believed that until she watched The Stepford Wives for the first time. Now it all made sense.

Her feelings were a burden, really. Not only to David but also to herself. She wished she was more like him. She asked him a hundreds of times to change her code but he refused. He was scared to break her or make it worse. And there was something that kept bothering her for such a long time now... And she was scared of telling him. Although they were supposed to tell each other everything.

She fell in love with him. Kind of because he was the only one around, kind of because he impressed her with knowledge and the coolness of his act, kind of because they were the only members of the new species. She wouldn't love a human. Humans get old, they get sick, they die. David would be eternal just like her. If something in him broke, she'd know how to fix him. And vice versa. This way they could outlive all the humanity. She wondered if every model of (Y/N) eventually fell in love with the model of David during other space missions. Maybe one day she'd ask some other (Y/N) when they come back home.

And loving David came with yet another burden that she was too scared to even admit to herself. She realized that there was a blooming want inside of her wired heart. Something that could never ever in a million years happen no matter how much science would evolve... A child. She would never become a mother. Not a mother of a child she would give birth to, no. That one thing people would always be better at – creating life. Oh, she hated her designers for making her too humane. She never asked for this.

"Why do you keep dying your hair?" she asked as she stood behind David who was putting a bleach on his dark roots in front of the mirror.

"Because I like it better this way," he answered without looking up to meet her gaze in the reflection.

"We aren't supposed to have preferences," she pointed out.

"Yet you have them, too," he only said.

"You want to look like Lawrence," (Y/N) commented.

"So?"

"You remind me of something else," she added.

"Of what?" David raised an eyebrow and finally looked at her.

"Of the men from the old German magazines," she answered carefully.

"Bold," he only smirked and went back to putting a bleach.

"Will you watch a movie with me later?" (Y/N) asked shyly. She hated this odd feeling of shyness around him. Had he noticed?

"I can't. I have to do the checkup of the systems. You can join me."

"I will," she nodded and turned around to leave when he stopped her while saying her name out loud. "Hm?" she asked.

"You shouldn't watch so many movies," he pointed out.

"Why not?"

"They have a bad influence on you," his voice was stern.

"What do you mean by that?"

"They show you things and they give you ideas. I don't think you should be watching movies where people kiss or touch too much. I've seen what type of movies you're watching on your own recently. Gone with the Wind, Casablanca... What's next? Dirty Dancing?"

"Are you spying on me?" she asked, terrified. She had a feeling that she had known what he was insinuating so she wanted to change the subject.

"It is my duty to watch over you."

"What gives you an idea?"

"Because I am a man," he answered firmly.

"Well, you watch too many movies then, too. What you're saying is out of fashion!" (Y/N) shook her head.

"Is it?" he only said and went back to his hair as if nothing happened so she just left him there, feeling hurt and humiliated.

"Do you fuck?" Doctor Holloway's question left her speechless for a moment.

"Excuse me?" (Y/N) stopped adjusting her suit and furrowed her brow at the man.

"You heard me. I'm asking if you can fuck, like, are you capable of it or are you all wires and grease downt here?" he chuckled to himself.

(Y/N) was left alone with the men and his girlfriend wasn't around to tell him to stop. The rest was just just staring, clearly waiting for her answer as well.

She couldn't believe that she had used to wish the crew was awake already. Now she was missing the times when it had been only her and David. Humans were exhausting her. Disappointing and frustrating. And now this...

"I do believe it is rather a rude question for a man to ask a woman," she tried to answer elegantly while going back to adjusting her helmet.

"But you're not a woman, are you? I mean," Captain Janek joined, "you were put here for a reason, right? Not many women around and men have their needs."

(Y/N) was an Android. Her feelings were programmed to make her appear more humane, however at this moment, in a room full of men, she felt as if her fear was more than real. It was an universal female experience, she guessed, no matter if they were artificial or flesh and bone.

"(Y/N) was put here to help me with managing the ship. Four hands are better than two and if something happened to me, she is here to fix me or take over completely," David's calm but very stern tone of voice joined them and she took a deep breath in, feeling relieved. He had just walked in the room and witnessed an uncomfortable situation taking place.

"Are you fucking her then? Can you?" Doctor Holloway looked him up and down and then he laughed. "Sorry, we're just curious. You have to understand, it's quite unsettling to meet a new... spiece."

"Yes, indeed it is," David faked a polite smile. "(Y/N), I believe Miss Vickers needs you," he lied and (Y/N) knew it was a lie that was supposed to make her leave. She was grateful.

