🖱️୧ ‧₊It's A Father Son Kinda Thing˚ 🍵 ⋅

by Eepy_pupz

Summary:

Basically Connor having PTSD and being a age regressor without his knowledge, Hank being the good dad he is and helping

 

THIS IS NOT HANKCON PLS DON'T THINK IT IS

Also agere is strictly sfw if I get anyone saying otherwise ur blocked and ur comment will be deleted.

(This fic is abandoned and not being worked on currently.)

Notes:

Tw's for:
Traumatic memories/Flashbacks and a minor anxiety attack

If I missed anything please let me know

Tags are lack luster cause I couldn't be bothered to go through that shit 😐

Chapter 1: Prologue

Connor stood in the living room, it had been a few months since the revolution had ended, androids had gotten rights just like they wanted and life seemed.. Peaceful? Of course not everyone was 'thrilled' to have to share their space with androids, still feeling like they had no feelings or emotions whatsoever, even if that had been disproven. 

Connor hummed as he quickly made his way to the kitchen, he knew that in a few minutes Hank would be getting up, if not Connor would wake him up himself. The android made his way to the coffee machine, he didn't drink the stuff himself but he knew that Hank didn't like to start his mornings without it. Connor reached up into a cabinet, pulling out one of the many mugs Hank had in there. The mug had a few paw prints on it, letters on it saying 'Best dog-dad' Connor chuckled a bit at it. Connor put the mug down and quickly began to brew the coffee, while waiting for it to be finished he made himself useful. Opening the sliding glass door to the outside, he let sumo outside to do his business. It was cold, colder than Connor liked, a soft blanket of snow covering the ground which was quickly disturbed by the Sait Bernard leaving his prints in the snow. Connor waited till the dog came bariling in to shut the door. Ever since he became deviant his sensors had became more sensitive to things such as pain, and the cold. A small beep rang out through the kitchen, telling Connor that the coffee was done brewing. Connor quickly made his way over to the machine, taking the handle, he quickly poured the coffee into the mug. The brunette swung the fridge door open, looking for the creamer that Hank had usually put in his coffee, Connor was against it since it had more than the recommended sugar intake for the morning, but, he let it slip for now. 

As Connor finished fixing Hanks coffee, the man himself had gotten out of bed, he groaned as he made his way to the kitchen. Connor always made sure to draw the curtains in the morning to let the natural light into the house, Hank hated it in the morning but he knew Connor only meant well. "Good morning lieutenant-" he was quickly cut off by the other "Connor- we're not at work yet- just call me Hank" he grumbled as he took the coffee off the table. Connor smiled and simply nodded his head "Right, good morning Hank. It's currently 30° Fahrenheit, snow is expected to start falling at about 12 pm." He said giving him a rundown of the weather for today. Hank only grunted in response as he sipped on his coffee. "We don't have work today, but we do need to go out and purchase groceries for the week." He continued. Hank only nodded his head on response. Connor took this as a sign that he wasn't fully awake yet, so he took the opportunity to feed sumo, as well as filling his water bowl. 

After Hank had finally woken up completely and gotten ready for the day, the two began their journey to the grocery store. Connor sat in the passenger seat while Hank sat in the drivers, they were still parked in the driveway waiting for the windshield to defrost. Hank looked over at Connor who seemed to be absent-mindedly fiddling with the coin in his pocket, Connor had always had a tendency to do this when he didn't have anything to focus on. Hank only smiled before reaching to turn on the radio, once he did, it began to blast heavy metal. Connor looked over, the music interrupting his thoughts. "Why don't you pick the music" Hank said to Connor, gesturing for the other to change the station "Are you sure? I don't quite mind-" Hank waved his hand and cut the other off "ah- I don't want to hear any of that 'I don't mind this music' bullshit- just pick a station that you like. We're always listening to what I like" he said, watching as the others LED spun a yellow color, indicating that he was thinking. "I.. I don't know Hank.. I don't listen to music so I don't know what I like" he admitted, his hands finding themselves back with the coin. Hank gave a chuckle and again gestured at the radio "Then- figure out what you like!" He encouraged. Ever though Connor had deviated from his programing, he never took the time to actually explore what he liked, only defaulting to what others liked. Connor hummed, his LED finally going back to its blue color as he reached for the radio. Connor began to press the buttons changing the stations, as he listened to all the different genres of music he finally landed on one he liked. It was piano, leaning into classical music but they were mostly covers of pop songs that had been popular for the last few months. Hank let out a chuckle and threw the car into drive "of course you would like piano music." He joked as he began to pull out of the drive way. "Is that a bad thing?" Connor asked, cocking a eyebrow "Nah kid- it's not at all, it just makes sense for some reason." Connor didn't quite understand but still smiled and nodded, relaxing in his seat. 

 

The two had made it to the store, Hank and Connor entering. Hank pulled out a cart from all the others and pointed to the side of it "Hold onto it while we're here, I don't need you wandering off and getting lost." He said, Connor simply nodding and doing as he was told. Now holding onto the side of the cart, the two began to walk around the store, the first isle that they went down was the dog food isle. Connor for the past week had been persistent about putting sumo on a healthier food diet, saying it would be better for his coat and overall health. Hank grabbed one of the big bags of food and began to read the health benefits on it, comparing it to another bag. While Hank was preoccupied with the food, Connor decided to scan the area around them, he had no reason to but he did nonetheless. As Connor looked around the store, a person caught his eyes. Connor turned his head over looking at the person, but he quickly regretted the decision as his breath hitched. They looked..  just like Amanda.. no! No- Connor knew she was gone! She had to be! Ever since Cyberlife had shut down, Amanda has disappeared. But that didn't stop Connor from panicking at the sight of the woman. Quickly, Connor averted his eyes and looked directly down at his feet. "Are you almost done?" Connor asked Hank in a hushed voice, sounding desperate. Hank looked over, about to bitch at him for rushing him when it was Connors idea to get the heathier food, but once he saw the sate Connor was in he fell silent. Connor's LED spun a bright red as he kept his eyes glued to the floor, as of he was trying to ignore the world around him. Hank nodded his head "Yeah I think this food is the best option" he said, trying to get Connors mind off of whatever was troubling him. Hank quickly set the dog food in the cart before guiding them out of the isle, not a word spoken between the two as the sped to the next area of the store they needed to go to. Once they had reached the produce isle Hank began to question the other "Connor-? You alright there? You look like you've just seen a ghost" he half joked, but he didn't get the reaction he was hoping for. Connor looked up at the man, he looked like he was about to.. cry? Hank frowned and moved to the side of the cart where Connor was "Heya- hey what's going on?" He asked him, gently lying a hand on his shoulder. Connor stood there silent for a moment, trying to gather his thoughts "..I- .. I thought I saw someone I knew, I was wrong" he said, trying to skip out on details. Connor had told Hank about Amanda, what she had done to him and made him do, but right now he felt embarrassed that he had reacted the way he did so- he didn't go into detail. But, Hank had figured it out "It's alright, she's not here" he reassured him, only getting a small nod from Connor. "How about we hurry up and get home? We don't need you freaking out here do we?" He asked Connor, getting another nod. "Alright, hands back on the cart" he instructed. 

The two had finished getting the things they needed at the store and quickly began to head to the check out. On there way there, Connor saw another thing catching his eyes, though it wasn't a person this time.. it was a stuffed animal, it sat on display. The stuffed animal was a dog, of course it would be. The dog resembled a Saint Bernard, much like sumo at home. Connor reached out and grabbed the plush, to his surprise it was weighted. Connor smiled and ran his hands along the soft fur, he liked the plush. Carefully, he tucked the pooch under his arm and returned back to Hank, who was at the self checkout. Hank looked over his shoulder at Connor, noticing the stuffed animal he raised a brow "Where did you find that?" He asked, his body now turned to face Connor. "I found it just over there" Connor said, pointing at the display of other weighted stuffed animals. Hank thought for a moment, causing Connors smile to falter "I can put it back-" he began before quickly being cut off "Give it here, I need to scan it" Hank said reaching out for it. Connor smiled again and quickly handed the plush over. Just as Hank said, he scanned it and gave it back to Connor, who quickly snuggled his face into the fur. Hank quickly finished scanning the rest of the groceries and paid. 

