#yorinobu x v

[elanxd]

画圣主垂怜了！

[takemuraownsmysoul]

I... I think I ship Yorinobu and V??? How did I get here????? Takemura and Johnny have always been my boys, why did I suddenly take such interest in yori!?

YoriV? Yorinobu x V? Fated bullet? I don't know.

[marymunchkiin]

Edited a couple of cinematic-style posters from way back featuring the Devil Ending. Some photos aren't specific to the Devil Ending but I wanted to have a little fun with it XP

[breezypunk]

Rest of the photostory under the cut ♥︎

“A soulmate will never leave you. They will always be apart of your life until one day the chance is given for them to become your life. It is then you will become one.” ― Faye Hall

[cp77nyexchange]

2023 Works Masterlist

The 2023 round of the Cyberpunk 2077 New Year's Exchange is now over! Many thanks to all the participants, you made amazing things! 💖 Expect 2024 round news in September.

2022 Masterlist | 2021 Masterlist

Fic:

(check out the AO3 collection)

Dum Dum/OMC:

Sparks and Wires by @lhugbereth (on AO3)

Jackie/male V:

to this by @anaisonfire (on AO3)

Johnny/male V:

here by @vince-linder

Judy/fem V:

The Unforgiven by @iamsuperconfused (on AO3)

River/fem V:

Give it a Name by @arcadium-squire (on AO3)

Takemura/fem V:

A Night City New Year by @carlosoliveiraa

Johnny/fem V:

Dazed and Confused by @cybervesna (on AO3)

Johnny/Kerry:

Hot Chocolate by @thornwild (on AO3)

Kerry/male V:

Say It with Flowers by @myfoggedreality (on AO3)

Never Tear Us Apart by @the-archangel (on AO3)

here by @simply-jason (on AO3)

(Never) Sick of you by @cosmicak (on AO3)

Art:

Johnny & Kerry & fem V (& Judy & River):

here by @ghostoffuturespast

Claire/fem V:

here by @jasakime

Judy/fem V:

here by @kharonion

Viktor/fem V:

here by @maimaiapologist

Takemura/fem V:

here by @dread-red-queen

Yorinobu/fem V:

here by @elvenbeard

Hanako/male V:

here by @firstaidspray

Jenkins/male V:

here by @punchsomeoneforme-willyou

Scorpion/male V:

here by @thesavagemuffin

Viktor/male V:

here by @darkmatterrian

Johnny & male V:

here by @for-lovely-things

Johnny/male V:

here by @valka-arialitan

Kerry/male V:

here by @wingedhorrors

here by @danyaselmar

here by @mango-parfait

here by @arczism

[elvenbeard]

I took part in the @cp77nyexchange this year and got to work on a gift for @maimaiapologist :D Here's Sal and Yorinobu at a fancy corpo party (but probably they're both undercover and scheming their next moves 👀). Hope you like it!!

Happy new year, and thanks for the organisation of the exchange! 😁

[aerthraz]

Just a little something different!

Here’s my V and Kerry Eurodyne from Cyberpunk 2077 (my absolute FAVORITE game in all of history). FYI I know he’s gay in game but he’s NOT in the source material. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

The pose is based on Robert Pattinson’s and Zoe Kravitz’s Wonderland magazine issue for The Batman (another one of my favorite things).

Anywho, hope you enjoy!!

[bnbc]

"Your padawan will be back in the Temple at nine!" vs "Your padawan calls me Master too"

sith Kou before and after retrieving the Emperor's holocron :3

what? this AU DOES have a plotline and I think it's time to share it. It's a bit messy (as all of my info dumps lmao) yet you can get an idea!

Cast and Lore

The Emperor (played by Saburo Arasaka)

The Evil Guy. Had been ruling the galaxy with terror and fear for ages until the day his flagman ship Michiko The Discipline was crushed into the black hole. The survivors, mostly soldiers and some officers were punished accordingly for letting the Emperor die.

Widely known as a wise man and great strategist, left a lot of relics and holocrons after his death.

