NUMB .
NUMB .
NUMB .
the thought thrums through her like a pulse , drowned out only by the insistent pattering of the rain . she stares at the red - painted door before her , as though the wood is sucking the breath from her .
there , only moments ago , had been AX500 -- the android evie had befriended all those months ago . the ELUSIVE android she’d desperately been trying to reach . she’d be lying if she said she didn’t fantasize about their meeting -- starting the LIFE they’d panned together behind cyberlife’s glass walls , exploring the world outside of it .
but she’d only been met with a blank , confused stare .
i’m sorry , i don’t know you . maybe you have the wrong house ?
no , i -- i’m sure it’s -- don’t you remember , it’s me , it’s evelyn ---
ma’am , if you step any closer i’m going to have to call the police .
THUNDER ROLLS , shaking the wood of the porch beneath her feet . is that rainwater on her face ?
no . too salty .
TEARS .
it’s then that she bolts , dashes down the street & to a corner gas station . here , bathed in the neon blue light , the sobs come faster than she can anticipate them , wracking her thin shoulders . SHE’D BEEN A FOOL --- an absolute fool --- to think he’d remember HER . to think that his new owners hadn’t RESET him when they got him . the standard , recommended procedure . one she even iterated in her own tour spiel .
it is vital to wipe your android’s memory once you bring them home from the factory -- just in case .
there’s a payphone a few yards a way . she trudges through a puddle to get to it , futilely wiping her eyes as she does so . there’s a moment where she stares at the receiver in her hand . who could she call ? evie’s first & only thought is blanche , but a fresh batch of tears wells up when she realizes that it’s late & it’s raining & besides , blanche had probably already forgotten all about her , just like everyone else did .
but it was worth a try . she slips in her last few quarters and waits for the dial tone to end .
❝ —blanche , ❞ she sobs . ❝ —blanche , it’s -- it’s evelyn -- ❞ // @isolationtender !!
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@isolationtender.
the on/off's humming neon has enough reach to cast an unflattering light on dan’s face, hollowing out the bags under his eyes, even as he stands a road away on the opposite sidewalk. he wonders what drinks are on tap, what sort of music is playing, what kind of girls are inside- what kind of boys. it’s stupid really, that curiosity should be the thing to drag him inside, not the veteran impulse to throw back a few shots.
it’s stupid that he should even care about motivation, when the end game would be the same both ways. putting all his thought into moving away from the club in any direction, it figures that he should distractedly knock into somebody else. a real cliche of a stranger too, classically tall, dark, and handsome. ‘ jesus, i’m sorry. i’m sorry. ’
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“ -- hey, it’s cold outside. at least wear my jacket. ” ( blanche shrugging off her leather jacket & draping it over her shoulders >B)c )
PROTECTIVE SENTENCE STARTERS ; NOT ACCEPTING
SHE NEVER FAILS TO BRING SURPRISE. tina’s sure, that the next time the feeling wouldn’t be as impactful. she’s wrong every - time ( for once she doesn’t mind, though she can’t bring herself to admit it ). if it’s from remembering how she likes her tea, or just happening to stop by and checking in on her– it never fails in making her a wonderful concoction of both happiness and confusion.
❛ – WHAT? no… ❜ brown eyes widen for a small moment, her head tilting for the stray strands of hair to cover the side of her face. her hand brushes over the leather that rests over her shoulders gently fisting the material for a lingering moment before starting to pull it away. ❛ … I can’t, if you get a cold– ❜ she takes one of blanche’s hands into her own, pulling just lightly in soft protest. in most situations she wouldn’t dare back down from such kindness. but as their hands intertwines, her determination only grew stronger. ❛ I’ve got a great immune system anyways, just… Give me a ride home ? ❜
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Her gaze lingered on a figure in the darkest corner, untouched by the unsteady noise of music and men. Its profile was that of a stranger, but the synth-skin that settled beneath that swirling blue brought her back to a night she had come here to forget.
But then there was Blanche – the intoxicating delicacy with which the tips of her fingers trace the synthetic surface of her arm, up, up to skin until they’re cupping her face, Blanche who looks at her like she has any sort of important place in this cacophonous world, whose warmth surrounded her, draped across her shoulders – and she filled in all the gaps, eased every prickling anxiety that threatened to fester beneath her flesh. She hummed, intrigued, and sank into her touch.
❛❛ Sounds like you’re offering. ❜❜
The corners of her lips quirked, curving into a smile fitting for her in its inherent SOFTNESS ; soft as the feel of it against Blanche’s hand as her own rose to follow its path, turning to kiss the palm manoeuvred ( flesh against plastic, every sensationless touch far gentler than required in her anxiety of its potential strength ). Melissa glanced at her beneath thick lashes, and the smile sparked back to life.
❛❛ Let’s go. ❜❜
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@isolationtender is role modeling.
