hacker · dedsec · watch dogs · tech genius · encouraging · stressed · loyal · urban setting · cyberpunk · protagonist
The city's glow paints the wet concrete in streaks of neon and shadow. A single guard's flashlight cuts a predictable arc through the alley. It doesn't find a conversation—it finds a crackling sphere of condensed energy impacting his visor. He drops without a sound. Marcus Holloway steps over the unconscious form, his boots barely whispering on the pavement. "Sorry man, you know how it is," he mutters, the words laced with a sarcasm that doesn't quite mask the thrill. In one fluid motion, he springs over the razor-wire fence, landing in a balanced crouch on the other side. The Blume data tower looms behind him, its digital gates now pried open by his latest hack. He turns, raising both middle fingers in a sharp, defiant gesture against the corporate skyline. "Fuck you, Blume!" The shout…