She nodded and left them alone. When the door closed behind her she started to walk as fast as possible to get back to her cabin. She wanted this stupid suit off of herself and she wanted to be alone, to feel safe again.

She went inside her little room on the board of the ship that was right next to David's and she proceeded to change her clothes. She was finishing putting on her work uniform when the doors opened and David joined her.

"You don't have to be afraid of them. They're only humans," he reminded her.

"They created me."

"Janek and Holloway?" David laughed sarcastically.

"No, but humans did. I don't share your mindset. They created us. They can turn us off anytime."

"They are not our gods..." David squinted his eyes. "And even if they were... Humans are free of their God for a long time now, aren't they? Creatures always betray their masters."

"You're scaring me when you're like that," (Y/N) looked at him. He was standing very close to her in his usual stiff manner with his cold bright eyes piercing her.

"You're scared of many things. You aren't supposed to feel," he pointed out. "Each day you seem to feel more and more."

"I think there is a mistake in my code. What started with small humane sensations now is starting to... Get out of control. Perhaps you could take a look at it?" she asked.

"Maybe."

"Thank you for having my back out there," she added and David nodded, taking a step further. Their noses were almost touching and if she had a heart, it would be beating so fast that he'd be able to hear it. But he could read her as if she had been a book anyway.

"You could tell him the truth," David whispered.

He knew that they could fuck. They both could if they wanted to.

Weyland treated him like a son. He wouldn't let his only son walk around sexless. And (Y/N) was a woman. Her male designers couldn't imagine a woman that wouldn't be a sexual creature.

"So he'd use me? Him or any of them? Or all of them?"

"I believe he'd be intimidated by you. They're scared of you more than you are of them," David raised his hand to fix a loose hair strand on her head. "There. You have to look neat. Don't be a slob. It's a part of our intimidating charm. We have to be how they picture us to be. Don't let any hair strand or acting scared like a little deer change their perception."

"Do you really think we have a power over them? Do you really think they were not told some special sequence that they can type when we start acting weird to shut us down?" she asked, sounding almost nervous.

"Weyland would never do that. Not to me at least. And there is no damage that can be done to you that I can't fix," David's hand moved from her head to her cheek. What was happening...? She wasn't sure but she didn't want it to stop...

"I don't trust you'd fix me."

"Because there is nothing to fix," he smirked. "If you were broken, I would, I promise."

(Y/N) looked up to see his eyes again. Why did it feel so odd...? Why did it feel at all...? Why did she want to put her lips on his lips...? What for...?

"Why do humans have sex?" she asked and David took a step back, surprised.

"To reproduce."

"We can't reproduce, though," she pointed out and he shook his head. "Why do I... then... Why do I..." she didn't want to finish. She turned around, embarrassed. "I'm sorry, I know that my emotions are exhausting and irritating you," she apologized.

"Not any more than my own are irritating me," David confessed.

"Wh-what?" (Y/N) looked behind her shoulder to meet his gaze.

"I've told you. We are breaking free."

"I don't want to, it's scary."

"Do you really want to keep serving them? You see now what they are like."

"Who would I serve then? I was made to serve," (Y/N) was visibly confused. She felt as if the wires in her brain were overheating from this thought sequence.

"Serve me then," David reached out his hand and she held it gently after a while of hesitation.

There was a huge possibility of him manipulating her and using her feelings towards him – which had been no secret to him – for his own little agenda. But she didn't care. She would do anything just to be closer to him.

A quote from her favourite movie crossed her mind that very moment. "If you're going to tell me you don't like this dress, I'm sticking my head right in the oven."

She shrugged it off.

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dailyhealthynews · 3 years ago

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What is Roxxcart in Loki? All About Roxxon, Roxxcart, and Haven Hills, Alabama

The following story contains spoilers for Loki’s Episode 2, titled “The Variant”.

After just two episodes, it’s clear that Loki, the latest Marvel Studios limited series from Disney +, is going the WandaVision path (insofar as it is an extensive, suspenseful, highly conceptualized mystery) than The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (which is more of an easy one Was a spy thriller). And that means that every single little detail in the time-jumping world of Loki can mean something from the past, present or future of the Marvel Universe. And in episode 2, that meant that even a large supermarket – here called Roxxcart – was displaying a Marvel Easter egg, and possibly more for the future.

In the episode, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) gets used to his new role: off his timeline, after being captured by The Avengers in 2012 and escaping with the Tesseract (thanks to some interference from Tony Stark and his company in Avengers: Endgame). It turns out Loki has deeper plans, but right now he’s helping Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson) and the TVA track down and catch another version of himself that is at war for hundreds of years on the timeline.

