Adult Content Warning
This work could have adult content. If you continue, you have agreed that you are willing to see such content.
-
Tags
Summary
....Time moves on, even when the heart gets left behind.
After the events of Phantom Liberty, V and Judy go their separate ways. Night City becomes something distant, something strange. V leaves the West Coast behind, moving east and trying to rebuild a life without chrome, without the identity that once defined her. She’s alive, free, and quietly trying to figure out what that means. Judy chooses stability. She marries Bianca, moves to Pittsburgh, and settles into a life shaped by routine and comfort. It may seem like they're moving on, but life's much more complicated than that. They lose touch. They don’t want to reopen old wounds. Both women tell themselves the past is safely tucked away where it belongs.
Until one day, it isn’t....
An unexpected event in Judy’s life forces her to confront feelings she never fully had time to process. As distance and grief surface, V and Judy are left to confront what was interrupted - not by love, but by timing, fear, and lives that moved too fast.
This is a tender, character-driven story of love, loss, the aftershocks of trauma, and what it means to care for someone, even when letting go might be the most difficult act of all.