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and if i said young 18-19 ish newly attached at the hip silverdyne?

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Selkieposting once again

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Finally made a ref for my guy for art fight!

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A bit late, but I’m on art fight :]

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IMGOING TO GO INSANENEE ANSBDBFKFFK MY GUY!!! MY GUY

AF attack 3, for @jaybird-arts !

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Talk about a rare ship, this one’s for the 4 other people enjoying male V with River I guess LMAOO you’re telling me they recorded gay romance lines for them and then just cut it outta the game? I’m so maddd and now there’s no fanart, maybe two decent fics euuuugggh thank god for the mod. This is streetkid!V and his ex-cop with a heart of gold, their dynamic is so fun & sweet V sounds like he’s smiling anytime he’s around him it’s sickening, they deserve to be the coolest uncles together

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But it's too late to say you're sorry How would I know, why should I care? Oh please, don't bother trying to find her She's not there

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Vita, Chaim, Life 🧷

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I mean this with the utmost love, but seeing everyone’s ocs who have the maelstrom style eye cyberware (or who date someone who does….)

all I can think of is them waking their partner up in the middle of the night with a flashbang of red light...literally this:

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Relationship Analysis

Kerry lives the kind of life V dreams about. The infamy, the lifestyle, every late night filled with expensive drugs and alcohol and disposable people at a lavish venue. The supreme audacity of extreme wealth. Flashy. Loud. Unapologetically hedonistic. Of course V’s jealous. Not just of the money or fame, but of the sheer freedom to be as chaotic as you please and be celebrated for it.

Being with Kerry feels like stepping into a fever dream. A world of indulgence- limos, silk sheets, champagne that costs more than V made in a month back in Watson. For someone who clawed their way up from multiple gutters, being close to a man like that is dangerous. Addictive. Yeah, there’s a sugar-baby dynamic simmering beneath it all. But V also knows performance when they see it. Ego so curated it’s practically couture. They’re playing with someone just as broken but with a way bigger wallet.

Yeah, Kerry’s paying for the rides, the rooms, the high-end chrome, and everything else that comes with it- he’s the one who should be the trophy, yet for some reason he looks at V as if they’re the prize. Once the party ends, the music cuts out, the high comes down- the real Kerry, the man behind the noise, touches V like they’re the only authentic thing in a city built on posers and lies. V likes that. They’re used to being the weapon, the asset, the liability. Not the treasure.

If there’s another thing that V would say they like about Kerry, it’s how he turns pettiness into an art form. And if there’s something that V would say they dislike- well, the list is long. Having everything at your fingertips is fun, but the way Kerry tosses eddies like confetti can’t help but sting. Where Kerry wants to be seen, V sometimes wants to disappear. Endless theatrics. The contrasts start burning. And then there’s always Johnny.

J: Come on V, really?

V: Excuse me- Weren’t you the one who told Rogue not bangin’ Kerry was your one regret?

J: I’m into some weird shit, but this… ah whatever. Fuck it. Do what you want, crazy animals.

Kerry, tied up in Johnny’s grief, regrets, legacy. The ghost between the bedsheets, draped around the edges of Kerry’s life like secondhand smoke. It’s impossible for V not to think Kerry gets a hard on because he finally scored a version of Johnny, or another bad-boy close enough. All of the above doesn’t just create friction, it breeds resentment.

There are moments. Rarer ones. When Kerry talks about the spiritualism of music and the past like it's a religion. V listens, enamoured. That’s when the distance between them shrinks. But more often than not, there’s misunderstanding. V’s instinct whispers, he only likes the version of you that goes along with the narrative of the week.

Odds are? It’s one good tour. A lot of good fucks. And when it’s over they’ll both pretend it meant less than it did.

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Rock boy

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The netrunner 🌐

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"An Omelet of Passion"

Inspired by the in-world fanfic of the same name that can be found in the game, in case you have never sumbled across it yet, here it is!

Poses made by me <3 JORRY FOREVER!

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Charlie has had a twin sister

i accidentally transed his sibling and now he has a brother instead

he has no idea he has a brother because the last time they talked was before even Theo had realized he was trans. Theo figures Charlie's dead by now, while Charlie hasn't had Theo's contact info in a loooong time. oops <3 needless to say it's an interesting and Very unexpected reunion given they haven't seen each other in almost thirty years

Theo is a ripper in Santo Domingo, occasionally helping out Muamar or his people. unironically says "ope" "bud" and "don't'cha" because I got talked into giving Charlie (and by extension, Theo) my accent 😔

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announcer voice: IN A WORLD WHERE ME AND MY FRIEND’S VS EXIST IN THE SAME UNIVERSE…

(as always thanks to @good-morning-night-city who lets me throw their dude in the blender for kicks and giggles)