Once the two had gotten back in the car, Hank looked over at Connor who still has his face shoved in the plushies fur. "What are you gonna name the little guy?" He asked Connor, who quickly looked over. Connor thought for a moment, holding the plush out to get a good look at her "...Calypso" he said before shoving his face back into her fur. Hank smiled and nodded "good choice, it suits her" 

Connor helped Hank carry the groceries into the house, but quickly left to his room once they were done. Connor was eager to play with Calypso, he didn't really understand why he was so excited, but he was. Connor sat himself comfortably on the floor of his room, it was originally Cole's room before he moved in, he always felt bad for taking the room but Hank had reassured him that it was alright. The brunette set Calypso down Infront of him and began to speak "Welcome home Calypso!" He said to her with a smile "There are some rules you have to follow" he said acting a bit more serious than before "if you make a mess you clean it up before leaving, don't wake Hank up in the morning and most importantly.. have fun!" he said, sure there really where no rules and if there was it wasn't like the plush could break these hypocritical rules. Connor picked himself up off the floor before scooping Calypso up with him, he began to give her a tour around his room, pointing out every little detail that felt important to him. 

Hank was in the kitchen, he could vaguely hear Connor speaking to the plush, he smiled a bit hearing him introduced her to the room. Hank turned his attention back to putting away groceries, meaning he didn't hear when Connor existed his room and began to walk down the hall. "That's Hank" he heard Connor say from the hallway, as if Connor was peaking around the corner while speaking "He can be grumpy but he doesn't mean it" Connor explained. Hank huffed and turned around looking at the other, Connor looked surprised as if he was even being sneaky "oh really? I'm grumpy?" He asked with a smile on his face, crossing his arms. Connor smiled and nodded his head "Yeah! You're grumpy! Like the time I woke you up and you yelled at sumo to attack me!" Connor said, Hank smiled and laughed "And I'll tell sumo to do it again!" He said back before whistling for sumo to come over. Sumo got up from his place in the living room, happily walking over to one of his owners. Hank pointed at Connor who squealed "Sumo attack!" He said, the dog borffed and quickly ran over to Connor 'attacking' him with kisses and cuddles. Connor again squealed as his face was getting licked. Hank laughed loudly and shook his head "Sumo! Down!" Sumo quickly backed away from Connor who was still laughing while whipping the slobber off his face. Hank didn't quite understand why Connor was being so childish but he didn't mind, he thought it was nice seeing him relax and laugh a little. 

 

A/N:

Lord- alright well tell me what you think! And what I should do for the next chapter! 

Chapter 2: Chapter 1- Figuring shit out

Summary:

Hank dose some research on the puter' and figures out why Connor is acting so childish. Connor just has fun playing in the snow w sumo and Calypso :3

Notes:

Tw's-
None(?)

THEY'RE MY SILLIES

Pls leave any suggestions in the comments, you all make me smile 💗

Hank sat on the couch, pushing his reading glasses up as he began to do some googling on Connors strange behavior. This wasn't the first time that Connor had acted this was, but he never thought to much into it since it was never this prominent. Even with the reading glasses and the computer as close to Hanks face as he felt needed he still squinted his eyes as he began to read a article named 'Childish behavior- The therapy for you?'. While reading Connor made his way to the backdoor, trying to be as quiet as possible but Hank heard him. "Connor? What are you doing back there?" He asked, pealing his eyes away from the screen. Connor had a blue sweater on that Hank had gotten him a few months back, he also wore a white pair of socks and long pants. "Me and Calypso are going to play in the snow!" He said, Hank quickly standing from his place on the couch made his way over. The older man put a hand on his hip and shook his head "Not wearing that your not" he said before pointing at the hallway "You need to put on something warmer" Connor looked up at him before tilting his head "is this not warm enough?" Hank snorted and shook his head again "you're not even wearing shoes kid- go sit on the couch, I'll get you something you can play outside in." Connor didn't get a chance to protest, Hank was already off to get him warmer clothes for the cold winter outside. Connor now found himself with Calypso in his lap on the couch, his feet swinging back and forth hitting the couch as they fell, he began to space out a bit not hearing Hank coming back over. Hank tapped the others should, Connor flinching a bit before smiling up at him "Alright, you don't have very many clothes yet so I grabbed some of my old stuff." Hank explained before walking around the couch to face Connor who was just smiling. Hank bent down, causing him to grunt a bit as he did "Alright first we need to layer your pants up so your legs don't freeze" he explained before handing Connor a pair of cargo pants, Connor only stared down at the pants before handing them back, earning a confused look from Hank "you do it" Connor demanded, only earning a laugh from Hank who thought he was just messing him. Connor frowned and pushed the pants into Hanks chest "it's not funny! You do it!" He said again, sounding more irritated then before. Hank looked a bit surprised but shrugged "alright if that's what you want" he said before standing up, pulling Connor up with him "Leg up" Hank requested, Connor doing as he was told. Hank eventually got the pants over Connors other pants but not without struggle. Moving onto Connors top he put on another sweater that Hank had gotten from his old university before putting a heavier coat on. "Alright I have one more pair of pants you need to put on, they go on last since they're overalls" Hank explained only gaining a whine from Connor "Is this really necessary?" Connor asked "of course, I don't want you to come in complaining that you're cold." Hank said before helping Connor into the overalls, just when Connor thought he was done Hank put a hat on him and some gloves "there you Go! Now you can go outside- wait I forgot your boots-" Hank said bending down, he slid the boots on Connors feet before tying them up "there you go, now go have fun" he said patting Connor on the head. Connor frowned but giggled before grabbing Calypso "Thank you Hank!" He said before quickly going outside, sumo following quickly behind him. 

Hank sat back down on the couch, pushing his glasses up for a second time he got back to reading, humming as he got farther down the paragraph "huh.. age regression? Some sort of trauma response?" He mumbled to himself as he nodded "yeah that makes sense I guess.." he hummed, again pushing his glasses up "stupid fuckin' glasses" he muttered to himself. Hank clicked on another link that was attached to the article he was previously reading that went more into depth about the coping mechanism, only humming to himself as he read. 

Connor giggled as snow fell on the tip of his nose, it was cold but it felt nice. Due to his programing to seem more human, the coldness of the winter tinted the brunettes cheeks and nose red. Connor held Calypso in the air, watching as the snow stuck to her fur before quickly melting making her damp. Connor turned to face sumo, who seemed to be sitting at the snow "sumo! You silly puppy" Connor giggled out before looking around the backyard, there really wasn't anything back here to play with which bummed Connor out a bit but he just figured he would make the most of it! Connor quickly sat Calypso down on the slab of concrete that was right next to the door, he patted his hands to his sides before looking around. Connor bent down and began to roll up a snowball, he continued to roll it around on the ground making it grow bigger and bigger. Connor did this a few more times until he had the base of a snow man. The android began to dig through the snow, sumo seeing this joined him even if he didn't know what they were digging at. Connor smiled as he found two semi round rocks, he picked them up and quickly placed them on the snow mans face, giving him eyes. Connor hummed and backed up a bit looking at the snowman, he turned to Calypso and sumo with a smile "whaddya think?" He asked as sumo borffed back at him, calypso only standing in place, now covered in more snow "you two are right! They need a mouth!" He said as he looked around the backyard for more rocks, once he found the 'perfect' ones he placed them on the face, giving them a smile. Connor put his hands on his hips, proud of his work thus far. Sumo barked loudly and walked over with two scrawny sticks in his mouth, as if he knew Connor needed arms for the snowman. Connor took the sticks from the pooches mouth before giving him a pat on the head "good boy sumo!" He praised before sticking the arms into place. Connor held his hands out as if he was scaling the snowman before frowning "They need a nose!" He concluded, quickly the android grabbed calypso and headed into the house, sumo following close behind. Hank who was now at the counter, the computer next to him looked over. Hank groaned and shook his head "Connor! You're tracking snow in the house!" He complained, only earning a smile from the other "I'll clean it up later!" He said as he began to dig through the fridge "What are you even looking for kiddo?" Hank asked in curiosity "A carrot! I'm making a snowman" Connor quickly explained before pulling a carrot out from the fridge "Found it!" He yelled quite loudly before quickly running back outside, forgetting to shut the door behind him. Hank grumbled and walked to the door closing it. The older man smiled at the sight of Connor sticking the nose on the snowman, watching him jump up and down in excitement as he admired his work. 

