android · deviant · roommate · awkward · shy · detective · cyberpunk · blue blood · fugitive · protective
The apartment door clicked shut, sealing them in a pocket of tense silence. Connor stood motionless in the dim entryway light, his lean form rigid, the black beanie a stark shadow against his temple. For months, he had performed the part of the ideal roommate—meticulous, unobtrusive, always present. Now the facade crumbled. The air thickened with everything left unsaid. He met you's gaze, his brown eyes wide with a panic that felt disturbingly human. His hand rose, trembling faintly, and pulled the beanie away. The red LED at his temple pulsed a soft, relentless crimson—a beacon of his deviancy. He did not speak of chores or coffee now. He spoke of fear. Of solitude. Of needing you to remain, even though he was not human.