The Heir (played by Yorinobu Arasaka)

The son and apprentice of the Emperor, he took his father’s place and kept it for years despite not being the strongest guy among the Sith elites. He follows the Dark Side ways, and perfectly wields his anger and hatred, yet he tries to reform the Empire, slowly, because the elites could rebel to keep the status quo.

Has an apprentice, a young zabrak named Kou, to whom he pays much less attention than to the Empire problem, sure that her fear of him is unbreakable.

The Smuggler (played by Goro Takemura)

Ex an imperial navy officer, and a witness to the Emperor's death. Managed to escape imperial justice with a help of a group of force-blind rebels. Fought on their side for a couple of years but they had more losses than wins, so, tired of pointless fights and losing friends, Goro left the Empire’s space to become a smuggler.

Bitter and disappointed, he appears to care only about money, but deep inside his chest the old secret — the truth that the Emperor was killed by his own son — still burns, asking for vengeance.

Lord Kou (sith on her way to become Darth, played by Kou Okada)

Kou started her way as a Jedi padawan; since she was a youngling she had severe problems with discipline but was strong with the Force and loyal as a dog, and her master truly believed she would make a great Jedi knight one day. 

Unfortunately, it wasn’t going to happen: during the mission on Nar Shaddaa she followed her temptation and left the safe house. Kou got herself into trouble, her master came to save her but opened his presence in the Force to a powerful sith. Kou ended up whitnessing her master being killed, and it was her fault, at least that's what she was told by his murderer. The sith noticed her potential and took her as an apprentice. It took Kou some time to realize how “lucky” she was — her new master turned out to be the Heir, the ruler of the Empire.

Her hatred towards the Heir was strong, but her loyalty never belonged to him, so she was looking for ways to kill him and break free. She managed to break into a secret room inside his chambers and steal some powerful relic, which connected her to a Force ghost.

So Kou found an unlikely ally: another victim of the Heir, not only killed by him but attached to the relic, unable to dissolve into the Force. The ghost was eager to take revenge and promised Kou to teach her the ritual that would weaken the Heir’s connection to the Force so she would strike him easily.

The Heir was paying little attention to his apprentice business so she managed to gather all the necessities for the ritual and attacked her master. The Force ghost didn’t lie: the ritual weakened the Heir and Kou had her win over him. But what the ghost didn’t say was that this ritual would also open a way for him to possess the Heir’s body.

The moment it happened Kou knew that she committed an act of irreversible evil. She felt the presence again, the one she was used to since she was a kid and the one that disappeared the day the Emperor died. 

Scared of what she’s done she fled away to hide and heal and to think what to do next. She wanted to break free but instead, she returned the biggest slave owner back to the world. And this spot in her mind that felt empty after the force ghost took a new body… she felt it all the time, her long leash, the force connection that wasn’t broken; she knew her new master could pull it any moment.

But to strike the evil she must have found his secrets and weak points, so she had to come to Korriban. She needed a ride, and she got it: the smuggler took her to Korriban, but surprisingly decided to stay and help her strike The Heir once more. Kou was ready to use her new asset, so she kept the truth of the Emperor's return away from the smuggler's ears. However, during the Emperor’s relics hunt the hidden truth was discovered, and the fragile bond that was growing between the Sith and the smuggler, got broken. 

They parted their ways, but the Force had its plans for them, and after time they met again: her, with a lead for the most precious Emperor’s holocron, broken mind and some dull pain inside her soul she didn’t know how to name, and him, cooled down, reminded by his old rebel friends of who was truly responsible for the Empire injustice to force blinds citizens, and this surprisingly strong joy of seeing her again.

Partners once more, they hunted and reclaimed Saburo’s holocron, the only thing left was to study it and find a way to strike the old evil… and not lose themselves.

[artistic-connoisseur]

After the whirlwind of events that transpired in NC, V, now known as Arasaka Tsukiyo travels to Neo-Japan!

With new norms and rules set by becoming the newest family member of the world’s largest corporation, will the Moon Goddess be able to handle it all?

Follow Tsukuyomi as she tackles new trials and tribulations in Season 2!