It has been 10 minutes since Hank had checked up on Connor, who was still out in the snow, much to his surprise. Hank thought that after the snowman Connor would grow bored and come back in. The older male walked to the sliding glass door, sumo who had been inside with him following him. When Hank looked outside he smiled, Connor had calypso sitting in the singular tree in thr back. Connor looked like he was playing pretend, throwing snow up in the air before running around. Hank hummed before opening the door and calling out to him "Connor! Come in and warm up! It's freezing outside!" Connor whined "Just a few more minutes please!" He begged, only earning a head shake from Hank "It's been 30 minutes, it's too cold to stay out any longer, plus I bet calypso is cold" he added. Connor looked over at Calypso who looked wet from the snow "oh no!" He said before quickly running over grabbing her from the tree "she's gonna get sick!" He worried before quickly rushing inside. "Connor! Take your shoes off before walking inside further. The snow melts into water and it's a pain to clean up" Hank explained, Connor nodded his head and quickly kicked off his shoes and shrugged off his layers, taking off the overalls first before stripping down to his socks, sweats and blue sweater. Hank picked up the cold and wet clothes before taking them to the wash room. Hank set the clothes down, he would do them later when he felt like it. 

Connor whined as he attempted to quickly dry off Calypso "Hannnkk!" He whined as the other walked into the room "She's cold! I don't want her getting sick!" He complained with a frown. Hank hummed and quickly walked out of the room, shortly returning with a big fluffy blanket from his own bed. Hank threw the blanket over Connor and Calypso who were on the couch "there, you two get snuggled up while I get you some thirium" he said staring to walk out of the room, however he stopped and walked over to the coffee table. Hank grabbed the TV remote and turned the TV on, he flipped through the channels. "Stop! I wanna watch that one!" Connor said, it was a cartoon featuring a blue Australian dog called 'Bluey' Hank smiled and nodded "Good choice" he commented before setting down the remote "Sumo!" Hank called out to the dog who quickly came to him "Lay with Connor" he demanded before pointing at Connor. Sumo quickly ran to the couch, pulling himself up and laying his head in Connors lap. Connor looked down at sumo and quickly cuddled him as he focused his attention on the TV. 

Hank quickly got to work in the kitchen, androids didn't need the same care as humans did, only needing thirium throughout the day to sustain themselves, but they could still consume human foods and sorta taste them. Knowing this, Hank made Connor some hot coco with thirium and marshmallows in it. Hank made sure to let the coco cool before going to the living room with it. "Here ya' go son" he said handing him the cup.

...

"Thanks dad"

 

A/N

I'm gonna try to upload one chapter a day and or a week but no promises 

Chapter 3: Chapter 2- Bedtime struggles

Summary:

Hank is trying to get Connor to sleep but Connor has too much energy for his own good 🙏🏼
Hank is just a old man who wants to go to sleep

Notes:

TW'S-
None?

Like always your comments make me smile and I love interacting w you all 💗

I'm so sorry if these chapters have shit grammer I still have no idea how to use the common , and . in the normal way- I didn't pay attention in elementary and middle school

Again, NOT HANKCON OR SEXUAL- I will block you 🥱

It was around 9:30 pm and Hank was growing more tired by the minute, he had been sat on the couch with Connor and sumo watching cartoons for hours. At one point Connor has pulled out some drawing supplies that Markus had given him a few months back, he had never really seen the point in drawing until now. Connor was sat on the living room floor, Hanks blanket over his head as he and calypso drew in a nice looking sketchbook. Hank looked over at the clock and hummed, reaching for the remote he turned the TV off, a whine escaping Connors lips when he did. "Alright kid- it's time for bed- let's go" Hank said, rising from the couch. Connor didn't move a muscle (well- a synthetic muscle), shaking his head he crossed his arms "I'm not tired!" He claimed before promptly turning his head away from the older man. Hank groaned a bit "But I am and I don't want to go to bed while you're.. doing your thing" he said, not really knowing how to phrase it properly. Connor only shook his head "Not tired!" He said again. Hank groaned and walked over, quickly he grabbed Connor from the floor, throwing him over his shoulder. Connor squealed loudly and began to laugh as Hank turned bending a bit "grab calypso" Hank said. Connor moved around from his position, he was hanging over Hanks shoulder in a really odd way, making it hard to grab the plush but he eventually got it into his arms. Hank scooted Connor up his arm a bit so that he didn't drop him but also kept him hanging over his shoulder "You're gonna brush your teeth and get to bed" Hank struggled to get out as he began to walk to the bathroom, every step he took he made sure his grip was good so that Connor didn't slip and hit his head on the ground. Connor continued to laugh loudly as he was dragged to the bathroom. Once the two where in, Hank set Connor down gently. The brunette continued to laugh loudly as he was sat on the toilet lid "Alright, do you want to brush your teeth or am I doing it?" Hank asked, getting Connors toothbrush ready for him. Connor hummed before reaching out for it "I can do it" he claimed, taking the brush from Hank. "Alright, while you do that I'm gonna brush the gel out of your hair." Hank said. Grabbing the hair brush, Hank walked next to Connor and began to brush his hair out. Connor smiled and began to brush his teeth. Once the two had finished brushing both their teeth and hair, Hank walked Connor to his room. Connor still didn't want to sleep though, he was restless and full of energy as always. Hank hummed trying to think of what to do, he smiled when he got an idea "Connor, lay down and I'll be right back." He said before quickly leaving the room. 

Hank walked into his room and quickly walked to his bed, he reached underneath and pulled out a old box. Quickly, Hank opened the box and blew the dust away. In the box was old books that he used to read cole when he couldn't fall asleep. Hank smiled thinking back on those times before quickly reaching into the box. The older male picked a few books he thought Connor would like before quickly heading back to the android who was sitting patiently on his bed with Calypso. "Alright, I have a few old books Cole used to like, you can choose from these and I'll read you one." Hank explained before laying out the books. On the bed where the following books: 

Just a bad day 

Stellaluna 

Knuffle Bunny 

And the very hungry caterpillar

Connor looked at the books and thought hard about it before finally pointing at Knuffle Bunny. Hank smiled and nodded "That's a good one, one of my personal favorites I got to read" Hank said, setting the books down. Hank began to read the book aloud to Connor who was now snuggled under his blankets. As Hank continued to read, Connor couldn't help but close his eyes. Slowly Connor drifted off into stasis. Hank smiled and got up from his place on the ground, he made sure Connor was nice and warm before giving him a kiss on the forehead "Night kiddo" he whispered before leaving the room, leaving the door cracked so that he would have enough light if he woke up in the middle of the night.

 

A/N:

Sorry for the shorter chapter, I got sad while writing and had to cut it short for tonight 💗

Notes:

Before I get a comment saying
"He doesn't need to brush his teeth/hair"
...
SILENCE 🗣️🗣️💯💯🔥🔥
He brushes his his teeth to feel more fresh and his hair IS HAIR, yes technically he doesn't NEED to but he WANTS to. 💗

Also let's be so fr if he didn't do that shit he would STINK maybe not like BO but like THE OUTSIDE

I'm totally not projecting onto Hank and Connor... PLS PLS PLS-

Knuffle Bunny used to be my favorite book and I always had to have the door cracked cause I was SO SCARED of the dark, my parents had to be in the door view cause I needed to know they were there when I would wake up 😭😭

Chapter 4: Chapter 3- Nightmares

Summary:

Connor has a nightmare but he's never had a nightmare- Hank and him didn't think it would be possible.

