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1336. I think you're beautiful.

This was prompted by an amazing anon! God, I love Ralph so much XD Enjoy!

Fandom: Detroit become human | Ship: Ralph/Jerry

The wind was unforgiving that night as Ralph wandered the streets. Snow was blowing in his face, making it even more difficult to see than it would have normally been for him. But Ralph would manage, Ralph had always managed. He pulled the tarp closer around his shoulder to keep the worst away from his open hull. It would melt and he would rust. Ralph didn’t like rusting.

He had followed the tracks of the car for hours; they were only barely visible now. But he couldn’t stay at home, he couldn’t. Police telling him to stay put and although the nice android asking for Kara and the little one seemed trustworthy, Ralph feared the humans too much. He had stayed, like they said, in case they had any more questions, but Ralph was clever. Ralph knew humans. He had nodded and played the dumb little android, then stole away the first moment he was unsupervised. He wasn’t the fastest android and he knew he couldn’t hide as easily. But Ralph had spent a lot of time on the run, he could do it again. He only had to find Kara and the little one again. They had been spooked by Ralph, but he knew they were safe. Ralph would be safe with them.

He flinched as something came up in front of him. A dark bulky object buried under snow. It was only as he got nearer that he relaxed his overworked processors. It was just a car. He scanned it and carefully opened a door to look into it. It was empty, except for a piece of fabric. The little one had worn something like that, Ralph remembered. He took it in his hands and looked around. Had they left the car? Had something happened? Humans? Ralph knew his LED was red as it illuminated the snow on top of the car. But he couldn’t find any signs of organics. Then where had they gone?

Ralph gripped the piece of cloth stronger and pressed it against his chest, relentlessly scanning the area. This was too open, he was too easy to spot, there was nowhere to hide and they would get him, yes, they would get him and then they would hurt him again! Ralph only realised he was running when the warning of overheating systems grounded him. He had run away from the car towards a street leading into the trees. An old half rotted sign told of an amusement park near. Maybe Kara and the little one found shelter there. The little one needed somewhere warm to stay. Maybe Ralph would find them there!

Excitedly he hurried along the street, keeping to the edge to hide behind trees if necessary. As he finally reached the park, his spirits sank. This looked scary. A large gate and cages hanging from poles. Ralph didn’t like it. It looked dangerous and not at all welcoming. He wanted to leave. Suddenly a flock of birds took flight and startled him into entering and hiding. In his quick, uncoordinated movements, he stumbled and fell into an old booth that folded in on him. Buried under debris, Ralph panicked. This was it, he made noise and then the humans would come and get him and there was nothing he could do about it again. They would hurt him. He wasn’t safe and-

‘Oh no, are you alright?’ Ralph went completely rigid in shock. ‘Wait, we’ll get you out of there, don’t move! Everything will be alright.’ The weight lifted from his body, but he was still too afraid to move. That were the humans mistaking him for one of them and when they found out they would- ‘It’s okay now, just a few more planks, then we’ll get you out of there.’ ‘No.’ Ralph cried desperately. ‘Ralph is fine, Ralph is fine! Ralph doesn’t need help, thank you!’ ‘Ralph? What a nice name. Are you a visitor too? Haven’t had a lot of visitors in some time, but then yesterday the nice family and now another one?’ ‘F-family?’ ‘Yes, a woman with a kid and the father, a really tall one.’ ‘The… The little one. Did she have a stuffed fox?’ ‘Hm? Oh, yes! A wonderful little girl.’

Ralph forced himself to calm down, then pressed against the remaining planks. ‘You are androids’, he sighed as his suspicion proved right. There still were a lot of them, making Ralph nervous, but they were not human. ‘Yes, we are just like you! Our name is Jerry!’ Ralph looked around and every android he met eyes with smiled at him. They had a honest smile. One that was pleasant to look at. ‘Ralph is searching for them. Ralph helped them escape but wanted to stay with them. Are they still here?’ The Jerrys looked at each other. ‘Unfortunately, not’, they said. ‘They left in the morning. But you shouldn’t leave so early! Your journey was long, and you need rest. Come with us! Come! You can stay here! It is safe. No human came here in months!’

Hesitantly Ralph followed the Jerrys who seemed eager to show him around. ‘Humans used to come to us and enjoy the park. We cared for them, especially the children! Children loved us! But now it’s empty and decaying and no one visits. We are lonely.’ Ralph nodded. ‘Ralph is lonely too. Ralph used to care for plants. But humans hurt Ralph, so he ran away. Kara and the little one were the first who didn’t want to hurt Ralph.’ ‘Then we are second!’, the Jerrys cheered. ‘We would never hurt. We only want the people around us to be happy!’ Ralph smiled at the thought. ‘Ralph wants to be happy, too.’ The Jerrys stopped and turned to him, grinning. ‘Then stay with us, we will make you happy!’

