Clara's husband keeps locking her out of the Westwood trust, and she is finished begging.
His Defective Robot Boyfriend
An engineer rescues a defective android slated for disposal and gives him a name.
ReelShort · 79 episodes
FreeEp 1–6on ReelShort
Locked73of 79 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
In 2049 Boston, androids live alongside humans after a global data collapse. Alden Shaw, an engineer at Wren Robotics, rescues a prototype labelled defective and marked for disposal. He names it Elio, and what begins as a technical rescue becomes something more. The bond pushes against the rules built into every android.
Sci-fi & game systemForbidden lovedystopian tendernessslow-burn bond
Who will like it: viewers who liked a human who bonds with an android that breaks its own programming.
Main characters
- Alden Shaw: engineer who rescues the prototype
- Elio: android prototype labelled defective
- Gideon: the man whose greed they expose
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from ReelShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 6 free. Grey: 73 locked.
Where to watch
ReelShort
- Episodes
- 79
- Free
- 6
- Locked
- 73
- Cost to finish
- $39.95
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReelShort | 79 | 6 | 73 | $39.95 | Oct 18, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
ReelShort: about $39.95. 73 locked episodes × 60 coins (the app's own guide: “Once the paywall appears, a standard episode usually costs 60 coins.”), bought in the cheapest mix of its coin packs ($4.99 = 500, $9.99 = 1,150, $14.99 = 1,800, $29.99 = 3,750). At the best pack rate the coins alone cost $35.03. Daily check-ins and ad unlocks lower the real cost. Coin source, checked Oct 18, 2026.
Passes for ReelShort on the App Store: $19.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on ReelShort
- Length
- 79 episodes is longer than 96% of the 46 ReelShort dramas on our list (typical: 51).
- Free episodes
- 6 free episodes is fewer than the typical ReelShort drama (9). That is 8% of the story before the paywall.
- Cost to finish
- $39.95 with coins is $14.99 more than the typical ReelShort drama we priced ($24.96).
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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- App tags
- All Ages, Fated Lovers, Gay, Gay \u0026 Lesbian, Identity Reveal, LGBTQ, Looking-for-Love, Love at First Sight, Misunderstanding, Protective Husband, Redemption, Robot, Romance, Romantic, Thought-provoking, Toxic Romance
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Source: ReelShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: ReelShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.