Sensual Synthetics
Tired of your family getting on at you for not having a partner, you drunkenly lament to Taehyung. Your friend suggests you purchase an escort android through his favourite service.
Chapter 1
Chapter Two
Taehyung doesn't return your call for a couple of days.
In the meantime, you and Jimin have fallen into a bit of a routine. He awoke you each morning with an enticing breakfast, seemingly favouring baked goods. After the first two days, you allowed him to go grocery shopping for you to buy necessities. Apparently, he thought necessities meant baking supplies. Not that you were complaining as you munched on perfectly prepared croissants and tarts.
Then he would clean up after himself and try to busy himself with other tasks he thought could be of use. The first couple of days this was useful, like organising your bookshelves and cleaning the blinds. Lately though, he had turned to sorting buttons in your craft drawer and unstuffing and restuffing cushions, anything to keep his idle hands busy when you couldn't think of anything.
If there really was nothing he would pop himself back into the charging pod and power down for a little while. You took this time to look at him shamelessly. While you were definitely becoming more comfortable with his presence, it was still bizarre to see him when he was charging. His eyes revert to their original blue, reminding you of what he really is.
It's almost easy to forget he isn't real when he is working around the house, but moments like this force you back into the reality of who he is... what he is.
Taehyung calls just as your fingers itch towards the lock to wake Jimin up, shocking you out of your thoughts.
"Good afternoon beautiful, I see you tried to call me?" He asks as soon as you answer.
"I tried to call you a week ago asshole..." You point out rolling your eyes.
"Well, I thought I'd give you time to get accustomed to your new lover, didn't realise you would miss me so much so quickly. Do I need to come around and teach robo boy had to keep you... satisfied,"
You can tell by the tone of his voice that he is waggling his eyebrows at the microphone. You contemplate hanging up the phone, but that won't answer any of the questions you have so you resign yourself to a little more teasing. He doesn't disappoint, wasting another few minutes on all the android puns and innuendos he can think of, some of which begrudgingly make you giggle.
"Are you quite finished?" You ask when he finally takes a breath
He goes silent for a moment before confirming he is in fact finished.
"Wonderful, now on to the reason I called. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with him." You admit.
"Well, I'm sure I just gave you some very colourful suggestions."
"Yeah, no, I'm not at all comfortable with that. But like on a regular day-to-day basis, there are only so many things he can do. My house has never been cleaner or more organised and if I leave him charging any longer his batteries are going to break." You lament.
"Then give him a hobby. They can learn new skills reasonably quickly. Or use him for more personal matters. If you're really going to be that uptight about the sex thing then you can always do other things like massages and cuddling, they make great pillows. Also if you really intend to take him to a family function does he know anything about your family yet?" He suggests
"No, I guess not. That's a pretty good idea, I should prepare him to meet my mother. Thanks Tae,"
"You're welcome princess, I'll talk to you soon okay?"
"See you soon," You hang up and toss the phone on the couch.
You spend the next half an hour coming up with all of the information Jimin might possibly need to know in order to survive your family.
Finally ready, and satisfied you'll have something to talk to him about, you open the latch on Jimin's pod and release him back into the world.
"Hello Y/N-ah," He smiles and his cheeks pinch up, almost erasing his eyes completely. "Are you having a good day?" He asks cheerfully.
"Yeah, I mean a pretty average day..." You answer with much less enthusiasm.
"How may I be of service to you?"
"Well, I thought we should talk about the real reason I ordered you in the first place."
"Great, I was wondering why you had hired me. Obviously, I am thrilled to be here, but you seem uncertain." He comments.
You lead him over to the sofa and produce a notebook full of information for him to read. He flips through the pages instantly taking in the information and then waits patiently for you to speak. You relay the conversation you'd had with your mother and how it was an ongoing issue within your family. You didn't mean to go into quite as much detail as you do but you can't stop yourself from monologuing your frustration when you realise what an enraptured audience you have.
He listens intently, offering nods and noises of affirmation in places he deems appropriate. When you do finally calm down he weighs up the information you gave him in order to relay his mission back to you.
"So, if I understood correctly, I was drunkenly purchased to serve as a boyfriend figure to appease your family at an upcoming family gathering?" He questions.
You blush at his use of the word 'drunkenly', but it's not exactly untrue.
"Your mother sounds as if she may be the hardest to please. However, the tone you used to describe your cousins suggests that they are the people you would like to impress the most." He states as if it's obvious.
You don't remember even suggesting any of this was for their benefit. Jimin must see the confusion on your face and clarifies.
"The octave of your voice went a few notches higher, suggesting discomfort when you spoke of them and their relationships. It made it seem as though you might want to show off for them. Am I wrong in my assumption?"
You think about it for a moment.
"I guess you aren't. It would be nice to not be labelled as the single cousin for once," You think.
"Noted. Now I think I have enough information to 'survive' your family as you have put it. But what about you?"
"What about me?"
"If I am to act in place of a partner, I should know more about you right? I don't think your family will be impressed if I only know the order of the socks in your drawer and how you like your shirts ironed," He points out as if the thought should've been obvious.
And maybe it should've been.
"I'm not sure where to start with information about me. Normally when you date someone the information comes out naturally on dates, you know by spending time together?"
"Then perhaps we should go on a date! That sounds like the best way for me to get to know you, and from what I know they sound like fun!"
"You can have fun?" You state, confused.
"I can experience many emotions," He nods.
"Seems like there might be a lot for me to learn about you too, maybe a date's not a bad idea after all..."
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Your date ends up being a walk around the neighbourhood.
You show Jimin the area you live in and he listens to each anecdote you tell him as if they are the most interesting stories he has ever heard. In return he occasionally talks about aspects of human life he has thought about and researched in the time you've left him to be by himself.
You feel a little guilty for all his free time when you realise one of those emotions he can feel is boredom, but he reassures you that he finds ways to occupy himself by searching the web while he is idle, much like a human would.
He talks about the things he has researched with such passion that you forget these interests have existed for only a few weeks and not an entire lived lifetime.
You don't notice when his hand slips into yours as you lean towards the duck pond, your arms swinging together as you continue through the parkland around the corner from your apartment.
"So, is this a typical date activity? The articles I scanned suggested we share a meal or maybe watch something?"
"Sometimes people go to restaurants or the cinema... Dates tend to take a lot of different forms. I like this, it's low commitment." You shrug.
"Low commitment? But we already live together, I was under the impression that was very committed"
You blush and stutter for a response, only to turn and find him chuckling at you.
"You're not funny," You nudge against his shoulder.
"Your clearly flustered response suggests otherwise." He notes, studying you.
"Shut up, it does not..." You grumble.
"Oh? Am I wrong? Then perhaps my programming needs an update?"
He looks puzzled that his joke didn't land and you just shake your head smiling fondly.
"Come on, I think it's time to head home I still have some work I need to complete today."
He nods and pulls you by the hand, leading you a much faster way back to the apartment that you had never seen before.
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