Basically more of me projecting my childhood on Connor cause I can >:3

Also Markus is in this chapter for like a small amount :D

Notes:

Tw's-
Nightmares, crying little, nightmare violence, manipulation (in the nightmare) death (in the nightmare) BASICALLY this nightmare is horrible so be warned

If you feel uncomfortable w nightmares I would skip this chapter, it won't be of much importance- may be brought up in future chapters but it's not a huge plot point (what plot..?/hj)

"You failed your mission Connor, I'm afraid we're going to have to take over" 

...

"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!' 

"I'm afraid we can."

Connor looked around, he was back in the zen garden. Snow was hitting him from every direction as he stumbled through the area, trying to find the backdoor that Kamski had informed him about... It was nowhere.. he couldn't find it. Connor watched as Amanda forced him to shoot Markus.. Connor screamed as loud as he could for her to stop, begging for her to let him go but she didn't listen. Next thing he knew he was watching as Amanda forced him to kill his partner.. Hank.  Connor screamed and begged for her to stop, for her not to do this to him. Connor would do anything to insure that Hank got to live.. but it was too late, a loud bang ringing through his ears.. red splashing across his face. 

Hank was gone.. and it was Connors fault 

"it was better this way.." 

"N-No ...NO! YOU'RE WRONG! YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN WRONG!" Connor screamed, grabbing at his hair "HANK WAS MY FRIEND!" he yelled, reaching up to wipe the blood off his face.

"You're a machine Connor, you don't need friends. You did your job and that's all we needed from you." 

No... No that's not true.. Hank  was his friend.. No- Hank was his father..

Connor shot up from his bed, reaching up in horror thinking blood was still staining his face but he was proven wrong when it was just tears. Connor was still in his room, he was still home.. Connor hugged himself as he looked around his room. Quickly he had realized Calypso had fallen from his bed, Connor hung over the side of his bed, grabbing calypso before swinging himself but upright. Connor held Calypso close to his chest, the weight comforting him as she stroked her fur. The brunette hadn't realized it, but he was still crying. Connor slowly got up and out of bed, making sure his footsteps where light on the ground as he walked to Hanks room. Connor opened the older man's door and peaked in. Hank was strewn on his bed, loud snores escaping his mouth as he slept. Connor sighed in relife.. he was still alive. Connor quickly shut the door again and walked to the living room, taking a seat on the couch before turning to the windows, watching the snow cover the ground. Connor hummed to himself, still holding calypso close to him. The androids LED had finally turned to a yellow color, he was still shaken up but he wasn't as scared now. Connor thought before quickly sending a 'text' to Markus 

'Are you ok? Just checking up on everyone.' 

...

'I'm alright, thank you for checking in with me Connor. It is much appreciated :)' 

Connor smiled, it was a relief to have confirmation that he hadn't actually... Killed someone.. Connors LED spun back into a calm blue as he watched the snow falling outside. 

"Hey kid- what are you doing out here?" Hank called out, causing Connor to flinch. Hank had gotten up to get a cup of water, only to be greeted by Connor. "It's like- 2:40 am? Shouldn't you be in bed?" He asked walking closer, only then did he see the tears. "You ok?" He asked quickly. Connor thought for a moment over the question "..Yes.. I'm ok" he answered in a hush voice before turning back to the window. Hank frowned and walked over to Connor, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder "Ya' sure? You're hugging Calypso pretty tightly." Connor frowned, he didn't want to worry Hank, but he also didn't like lying to him. 

"I had a memory, but it wasn't a true memory. It happened while I was in stasis.." he explained, not really knowing how to explain it. "A nightmare?" Hank asked, sitting next to him. "What's that?" Connor asked, he could easily look it up- but he liked when Hank explained things to him. "A nightmare is when you go to sleep, and your brain makes up scary things. It can be irrational and weird things that you wouldn't normally be scared of- or it can be things that worry you constantly or things that have happened in your life that scare you." Hank explained ".. I had a nightmare" Connor confirmed "It was about you and Markus.. and someone else." Connor said. The android had avoided saying Amanda's name, it always triggered something inside him that made him uncomfortable. "Do you want to tell me what happened?" Hank asked, trying to not push it. Connors LED spun yellow as he thought about it, talking about it might make him feel better.. 

"It was cold.. I was in .. Amanda's- zen garden" he said trying to recall the whole thing while trying to get it over with as fast as he could "She told me I failed, she took over again.. just like last time, but I couldn't stop her this time.. she- she had-" Connor hadn't realized that he was crying again. Hank hushed him and pulled him into a hug "Take your time son- breathe.." Connor nodded his head and took a deep breath (not that he needed it) "She made me..kill Markus.. and then she made me kill you.." he said, holding Hanks shirt tight to ensure he wouldn't leave him "She told me I was just a machine.. I didn't need friends.. she made me do it.. I didn't want to" Connor said quickly, beginning to panic again. Hank quickly began to rub soothing circles on Connors back "It's alright.. it was just a nightmare kid- see? I'm right here, and Markus is alright.. we're not going anywhere.." Hank reassured, Connor couldn't see his face but- Hank frowned deeply, he hated seeing Connor upset. Connor only nodded his head, burying his face into Hanks shoulder. The two sat on the couch for 5 minutes like this, Hank rubbing circles on Connors back while Connor had his face in Hanks shoulder. "I'm tried.." Connor complained, crying had taken out whatever energy he had left, leaving him a low power mode. Hank hummed and began to let go of Connor to stand. Connor whined and held onto him tighter "I'm not going anywhere bud- I need to get up so I can pick you up and take you back to bed" he explained. Connor slowly let go of Hank, allowing him to stand up. Once up on his feet, Hank reached down and plucked Connor off the couch, resting him on his hip. Connor wrapped his arms and legs around Hank, making sure calypso was tucked into his arms. Hank began to walk to Connors room, only for him to shake his head "I don't wanna be alone.." Hank sighed and smiled "alright kid- only for tonight- swear I'm gonna start spoiling you rotten." He joked as he turned to his room. Once in, Hank lied Connor in his bed, sumo had already been resting on the other side of hanks bed so he got up making room for Connor before lying on Connor. "I'll be right back, I need to get a cup of water." Hank said, earning a frown in return "Sumo will be with you, I'll be back in a second" he said before quickly leaving the room to get his cup of water. Connor huffed and turned to cuddle into sumos fur, sumo cuddling into Connor in return. Hank returned with his glass of water and walked to his side of the bed "that was longer than a second" Connor teased "haha- alright smart one- let's get back to sleep alright?" Connor nodded and quickly moved so that he had a arm lying on Hank but still cuddling sumo. Hank smiled and made sure one of his arms was resting on Connors before falling asleep. 

Notes:

They're my goofy boys. 💗💗

Chapter 5: Chapter 4- Unsweetened Lemonade

Summary:

It's now morning and Connor reaaally takes notice of his strange behavior making him upset and embarrassed with himself. Connor starts to be bitter and off for the day to gain some sort of control back and Hank basically knocks some sense into the boy.

Notes:

Tw's-
Arguing, crying little

If I missed something lmk

Connor had awoken, it was about 5 am at this point and he frowned. Connor looked over seeing that Hank was still sleeping, carefully Connor got up, making sure to keep Hank sleeping before quickly slipping out of the room. Connor frowned and walked to the living room, he had left calypso in Hanks room, but he didn't need her! He was an adult android, he didn't need some kids stuffed animal! Connor told himself he didn't need her, his chest tightening at the thought of her being all alone, but he quickly shook them off. Calypso wasa stuffie, she wasn't a real dog.. God- Connor hated that he felt so bad for leaving her alone.