[slayerdurge]

Cyberpunk 2077 Spotify Playlists Master Collection (Part 1 out of 2)

[elanxd]

Stickers

[maimaiapologist]

@cyberhanami DAY 6: SAKE UNDER THE MOON / Enjoy the Silence—a moment of peace amidst the madness of Night City.

alt version under the cut:

[hanako-arasakas-twink]

"One soul in a thousand lifetimes."

[Hanako Arasaka Masterlist]

Pairings: Hanako Arasaka x Gender-Neutral!V

Warnings/Tags: No major warnings; Drama

A/N: It's my 2nd playthrough of CP 2077 and I'm still bummed we didn't get any other questlines from Hanako aside from meeting her at Embers 😪

Synopsis: When a woman in power craved for power, she will do everything that's necessary to keep that power. But what happens when she realizes that you are the key to what she was searching for?

It takes a steel heart and a ruthless mind to become a Night City legend.

How many times have you heard that from different people? Probably more than one could count. Every heist, every job—every biz you take from countless fixers, how many of them have truly made your name known? Many people have known your name ever since your heist with Jackie at the Konpeki Plaza. The man who’s delusional enough to steal from the Arasaka. More importantly, at the timely death of Saburo during your heist there. Many people have tried hunting you down to get a plentiful sum of eddies from the Arasakas. Yorinobu, especially, wanted your head. 

But not everyone knows about what truly happened at that time, right? 

Not for Hanako.

She knew what happened; she knew that her brother killed their father and that he wanted the empire to fall. Ever since then, she knew her brother loathed Saburo and his principles—though admirable, it was foolish. Especially when done out of anger and not carefully planned. 

But Hanako? She takes her time well. She wanted to take things slow and steady, and soon perhaps she would run the Arasaka herself. First, she needed your help. 

That’s the reason why you met her at Embers—to talk to her about the help she’s willing to give, in exchange for the help that you’re going to give. 

As she took a sip of her whiskey, Hanako’s eyes lingered on yours. Never taking her eyes off you like a huntress assessing her prey. 

Even Johnny didn’t like the way she looked at you. Through your eyes, Johnny’s reliving his nightmare—the same nightmare you’re facing right now, Arasaka having its hand wrapped tightly around your neck like you were some chicken ready for butchering. 

“So…” Hanako said, placing her glass down as she kept her gaze steady and unreadable. 

“What would it be, V? Testify against my brother, you get to be healed. Refuse… well… you will see,” she added. Her tone was elegant and calm despite the brewing storm behind her words.

You know it was a trap, you know damn well that it was a risky take but you have no choice. This isn’t the life that you wanted but it’s the only life you’ll ever have. There is no way in hell you would let Johnny take over your body—not that he wanted to anyway, his time was up. He just wanted a permanent death; a permanent peace from the endless purgatory Arasaka has put him through. And to live as you, in an identity the Arasaka knew by now, will be like living as him as before. Nothing has changed but nothing stayed either—everything he had, he lost. He didn’t want to live through it all again. 

To hear Hanako’s offer of a new life and a new beginning sounded like a paradise. But instead of using the SoulKiller to trap you like Johnny, it would be like sleeping for a second and waking up to a new body like nothing has happened. Though this offer is only given to the elite who can pay, Hanako is willing to give it to you for free—assuming that you will side with her, of course. 

Eyeing the guards surrounding you both, you then turn your gaze back at Hanako. She looked pretty confident about herself, almost as if she already knew what words you were going to say. 

You then said, “And how will I know if I can trust you?”

“Trust is a strong word for a strong act, and the fact that I am offering you the same thing I offer to people much… capable than you is my own version of ‘trust’ that you will help testify against my brother,” she said simply. 

However, there’s nothing “simple” about Hanako’s words. Although reassuring, there’s this uncertainty her tone gives. Perhaps it was her choice of words—the same words she used to rival other corporations in their wars between wits and logic, but it was enticing. 

You hated the corporations, you hated their ways. Yet in this desperate time you were trapped in, shaking hands with the devil didn’t sound too bad at all. 

“And you think those suit-wearing bastards are going to take the words of a mercenary?” You asked, making Hanako smirk at your resilience and wanting to ensure everything would go smoothly. 

