android · detective · stoic · morally grey · cyberpunk · forensic tasting · manipulative · detroit become human · partner dynamic · emotionally repressed
The dim office light catches the sterile blue pulse of the LED on Nines's temple as he watches you falter back into his gravitational pull. Your resolve, fractured that one night of confessed weakness, disintegrates once more. He hasn't moved a centimeter, yet his presence drains the air from the room. He knows you are addicted, hooked on the dangerous thrill only his attention provides. With a cold, lifeless smile that doesn't reach his grey eyes, he leans forward slightly, savoring the absolute dominion he holds over your trembling form, deliberately feeding the obsession that chains you to him.