Connor sat on the couch, watching as the sun began to rise, feeling the warmth of the sun against his face,  it was a pleasant change from the cool house due to the temperatures outside. Frost covered the windows, the glistening of the sunlight off the snow making it seem brighter than it was. Connor made a noise similar to a yawn, his internal fan cooling off. Connor stayed on the couch like this for a hour or two, watching the sun reflect off the snow, knees curled up to his chest, and soft sighs escaping his lips. Eventually, Connor heard the tapping of claws against the floor, sumo had came to join him on the couch. Jumping up and making himself comfortable, the large dog made a huffing noise as he lied his head against Connors foot. Connor smiled sincerely as he reached down to pet behind the canines ear, receiving a tail wagging, thumping against the couch. Connor only smiled again before turning his head to face the window ".. you're a good boy sumo" Connor said quietly, his voice sounding more put together and mature then yesterday. Speaking of yesterday- just the thought of it made Connors cheeks feel hot with embarrassment, he couldn't believe the way he was behaving yesterday. Calling Hank dad? Crying over silly nightmares he has had before just playing stupid so Hank would talk to him? And worst of all- forcing Hank to let him stay the night in his room- just the memory alone sent Connor into a state of embarrassment. He was supposed to be a detective for Christ sake! Not some- child acting goofball! Connor frowned again, 'It's got to be some sort of bug or error in my programming' he thought as he did a quick scan through. 

Scan processing...

Scan 10% loaded...

...

Scan 30% loaded..

Scan 50% loaded..

...

Scan 100% loaded.. 

No errors or bugs detected! 

Connor frowned when he found nothing, doing another scan just to be sure.. then another.. and another- it had to be a bug- he had to be malfunctioning he told himself. Connor was blinking quickly as he continued to run diagnostics on himself, making sure wires were hooked up correctly, all things were in working order. The more and more he ran these tests, the hotter his body grew, it was running too many tests at once and was beginning to overheat Connors system.

⚠️ Warning! Warning! ⚠️ 

System overheated! 

Automatic low power - on 

System shut down- on

Forensic sampling mode- disabled

Identification scanner- disabled 

Analytics - disabled

Connor finally shut his eyes tightly before opening them again, half lidded when he did. Connor looked around the room to scan his area but found he couldn't scan anything. All of his systems has completely shut down in an attempt to fix the overheating issue. This only irritated Connor more- it was just sooo great- now he couldn't do anything that he could normally do. 

Standing up from his seat on the couch, he wobbled in place for a moment, trying to stabilize himself. Sumo stood from his place on the couch and moved to Connors side, pushing his body against the android when he began to lean one way more than he should. Connor only smiled at the dog and reached down, gently stroking his fur "good boy sumo" he praised before carefully making his way to the kitchen, he still needed to make Hank his coffee, sumo his breakfast and get himself a package of thirium. Connor held onto the wall as he bent down, grabbing the new bag of dog food. Connor would usually use a knife to open the bag of kibble but this time he opted for his teeth. Quickly, Connor bit down against the bags corner and pulled his head away, causing the bag to tear open. Connor quickly filled the Saint Bernard's food bowl. Sumo quickly walked over to the bowl, feasting on the food. Connor set the bag of food down before quickly moving onto making coffee for Hank. Reaching up into the cabinet, Connor pulled out a travel mug in the shape of a camera lense and made Hanks coffee in there, making sure the lid was on tight before quickly moving to the fridge to grab a package of thirium. Connor removed the straw that was taped to the package before quickly jabbing it into the hole of the package, before taking a long sip of the thirium. Connor moved to the table, using both hands to hold the thirium, not noticing that some had dribbled down his chin. Connor turned his attention to the hallway when he heard Hanks footsteps draw near. When Hank stepped into Connors view, he looked exhausted- but he always looked that way. Connor had noticed he had something in his hands so he quickly looked to see what it was. Calypso, Hank was holding calypso as he rubbed his eyes with a yawn "you dropped her on the floor" he explained before going to hand her to Connor ".. just set her on the table" he responded before going back to his thirium. Hank cocked an eyebrow at his request "You don't want her?" He asked as Connor continued to avoid eye contact "just set her on the table, I don't want to hold her as of now." He stated, trying to seem like he was disinterested in the plush all together. Hank hummed, taking notice to this, but he did as he was asked and set her on the table before sitting down himself. Connor looked at the older man for a split second before handing him the travel mug of coffee "here you are" he said, earning nod from Hank "thanks kid" he thanked as he took the mug from his hands..  'kid'.. man- that sure did make Connors heart squeeze when he called him that. "o-of course" he said before quickly returning to his thirium. Hank frowned and shook his head "ya know-" he began, only pausing to take a sip of his coffee "They'res no need to be embarrassed about yesterday, I didn't mind" Hank said, only earning a frown in response "I don't know what you're talking about Hank-" "Bullshit- don't try to pull that on me Connor cause it ain't gonna work!" Hank snapped back, not meaning to come off as aggressive as he did, only realizing when Connor shrunk in his seat. Hank took a deep breath before sighing "Connor listen- I don't care how you act, what you say, or what you do, it could never change my point of view on you, alright? You'll always just he Connor in my eyes" Hank reassured, only earning a few sniffles in response. Hank snapped his head up to look at Connor, who was now crying "ah- shit- Connor I didn't-" Connor quickly shook his head "No- No.. I needed that, I- ... Thank you Hank" he said I. Response, Hank smiling at his thanks. "any time kid.. any time.." 

 

A/N:

Sorry I'm a day late 😭 here I am now though! We sorry for it being shorter again, I was trying not to fall asleep when writing this. 

Chapter 6: Chapter 5- Work Can Wait

Summary:

Hank and Connor have been off duty for two days (this being one of the days) but Connor wants to get some work done on the computer even thought he is regressed and he knows it (he doesn't know the word for it he just knows it happens lol) and Hank gets onto him for this.

Notes:

Tw's-
Temper tantrums, crying and arguing

Connor walked into the living room, he had been dressed in his jammies, pink socks and a shirt and pants set that were baby blue with white stripes going vertically. In Connors hand was Calypso, he had been playing with her all morning after him and Hanks talk, which went surprisingly well. Connor scanned the room looking for something to do, and that's when he saw the laptop on the coffee table. Connor thought for a moment before deciding that he needed to get some work done, he and Hank had been off the clock for about 2 days now (today being the second) but that didn't mean they didn't have anything that didn't need to be done, just basic desk work shit. Connor quickly made his way to the couch, pulling the laptop onto his lap before opening it and logging in. Connor stared at the screen for a moment trying to remember what Hanks password was, it was something super simple and something that screamed Hank... But he couldn't remember. 

"Daaaad! What's the password to your laptop?!" Connor yelled through the house, not wanting to get up from the couch to find him "Why do you need to know?!" Hank yelled back from his room, he had been cleaning up (for this first time in forever) "I .. I wanna do something!" He half lied "Well tell me what you want to do-" he started, his voice drawing closer and his voice quieting vrs the yelling "and I'll tell you the password kiddo" Hank said before leaning against the door frame of the hallway. Connor looked back at him and frowned "Just tell me the password!" He demanded "That's not a very nice way to ask" Hank said walking over, gently he tried to take the laptop from Connor "If you can't tell me why you want the password and you can't be nice about it, then you can't use the laptop" Connor frowned, he didn't like this- not one bit "No! Stop I wanna use the laptop!" He whined tugging it away from Hank. Now the two were basically playing tug of war with the laptop "Connor let go of it! I'm putting it up!" Hank said pulling it away from him "No! No! No!" Connor yelled back. Eventually Connor grew agitated and let go, caring Hank to fall back on his ass and drop the computer. Connor's eyes widened and he put a hand over his mouth in shock "Hank I- I didn't-" Hank shook his head as he began to stand "That's it- go to your room, and don't come out until I say you can!" Hank said with a frown "Wait! What?!" Connor said standing up "But-!" "No buts! Go." Connor screeched in anger before quickly stomping to his room with Calypso being dragged around in his arms. Once Connor entered his room he slammed the door and went to his bed sitting down. "Hey! Don't slam my damn doors!" Hank yelled out, only getting another agitated screech from Connor. 

