Technical Difficulties (Oblivious!Genos X Reader)

Cyborg Prince

The next morning, you woke up to find yourself cuddled in your own bed that you assigned Genos to sleep in. You lift your upper body to see that Genos was touching your in-progress mechanical doll.

"Good morning." He greeted while he continued on scrutinizing your creation.

"When did you...?"

"Sleeping on that couch isn't good for your body. You seemed cramped that I couldn't bear watching you suffer in such a case." Genos explained.

The way he rearranges his words made you laugh even though he didn't intend any humor or pun.

"What is this for?" Genos asked, still staring at the doll.

"I had that doll since I was young so I was thinking of making it move on its own." You answered.

"To do what?"

"I dunno, serve tea? Maybe add some roller blades for the bottom feet and make a dress to cover her feet." You stretched your arms.

"She looks dusty." Genos commented.

"I don't know how robots work so I just left her like that. It's been awhile now that you mentioned it." You answered.

"Well, now that you have me, you have no use for her anymore, right?" Genos spoke in a quiet and soft tone.

"What?" You got off the bed and stretched your legs.

"I mean, since I'm here, I can serve you tea."

His back was faced towards you, caressing the doll's soft hair. You stopped to look at him. He was on his knees, lowering his head. For some reason, he sounded... Nervous. Is he really an android or is this some upgraded technology where robots have personal feelings that are somehow equivalent to a human?

You tried to release the tension in your spine area but you couldn't reach that spot. Your back did ache a little when you bent over to reach your toes for a little stretch. Genos can clearly see that you had a couple blind spots that you need to massage.

"Trying to stretch your spine?" Genos got up and approached you.

"Eh?" You turned around to see that he was close to you. From your field of vision, you can only see his neck, blocking the sun.

"Here." Without notice, he wraps his metal arms around you and lifts you up from the ground.

"Genos, what are you---"

He cut you off with one jump, causing your back to release the strain. You can hear the sound of your back cracking.

"HOLY--" Surprised by this, Genos quickly releases you and backs away.

"What the--- My back is..." You spun around and felt your back. You felt refreshed afterwards.

"Wow, that worked wonders! Thanks!!"

"Do you need a massage?" Genos offered.

"O-OH, I'LL BE FINE GENOS." You denied it because you feel it'd be awkward to have a robot give you a massage. Plus, you were sensitive whenever you are touched.

".... Okay.." He nods.

He sounded a bit sad about that but it's a good sign that he was concerned about your well-being, right?

"Uh, since we're out of a couple things, do ya wanna... Go to the market with me?"

Genos' face lit up and smiled.

"Yes! Let's go!" He says.

"Here's a jacket for you. It belonged to a good relative of mine. But you can have it." You hand him an over sized jacket after you wore a baggy sweater and sweat pants with your converse.

"Thank you, (Name)." He quickly bowed before he wears the jacket.


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As soon as the two of you enter the supermarket, many people began to stare at Genos. He was obviously the odd one out but to you, he was just like any other normal person. You ignored their stares as Genos appears to noticed as well.
"(Name), they seem to be looking at us." He leaned in close and whispered.

"Oh, don't mind them, Genos. It must be their first time seeing you." You replied. while you searched each aisle.

You can hear girls whisper to each other about Genos. For some reason, they seem to know his name.

"Genos, I can't seem to find the cilantro. You think you can use your superman eyes and look for them?" You quietly laughed as he nods in obedience.

"Sure." He departs from you and sets off to look for what you need.

"Thank you."


As you stood by the frozen meat section, someone stood close beside you.

"Hi there." he greets you.

"Hello." You smiled politely.

"I hope I'm not asking much but would you care to do a small favor for me?" He asks.

"Uh, depends what it is...?" You raised a brow in slight confusion.

"It'll be quick and simple, I promise. It's nothing too hard." He tells you.

"..... What is it?"

With a blink of an eye, he snatches you from behind and traps you with one arm. You can feel something pressed against one side of your ear. There was a sound of a click which made you nervous.

"What the hell are you doing--" Before you tried to break free, you can hear a loud sound of a gunshot behind you. It clogs your ear drum, having to hear nothing for a short moment. People screamed and got on their knees, closing their ears.

"EVERYBODY GET DOWN!" The man shouts.

"Let go of me, you idiot!" You struggled.

"I HAVE A GIRL HERE AND I'M NOT AFRAID TO SHOOT HER!"

"Oh no, Genos...." You grunted.

You were afraid that if Genos was unaware of this kind of situation, he'll get hurt.

"Genos!!" You called out but got cut off shortly. The man covers your mouth with his filthy hands to keep you quiet.

You quickly bite his skin down hard, causing him to loosen his grip on you.

"Son of a---" He roughly throws you down and points the gun directly at you.

"You're gonna regret that!" He warns you.

All you did was cover your face and sleep on the floor, feeling helpless and scared. But all of a sudden, you heard the man groan and fall to the ground. The sound of the gun is thrown after he was knocked down.

"Is it over?" Your eyes were still closed, fearing that it was only a bluff before the real bullet hits you.

Instead, you felt something warm embracing your form. That gentle touch gave you a sense of relief.

"It's alright. You're safe with me now."

You hear Genos speaking directly towards you, reassuring that you were no longer in danger.

"Genos?" You pulled away to see his face.

"I heard you calling my name so I came as fast as I could." He holds you close to him once more.

"... You didn't hear the gunshot??" You mumbled in his coat as you see that the man was put down by Genos.


"What gunshot?"