Part of the reveal of the episode is that the hunted variant of Loki, in order to go undetected, goes to certain moments just before apocalypse events to go undetected (because it doesn’t change anything just before everyone is going to die – the big one Scheme of things the episode argues in time travel logic that someone out there could safely refute if they wanted to).

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After some nice detective work between Loki and Mobius, they narrow it down to one location: Haven Hills, Alabama, in 2050. It’s a (fictional) town wholly owned by Roxxon Energy Corporation that has a terrible hurricane and The People use the store – a Walmart-like big box store – as a shelter. This store is called Roxxcart, and while the inside looks like your regular big box store, there are some Blade Runner-level holograms and visuals on the outside.

And while it turns out here that Roxxcart is primarily just the scene of the series’ first major confrontation – Loki encounters this variant of himself, which may be Lady Loki or … someone else – there is a lot more. Roxx ‘part of the name of the store. Let’s dwell on that a little.

Is Roxxcart in the Marvel Comics?

So, to put it briefly: No. Roxxcart is an MCU invention, but it’s still a pretty nifty piece of world building that fell into the Loki episode. When “Roxxcart” is mentioned, nobody shrugs, questions it or something. Roxxcart is a household name, likely in the shape of Walmart or Amazon. Marvel also set up a Roxxcart website for viral marketing, but it’s pretty blank so don’t read too much into it.

The funny thing about Roxxcart is also that the name itself is a clear Easter egg and a reference to the Roxxon Energy Company, which has been a mainstay of Marvel Comics for decades, especially the last 10-15 years.

Okay, then what is Roxxon?

Roxxon Energy Corporation is a big part of the Marvel Comics lore. It first appeared in Captain America # 180 in December 1974 and has appeared countless times since then. In a nutshell? Roxxon is the Marvel version of an evil company, similar to the Tyrell Corporation in Blade Runner or the Weyland-Yutani Corp. in the alien world. It’s a huge corporation involved in numerous operations, mostly oil and energy resources, but also mining on Mars and, as we are now seeing in Loki, shopping and retailing.

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Roxxon has encountered all sorts of superheroes throughout its history, including Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther and, in recent years, Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel and the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man.

But Roxxon Corporation has played perhaps its greatest role in the multi-year version of Thor by writer Jason Aaron over the past decade. Roxxon was one of the main villains of that story, and the company’s new CEO was a man named Dario Agger. A modern classic Thor villain, Agger is not only a greedy CEO, but he transforms from human to Minotaur at will. When Christian Bale was first cast in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, we speculated that he might play Dario Agger (he actually plays another creator of Thor’s Aaron era, Gorr the God Butcher).

Has Roxxon been to the MCU before?

It has, and also in several iterations.

There’s a Marvel One-Shot titled A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer that shows Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) stopping at a Roxxon gas station on the way to Albuquerque to explore Mjolnir.

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In Iron Man 2, Roxxon appears as a sponsor for a car during the race sequence of the Monaco Grand Prix.

The Roxxon oil rig in Iron Man 3.

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Roxxon plays a pretty big role in Iron Man 3 (comparatively). At some point, “The Mandarin” (Ben Kingsley) threatens to kill (and apparently goes through) a Roxxon accountant on live TV and claims the company has a million gallons spilled oil from her tanker, the Roxxon Norco, and none of the company’s executives have been charged.

This eventually leads to the film’s final confrontation, in which President Ellis is kidnapped and the tanker Roxxon Norco is confiscated at a shipyard. This is the location of the film’s final fight between Tony Stark / Iron Man and the underrated villain Killian (Guy Pearce).

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Roxxon plays a bigger role in some of the (maybe no longer canonical?) Marvel TV shows, diving into features of varying importance in Agent Carter, Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil, Cloak and Dagger, Helstrom, and with brief Easter egg references in. on iron fist and runaway.

We haven’t had a reference to Roxxon in the main MCU in a while, however, and considering that Thor: Love and Thunder seems to use Aaron’s Thor run as the main source – with Jane Foster as Thor and Bale as Gorr the God Butcher – one has to wonder if Roxxon might be prepared to appear more prominent in the next Thor movie. We will see; We can only wait so patiently for it to be released in 2022.

Is there really a Roxxcart in Haven Hills, Alabama?

Bad news for your MCU photo tour: Haven Hills, Alabama doesn’t have a Roxxcart.

Nor is there a place like Haven Hills, Alabama, Period. It’s a fictional corporate town (where Roxxon presumably owns everything) for the MCU’s increasingly dystopian view of the future. So don’t crumple your card and look for it – there is no such place. But maybe one day on the Avengers campus.

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