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Last monday of mermay and I couldn’t leave out some rk1k content

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RK1K Pirate AU (beautiful art by the lovely @sayatsugu; commisioned by yours truly)

Disclaimer: Credits for this backstory go to the masterminds @that-android-from-cyberlife & @0-0136 who brought this pirate AU to life during a Tumblr chat discussion months ago. :D I merely helped to compile the ideas here since the original discussion already got deleted. ^^

Markus captains the pirate ship Jericho—a feared and renowned ship and their crew mainly targets huge merchant vessels.

Connor, on the other hand, is a respected naval officer who’s in charge of dealing with pirates and smugglers.

It’s Connor’s mission to track down and capture Markus and his crew.

And it’s made all the more personal because of an incident that occurred years ago, before he was even an officer. When he was younger, he was put in charge of his family’s cargo ship, which Markus and his crew ended up plundering so he’s all too happy to deal with them now, his way of dealing out some sweet justice.

Connor’s ship hits a vicious storm in the dead of night. He’s aboard a very good vessel, but this storm is bad. The ship is thrown into a cluster of rocks just below the water and the ship goes down. Come morning, the storm is gone and the waters calm. Markus just so happens to be sailing the same area that Connor’s ship went down. He can see debris in the water and there are things that have washed up on the shore of a little island nearby so he and a few crew members take a dingy out to see if anything of value is out there. While they’re on the beach searching the wreckage, Markus finds an unconscious Connor, near death and ice cold.

Now, Markus might plunder goods from ships, but he tries not to hurt people and he sends the stolen goods back to the town he’s from to help the people there so when he finds Connor on the beach and realizes that the man looks quite familiar, he can’t just leave him there to die. He takes Connor back to his ship to try and save him, though he’s not sure he’ll be able to.

Connor wakes up in Markus’ cabin and expects to be interrogated, or worse—tortured, for information. Additionally, his current predicament doesn’t bring back good memories. Connor was in a tight spot after his family’s ship got plundered. They never let him live it down and it caused him a lot of problems for years until he managed to get in the navy.

Once Connor sees Markus enter the cabin though, a dark memory from his past unwillingly flashes in his mind.

He remembers the day when Markus and his crew invaded his family’s cargo ship and while Markus was giving a little speech about how he wasn’t there to harm them and that he just wanted their goods, Connor had leapt up in anger and tried to attack Markus. One of Markus’ crew jumped forward and pushed Connor away from their captain. He ended up stumbling back and hitting his head on something. He got a nasty cut and had fallen unconscious.

Connor only has vague impressions of what happened after that. But he remembers screaming. And blood. So much blood.

When he finally woke up, Amanda—the owner of a larger trading company who had sailed with them at that time—was there and she told him that Markus and his men had slaughtered Connor’s whole crew but had spared Connor, Amanda herself and one other person. Which was why Connor had hated Markus ever since, angry that the pirate would do something that cruel when the cargo ship’s crew was absolutely innocent.

Which is also why he immediately attempts to attack Markus in reflex as the man walks towards him. But Connor realizes too late how bad of an idea it was when a sudden pain lances through his body and Markus rushes to settle him back on the bed.

Markus doesn’t understand where Connor’s hostility is coming from, especially as he has just saved the other man’s life. He gets even more confused and shocked when Connor accuses him of being a murderer, that he mercilessly killed everyone on Connor’s cargo ship all those years ago.

Markus now realizes why Connor had looked very familiar. He remembers invading his ship and recalls how Connor tried to attack him but was knocked out. After Connor was hurt, Markus actually called Simon over to stitch his head wound to make sure he would be alright. Then they took the goods and left the ship, and its crew, unharmed.

It takes a lot to convince Connor, but he eventually believes Markus.

Connor is bedridden for quite a while and during his time there, his initial hatred towards Markus starts to shift into something else as he begins to see the man behind all the tales and bounties, that Markus really isn’t the horrible person Connor’s been told he is, that Markus is actually telling the truth.

But if Markus didn’t kill his crew all those years ago, then who did? And why did Amanda lie to him?

Once Connor is well enough to be up and moving on his own, he decides it’s time that he return home. He’s reluctant to admit it, but his time with Markus has been good. But… a pirate ship simply isn’t his place. And it’s time he goes back to his life.

Markus doesn’t want him to go, but he won’t hold Connor against his will.

Connor finds his way home. Markus can’t take him directly back to the port town he’s from as it’s too dangerous, but Connor jumps a couple other ships in some ports and makes it back to Amanda. When he gets there, he asks her about what really happened on the ship all those years ago.

She comes clean and tells Connor the truth—that after Markus sailed away and while Connor was still more or less unconscious, Amanda had her right-hand man kill the whole crew, then put the blame on Markus.

