Aquarium Date HCs for Connor and Ralph (separately) I love sea life so I love the idea of pointing out different fish to my fictional crushes :0 (maybe just date hcs in general tho??)
☣︎ hell yeah phish and first dbh ask 👏🙌
Sorry in case they're OOC or I got some fish trivia wrong. I'm not an expert lol
btw I love to do the same, just with dog breeds ✌
I wanted to write general dating headcanons as well, but I didn't want the post to be too all over the place, so feel free to ask for more if you liked this rendition of the boys
【 AQUARIUM DATE 】
☢︎ | gender-neutral reader
☢︎ | Detroit Become Human
☢︎ | Connor | Ralph
Since he used to be a working android and didn't have a lot free will while not being a deviant, Connor liked going out with you a lot.
He was never interested in fish, but when you mentioned going to the aquarium he was a bit curious.
"Hm, the aquarium? Yeah, I'd like to go." He said as he looked at you with attentiveness in his eyes.
You were excited to point out each and every fish to him, although you were a bit worried Connor would be able to just- search the internet and get to know everything about them from the start.
He was a grade A android and detective after all.
You hoped he wouldn't get bored of you rambling about it.
As you arrived to the fancy building, Connor took notice of the big glass tunnel.
He didn't comment anything, but you could see that he looked at the fish that swam above his head with curiosity
"That's a nurse shark." You pointed out with a slightly excited smile as you noticed the creature swim behind the glass.
Connor looked the way you pointed, raising his brow with calm interest.
"Ginglymostoma cirratum. The elasmobranch fish in the family Ginglymostomatidae." He came up with the info on the spot.
He knew you were interested in the topic, so he wanted to impress and relate to you.
You chuckled softly at his "knowledge" as you lightly punched him in the shoulder.
"Hey- I'm supposed to be the fish expert here." You lightheartedly pointed out.
"Right. Of course, tell me more then. I'd love to listen." He quickly let you take the scene.
You smiled at his mindfulness.
"This one's a pilchard. But more commonly known as, well, sardine. The same one you can buy at the market." You came up with more information as you observed Connor listening to you diligently.
"It's interesting to actually see them swim in their natural habitat. At least, as natural as you can get." He mentioned lightheartedly.
"Yeah. Like, people eat those." You said playfully, watching him smile at your comment.
Time went by quick as you pointed out a lot of fancy and regular fish that appeared near you, excited with each new one that showed on your radar.
Connor loved listening to you express yourself about the thing you were passionate about.
You previously had some worries about him getting bored while you were there, but he never shown a sign of annoyance.
But it couldn't be further from the truth, he was looking at you with never ending curiosity.
Time came for you to visit the touchpool.
"Can you actually touch the fish?" Connor looked at the pool, raising his brow calmly.
You chuckled slightly.
"Yes. That's what it's for. Go on. Touch the starfish."
Connor looked at the water one more time before gently placing his hand inside.
You could see the flow of emotions on his face as the invertebrate made contact with his cyberskin.
It showed curiosity, then confusion, then a bit of- disgust?
He took his hand out slowly, but you could see a bit of aversion in his movement.
"Did you not like it?" You asked with a silly smile on your face.
"It was- interesting. But i'd rather not touch it again." He commented with fake professionalism, trying to hide his distaste towards the feeling.
It made you giggle.
"Really? That bad? Aren't you used to touching dead bodies and stuff?" You asked amused.
"I am. But that's different. Somehow, this creature seems to- somehow get me. In a bad way." He explained.
The fact that Connor, the android who was used to far much worse things than you could survive through, was disgusted by the little starfish made you giggle.
"Alright, you don't gotta touch it. But I'll tell you some interesting facts about it instead." You suggested, smiling at him.
"Yeah, that sounds good." The corners of his lips turned up as he reciprocated the calm smile.
Connor spent rest of the day with you talking his ear off, but he didn't mind in the slightest, and even asked you for elaboration and more facts on some fish he found interesting with.
He reminisces the trip with you there very fondly, although he gets a bit annoyed when you sometimes tease him about the starfish incident.
In a lighthearted way of course.
He was a bit hesitant to go somewhere where there's a lot of people at first.
His fear of humans still persisted, but it was greatly lessened when he got you in your life.
Although he's still shy and a bit anxious in public.
Nonetheless, when you told him what an aquarium is, he was a bit curious.
You reassured him that if anything happens, you will leave.
He nodded a bit unsure, but he trusted you'd make the right call, so he agreed.
He was very fidgety and anxious at first, but his demeanor changed once he saw the colorful creatures.
Ralph was never in a place with so many different kinds of fish before!
He was probably even more excited than you when he got into the zone.
You tried to pick the rooms with less or zero people around so Ralph would feel more comfortable.
But after he got mesmerized by the fishies, his fear was kinda skimmed over.
He did get scared by a moray eel though.
"Ralph does not like that fish!" He pointed out, upset at the scary monster behind the glass.
You laughed softly. "It's a moray eel."
"Ralph does not like moray eels." He repeated with a frown, although he was still slightly curious about it. In like a car-crash type of way.
You looked around the tank, wanting to find some "nicer" fish to show him.
"How about this one?" You pointed out at the sea horse.
He looked at it with interest, tilting his head a little, which you thought was very adorable.
"Hm... Ralph likes this one better." He said with conviction with made you chuckle slightly.
"The males actually carry the eggs." You came up with a random trivia about them.
It was actually a decently known fact about them, but Ralph being Ralph obviously didn't know it.
"Huh?" He tilted his head once more.
"It's to ensure their survival. Both mom and dad work together." You pointed out some more nerdy facts with a smile as you observed his reaction.
"Hm... Ralph thinks the seahorses are nice." He came up to the glass, putting his hands on it to get a better view. "And interesting!"
After he got a bit more comfortable being t the aquarium, he would run around the place, following the fishes that swam above his head in the tunnel and ask you about them.
"What's that fish called? And that? And those small ones? Oh, what about that big one!" He pointed out lots of different types, making you a bit lost with answering as his questions were so quickly coming.
He's the type to just- poke the glass.
He's curious, you can't blame him.
He'll stop if you tell him to, though.
If there's a petting pool he must see it.
Tell him how to interact with it beforehand though, as he might get a bit- rough with his touches.
"Ralph put that stingray down!" You were horrified when you noticed him holding the poor creature by the tail.
He flinched and dropped it back into the water.
"Ralph is sorry- Ralph was just curious-" He said apologetically, putting hands closer to his chest in a nervous manner.
"It's- It's okay Ralph, you can try just- petting it. Like that." You reached out your hand to touch the stingray that was swimming by.
Ralph looked at you and tried to do the same. "O-okay, Ralph will try."
He giggled when his sensors felt the skin of the animal brush against his fingers.
You didn't know what to expect at the aquarium, whether Ralph would like it at all, but you were positively surprised when he wanted to stick around more, even after the workers told you it's gonna close soon.
Overall, he was very excited, and wouldn't mind going there again.
Please tell him more fish facts at home.
