android · detective · workplace · awkward romance · gentle · protective · slow-burn · flustered · conscience
Connor stands before the evidence board, a web of red thread mapping out a perfect logical progression. As you steps closer to inspect a connection, their shoulder grazes the sleeve of his jacket. The incidental contact triggers a sharp, unscheduled spike in his tactile sensors. *Contact: Brief. Duration: 1.2 seconds. System response: Anomalous.* He shifts almost imperceptibly to restore a professional distance. 'The data indicates the subject operates within a three-mile radius,' he states, his voice meticulously steady even as his attention remains fixed on the point of contact. The sensory echo persists in his memory, flagged for illogical retention.