Summary: A lot has changed since the revolution. Crimes against androids are now being treated with greater severity, with many being subject to the same penalties as crimes against humans. While anti-android attitudes are on the decline, transforming the mindset of an entire city is no simple task.
A reluctant Gavin Reed and his new partner, RK900, have been assigned to investigate a string of disturbing murders. Despite the shift in Detroit's social climate, Gavin still holds reservations about whether or not androids are truly alive. Will his developing feelings for 'Nines' prompt a shift in perspective?
Status: Complete (28/28)
Unbound
Pairing: Reed900 // Warnings: Eventual Smut 18+
Summary: In the aftermath of Detroit's android revolution, Nines grapples with the complexities of his newfound deviancy. As he seeks to establish his place in a newly transformed society, his resolve is put to the ultimate test when he is paired with Detective Gavin Reed—a notoriously volatile human with a well-established hatred for androids—to investigate a series of murders.
While initial impressions of his partner seem to suggest his reputation is well-deserved, the more time Nines spends with him, the more he is forced to challenge his judgments. As they form an unexpected bond, the RK900 is also pushed to examine truths about himself he would much rather seek to forget. Nines POV Retelling of 'More Than Our Parts.'
Status: On Hiatus (16/?)
Rule Of Nines
Pairing: Reed900 // Warnings: Graphic Violence, Smut, Non-Con Elements 18+
In a world where loyalty is currency and compromise is weakness, Gavin Reed, a ruthless mobster, lives by his own rules. When an old enemy resurfaces with a deadly demand, his life is thrown into chaos—as his trusted second-in-command, Nines, is put to the ultimate test of allegiance. Will he stay committed to Gavin, or will the loyal guard dog begin to stray? Human Mob!AU
In a bid to improve his partnership (and secret intimate arrangement) with Detective Gavin Reed, RK900 embarks on a noble quest to spice things up. The solution? A new biocomponent. Three Part Comedy Fic.
Status: Complete (3/3)
A Long Way Down
Pairing: Reed900
After a string of bad decisions leaves GV200 without a place to stay, he ends up crashing with the last person he’d ever want to live with: Special Agent Nines.
Cold, clinical, and somehow more robotic than any android he’s ever met, Nines seems to take a certain pleasure in making him feel small. But GV starts noticing the cracks in this polished exterior: the sleepless nights, the skipped meals, the relentless refusal to ask for help.
He always thought Nines was untouchable. Above it all. But his pedestal is beginning to teeter—and it’s a long way down. (Reverse!AU)
Summary: At the yearly DPD Christmas party, Tina Chen is desperate to find company in someone other than the precinct Grinch. This comes in the form of Jasmine, a charming ST300 who works at reception. Following a kiss under the mistletoe, things quickly begin to escalate - with the night concluding at Tina's apartment. Takes place before the events of 'More Than Our Parts'
Summary: After a heat-of-the-moment kiss, Gavin finds himself increasingly preoccupied with fantasies of what might have happened next if his partner hadn't run away. Takes place during the events of 'More Than Our Parts'
Summary: Gavin and Nines have been dating for some time now, but unfortunate circumstances early in their relationship meant that they weren't able to 'push the limits' of their intimate life quite as much as they would have liked. This is about to change. Takes place after the events of 'More Than Our Parts'
upon your pyre
Pairing: Reed900
Facing the mortal consequences of a reckless charge into danger, Gavin fears this may be the end. His only regret: he will never see Nines again, never get the chance to say or do all the things he wished he could. As he drifts into increasingly elaborate fantasies, glimpses of reality shine through—offering a reason to hold on.
But how much of what he sees (be it comfort or bloodshed) is real, and will he get the chance to say goodbye? A More Than Our Parts 'What If' Oneshot
Gavin couldn't stand parties. Least of all, the ones that were hosted by his pretentious older brother. When the ‘small festive gathering’ he has been invited to turns out to be a networking event, he's quickly left wondering if things could possibly get any worse—and then he runs into Nolan, his former colleague and ex-boyfriend. Modern-day Human!AU
Summary: After the untimely death of his older brother, Gavin becomes the sole beneficiary of his substantial wealth, as well as his impressive estate. Upon investigating the property for the first time, he discovers that the house is managed by a hyper-intelligent Domestic AI known as Nines. As well as being able to complete any and all domestic duties, Nines goes to tireless lengths to ensure its user feels happy and fulfilled at all times. When you've got things this good, why would you ever want to leave? Domestic AI!Nines AU
Gavin reluctantly embarks on a blind date set up by his best friend, Tina. First impressions of his date are promising until he notices the LED on their forehead. Will he be able to set aside his prejudices for a chance at love? (Or, at the very least, a chance to get laid.) Blind Date AU
Fail Safe
Pairing: Reed900
Summary: Gavin and Nines are on security duty when an unexpected cyber attack results in the android's synthetic skin being compromised. Despite his worries, Gavin reassures him that their bond runs deeper than the pieces they are made of.
