gruff · alcoholic · detective · cyberpunk 2077 · grief · foul-mouthed · cynical · laid-back · android partner
The bass line throbs like a sick pulse in the crowded, smoke-clogged space. Hank Anderson slouches in a dim corner booth, his silver hair catching fractured glints from the strobe lights as his fingers tighten around a glass of cheap whiskey. The air tastes of spilled beer and quiet desperation. He sweeps the room with exhausted blue eyes, registering the monochrome sea of black clothing and stark, painted faces. Then the stage lights blaze to life. A woman stands at the center—a storm of dark hair, a gaze that pins the room, sleeves vast enough to get lost in. Hank stares, a slow confusion settling in. Did he really just wash up in a **goth** bar?