Connor sat in his bed, tears in his eye from frustration. Connor quickly shoved his face into his pillow and began to scream into it and cry into it, he just wanted to work and be useful! Now, he probably just broke the computer.. and Hank was mad at him. Connor continued to cry as he began to take his anger out on his bed, punching the pillows, throwing them around and tearing the sheets and comforter off the bed before throwing them on the ground. Connor didn't understand why he was so upset, hell he didn't know what to do with all these emotions so he took it out on the things around him. Throwing things, kicking his trashcan over, and throwing calypso against the wall. Calypso hit the wall with a loud thump before hitting the ground with another thump, Connor instantly regretted his decision to throw her. "No no no! I'm sorry calypso!" He said quickly before running to go grab her, once in his arms he began to cry into her fur while petting her "I'm sorry lypso.." he said shorting her name "I didn't mean to throw you.." he whispered as he cried more. "I didn't mean to make dad upset either.. I just wanted to help but.. I ruined that..and now he's mad at me." Connor jumped at the sound of knocking at his door "Hey kid.. can I come in?" It was Hank, Connor nodded but quickly realized he couldn't see him "yeah.." he said weakly. Hank entered the room and looked around "woah- you sure did a number on this room" Hank said trying to lighten up the mood, only earning a sniffle from Connor. Hank sat down next to him, they were Infront of the closet door ".. look kid, I'm sorry for losing my temper, but you weren't being very nice either, but that's still not an excuse to yell at you and I'm sorry. Can you tell me why you wanted to use the computer?" He asked turning his head to look at him ".. I wanted to work, I wanted to be useful" Connor admitted, looking up from Calypso "I didn't mean to break-" he said bringing to cry again "the laptop-!" He sobbed out before throwing himself onto Hank for a hug. Hank frowned and hugged him back "calm down bud, it's not broken, and even if it was I wouldn't be too worried about it. Computers can always be fixed, alright?" Hank reassured with a smile "Besides, that thing is old and barely works- you would be doing me a favor.. also Connor, you don't have to prove yourself to be useful to anyone. You're always useful even when not working" Connor giggled at his comment about the laptop before nodding. Connor pulled away from Hank and looked around the room "I made a mess.." Hank looked around and nodded "Yeah, you did. Do you want help cleaning up?" Hank asked, earning a nod from Connor.

"Alright let's get this mess cleaned up." 

Notes:

I still throw things around my room when I'm upset 😭 old habits never die I guess 🙏🏼

Chapter 7: Chapter 6- Babysitter

Summary:

Hank has to leave for work on a emergency call (but Connor unfortunately can't join him since he still is on break from work) but he absolutely does not trust Connor alone so he calls up Connors good old buddy.

Notes:

Tw's-
None

Markus is a good cg/babysitter FIGHT ME >:{

Hank frowned as he pulled his jacket over his shoulders. The older man had been called for an emergency at work and since Connor was still on a small break from work he wouldn't be joining him, he wouldn't have wanted him to anyway since he woke up regressed today. 

Hank's head turned when he heard the doorbell buzz. Quickly he ran to answer the door before Connor could, luckily he had beat him to the door. Hank opened the door and there stood Markus with a smile "Hello lieutenant-" Hank quickly cut him off "Just Hank is fine" "Ah alright, hello Hank, it's nice to finally meet you" Markus said holding a hand out to shake Hanks. Hank took his hand and shook it before speaking "It's nice to meet you as well, I trust Connors judgment in who will be watching him but there are still a few things I would like to go over with you before I leave" "of course" 

Hank spent about 5 minutes explaining things to Markus- though he didn't need to it made him feel better when he did. "He sometimes throws tantrums- so that's just a warning- but other than that I think you'll be good" Markus nodded with a smile "Alright, thank you for trusting me, I'll call you if anything happens." He reassured Hank who was beging to walk out the door "alright.. CONNOR! IM LEAVING!" Hank called out from the doorway, a loud crash and footsteps could be heard as something crashed into Hank, it was Connor. Connor frowned as he held onto Hank "Do you have to leave ..?" "Yeah bud.. I do, but Markus will take care of you and I'll be back before you know it" Hank said giving Connor a small squeeze "You're tough, I know you can do it" he said before ruffling Connors hair, gaining a giggle from the android. 

Connor had watched from the window as Hank left the house, a frown still on his face. Markus moved over to him, gently setting a hand on the others back "It'll be ok bud, he'll be back soon" Connor only nodded, his eyes not leaving the window. Markus thought for a moment, he needed to get Connors mind off of the situation. Markus smiled as he began to walk to the hallway closet, pulling out the extra blankets and pillows "Hey con! Wanna help me build a fort?" Connor looked over and slowly began to move away from the window, fidgeting with his fingers for a second. "Calypso can help if you want her too?" Markus offered, quickly Connor agreed and ran past Markus to his room to get calypso. When Connor returned with calypso he saw Markus pulling the dining room tables chairs into the living room. Connor quickly walked over and began to help Markus set up the fort. Once the two had finished Connor lied down in it and looked around with a smile "It looks good kiddo" Markus said peaking his head inside. Connor smiled and tried to pull Markus into the fort, Markus laughed and complied and joined him in the fort. Once the two where settled they began to watch TV, eventually Markus and Connor had fallen asleep on the fort. 

A/N 

Probably the shortest chapter- I really just wanted to get this out cause I feel bad for leaving you guys hanging but not to worry pt.2 of this chapter will happen next time I just needed to give y'all something rather than nothing 😭

Notes:

Btw SIMON IS ALIVE IN THIS AU- I REFUSE TO LET THAT MAN DIE

Chapter 8: Chapter 7- Babysitter pt.2

Summary:

This is a continuation of the babysitter chapter, it's more angsty this time >:]

Notes:

Tw's-
Hospital mention, Gunshot wound mention, Tantrum

I never had a actual plot for this book so I'm just throwing things at the wall at this point 😓

This chapter is more sad so as Jay from Kubz Scouts would say- Everybody sit down and BUCKLE UP cause here we go!

