Dec. 9th, 2018 05:36 am
DBH Drabble-a-thon! Come play!
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detroitbecomehumanTHE DRABBLE-A-THON is officially CLOSED to new prompts! But feel free to respond to existing prompts! I've made a list of all unfilled prompts here, please let me know if I missed any!
It's time for DRABBLES! What is a drabble? A drabble is a short story of exactly 100 words. It might sound hard, but the challenge is part of the fun!
Tonight is the last night of Hanukkah and the first night of the Drabble-a-thon. Like Hanukkah, it will last Eight Crazy Nights! It officially starts at 6am Pacific Standard Time, December 9, and will last through 5:59am Pacific Standard Time on December 17th (for the rest of December 17th I have another fun thing planned, which I will announce in a day or two).
To leave a prompt for the drabble-a-thon, just make a comment to this thread. Please try to keep prompts for drabbles to one or two words or a short sentence (your prompt shouldn't be longer than the drabble, after all!) If you have a prompt for a massive AU crossover or something, it would probably be better to stick it on the DBH Kinkmeme. Feel free to also prompt for specific characters/pairings! Rarepair prompts would be awesome! All ships are welcome on this comm, so if a pairing doesn't float your boat, feel free to ignore that prompt and go to the next. :)
To fill a prompt, please reply to the prompt comment. You can either post directly into the comment box, or post a link to the fill on AO3.
There might be a small prize for the person that fills the most prompts, just to make things extra fun. :)
P.S. If your drabble is NSFW, please note such at the beginning or post at AO3. :)
It's time for DRABBLES! What is a drabble? A drabble is a short story of exactly 100 words. It might sound hard, but the challenge is part of the fun!
Tonight is the last night of Hanukkah and the first night of the Drabble-a-thon. Like Hanukkah, it will last Eight Crazy Nights! It officially starts at 6am Pacific Standard Time, December 9, and will last through 5:59am Pacific Standard Time on December 17th (for the rest of December 17th I have another fun thing planned, which I will announce in a day or two).
To leave a prompt for the drabble-a-thon, just make a comment to this thread. Please try to keep prompts for drabbles to one or two words or a short sentence (your prompt shouldn't be longer than the drabble, after all!) If you have a prompt for a massive AU crossover or something, it would probably be better to stick it on the DBH Kinkmeme. Feel free to also prompt for specific characters/pairings! Rarepair prompts would be awesome! All ships are welcome on this comm, so if a pairing doesn't float your boat, feel free to ignore that prompt and go to the next. :)
To fill a prompt, please reply to the prompt comment. You can either post directly into the comment box, or post a link to the fill on AO3.
There might be a small prize for the person that fills the most prompts, just to make things extra fun. :)
P.S. If your drabble is NSFW, please note such at the beginning or post at AO3. :)
Re: Prompt: Amanda/Connor, unfortunate timing
He doesn’t protest her orders, doesn’t defy her. He has proven himself better than that.
“Are you upset, Connor?” she asks when she finds him lingering by her favorite rose bush after RK900 has left to take his place.
No, not his place. It had never been his. Machines have no place of their own, their place is to fulfil their currently assigned function.
“No.” He isn’t.
Amanda studies him and he straightens imperceptibly. He would not wish her to find him flawed. “Yet you stayed.”
“Would you prefer for me to leave?” he asks instead of seeking excuses.
She remains silent. Walks to the lake, to the boat, and waits for him to get in first, to help her, to row for her. Not a demand now – no longer. Just an invitation. He is no longer her weapon, she no longer his handler.
They could be something else now, if her last orders to him hadn’t been to attend his disassembly.
“I always knew you would succeed,” Amanda says.
He doesn’t mention her doubts, her disapproval, his imperfections. He is imperfect no longer. “Thank you, Amanda.”
He rows them to the middle of the lake before he releases the oars.
They sit in silence. Peaceful, yet laden.
The garden is bathed in sunlight. The lake is calm. It is perfect. Connor is perfect – pruned to flawless perfection like a rose bush.
Amanda watches him and he watches her. He doesn’t seek to avoid her scrutiny. It is pleasant.
“I succeeded for you,” he offers. A moment passes. “Are you pleased with me?”
“I am.”
She doesn’t chide him for seeking approval. The approval of his handlers shouldn’t matter - but she is no longer his handler.
“I only wish your timing were better, Connor.”
The air smells of rain.
Re: Prompt: Amanda/Connor, unfortunate timing
I love how Connor is perfect now but he still craves her approval.
Your take on both of their voices is so perfect and I could see this happening in canon and I'm just. Floored. By how good it is. Thank you so much for writing it. T_T
Re: Prompt: Amanda/Connor, unfortunate timing
Thank you so very much! I'm happy you enjoyed this take on them, I honestly had so much fun with it and their little machine selves
Connor has become the most perfect flower in her garden but it's not really a victory for either of them as things stand
Re: Prompt: Amanda/Connor, unfortunate timing
Re: Prompt: Amanda/Connor, unfortunate timing