They let him to a large house that was relatively intact and handed him a blanket. A few moments later other Jerrys came to bring him dry clothes and something to clean himself with. ‘What else can we help you with?’ Ralph looked at the different fabrics and took the blanket first feeling how soft and fluffy it still was. Then the thought crossed his mind. ‘But Ralph can’t be of any help!’ He clutched the blanket in his fists. This was where they realised, he was of no use and threw him out. ‘Ralph is broken and ugly and can’t do anything right. The humans said that, and they were right. I scared the little one and I can’t help you.’

The Jerrys pushed one of their own forwards, gesturing at Ralph. The sole unit sat down next to Ralph and carefully touched him. Ralph didn’t like touch, didn’t want it. People hurt him too much. He was about to get angry, he felt it and he would do something he would regret, but then the contact was gone. Surprised, he looked to the Jerry. He just smiled and took the other end of the blanket. ‘You are here’, they said softly. ‘You are here, and we are not lonely anymore. We have someone to care for.’ They gently tucked at the blanket and Ralph decided he liked this kind of touch. ‘We don’t think you are broken. You are damaged, yes, but not broken. And we think you’re beautiful. Very beautiful.’ If Ralph had any spare Thirium, he knew he would blush, but like this he could only look Jerry in the eye.

They would look out for him, Ralph knew now. He had finally found his safe place to stay.

#detroit become human #dbh #Ralph/Jerry #Ralph dbh #WR600 #Jerry dbh #the Jerrys #EM400 #them pronoun bois #I love my caring hivemind robots #I mean they are perfect okay?#Jerry have experiences with children and can diffuse situations #and Ralph doesn't want to lash out but sometimes does #Goddamn I love them so much they are so fluffy I'm gonna die #Poor bbs all of them #And it's so sad we never really get to know what happens to them except that they could possible all have died #And I'm not ready to accept this cold reality

.....is it weird that I think I might sorta kinda maybe slightly have begun to....if not fully, at least partially, or even crack-ish.....ship Luther and (at least one of the) Jerry(s)?

I have 0 idea how or why....just playing through the whole getting to the bus station section and finding Luther with one of the Jerrys got me wondering huh wonder how that happened. So then my mind went “hmmm.....perhaps....”

So what if Jerry found Luther, either hiding on Jericho itself, or after Luther somehow found his way off Jericho before it went boom. They team up because Luther is desperate to meet up with Kara and Alice, and Jerry is all for helping reunite the family/anything for the little girl. And somehow they get wrapped up in the whole getting caught and held at gun point when Kara and Alice found them.

And from there, them having formed a sorta friendship, it kinda leapt to “do I ship this? You know....I just might” mostly due to coincidently earlier today idly thinking about who would I ship Luther with if such a time of Luther shippage arose (aka Take Me to Church sequel/Run With Me series).

The main contenders floating in my head before were:

-No one, Luther is aromantic.

-One of the DPD ST300s. I’ve kinda vaguely given them names, like headcanon that maybe Fowler had to register their names when they were comisioned to the precinct and in a fit of “Jesus Christ I gotta name ‘em? What the hell am I supposed to call them?” He just randomly plucks St names from thin air just for sake of getting it over with. So I’m thinking they’re Stella, Stephanie, and Stacy. If I do go the Luther route, guess it’d be Stella since idk I like that name the most of the three *shrug* lol. (Don’t ask me why an ST300 popped up as possible Luther pairing in the first place. Because I don’t even know.)

-A hazy vague “hey why do we have to assume Luther’s straight?” counterpoint to the ST300 idea. So maybe a guy android but I have no clear picture of who or what model etc.

-A “porque no los dos” of, hey, why do we assume Luther is just monogamous? Maybe he finds himself in a polyamorus relationship with an ST300, and a male android?

-annnnnd as of right now......Jerry (I think instead of combining Jerry and poly ideas and Luther just has a harem of identical boyfriends lol, he’d likely just be with one, and the others are like his brothers-in-law and he’s protective of them just like any member of his found family).

I know the obvious Luther ship is Luthara, but given the fact I’m a big heap of Connara trash, I’m looking at alternatives should I decide to ship Luther with anyone. For like a brief blink and it’s gone moment aaaaaaages ago I almost shipped Luther/Rose, but then Hank/Rose blew that idle thought away lol.

So....idk, am I crazy with this sudden Jerry shipping? Does anyone have any other thoughts about who they’d ship Luther with? Lol.

#from the mind of beckyhelene #detroit become human #luther #the jerrys #jerry #st300 #dbh shipping #dbh pairings #dbh headcanons #dbh

Guys, what if the sequel to D:BH is more of a prequel?

Instead of following the lives of Markus, Kara, and Connor after the revolution.

It goes into detail of the backstories of side characters like the Jerrys, Ralph, Chloe, Rupert, Shaolin, or Zlatko's "Creations"?

It'd be a slightly safer way to go than making a full sequel. Because regardless on how it's handled, it's bound to upset a good amount of people because everyone has their own headcanons on what happens post-game.