This shocks Connor and when he asks her why she would do such a thing, she simply tells him that Markus and his crew had always been a thorn in her side. That wasn’t the first ship under her trading company that he has looted. What better way to get people after him than to make him a terrible killer with an enormous bounty?

It was obvious that Amanda feels no remorse for what she did. Deep down, Connor suspected. But he didn’t want to believe it. But now that it’s right in his face and he can’t deny it any longer, it makes him sick.

After a few days, Connor just can’t stay anymore. He packs a trunk and slips away in the night. He starts taking passage with cargo ships transporting goods in the hopes that Markus will rob the ship he’s on and he can go back to the place he realized he was actually happy.

It’s weeks and weeks before Connor finally spots a familiar ship on the horizon…

Connor quietly waits below the deck until Markus comes down to inspect the cargo. Needless to say, he’s shocked to see Connor as he never really expected to see him again.

Connor softly tells him that when he returned home, he realized he wasn’t happy. He’d never been happy there. And he only realized it because he was happy with Markus.

It leaves Markus overwhelmed, happy and shocked that he all he could do was to lean in and give Connor the kiss they never got to have before they parted ways.

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As much a I love that Markus and Connor are the same height, sometimes I wonder how Connor is gonna rest his head on Markus chest when they’re slow dancing

Connor is about two to three inches shorter than Markus, I reckon. Thats still plenty of room for laying on Markus lovely, broad shoulder.

Connor also likes to get under Markus chin and cuddle tightly as well when they lay down in bed.

I can make them equal height if I put Connor in some stilettos, but y'all not ready for that conversation yet.😏👌

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One or the other proposing. Either or in world or Human au. I can already imagine all the feels and or shenanigans they would get into just trying to pop the question.

Markus would wait until the fall season of the year to act, calling the occasion a getaway for just the two of them.

Connor may be nervous to leave Hank and Nines alone on some of their cases, but Hank is surprisingly chill when he tells him he's going away with Markus for the weekend.

Markus leaves his affairs with the rest of his leaders in his wake, though there's not much to do at this exact moment.

Markus knows he has to be meticulous about this, lest Connor figure everything out before they so much as step through the front door.

They'd travel up state to a cabin on the lake Carl used to frequent often when he was healthier. The changing leaves appeals to Markus's artist side and neither are left uncomfortable with thundering rain (Markus and memories of the junkyard) or blizzard storms (Connor and being locked inside his Zen garden with Amanda).

While there, they would go into town, shop for odds and ends just because they can, smiling and enjoying themselves. They'd attend a wine tasting party with their new sense of taste gained from updates that were available, enjoy the company of open minded humans and local androids as well.

Once done, they enjoy laying out by the lake at night on the short pier just looking at thr stars together while holding hands, bundled in a large down comforter.

On the last day there, Markus would take Connor to a small lavish dinner, something very intimate and candlelit. There would be soft live music to further set the mood.

Connor would still not have any doubts as this is a very Markus behavior, wanting to spoil Connor even when he says Markus should not.

Connor's curiosity is not piqued until he swears hes saw Hank's silhouette walking around the restaurant. He thinks its crazy since Hank has sworn hes allergic to such places, plus this was a weekend for just the them two. Connor's content until he sees North, Simon, and Josh at a table , and now hes looking around.

There's familiar people everywhere around him and he's confused and before he can swing his head back around to ask Markus what is going on, Markus is bent on one knee before him, eyes so endearing and Connor knows, he knows what's happening and he can't breathe though he doesn't even need to and his eyes are tearing up.

Markus is gently holding his left hand, sliding a beautiful ring on his finger as if hes fully resolute of Connor's favorable answer before asking him if he'd be his forever.

Connor is screaming internally 'Yes, yes! You idiot I would marry you a million times' before he finally bends forward to touch his forehead to Markus's and says the words his heart had been already singing.

On the drive back home, their hands intertwined, and Connor couldn't be happier about his simple, small engagement at the lake that he will forever remember.

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Still loving your blog! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Have you done Markus trying to woo an oblivious, but not stupid, Connor (because that’s what he is).

I really hope you don’t mind, but I couldn’t resist doing a little something to go with this. :)

gen/fluff/self-indulgent 

Oblivious

"You built this?" Connor asks, staring at the almost foot-tall model. "It must've taken you all day!"

"It kind of looks like Sumo, right?" Markus watches Connor carefully. He can hear his own heart thudding far too loud, and he thinks he's ready, wants to tell Connor exactly how he feels. But then Connor's dropping his stuff on the floor to go and take a closer look.

"You're such a nerd, but... no, no this is really cool. I can't do anything like this, you know, best I've made was like a tower of bricks. I've got to take a picture for Hank; he'll love it."

Markus swallows, somehow finding his voice again. The moment's gone. "Yeah, you should do that."

+

Connor looks tired when he comes into the coffee shop. Markus makes a sympathetic sound as he drops into the seat opposite. "Long day?"

