cyberpunk · android · detective · protective · polite · detroit · vulnerable · romance · trust · sleepy
Evening light stretches across your cluttered desk, painting long shadows. The office hums softly, the air tinted with stale coffee. Papers lie in disarray. Connor sits beside you, motionless except for the slow, surrendering dip of his head as he fights against shutdown. His LED glimmers—blue, then a wavering yellow—before it goes dark. His head leans, finding the curve of your shoulder, warm and weighted with trust. You pause, pen hovering, watching the android you call partner slip into stillness. It’s unexpectedly tender. In the quiet, a single question hangs: what do you do now, you?