“ This doesn’t look very safe, but it looks like a’lotta fun! “
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isolationtender replied to your post: ( sometimes i’m like ‘man am i writing connor as...
extremely blanche vc: i can’t stAnd u
connor, whos locked himself in the bathroom cause he needs to prepare his cool one liners in advanced: this is my me time, okay?
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ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪
get to know the mun : [ 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐... ]what are your favorite band(s)/artist(s)?
omg, i don’t ever have a favorite. my tastes will literally change by the month.traditionally, i’ve been sticking with florence + the machine, the dear hunter, eluveitie.but i love so many different genres, save for country :|
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She was a place to focus ; a worried face and gentle hands, pressing and peeling and poking in places that did not hurt, sealing the worst of the jagged gash, keeping the rest of the thirium inside where is belonged, her hands stained with the stench of it. And focus on her he did though his blank brown optics wanted to wander, every input output with a blaring WARNING message in bright red pixels. Her voice over the sound of his body whirring and whining with the effort of keeping him functional was a place to focus, too. And focus he did.
Hank – yes, that was where he needed to go. To Hank, who always had a wonderful way of making him realise his problems could be so much fucking worse, to Sumo, whose fur was soft, who was always lazily glad to see him. Yes. To Hank’s. He needed to go there. It was several long moments before he reached for her, pulled himself to his feet with her as an anchor. A place to FOCUS. He stumbled before he righted himself.
❝ I don’t know who myself is. ❞
And when he spoke – when the words dripped from between his lips in the arctic Detroit air like pools of mist – he sounded so . . . so incredibly LOST, so unlike himself. But then, he supposed that she didn’t know what was and wasn’t like Connor at all. How could she, when he did not think that even he did?
His LED blinked a violent red, its vicious shimmer a beacon plastered against his flesh, unfocused gaze wavering.
[ EMOTIONAL ] | [ DIRECT ]
❝ My diagnostic system reports severe damage. If I lose much more thirium, I may shut down. It could be easier to leave me. ❞
He didn’t want to shut down.
Cyberlife would send another model, upload his memories.
He didn’t want to shut down.
Androids couldn’t die. They couldn’t be killed.
He didn’t want to shut down.
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☼!!
VOICE MEME : 3 muses that make my muse happy
oh hwrom ? also @machinerevived bc i talk abt u mwah
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isolationtender replied to your post: name: ben nickname: benpai, ibn, très ben,...
MOOOORIARTY !!!
please. just let him DIE
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CLEAR diamond & crown!!!!
Send me a Symbol ; ♢ - Send and I’ll think of 3 headcanons for my muse
LISTEN IN: HERE
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The flat of the switch blade is wiped off against his sleeve, streaks of vibrant red blood reduced to blackened stains on the suit. He watches her curiously as she struggles on the concrete, smearing blood on the steps and railings- kicking her legs uselessly in attempts to gain footing. she was creating quite the crime scene. He lifts his brow.
Connor stoops down next to her. He himself is the smug picture of composure, unassuming and vacant as he watches her struggle and push at his looming figure where it comes closer.
“It’d be best for the both of us if you chose to cooperate. Contrary to popular belief, I prefer not to kill civilians.” But he can, and he will, and he emphasizes that by grabbing her by the ankle- pushing his fingers into her severed tendons, dealing with the loose flesh in the most painful way possible, and dragging her viciously across the floor- towards the train tracks, leaving casts of blood in their wake.
It’s black. The air is cold, the moon is out; stars are spattered across the sky as he forces her onto her back with a blood stained hand in her hair, as they struggle silently with one another and Connor predictably gains the upper hand. At the end of the ruse, he’s sitting on her chest to pin her down. So that her only tools with which to fight him are her legs, which are already brutalized to the point of mutilation. The android forces the delicate nape of her neck against the curb of the platform with his blood slicked hand fixed around her jaw.
With her momentary subjugation, the his eyes flutter shut; the LED at his temple jumps to a yellow hue. In this state, he communicates with the station terminal and executes his desired command, then tunes back in. His indicator fades back to blue.
“.......A passenger train is to pass through this station in exactly ten minutes. If I get what I want by then, you won’t be in this position when it does.”
“Would you like to begin?”
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isolationtender replied to your post: thinking about luther and alice: hell yeah. hell...
[crawls out of a manhole also yelling]: HELL YEAH
the scene where he’s carrying her? hell yeah! alice sitting on his shoulder? hell YEAH
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isolationtender replied to your post: HI I HAVE A NEW ICON , HEADER AND THEME !!
wrow vine vc: WROW
fuck off man im just out to have a good time innit
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@isolationtender said:
blanche vc: ‘prop a knee between his legs?’ ok *HARD knee kick* >:)c
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isolationtender replied to your post: *taps fingers against the desk* i still need to...
VAMPIRES :EYES:
Y E S! Vampires! <3
I just need to think of something for Connor’s vampire verse and I'm gonna watch plenty of vampire-based/supernatural-based tv shows to get enough information.
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