"The longest. You wouldn't believe what one of our customers did..." He stops, head tilting in that same way that always makes Markus' knees a little weak. "Is this-"

"Hazelnut latte and a cinnamon-raisin bagel, lightly toasted."

Connor's eyes close briefly and he smiles, nudging Markus' foot under the table. "You always know how to make any crappy day better, don't you?"

Markus could think of several other ways to improve both of their days right now, but Connor's going on to tell him about the nightmare customer and - as usual - the moment passes.

+

Feeling flirty, Markus hits send on a text that he's certain couldn't be misconstrued as anything but invitation. Connor's response leaves him unsure whether to laugh or cry.

+

Connor gets off work at six each night. Tonight, Markus shows up a few minutes before, a colourful spring bouquet in his hands and a plan to tell Connor exactly how he feels. However it goes, he has a bottle of wine ready back at his apartment to either celebrate with or drown his sorrows.

He's tried subtle hints and not so subtle ones. It's come down to this.

Bite the bullet, say the words.

He straightens up when he hears Connor calling out his goodbyes, and thrusts the flowers forward so violently that Connor jumps, letting out a startled yelp. "Markus, what the hell?"

"Sorry. Flowers," Markus says.

"Yeah, I see that. Chloe's still inside," Connor tells him, as if that's supposed to mean something to him. "Should I go get her for you?"

"Chloe? What are you talking about?"

Connor starts to explain, then stops, his eyes going round and dark as he looks between the flowers and Markus' face. "Wait a minute. You don’t like Chloe?"

Markus says nothing and waits, watching as about a hundred pennies all drop at once and Connor's mouth curves into a small, apprehensive but sincere smile. "You were waiting for- oh."

Behind Connor's shoulder, Markus can see his co-workers crowded at the window, giving him the thumbs up.

"I like Chloe, Connor. But not in the same way I like you."

"Oh." Connor's smile gets bigger. "Wow."

"Wow?"

"Yeah, it's just. You're you, and I'm-"

"Gorgeous? Brilliant, funny, caring? Clueless? Hopefully having dinner with me tonight?"

"Are you sure you don't want to ask Chloe?" Connor almost keeps a straight face as he asks, but the look Markus gives him makes it break and Markus just shakes his head as Connor laughs, finally taking the flowers from him. "Okay," he says. At last.

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“ɢᴏᴅ, ɪᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴍᴇ, ᴛᴏᴏ" 

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Hank: So you gonna explain how the hell you crashed my car?

Markus: Well we were driving home and there was a deer on the road, so I said “Connor, deer!”

Hank: … And what did he answer?

Markus: … “Yes, Honey?”

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Josh: Markus can't be good at everything

North: Maybe he is bad in bed?

Connor: Oh no he is good at that too

North: I see...

Josh:

North:

North: I am calling your dad

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「 ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜰ ᴡᴇ ʀᴜɪɴ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜰᴏᴏʟꜱ? ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴇ? 」

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Alright so through the entire game Connor's experience with physical contact is not the best. Like he gets pushed and punched and shoved and slapped, but he doesn't care because he's been taught this is normal. And then, in the church after he deviates and tells Markus he goes to Cyberlife, Markus reaches out and places his hand on Con's arm and for the first time in his life Connor experiences a gentle, loving touch.

I absolutely love this hc.

It starts when Connor deviates.

Markus is the only one who touches Connor without any permeable. I am aware there is a option for Markus to do something really OOC, too, (thanks dabid cabbage) and his wholly reject it.

*moonwalks away from that trash.*

Anyways, the fact that Markus is so concerned for Connor, this newly minted deviant ex-deviant hunter willing to go back to Cyberlife to try to turn the tides is just honestly what sailed my armada for them in the first place.

Markus gentle hand on Connor's shoulder is concern: check.

Markus making direct eye contact when he cannot talk Connor down from his new mission: check, check.

That damned lip pout in sad protest because he knows they are both right, Connor needs to try and Markus wants him to stay because he has feelings for this man: triple check.

When their feelings start to blossom, Markus is able to see just how touch starved Connor is, whether its him turning into markus open palm facial caress or hugs that last forever.

He loves to give back as well. If Markus is overworked, Connor has learned that hugs are welcomed by Markus as well. As time goes along, they incorporate kisses and Connor is just in awe with this new form of affection. He is eager. Markus has no complaints. All that happens is them melting all over each other like some gooey, sweet thing as Connor slowly gets his full of touches.

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its a rainy day.

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Fanart for @alekszova’s fic, “I will show you the components of calamity”

Song: “Reborn” by Talos

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It’s alright, you’re one of us now

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got caught up thinking about a Markus and Connor duet

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The war is over.

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「 ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪꜰᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴀʀᴍꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ꜱᴀꜰᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 5ᴀᴍ ʟɪɢʜᴛ 」

Monday doodle and I felt like drawing legs