really fucking good fic about robots especially robot-human interpersonal relations
The fic about robots and feelings and relationships I've become obsessed with and need to share with others.
Fic added periodically.
I would suggest starting with "Unorthodox Modifications", then "Reach", then "You, Me, and the monsters inside us" (to go on the same emotional journey I experienced)
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You, Me, and the Monsters Inside Us by robotboy
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
09 Jan 2021
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After Scarif, Bodhi chooses the Rebellion and Cassian chooses K-2SO. When they meet again, they’re not the same people they used to be.
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- Part 1 of A Vine Around A Ruin
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22 Jan 2021
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oh shit it's a fanfic of a fanfic (Reach by Bright_Elen, also in this collection) and some of my favorite stuff is the expansion of a human's ability to connect to and experience things more like the robot, and the impact that has on their relationship and feelings, but there's other really good transhumanist stuff, too.
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Ed is an engineer aboard the Revenge, an interplanetary research vessel on a multi-year mission to study Jupiter's moon Europa. An accident requires that Ed awaken from cryostasis over six months early, and finds his only companion to be Stede, the ship's onboard AI. They develop an unconventional friendship, but is it possible to have more?
This is classic mutual pining with a sci-fi twist, inspired by all of my favorite stories about the nature of personhood.
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“You–” Ed was struggling to parse what Stede was saying. “You’re playing your version of this song for me, right now? Like, in real time?”“Yes, Edward, that’s correct,” said Stede softly.
Ed’s brain momentarily seized up. He supposed it made sense that Stede was capable of learning a set of rules to do something like arrange and play a piece of music. There was something unnerving about this song, though. It felt, well–it felt organic . Reactive. Almost collaborative in a way. Ed was lost in the push and pull of it, until the last notes softly petered out.
“So, what did you think?” asked Stede. It sounded nervous again. Why the hell would someone program an anxiety response into a bot?
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- Part 1 of Starry Eyes and Counting Down to Zero
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26 Oct 2022
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wow, two of my favorite interests!
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Eight at the Most by SassySnowperson for Bright_Thorn
Fandoms: Star Wars Original Trilogy, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
14 Dec 2019
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"How does sex work for you, anyway?" Luke asked. A moment later he turned bright red. "I'm sorry, that was an awful question, and I was definitely raised better than to ask something so intrusive."
"We were talking about sex. It's a logical request for additional information. I'd rank it a six out of ten, on the impertinent questions scale."
"I shudder to think what your ten would be," Luke said, giving K-2SO an easy smile.
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10 Oct 2020
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a fantastic robot-and-humans story featuring the rarest rarepair you didn't know you needed
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Feedback Loop by robotboy for whalebone
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
05 Dec 2020
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Cassian and Kay shelter from a blizzard after a mission goes wrong, and repairing Kay provokes some unexpected side effects.