I Wish They Ended Up Together Tournament - ROUND 2 MATCHUP 24
Bella Swan & Angela Weber vs Connor & Hank
Bella Swan & Angela Weber (Twilight by Stephenie Meyer)
Connor & Hank (Detroit: Become Human)
Propaganda:
Bella & Angela
it would’ve been a softer, quieter route through bella’s human life.
angela stands out because she isn’t trying to claim bella’s attention. she’s kind without being invasive, shy without being cold, and considerate in a way bella notices. that’s important because bella is someone who often feels uncomfortable being looked at too closely. angela gives her friendship without pressure.
as a romance, that could’ve been lovely. bella and angela would have the sort of closeness that builds slowly - shared classes, whispered comments at lunch, awkward smiles, angela quietly noticing when bella is overwhelmed, bella realising she feels peaceful around her instead of anxious. it wouldn’t have the huge supernatural pull of the cullen world, but that’s part of why it works.
bella’s story is full of people deciding what she needs. angela would be someone who asks.
Connor & Hank
connor is an android made to hunt deviants. hank is the human cop stuck working with him, and he starts out angry, grieving, and convinced androids are part of everything wrong with the world. their early scenes are rough on purpose. hank doesn’t trust him, connor doesn’t understand him, and half the appeal is watching that change if you actually play connor like someone learning how to care.
and the change is GOOD. the relationship can grow into something so much warmer. hank pushes connor to care about more than the mission. connor can spare androids, protect hank, save him instead of chasing a suspect (huge when he's literally programmed to complete the mission above all else), and eventually choose freedom over cyberlife’s control. hank, in return, can stop seeing connor as replaceable and start treating him like a person whose life matters and literally embrace him at the end if they both survive with a good relationship.
i get why people like them as friends or family-coded, truly. but detroit is a choice game, and i wish one of those choices had been “actually, this bond becomes romantic.” it wouldn’t need to erase hank’s grief or the platonic reading. it could be an optional path built on the version of connor who becomes deviant, develops emotions, and chooses his own connections. hank learns to live again. connor learns to want things for himself. let that become love if the player has built it that way. there’s already trust, grief, vulnerability, banter, anger, forgiveness, and the “you made me believe in the world again” energy. a route where that becomes romantic could’ve been genuinely beautiful.