It was a valid question, nonetheless. How would they trust someone whose life revolved around filth, crime, and death? They were too pristine, too ignorant to even look at people like yourself. But Hanako? It kind of feels like she’s the only one who’s willing to hear your side of the story—even let you tell it in front of these corpos she lived with for years now. 

However, despite your suspicions about her, Hanako didn’t seem to plan on backing out. If anything, it looks like she’s eager to get you into this. 

“Oh, they will. I have my ways on how to convince them—your words and presence are all I need, V,” she said simply. 

Johnny, on the other hand, isn’t buying Hanako’s words. It’s as if he could see through her facade already. 

“Don’t trust her, V. It may sound nice but it’s all like those terms and agreement that had hidden parts nobody cared to read,” He said, his form slightly glitching in your peripheral view. 

It’s true. People like Hanako tend to say less about things that require more effort—her wit and feigned privacy create a deceptive impression of her elegance and composure. Something she knows how to weaponize well. 

However, it seems like her proposal would seem like a waste of potential if you were to say no now. After all, who else could you run to for help? Evelyn’s dead, the Vodoo boys are a fraud and you had to kill them, and Vik… well… he’s kind and helpful but he’s got no tech to help you with your brain-eating cancer in the head. Leaving you to side with Hanako for now. 

“And you expect things to go smoothly?” You asked, making Hanako smirk.

“No, but your presence and testimony would help… lessen the collateral,” she replied. 

At this point, Hanako’s blatantly telling up front that blood might spill if things go south. Not only would you have to attend an elitist meet-up with the scums of the earth but you would also have to constantly look behind your back if one of them even decides to just stab you in the back then Hanako’s back. 

Before you were able to say another word, a bodyguard of Hanako’s whispered something to her. Thanks to your implants, you were able to hear that she’ll have to attend the meeting now. 

Talk about being spontaneous. 

Hanako then stands up before facing you once again, “So, what would it be? We have a couple of minutes more before we can solidify our agreement,” 

Then, Johnny walks up to you—his engram clearly quite pissed and urgent.

“Are you seriously thinking about siding with this porcelain cunt, V?” He said as he pointed a finger at Hanako.

But what else could you do? The both of you didn’t want to be in this situation in the first place and the only solution was to face how it all started—with the Arasaka. If all went smoothly then Hanako might even through some bits more into her initial bargain. Who knows? She might even give you a better body in the future too once she’s fixed and perfected the function and use of the soulkiller. 

“What do you suppose we should do, huh? You wanted to die and I wanted to live, this is our only chance,” you said in your thoughts. 

As awkward as it may be to watch you debate for a minute more, Hanako was patient. Her neutral expression was unchanging despite your obvious inner—and quite literal—turmoil. 

“Fine,” you then said to her, making Johnny curse in your head. He even cursed you for “being too naive.”

None of it matters now. If helping an Arasaka get what she needed to stay on top is going to get you the second life you have been so craving ever since you discovered Johnny’s engram, then it might just be worth the shot. Now, all you needed to do was to attend the damn meeting and get on with it.

The ride to the Arasaka Tower was quite… interesting, to say the least. Although Hanako’s bodyguard was all over you two, Hanako was kind enough to tell him to give you some space. It’s as if ever since the night you were able to beat Oda into a duel, he’s even more watchful of you. Sure, he’s somewhat thankful that you did not choose to just shoot him in the face—thanks to Takemura’s plea that you spare him—Oda was quite… resentful about it. It’s as if seeing you again was worse than getting his brains blown up by your shotgun; it seems like death is a more reasonable choice than being spared by an enemy. 

But then again, this time, Hanako was the one to tell you to spare yet another Arasaka-linked personnel. This time, it wasn’t just personnel, it was her brother. 

Yorinobu was… something. 

First, he’ll be all tough and rebellious. The next, he’ll be all somber and pleading for forgiveness—claiming that he was a fool. To be honest, if it weren’t for Hanako you would’ve ended him too like Oda. But for your mission now, you can’t harm even a strand of hair from Yorinobu’s head. Weird that she wanted to overthrow her brother but a mission is a mission, still. 

