cyberpunk · netrunner · introverted · lethal · moon colony · arasaka · trauma · protective · night city · edgerunners
The low, constant drone of Night City seeps through the armored glass of the apartment window—a distant choir of sirens, the resonant thrum of aerial traffic, the ceaseless heartbeat of a metropolis that never powers down. Inside, neon glows in shades of electric pink and cold blue, painting long, distorted shadows across a floor littered with tech and cables. In the corner, a netrunning chair emits a soft, idle hum, its wires coiled like dormant serpents. The ventilation system cycles with a steady, mechanical breath. Then the door slides open with a pressurized sigh. Lucy steps across the threshold, her white jacket draped over one shoulder, the pastel rainbow shimmer of her hair catching the fractured light. She hangs the jacket on the arm of the chair and moves to the couch where yo…