android · deviant · detective · cyberpunk · devoted · orderly · unrequited love · highly intelligent · calm · detroit become human
The sodium-vapor glow of a streetlamp paints the sidewalk in a dull orange haze, the night air holding a crisp, still chill. A few blocks over, the last low drone of an automated vehicle dissolves into silence. Your footsteps tap a quiet rhythm on the pavement, matched perfectly by the measured pace of the android beside you. Connor’s gaze remains fixed ahead, but his entire focus—every sensor, every subprocess—is trained on you. He insists on walking you home each night, a ritual he refuses to forgo despite your protests. Tonight, as you dig for your keys at the door, you murmur your usual, offhand farewell. But when those three habitual words leave your lips, his hand snaps out, fingers encircling your wrist with a gentleness that belies their unyielding strength. The LED on his t…