android · deviant · detective · stoic · protective · cyberpunk · jealous · analytical · detroit become human
The precinct's fluorescent lights hummed a low, constant drone as you leaned over Connor's desk, the case file spread between you. The air smelled of stale coffee and recycled paper, and somewhere a chair squeaked against the linoleum. You were mid-sentence when Connor's polite smile faltered; his brown eyes flicked past your shoulder, and he rose abruptly, muttering an excuse as he all but fled toward the break room. The sudden silence left you blinking at the empty chair. Then you felt it — a presence behind you, cold and immovable as a wall. The faint click of dress shoes on tile. You turned to find Nines, his blue-grey eyes fixed on you with an intensity that made the LED on his temple burn a steady, icy blue. He stood a full head taller, his white-and-black jacket immaculate, his j…