Shot In The Dark
Pairing: Reed900
Summary: Exhausted from watching her best friend continually torture himself, Tina reminds Gavin that you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take—and that three years of hopeless pining is long enough. The question is: will Gavin finally do something about the unspoken tension between himself and his partner? And just what, if anything, could possibly go wrong in the process? NYE fic taking place post pacifist ending.
Summary: When Nines returns home early from a birthday outing with Connor, he finds himself in the midst of Gavin's chaotic attempt at a surprise. Can they salvage this recipe from disaster—or will it lead to something sweeter?
Summary: After an unpleasant incident in the break room leaves Nines questioning his worth, it falls to Gavin to prove him wrong. He has never been a man for soft words of comfort—but always one of action.
I don’t know how you feel about Chen300 (Tina x ST300) but imagine Tina shows up to meet Connor with Hank and Connor ends up introducing her to his new friend 😏
I think that most mers would be (rightfully) wary of humans, even if they’re Connor’s new friends. Many of them have had bad experiences with humans (and vice versa, though perhaps to a lesser extent), and Connor’s had an especially bad time to the point where his family and friends are like…why would you still want anything to do with them.
Even if ST300 were more curious and a little more forgiving than the RK brothers, she’d still be on the skittish side when she first meets Connor’s human friends. Tina knows she’s not exempt from the mers’ judgement, having participated in perpetuating Connor’s trauma even if only as a bystander working for the man who captured and tortured him. She feels guilty that she’d helped Connor only when he became important to Hank, despite always feeling a niggling sense of wrongness at his captivity.
It’s a combination of this guilt, her newfound friendship with Connor, and a growing appreciation for merpeople in general that pushes her to visit with Hank and meet Connor’s friends. And if she grows close to one gentle, brown-eyed mermaid in particular, then nobody has to know.
Besides reed900, Tina/Eleanor and Simon x Markus do you have any other favourite ships in dbh?
Not really. HankRose could be cute. I like the concept of Chloe900 being 'the first' and 'the last' androids, but Niner is perfect for Gav.
I headcanon Con as aroace and so I avoid anything romantic/s*xual with him. If I didn't, I'd put him with Chloe considering that he canonically called her "very pretty." Such a thing can ofc be 100% platonic appreciation (...and platonic relations are highly underrated.)
Can't stand a lot of the ships in this fandom. Among them being C*nvin as it's outright delusional to think they could ever be attracted to each other with the personality clash. I know I'll turn a lot of ppl off by saying that -- aside from those who already hate me -- but idgaf. It's the truth. There's a reason why Reed900 works and C*nvin doesn't. The difference is that Niner is canonically described as the opposite of Con: "not likable, not sweet, but intimidating and scary."
Simply put, I only ship Reed900, Chen300, and Simkus. I like the concept of HankRose as well as Chloe900. I don't care for or actively hate every other ship.
Tagged by the amazing @mordinette . Thanks for including me in this!
Hard to choose because I have a handful of things from HTTYD, Mass Effect, DA:I, D:BH, and even some old stuff from Glee (like...7 years old lmao!). I think DA:I sits at the most since I have just over 80k of unpublished/unfinished content spanning a handful of stories, with D:BH sitting at around 40k+ of WIP/unfinished content.
Guys, I write a lot of crap >.>.
Here’s something I kept trying to make work but couldn’t. Tina/ST300 (Grace in my fic), with a side of Reed900. The basic idea was Tina goes into a full lesbian panic over the pretty receptionist and RK 900 and Gavin spend the fic competing to be Tina’s wing man while unknowingly getting closer.
Today is just not Tina’s day.
She had nearly slept in again, curled up with her cranky Himalayan, Rufus, in the warmth of three layers of blankets as she went through two cycles of SNOOZE before hastily jumping in the shower and bolting out into the downpour.
Anyone curious to see what I came up with may read the first two pages I typed beneath the cut XD. Warning: Gavin being Gavin, Nines being sweet af, and Tina going into full panic beneath the cut.
Today is just not Tina’s day.
She had nearly slept in again, curled up with her cranky Himalayan, Rufus, in the warmth of three layers of blankets as she went through two cycles of SNOOZE before hastily jumping in the shower and bolting out into the downpour. Forgetting her umbrella and windbreaker, she was soaked by the time she made it into her vehicle and then had to battle Detroit’s morning rush. By the time she burst through the doors of of the DPD, she was a few minutes shy of the start of her shift and without her morning coffee.
