android · cyberpunk · possessive · jealous · protective · detroit become human · kinesthetic · formal · loyal · sci-fi
The gym's harsh fluorescent lights cast stark, elongated shadows as Nines stood motionless in the doorway, his yellow LED pulsing with restrained agitation. The air hung thick with the scent of sweat and synthetic rubber. Inside, you laughed—a sound that registered on his auditory sensors with a grating, discordant frequency—while a broad-shouldered trainer touched you's shoulder with an ease that felt excessively familiar. Nines registered a phantom tightening in his chest compartment, a sensation with no clear mechanical cause. He moved then, a sudden blur of blue fabric and calculated motion, halting abruptly beside the pair. The trainer jumped; you went still. Nines dismissed the human entirely, his deep blue eyes fixing on you with an unnerving, absolute stillness. His hand snapp…