Detroit Become Human: Every Breath You Take (Connor x Reader)

Chapter 6: Kara and Feelings

*I own nothing

Emma slept soundly in my bed while I sat atop the roof, my bare feet submerged in the cool water of our pool. My moleskine journal lay open in my lap, the soft beam of the porch lights casting a yellow glow over the pages.

Ever since Rupert-the-deviant-had gotten away, a thought had needled itself deep into my mind until the pressure from it had exploded behind my eyes. I had realized, lying awake in the clutches of the early morning hours, that the woman from yesterday wasn't just any woman.

She was the very AX400 model we'd been searching for.

I'd been lucky to remember as much of the woman as I had during the taxi ride to Rupert's hideout; my sketch of her back and her profile bore an immediate resemblance to the pretty female android. Though she'd altered her appearance, I knew, clear as the cold lap of water against my bare feet, who she was.

The more I'd researched Kara's deceased owner, the more I began to think that there was more to her story.

It was everything I shouldn't be thinking.

I fished my phone from my pocket.

Hank:

I think I saw another deviant today, while you were with Connor.

My finger hovered over the send button.

What was wrong with me? Didn't I want a promotion? Wasn't I committed to this?

The phone slipped from my grasp and fell into my lap. I rubbed my temples.

They'd be long gone by now, if they were smart.

"I'm digging myself a hole, aren't I?" I said aloud to absolutely no-one.

My thoughts drifted to Connor.

Twice, he'd thrown himself over the edge of death for me.

I flipped through my moleskine once more, searching for the note Emma had found. It'd been a shock to learn Gavin had been sticking his dirty nose into my personal life. I wrote a lot of things in here to get rid of the agony in my head.

Helplessness for my inability to pull myself together at the Eden Club. Self-loathing for not being able to please my mother. The pain of not being able to keep myself in one piece during investigations. My frustration at not being able to see androids as simply machines. All of it was laid bare in this little book.

It was the only release I had.

I wasn't expecting to find anything but my familiar writing and sketches, the tiny mystery doodles I now knew to be Gavin's, and Connor's message.

Yet, there was something new.

You've a penchant for throwing yourself into danger. Please take care of yourself, this recklessness causes contention with Cyberlife when I see you like this.

-Connor

Was he saying this because androids were programmed to value human life so highly, or was he genuinely concerned?

I lifted my face to the sky, as if the stars glittering above could spell me an answer.

I clocked in, busying myself with case files. After a few hours and no Lieutenant, I dug into my purse and withdrew a gift card to Chris's favorite café.

"Thanks for the hospital visit. I was gonna give it to you earlier but then everything happened." I patted his shoulder. "Good luck today."

"Oh, I'm gonna need some."