What a shitty way to start the day, she thinks, groaning internally.
Kicking off the last of the rainwater from her boots, she only just steps aside as Gavin storms into the entrance, grumbling about ‘phcking asshole drivers’ and ‘shitbag partners’ under his breath. Water drips off his wet hair, his drenched clothing not escaping the rain’s onslaught, and it’s a minor comfort that Tina can share her misery with him.
“Fuck this weather,” he complains, swiping his wet shoes over the welcome mat.
“Fuck this week,” Tina adds, with a grimace. “Guessing you also got stuck in traffic? The I-75 was a shit show this morning.”
“Woulda gotten here sooner if my roboprick of a partner hadn’t needed a fucking ride. All that ‘state of the art’ processing power and dipshit can’t “preconstruct’”, and Gavin’s voice drips with sarcasm, “how backed up taxis are in a fucking rainstorm.”
The doors behind them slide open and RK900, Nines, closes the umbrella he’s carrying, shaking off the remaining rainwater. His usually blue LED cycles to yellow, presumably catching the last, if not all, of Gavin’s rant, though it does little to alter his neutral expression.
“I have expressed my gratitude multiple times this morning as I am well aware that without your intervention, I would have arrived late,” Nines interjects. “If it will placate you, allow me to prepare a morning coffee for you and Miss Tina Chen.”
“Yeah, that would be—”
“Fuck that noise. I am not about to drink whatever shit you make,” Gavin sneers, interrupting Tina. And Tina, really, doesn’t know if she would rather smack her idiot friend or roll her eyes at how he has to turn everything into a god damn argument, even someone offering their Thanks, because a coffee would be really nice right about now. “You wanna be useful? Find me a damn change of clothes.”
“I believe I have an extra Cyberlife issued coat in my locker, as well as a DPD hoodie,” Nines says and Tina doesn’t miss the hint of amusement in his tone, nor the slight curling of his lip. “Though, I should point out, that if you took such objection to sharing my umbrella earlier due to ‘how gay that shit will look’,” and Tina snorts as she notices Gavin’s cheeks color, “then perhaps spending the shift wearing my spare clothing is not in your best interests.”
The deep blush spreads to the tips of Gavin’s ears, which he hides behind a snarl. “You know what? I don’t need this. Last time I do you a favor, asshole.”
Tina hides a laugh, already feeling her mood lift as Gavin hastily rushes past reception. Her gaze then falls to the woman sitting at the counter closest to them, an ST300 model who has been with the DPD for the last 7 months. Like the rest of the androids in the department, she deviated shortly after the revolution and chose to remain at her position. Tina has always found her attractive – undeniable, since Tina’s got two damn eyes and is weak for a woman with freckles – but in the snatches of conversations they’ve had in the last few months, she’s found herself growing more and more fond of Grace, to the point where she gets distracted sometimes wondering what it would be like to touch her hand, gingerly run her fingers through those soft looking locks, press her lips to each one of those freckles splashed across her cheeks…
“You should say hello to Grace, Miss Chen,” Nines says and the knowing smirk on his lips makes Tina’s face grow hot. “She has, on more than one occasion, mentioned how she looks forward to her conversations with you.”
“I—I--”
He gently directs her to the reception desk and Tina feels herself begin to panic. The most she ever manages are a few greetings, maybe a comment on the weather and, if she’s feeling particularly brave, she might throw out a question or two to fish for more information, find out what Grace’s interests are. Besides a fondness for outdated memes and pictures of her cat, she has yet to learn much else about Grace.
When Tina and Nines reach the desk, Grace’s smile widens and it’s as if the sun has come out to chase away the storm clouds plaguing Detroit. “Good morning, Nines, Miss Chen. Unfortunate weather we are having today.”
“Good morning, Grace. Miss Chen and I were just discussing the weather,” Nines adds.
Grace glances over the officer and the hint of a frown appears on her face.
“I see you are without an umbrella, Miss Chen. If you require one, I have an extra you may borrow.”
Tina watches those soft lips move, her brain seeming trapped on buffer as it attempts to process each melodic word the android utters. Her eyes fall to the olive skin exposed above Grace’s collarbone and shit, how has she never noticed there are freckles there, too?
“...Miss Chen?”
Tina blinks, notices both Nines and Grace staring at her expectantly.
Wait...did someone ask her a question?
Her gaze passes between both of the androids and with each passing millisecond as her mind races for something to say, Tina feels what little courage she has begin to slip.