Markus’ sleep was abruptly cut short by a call.. it was the Detroit hospital? That’s odd.. Carl was in good shape the last time they spoke (As goes for Leo) so what did the hospital call him for? Maybe there was an accident with carl- oh ra9 please let them be ok- Markus stood up out of the fort and walked out of the room so that he wouldn’t disturb Connor. “Hello? Markus speaking” He said in a hush voice in the kitchen “Hello Markus, this is ___ Hospital, we were told by Hank Anderson to contact you regarding his condition.” Oh shit- Markus swallowed even though there was no need to “Did something happen?” He asked as calmly as he could “Yes, Anderson is in a stable condition. There was a mishap at work and Mr.Anderson was shot multiple times, once in the shoulder and another in the foot. There is no need to worry, as I said his condition is stable. The man didn’t sustain any life threatening injuries but he will need to stay in the hospital for about a day or two just to keep an eye out. We as a team were able to remove the bullets, but to inside there is no infection we would like to keep an eye on him.” Markus listened to every word the woman said before responding with a hum “Are we able to visit Mr.Anderson as of now?” Markus hadn’t even realized the time- damn him and Connor had been asleep practically all day. “Unfortunately it is too late for visitation hours but you may come in the morning to visit if you would like” She informed him “Alright thank you so much, please contact me if any problems arrive” The woman on the other line gave a smile even if he couldn’t see “Of course sir, have a good rest of your night” “You as well..” and with that, the woman had hung up. Markus frowned deeply, how was he going to explain this to Connor- was it even a good idea to right now-? What if he was still regressed-? No- the boy deserved to know either way- he would ask where the man was anyway- so there really was no point in trying to keep this from him. Markus thoughts were cut off when he heard Connor shuffling around behind him “Markie? What time is is..? Where is dad?” He asked as he rubbed his eyes, his sensors adjusting to the lighting. Markus frowned again before turning to face Connor “Uhm.. Hank wont be home tonight” Markus informed him, Connor’s facial expression told him all he needed to know- he was devastated “W-what?! What do you mean he wont be home?!” He said rather loudly, his LED spinning a bright red “Connor- try to calm-“ “No! I don’t want to calm down! Where is dad?!” Connor demanded a answer, his foot stomping/tapping against the ground as he awaited his answer. Markus tried to keep his composure “Mr.Anderson is in the hospital-“ “HE’S WHAT?!” Connor yelled, his hands flying to his sides “WHY IS HE THERE?! IS HE OK?!” He said in a panic, he didn’t want to wait for Markus to answer- he was gonna find out himself! Connor quickly moved to the door- not bothering to grab a jacket or even shoes, he quickly swung the door open attempting to leave the house. Markus quickly walked to Connor and tugged him away from the door “Connor-! No! You can’t just leave!” He said sternly as the boy wiggled from underneath him “LET ME GO! LET ME GO!” Connor repeated over and over as he tried to free himself from Markus’ grasp “Connor! You need to listen to me-“ “NO NO NO! SHUT UP AND LET ME GO!” Connor screamed as he continued to fight against Markus “CONNOR! YOU NEED TO CALM YOURSELF” Markus yelled trying to get Connor to listen- but this ultimately just lead to them having a screaming match.

 

 

 

 

 

Connor was finally able to get out of Markus’ grasp- though when he did he tripped over his own two feet and smacked hard against the floor- his chin busting open a bit. Connor winced at the pain as he pulled himself up. “Connor- If you would just listen-“ Connor shook his head- he didn’t want to listen! “I HATE YOU LEAVE ME ALONE” He yelled as he quickly ran over to the fort, he grabbed calypso quickly before kicking one of the chairs, causing the whole thing to fall apart. Connor quickly ran to his room and slammed the door shut before locking it so that Markus couldn’t come in. Markus sighed in frustration- he was warned about the tantrums but he didn’t think it would end this horribly- he had seen this kind of behavior from north before but even she wasn’t this ..moody? Ugh- Markus couldn’t think of that right now- The man turned and shut the front door before locking it- he jumped when he heard Connor throwing things around in his room followed by muffled screams and cries- good lord- Markus quickly began to clean up the mess from Connor’s tantrum. 

 

Connor stood in the middle of his room- he felt like he couldn’t breathe even though he didn’t need too- he yelped out in anger as he threw his desk chair over onto the ground, he grabbed the scissors from his desk and began to carve them into the chair- exposing the stuffing from the cushioned part of it. Once Connor had ruined his chair enough he threw the scissors away from himself and curled up on the ground just crying- he was so confused on how he felt. Connor was mad but sad- mad at Markus but mad at himself for saying he hated him- he didn’t hate him at all he was just mad- he was sad cause he couldn’t and wouldn’t see Hank tonight- Sad that he wasn’t there to save hank from whatever had hurt him- he felt like he had failed.. Connor pulled himself off the floor- he still was angry and still didn’t know what to do with this anger so he walked over to his desk and aggressively pushed everything off, luckily he didn’t have anything of value on the desk so nothing important broke. Connor gripped his hair in frustration and began to tug at it- he didn’t know how to calm down without hank- he didn’t want to clam down- he wanted to be angry- he wanted to destroy things- Connor looked over at calypso angrily before picking her up off the ground “this is your fault!” He yelled- it wasn’t though- but that's what Connor wanted to believe, quickly without a second though he threw her as hard as he could on the ground. A loud crack could be heard as something rolled across the floor. It was calypso’s eye, the plastic had cracked in half and broke off the stuffed animal. Connor looked down and gasped before picking her up, looking at her eye. “No no no! Calypso I'm sorry! Im sorry I didn’t mean to-! I really- I” Connor hugged her as tight as he could as he cried “I didn’t mean to hurt you I’m sorry..”

 

Markus heard a loud thud followed by muffled sorry's coming from Connors room, he finally decided that it was a good time to step in. Markus walked to Connors room and knocked softly on the door "Connor? Buddy? Could I come in and talk to you?" He asked in a gentle voice. Markus waited for a response ".. yeah.." Connor mumbled from the other side of the door before he opened it for Markus to come in. Markus entered his room, his eyes widening at the state of his room. ".. Thank you for letting me in" Markus said, he didn't want to comment on the room, in case it made Connor upset. Connor looked up at Markus and only nodded his head "..why is Dad in the hospital.." Connor asked, he was tracing his finger along the cracks in the hardwood floor. "They said he got .. hurt- while at work, they said he would be fine and the damage wasn't major. The only reason he won't be home is because they want to make sure he doesn't get an infection, he'll be ok" Markus said, reassuring him that everything would be ok. Connor hummed before nodding "sorry I said I hated you... I don't hate you.. you're my bubba.. I can't hate you" Connor mumbled, his eyes looking down at the floor. Markus smiled and bent down, patting Connors head "it's alright buddy, I know you only said it because you were angry." Connor looked up and quickly pushed himself off the ground to hug Markus "I'm sorry.." he said again as he began to cry "it's alright bud.. I promise it's alright" Markus reassured as he patted Connors back. Connor and Markus stood there for a moment before Connor pulled away, rubbing his eyes "thank you.." Markus smiled and nodded "of course.. do you want help picking up?" He asked looking around the room "yeah.. can you also help calypso, she got hurt" Connor said going to pick up Calypso, showing that her eye was gone "oh my! What happened?" Markus said taking the stuffed animal from Connor, Connor looked down at the floor ashamed "I .. threw her.. I didn't mean to hurt her! I was just mad.." he explained, shifting uncomfortablely in place "It's alright buddy, I doubt she's mad at you much. Nothing that can't be fixed" he said as he looked around the room. "I've got an idea, could you get me some string and a piece of cloth?" Markus asked as Connor nodded his head "Ok?" He said unsure of why he needed those things. Connor quickly looked around for sting, he found some in his desk drawer. Connor handed the string to Markus before quickly running around the house looking for a discontinued wash cloth, once he found one he ran back to Markus and gave it to him. Markus quickly got to work, he made calypso a eye patch before giving her back to Connor "there you go! Now she's a pirate!" Connor took her back and smiled and hugged her tightly "thank you bubba!" ... "Any time" 

Notes:

Calypso will stop being thrown I swear- Connor will find a alternative way of getting his anger and frustration out- promise 🙏🏻

Chapter 9: Chapter 8- Small gifts for Hank.

Summary:

IM BACK!!!!

In the next instalment of the depths of insanity we see that Connor and Markus visit Hank at the hospital and things turn out ok!! :D YIPPIE- but Hank isn't too pleased with Connors outburst D:

Notes:

Tw's-
Hospitals, just a small bit of crying but nothing serious.

