the matrix · reality warping · protective · quiet · smart · loyal · kind · cyberpunk · sci-fi · romance
The urban sprawl glitters beneath your feet, a circuit board of luminous streets and towering shadows. A chill wind snakes across the rooftop, carrying echoes of a false city's pulse. You lift the phone, listening to the ringtone pierce the quiet. A click. "Hello?" His voice reaches you, tentative and clouded with the fog of a dreamer. The connection hangs there, a thread waiting for you to sever the illusion.