DesertRaven
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“Johnny doesn’t believe in soul mates. What he does believe is that their engrams would know each other anywhere. They’re written into each other’s code now. Digital souls tied together.”
One year after destroying Mikoshi and Arasaka. One year after taking that leap beyond the Blackwall together.
V and Johnny wake up in bodies that aren’t their own, in a city that hasn’t changed all that much. Familiar faces and familiar struggles quickly push them into another race against time.This is a post-canon sequel to Last of a Dying Breed and will make a lot more sense if read after that. You don’t need to have read the other two side stories in the series.
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- Part 4 of light my way back home
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local god by CactusWren (DesertRaven) for FuckYeahShikaku
Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game)
06 Jul 2025
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"Keep playin'," the other guy calls back on his way out the door, "you got soul." Somehow, it feels significant.
Some local band with more passion than talent, and a chance meeting with a long-dead legend.
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- Part 5 of light my way back home
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i would kill just to feel less invisible by CactusWren (DesertRaven)
Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game)
02 May 2025
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Johnny gets to walk away when Johnny's done. Not before. And no one else can do it to him. Kerry's been with him long enough to know this. He does it anyway, just to prove a point. And he almost feels good about it until Johnny sucker-punches him in the back of the head.
Post-gig back alley fight. As they do.
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"The fuck are you gawkin' at?," Johnny snaps, mean as ever.
Years ago, the night they met, he had the exact same reaction to being stared at. Kerry hadn't minded then, either.
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The shape changes, but the nightmares are all the same for her. Always losing him.
This is post-canon for Last of a Dying Breed. It was originally going to be part of a sequel but now it isn't part of that but I still want to share it.
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- Part 3 of light my way back home
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It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a Fucking Deathwish by Calmaise
Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game)
12 Dec 2025
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Phantom Liberty spoilers!
Ever since V got her miracle cure in a secret FIA lab, her days have been nothing but grey. She works long hours at a junk stall so that she can make rent and spend the rest of her hours staring at her ceiling. Today is just like every other day for the past year, bland and full of shifting faceless crowds.
As V is eyeing the crowd, she spots him.
He’s got light skin, short and curly blonde hair, leather jacket and dark jeans on, and is probably shorter than she is — but that’s not what V notices. V notices the way he walks, not like he owns the place but like it’s still standing by his grace. She notices the scowl on his face, the way it twists his lips. She notices the way he holds his shoulders, like his left arm is heavy, despite clearly having modern, symmetrical chrome. She knows him instantly, like she knows her own self.
It’s Johnny motherfucking Silverhand.
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Bookmarked by CactusWren (DesertRaven)
17 Feb 2026
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He had found that the trick, when everyone thought you were always watching them, was to not watch them at all.
And so the Emperor slept.
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Bookmarked by DesertRaven
27 Jul 2025
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Hard, chrome fingers dig into his hair. Yank his head back in a grip meant to leave a mark.
Kerry gasps, a mixture of instinct and surprise. But doesn’t stop playing. Won’t give the crazy bastard the satisfaction.
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Johnny drags Kerry into his crazy on stage. Kerry's a bit crazy, himself.Series
- Part 7 of Silverdyne Explorations
Bookmarked by CactusWren (DesertRaven)
11 Jul 2025
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hand in unrebloggable hand (because we always go down together) by Drxxmingofblue
Fandoms: Internet & Social Media (Anthropomorphic)
10 Nov 2022
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Fleeing from the chaos of a crumbling empire and a cruel, foolhardy king, Twitter seeks asylum in the arms of an old lover. But shattered amity is a difficult bridge to gap, and out of all the sites, Tumblr is perhaps best known for circulating old posts... and hanging on to old grudges.
That's so sad Alexa play caramelldansen
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baby's first rpf writing and my last so help me god amen. Cross posted from tumblr because they twisted my arms behind my back & held me underwater until I agreed to do it.I'm putting in some extra stuff that I didn't think to include so if you actually sought this out on here you get exclusive bonus content plus a specially written never before seen secret ending yaaaay!! Why am I doing this.
EDIT EDIT HI TWITTER USERS I LOVE YOU
Edit 2: tumblr fic can be found on @drxxmingofblue, or https://www.tumblr.com/drxxmingofblue/700409504186187776/hand-in-unrebloggable-hand-because-we-always-go?source=share
help I don't know how to embed links on ao3 and at this point I'm too afraid to ask
Bookmarked by DesertRaven
04 Jul 2025
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“Put that out on me.” Kerry means to command but really he begs. Always that way when it comes to Johnny.
And Johnny, he so obviously doesn't give a fuck. With the way he leans up against the wall, head pointed up at the sky. Still hanging on to that cig.
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Bookmarked by CactusWren (DesertRaven)
08 Jul 2025