Stray x Reader Oneshots

Clementine x reader

530 words

A short but sweet one for you Clem simps :)

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Ever since you could remember, you'd lived in Midtown. The neon streets, filled with bustling robots, were what you called home. It was only till today, when someone new in town came along, that the serenity and peace of life was disturbed. When that someone new looked at the first living(ish) thing that that they could see, and that thing was you.

"Hey! I need a place to stay, urgently! I beg you, please, just a few nights?? Just a place to hide??" The robot pleaded, looking back regularly to see if they were being followed. Noticing the panic on their face, you took their hand and guided them hastily through the once busy streets, all the way to your apartment block and into the safety of your flat.

It wasn't much to call home, but it was the best you could muster up. The hanging plants and ornaments on the bookshelves made the flat seem more antique, but the projectors, lava lamps and neon signs illuminated the room in a comfortable, more cheerful way. You dashed through the door, taking the stranger you bought with you tumbling onto the sofa, as you locked the door, still unsure of why you let this hunted robot in. Still, it was difficult to kick them out now.

"Phew... I'm sorry about that. I'll admit, its not the best way to enter someone's home, being chucked onto the sofa..." You said, a nervous grin plastered onto your face.

"Heh, not to worry, I've had worse experiences. Oh, my name's Clementine, by the way. And you are..?"

"Y/n. Y/n l/n."

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, y/n. I must say, you have a really nice place."

"Thanks... Uhh, why exactly did you need a place to 'hide'?"

"Admittedly, I'm not exactly supposed to be here. I came from the Slums, you see. It's not the best place, and me and a few others wanted to..."

"To what?"

"... To get to the Outside."

The Outside? That's a real place?? You'd only heard it in myths or old folk tales used to scare you out of wanting to go, but you'd never thought it would be real.

"You're trying to get to the Outside? You realise you could die trying to get there!? There are Zurks and other creepy things out there. Besides, it could be more underwhelming than you think." You protested.

"Us outsiders have a mission, and we don't intend to give up on it. Even if it means life or death, we will see that blue sky."

"... C-can I come with you?" You asked, genuinely wanting to see what it would be like in the Outside.

She froze, her back turned to you, but she whipped around to greet you with a surprised, blushed look on her screen.

"Do you want to? Even if it comes with great risks and could be putting you and your reputation in immense danger??" She blurted, sounding genuinely concerned.

"If it's with you then... I guess so."

She looked into your eyes with a worried, yet happy expression, dusted lightly with blush. "Well, in that case, welcome to the Outsiders."