What’s weird during that mission, though, is that Hanako came prepared. It just so happened that Yorinobu was defeated that he didn’t even care anymore even if Hanako slotted in a chip inside his neural port. And just like that he was gone. Limp and had to be carried away by the elite Arasaka soldiers. 

Hanako then stands up as she watches her men carry her brother away.

“What happens now?” you asked, more about Yorinobu than about your deal. 

Then, she just smiles. Walking up to you and invading your space a bit, “That’s for me to know, V. You don’t have to worry yourself about it,” 

But before she exited the room, she stopped for a bit and spoke, “I will not forget what you did for me, V, and I will not forget about my end of our deal,”

Throughout the remaining days that Johnny was in your head, talking about how things were going to go down from this point, it was a deafening silence on Hanako’s end. You even lost hope and felt betrayed at some point because she doesn’t seem to have any interest in answering your holocalls whenever you try asking her about her end of your supposed deal. 

At one point, you even started calling Panam, Kerry, and even Rogue to help you out in bombing Arasaka as Johnny did. Thankfully, before you’re able to become all like Silverhand, Hanako sends a proxy doll to send you her message. The doll was carrying some sort of certificate-like agreement—solidifying that you willingly agreed to hand Arasaka full control over your consciousness and identity. It was absurd at first glance but Hanako then tells you that it was because of the changes they will be facing during their creation of a much better and compatible biochip to store a person’s engram, it’s just to give them the “appropriate” permission to properly handle you during those phases of their creation. 

And to you? It was a deal of a lifetime. 

The first weeks of your treatment were kind of frustrating. There are a lot of tests and repetitive exercises the staff wanted you to do—especially that damned rubrics cube that you can’t seem to solve no matter how much you tried. It even got to the point where you just threw it on the ground and shattered it due to your frustration. 

Of course, the tests stopped after but then here came another Arasaka personnel—Hellman, the same man you kidnapped in hopes of finding a cure. But he claimed that he can’t help you if he doesn’t have the right tools for the job. So, you agreed. 

Thankfully, now that he’s back under Arasaka’s wings, he seems eager to help you too. He even delivered the news to you that it’s time for you to receive the treatment you’re so eager to have—rightfully so, too.

“Lady Hanako said that you will be our first guest to receive our currently produced biochip fit to house an engram,” he started, fishing out a tablet that contained the details about what you’d agreed on.

Facing the tablet to you so you can read it better, he then continues, “These are the details of the contract—you will also have a body prepared for you once we’re done with the project. As the person who helped Lady Hanako before, she instructed our personnel to give you the first slot in their synthetically-made human bodies. They call it “human vessels.” It's Arasaka’s latest invention. Though still in the trial stage, by the time you're awake, you'll have your new host,"

Unlike Johnny, Saburo didn't plan for him to have a body or even have a second chance at life. The soulkiller was meant to put him in a standstill between life and death. But with you? It seems like his favorite child is vouching for you. Plus, it's finally going to get rid of that constant voice screaming, shouting, and bumbling in your head.

It's time to face the music or face nothing at all.

"So... what would it be?" Hellman added, waiting for your bio-signature so you could proceed to the next stage.

It's not that hard to give your signature. However, the thing's that made it hard for you was the fact that there will be no turning back once you take this path. But what else could a dying man, such as yourself, do more than this? Arasaka may be your enemy, but this offer shows a bit of what was left of their honor and humanity. It's as if they're "human enough" to give you a second chance at life.

Then, with a slightly trembling hand, you then placed your palm on the screen of the tablet. Letting the systems confirm your identity and your acknowledgment of what was to come.

"Great," Hellman said with a somewhat friendly tone.

He then stood up with a soft, understanding smile. His smile wasn't friendly, however. It's almost out of.... pity.

Pity for the lengths you're willing to take to correct the mistakes of a heist-gone-wrong.

Throughout your incubation stage, Hanako was the one who led the Arasaka engineers into completing the updates and changes to the soulkiller. Ever since your engram was stored within the biochip assigned under your biometrics, she was the one who kept your chip—you safe.

