“How did this happen?” /clara seeing a fucked up gavin coming into work/
[ 💢 ] —- - Gavin didn’t get it. He made it very clear to everyone he had a strong dislike of androids. That he didn’t see her kind as sentient, capable of living. To him, they were just like a coffe-maker, or a keyboard. Lifeless, cold tools. Used, to be discarded. And yet, she went out of her way. Every. Single. Day. To speak with him. Greet him warmly.
Needless to say, it annoyed the fuck out of him at first. Usually, he gave her the cold shoulder; ignoring her as he made his way to his desk. At some point, she’d worn him down, however. Ignoring her turned into sounds of acknowledgement. Sounds of acknowledgement turned into one word responses. Eventually, he’d returned the conversation, even if it was brief. He still had to keep his distance. He liked her, sure. But they weren’t friends. He didn’t have friends.
Clara was clearly referring to the faint bruising along his cheekbone; the scraped knuckles, and the limping. Chasing down one of his leads didn’t go so well. Maybe on another day he’d be more open to divulging the details. Not this time.
His voice came out sharp. 〝Doesn’t fuckin’ matter. Stay outta my business.〞