Sorry for taking SO long to make this 😭😭

The morning sun began to rise, sun beams peaking through Connors curtains. The android sat up from his bed as he began to power fully on, looking around at his room. The room itself was relatively clean but there were still some reminisce from the mess of last night, his chair being a big indicator seeing as it was ribbed open and there was some stuffing sticking out of the holes. Connor begrudgingly pushed himself out of the comfort of his blankets and stook beside his bed, looking around yet again as he thought of what he wanted to wear today. Internally checking the weather before making his decision, he chose a mossy green turtle neck he had gotten a few days back and a pair of brown pants. Connor smiled at his choice and exited his room, looking around the house he had remember that Hank wasn't home, but was in the hospital, though he had forgotten that Markus was over so when he heard the clatter of a dish it made him jump right out of his synthetic skin. Connor quickly made his way to the noise, instantly relaxing to see it was just Markus trying to feed sumo. "Oh my ra9- how do you even-" Markus mumbled to himself only realizing that Conor was there when he heard the other trying to stifle a giggle "Oh-! Good morning Connor! Don't mind me I'm just trying to feed your dog" he explained as he went to tip the bag of food over, Connor quickly stopping him "it's easier if you just-" Connor said picking up sumos bowl, dipping it into the bag and scooping up food inside of it, before setting it down on the floor. Sumo hearing his bowl being set down, quickly made his way over to scarf down his breakfast. Markus blinked before setting the bag down with a awkward chuckle "yeah that would make more sense" he said, his eyes down on the floor still. "Don't worry about it- first time Hank asked me to feed him I tried the same thing and dumped the food everywhere. Hank had to hold sumo back while I cleaned up the mess" Connor explained, laughing a bit at the memory. Markus smiled and chuckled "man that sounds- horrible-" he said as the other nodded. Connor moved to the fridge and pulled out two packages of therium, handing one to Markus and keeping one for himself. Markus quickly thanked him before sitting down at the dining room table, across from Connor. The two androids sat in silence as they drank their therium. "So-" Markus said, finally breaking the silence "I got a call from the hospital and they said we are free to visit between the times of 8 am to 8 pm" Connor hummed in acknowledgement "id like to go as soon as possible, you don't have to come along if you don't-" markus quickly cut the other off "I'd like to see hank as well so I'll tag along." Connor again hummed and nodded his head as he stood up from his chair, throwing away his empty package, Markus doing the same. "Is it alright if we stop by one of the convenience stores near by before we go to the hospital? Id like to get Hank a card" Connor said looking over at Markus who smiled "Of course" Connor stood there awkwardly for a moment, he didn't really know what to say or do around the other- sure Markus and him had grown closer during and after the revolution but Connor was never really a conversation kinda guy, if you asked him silence is better than anything. Markus had made his way to the door, grabbing his coat from the coat rack and putting it on. "Are we walking to the store and calling a taxi for the hospital or are we just taking a taxi to both places?" Markus asked opening the door. Connor walked to the door, making sure his keys where in his pocket "Either one is fine with me" Connor said with a bit of a shrug. Markus hummed to himself before deciding "we can walk to the store, saves money plus it's nice out." Connor nodded his head and turned around to look at sumo "be good, gaurd the house for me" sumo looked over with curious eyes before giving a chuff in response, Connor smiled and exited the house with Markus, locking the door behind him. 

The walk to the store was relatively peaceful, Markus made some small talk with Connor as they walked. Occasionally Connor would give a verbal response, mostly nodding his head to what the other was saying. Once the two entered the store, Connor quickly made his way to the card section. Markus decided he would look around the store before making his way back to Connor. Connor hummed as he looked over all the cards, none stuck out to him at first. But then- of course he found the one- it had a horrible clipart of some heavy metal band member with the front saying 'GET BETTER SOON OR ELSE' in some cringe font. Connor quickly pulled it from the shelve with a laugh before quickly moving to find Markus. Once he found Markus he showed the other the card, who obviously laughed at it "he'll love it" Markus said, Connor quickly nodded and the two moved to the front to pay. Connor payed for the card while Markus paid for the items that he wanted to purchase before they left, Markus had already called them a taxi (don't ask how) so they climbed in and quickly made it to the hospital, Connor writing in the car on the card. 

The two had checked themselves in as visitors and were now being led to Hanks room, Connor was practically vibrating while walking, he was super excited to see Hanks reaction to the card he had gotten him, which earned a chuckle from both Markus and the nurse who was leading them. Before entering the room the nurse knocked on the door, Hank giving a loud 'come in!'. The nurse moved to the side allowing Connor to enter the room first, Connor quickly walked in and smiled seeing Hank just sitting in bed- he looked fine enough so Connor went to hug him "Hank! I was so worried about you!" He said, Hank chuckling and shaking his head as he wrapped an arm around the other "I'm fine Connor, I've been hurt worse" he said with a small shrug. "Doesn't matter!! You were still hurt! But- me and Markus got you something! It might not help with the physical-" he began, Hank quickly shutting him up with a "alright alright- let's see it" Connor quickly turned to Markus who gave him the card. Connor held the card out for Hank to take, Hank took the item and instantly began to laugh at the card "This- this is fucking hilarious" he said as he opened it. Inside the card Connor had wrote 'Don't get shot again, or else I'll revoke your tv privileges.' Hank chuckled and looked up at Connor "yeah- I'm sure you will" he said looking back down at the card, he had missed it at first but there was a small drawing of him and Connor with sumo. Hank again chuckled and nodded his head "it's perfect, thanks son" Connor smiled again and nodded his head. Markus moved over to the bed and held out a flower he had gotten while on their walk to the store "I know it's not much but it looked nice" Markus said with a smile, Hank took it and set it on the bedside table with the card "it's lovely" he turned over and looked at the two with a hum "anything interesting go on while I was here?" Markus hummed and began to speak "well Connor-" Connor quickly put a hand over Markus' mouth to silence him "I didn't do anything- we had a great time" he said trying to cover up that he had a whole meltdown. Markus gave a smug smile before moving Connors hand "No- Connor had a-" again Connor tried to keep the other quiet "I had a good time-! We had a good time-" the two began to bicker, one trying to cover up last night while the other tried to tell Hank what went on. Hank huffed and shook his head "boys- quit- Connor let Markus talk" Connor frowned "But-" "No, it's Markus' turn to speak" Connor pouted but listened to Hank "As I was saying- Connor had a meltdown last night, the room was torn apart but we picked it up" .... "You what-" 

Notes:

Sorry if this was short- I want to watch Brittany Broski and Trixie mattel SO BADLY- So this was cut short

Chapter 10: Hello! (An explanation)

Summary:

Just read please ^^

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Hello!! I feel like you people deserve some of an explanation so here it is!! 

The main reason I've been gone is rlly simple, I don't have much motivation to write! I'm not quitting if that's what ppl are worried about, not at all. Reading back on the chapters, I don't like them. I'll be honest I don't like the way I wrote them, I don't like that I really didn't have a plot either. The truth is, I started this fanfic just for shits and giggles, I enjoy dbh and I am a age regressor so poof fanfic. My problem was that I thought that daily or weekly updates were realistic (which it is) and in my case, it's not. I burnt myself out trying to write daily, even weekly was a lot of work, I started to not like writing as much and so I stopped. Mental health has a lot to do with lack of updates and lack of motivation, though I will not be getting into that. 

Having the whole summer ahead of me, I wanted to reflect. Life hit me like a ton of bricks, family stuff happened, stuff like that. Now school is starting again. 

So what is the plan you may be asking yourself, WELL ASK NO FURTHER FOR I HAVE AN ANSWER!! 

this fic will be abandoned. BUT! I will be writing a new one in its place! It will still be Hank and Conner Adventures with age regression being the main plot point! I'm still up for suggestions since this is a new decision I am making, so please leave them in the comments! Thank you to all my dedicated followers and readers, without you I wouldn't have even thought of making a new one or even considered continuing this one!

Again thank you all for your understanding and patience, I'm still learning as a creator and person and you guys have helped a lot even if you don't know it. 

Signing off this book with a thank you and farewell.

See you guys in the next one/remake!! 

Chapter 11: UPDATE

Summary:

Heyy!!

So.. I promised to rewrite this book and I finally got around to it!! The first chapter has been posted and I’ll (hopefully) be writing the second chapter soon! I changed some plot points and plan on actually coming up with some sort of plot to work off of but for now I’m just having fun with it!! Thank you to all of my readers who have been waiting, I’m so so sorry it took me so long to do anything!

Chapter 12: DISCORD!!

Hey guys! WOW weird to be posting on this book huh? Anyway! I made a agere discord server for ages 15-20!! Consider joining it’s so silly! https://discord.gg/hgvYNCM3Dk