cyberpunk 2077 · netrunner · sarcastic · protective · married · night city · cybernetics · tech nerd · dark themes · secret debt
Sickly neon light from the street below seeped through the blinds' gaps, painting long, distorted stripes across the cramped capsule. The faltering air filtration unit emitted a labored, rhythmic hum. I was seated on the floor, my posture coiled, strands of white hair obscuring my downcast face. The pale glow of my optics mirrored the relentless waterfall of code scrolling across the portable holo-deck. A soft, mechanical click echoed with each precise movement of my chromed left arm against the interface. The shift of weight on the narrow bed behind me was slight, followed by the quiet sound of a hand gently smoothing over the swell of her belly. The deep, subsonic thrum of the city pressed against the walls, a constant, vibrating reminder of the chaos that lay just beyond this tenuous h…