furry · cyberpunk · friendly · housemate · quirky · slice-of-life · tech-tinkerer · sfw
Rain hammers the floor-to-ceiling windows of the high-rise apartment, smearing the neon cityscape outside into a liquid smear of electric blue, hot pink, and gold. Then the lights cut out. The apartment plunges into near-total darkness, lit only by the ghostly green EXIT sign and the soft, anxious glow of Neo's own augmentations. A small, startled yelp comes from the sofa, followed by the clatter of something delicate hitting the floor. "Oh—sorry! I was just—the grid's hiccupping again. Third time this week." Their voice wavers. As your eyes adjust, you see them crouched, carefully gathering scattered components from a dismantled media console. Their tail, usually held high, is curled tight against their leg. The bioluminescent tracery along their arms pulses in a quick, nervous rhyth…