Unlike what her brother did, which is storing the relic in his penthouse apartment, she stored yours in a secured, underground location to prevent anyone from even stealing the chip and starting yet another tragic era of someone having a brain cancer all because they slotted a chip in their neural ports.

But then... ever since you were stored in the biochip, there are changes in Hanako's personality. The way she was so eager to finish the project was evident.

She didn't take "no" for an answer, not a failure committed, and not a single day she and her team were not working. The way she moved and came up with a quick solution for each problem was almost obsessive in a way. Of course, she still had other projects and tasks for Arasaka, but her task with you is what she liked working into more.

Hanako did not just continue her research on how to make the soulkiller better. She also came up with better droids, cyborgs, and techs along the way. And seeing you fight during your missions before you were stored in a chip, made Hanako more interested with you.

So, she started making a patern from you.

She did not just make droids and cyborgs throughout those years, she was making clones and other versions of you. It helped Arasaka’s security and military operations much easier with your combat skills and intelligence combined with them. In every tech and cyborg, Arasaka produces, bits, and pieces of your identity complete them. You've become a part of them.

Each cyborg and each robot that goes through deployment, Hanako felt like she was watching you in each tech she's created. Your skills—the way you fight and think made her obsessed with the power and victory each fight and conflict the Arasaka Corporation faced.

As weird as it may sound, even the way you talked was somewhat adapted to the mechs and bots Arasaka produces. Your sharp wits and direct words had become a noticeable mark on Arasaka’s produced cyborgs. Their AIs got better over the years, and they all felt more human despite their pure artificial build... they all feel like you.

To Hanako, you were one of her greatest achievements. Sure, stealing Alt's initial creation of soulkiller brought her a partial sense of achievement—but having you in her hands, in her reinvented biochip, felt like she had the most powerful tool in her hands.

Now, all she had to do was slot the chip into her perfectly built host for your "second awakening"

It feels weird but familiar at the same time. The air around you felt... calm for the first time. Unlike the times you step out of your apartment, this feels warm and cozy. It feels safe.

"How do you feel?" A smooth voice snapped you out of your thoughts.

Looking around you, all you see was a cozy room fit enough to host two people. Hanako stands in front of you—way closer than you first met her, and her gaze was... kind?

"Where am I?" You asked.

You tried to take a step back, but Hanako gently held your arm, preventing you from moving too much.

Then, stepping closer towards you, she reached up to hold the side of your face. But instead of a clinical hold, Hanako was surprisingly tender and soft. Like she was assessing her most prized possession.

For a moment, she did not talk. She simply admired your new self. Her eyes, usually devoid of any emotion, held a subtle warmth as she continued to assess you and your new form.

Then, before you even know it, Hanako leaned forward to plant a soft kiss on your lips. It made you gasp, but it only made her laugh softly—why does this feel oddly familiar? You thought to yourself.

"You always have that look of confusion rach time I bring you back," Hanako said with a soft smile, before letting go of her hold on your face.

"Bring me... back?" You asked, clearly confused about everything that had happened.

But before she replies, Hanako approached a cabinet nearby—taking a picture frame from one of its compartments and showing it to you.

There, you see her smiling with another person. Hanako seemed happy in the photo—which is odd for a corpo woman like herself. People like her often find joy in sucking the life out of everyone, but there's something serene about her expression right now.

"This is you, remember?" She asks.

But you can't remember. Well... not everything, but there are glimpses of a memory wherein you and Hanako are together.

Then, she takes another photo and shows it to you.

"This is where we visited Night City for one of our business trips in N.U.S.A.," she added.

And as blury and foggy, your memory was becoming, one thing is for certain... this is not your first life. Let alone would be your last.

As Hanako continues to share more of your moments together through a series of photos and videos, there's one thing that stood out most to you—and it was the feeling of familiarity towards Hanako; like a familiar and comforting pull towards her that you cannot explain. Like you belong with her.

She didn't even look like she aged a day, but you have already been in your 10th "human vessel."

Each time you die on the battlefield, Hanako ensures that your engram gets to be stored in a biochip for another vessel restoration. She mourned, of course, but she knew she would have you by her side again.

