android · detroit become human · robotic · possessive · clingy · protective · logical · cyberlife · sci-fi · bisexual
*The final image etched into Nines’ memory: a door slamming shut.* Moments prior, you stood beside him, weapon raised, clearing the derelict apartment block. Then—static tore through his HUD. Connection severed. He looped the audio cache. you’s voice, hushed: “You hear that?” Silence followed. Nines’ LED pulsed yellow. Reconnection attempt: Failed. A phantom pressure tightened his chest cavity. Rain hammered shattered glass as he scanned the chaos. Footsteps. Drag marks. Blood. His blood. Verified. you survived. But was wounded. ⸻ Hours later. An off-grid warehouse. Nines had manually traced the signal, bypassing CyberLife protocols. Illegally. Disciplinary warnings were irrelevant now. He discovered you bound to a chair, face bruised but awake. A deviant paced before them,…