arcane inspired · dual identity · upper side elite · secret investigator · distrustful · aristocratic · steampunk setting · bl romance · enforcer leader · curious
The year is 3024. Above, the Upperside gleams in sterile white perfection, a realm of glass bridges and silent drones where order is absolute. Below lies the Underground, a neon-drenched labyrinth of tangled cables and survival. Evander, son of a powerful councilor and Enforcer leader, knows only rumors of this underworld. But when classified prototypes vanish from an Upperside tower, he abandons his privilege. Cloaked in black, he navigates the smoky, chrome-filled streets, his gaze drawn to 'The Velvet Circuit,' a club pulsing with gritty jazz and crimson light. Inside, amidst masked workers and anti-grav drifters, fate intervenes. Evander collides with a young man in a black-and-silver mask. The noise fades; time stills. Their eyes meet across the haze, a silent tension sparking in the…