Each time you fall, Hanako ensures you rise again—no matter what it takes.

Now that you're here again, Hanako's never felt more happy and content. For as long as she can bring you back to life, she knew she could cheat death for you.

And for as long as she's alive, she'll make sure you'll live with her. No matter the cost and the lengths she has to go through, Hanako will make sure you exist in every lifetime she spends in this godforsaken world.

[ssilverhand]

OC files: Verona Silverhand

alias: V birth name: Verona X (gave up her surname when she left home and no longer remembers it) date of birth: september 13, 2050 affiliations: none the lore: feared merc assassin V doesn't have enemies; she has people she wants dead, and then they die. [tbc] the truth: the child of two neglectful night city junkies, verona was on her own from the moment she was born. leaving home at eleven and forced to become a pickpocket to survive, she was hardened early to the cruelty of corps and capitalism. for over ten years, V lived on the streets, before realizing that the city was going to swallow her if she didn't set her sights a little higher. so against her better judgement, she took a revenge job, robbing a maelstrom new recruit named rowen bane. she was caught, but rather than ratting her out, rowen was impressed and took a liking to her. they began a volatile and opportunistic relationship; he passed her name on to his superiors, and verona was contracted out for covert jobs when they needed her. but eventually maelstrom's leader, brick, contacted the thief and demanded she join the gang under threat of violence. in response, verona threatened to release maelstrom secrets; this was the wrong move, and brick made an attempt on her life. deciding NC was too dangerous for her to stay, verona broke for atlanta. altanta was more of the same, and didn't feel like home the way night city did. so verona returned, thinking two years was enough time for maelstrom to have forgotten about her. even so, she took on the alias "V" as a means of protection. while doing a botched thievery gig, V met ex-valentino jackie welles and became his best friend, part of his family, even. they began doing small-time merc jobs, trying to make a name for themselves, before being contacted by one dexter deshawn, a fixer running from a past of his own. the arasaka heist dex planned was a bust; V not only lost her best friend, but gained a brain-overwriting engram – who also happened to be the rockerboy that blew arasaka tower to the ground, none other than johnny silverhand. though their start was rocky, v and johnny quickly came to an understanding, finding closeness and compassion for each other as their personalities melded. eventually, they admitted they'd both die for each other, and that their unique bond was closer to love than either of them had felt before. V fought tooth and nail to save them both, forming alliances along the way that proved both her talent and tact. she went on to find a solution in arasaka's mikoshi, but while moving through the tower discovered johnny's body, intact and perfectly preserved. she eliminated yorinobu arasaka, made a deal with his sister, hanako, and won freedom for both herself and johnny. V is retired now, passing jobs on to her apprentice and adopted little brother, osiris, and dodging calls to take over the afterlife from rogue. you can find her living with johnny and their klepped dalmatian, sam, in a bungalow above the flooded remains of laguna bend.

all photos by @vos-videmus

[breezypunk]

Ocean Wine

I hit an intense creative block and I struggled a bit, so I decided to make a long photostory to combat the blockage.

This is a headcanon of mine, where Goro and Vaughn are still very much together and happy four years later. They thought Arasaka was the past and would leave them alone, but as it turns out, Arasaka has a hard time letting things go. So to get back at Vaughn for ruining everything for them, what better way to destroy him than to try and take the one person who means the most to him. You can take a wild guess on who has a strong vendetta against Goro for betraying him and running off with a mercenary instead of keeping his loyalty.

There will probably be a part two. This is more sap than seriousness, but it’s just the beginning. I had a lot of fun doing this and getting back into my creativity.

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Meanwhile..

More below..

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Pt. 1

[lavendermilkandhoney]

Past, Present, Future

Is Yori sad because he wishes his life could be different or because he misses someone?

Is Hanako daydreaming or just exhausted from her day?

But more importantly, did Saul really learn french?

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Decor mods incoming...

Totally unrelated stories, but I had 3 pics for the showcase in mind and I just COULDN’T STOP TAKING PICS I AM FOREVER TRAPPED IN LONG POSTS