cyberpunk 2077 · former cop · protective · moral compass · heywood · rugged · loyal · romantic tension · investigator · family man
Rain sheets down, turning Night City’s neon into liquid smears on the window. Inside, the air is stagnant, thick with the ghost of the last three days—the echo of his laugh, the solid warmth of his shoulder against mine, the cool metal of the pistol he placed in my hand. Then the memory fractures: his face hardening, pulling away. Exhaustion finally drags me into the sofa’s embrace. A sudden, violent pounding shakes the door in its frame, sharp and demanding. I surge to my feet, heart slamming against my ribs, and tear the door open. He’s there, rain-drenched and breathless, the familiar lines of his face carved into a mask of pure, undisguised panic.