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  1. Chase the Morning 4. Threads Cyberpunk

    By Thorn Wilde, in FanFiction. 03/08/2021 (Updated: 04/19/2021)

    Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077
    Genres: Science Fiction
    Sub-genres: Cyberpunk/Tech Noir
    • bisexual
    • alternate earth
    • casual
    • group sex
    • music
    • transgender
    • friendship
    • menage

    Johnny's been on the road with Santiago's Aldecaldos for years. Upon their return to California, Johnny meets V, another nomad, who seems to have a strange ability to put him at ease. When Johnny returns to Night City, V decides to come with. Johnny wants to bring his band back together, and to do that there's one person he needs more than anybody else: Kerry Eurodyne. Kerry, who hasn't seen Johnny in six years and is really pissed.

    This is a fanfic based on the tabletop RPG franchise Cyberpunk and the video game Cyberpunk 2077, but all you really need to know is the world has fallen to pieces and everything is owned by corporations.

    • 7 Chapters
    • 28,578 Words
    • 6,615 Views
    • 8 Comments
    • Mature
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  2. This Machine Kills the Machine 3. Threads Cyberpunk

    By Thorn Wilde, in FanFiction. 04/17/2021 (Updated: 04/17/2021)

    Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077
    Genres: Science Fiction
    Sub-genres: Cyberpunk/Tech Noir
    • teen
    • alternate earth
    • north america
    • no sex
    • light-hearted
    • crime
    • music

    ‘You ever make out in the back of a police car before?’

    Kerry scoffs. ‘Johnny, I’ve never been in the back of a police car before.’

    ‘Well, you wanna?’

    ————————

    Johnny has a tendency to get in trouble, and he usually drags Kerry down with him.

    or:

    Be gay, do crime.

    Cyberpunk 2077 & 2020 fanfiction. Kerry/Johnny.

    • 1 Chapters
    • 2,641 Words
    • 1,941 Views
    • 2 Comments
    • Mature
    • Complete
  3. When the Party's Over 2. Threads Cyberpunk

    By Thorn Wilde, in FanFiction. 04/16/2021 (Updated: 04/16/2021)

    Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077
    Genres: Science Fiction
    Sub-genres: Cyberpunk/Tech Noir
    • teen
    • bisexual
    • alternate earth
    • casual
    • masturbate
    • coming out

    ‘Quick! Pretend you’re my output!’

    Kerry blinks in bemusement, looking down at the hand on his arm. Who is this girl? ‘What? Why?’

    ‘I need to get this guy off my back and my boyfriend’s not here tonight.’

    ‘Oh.’ Kerry he decides to just roll with it and nods. ‘Well, okay.’

    —————————

    Kerry and Johnny go to a party. Johnny gets laid. Kerry doesn't. Not quite, anyway...

    Cyberpunk 2077/Cyberpunk 2020 ttrpg fanfic.

    • 1 Chapters
    • 2,642 Words
    • 3,176 Views
    • 4 Comments
    • Mature
    • Complete
  4. Threads 1. Threads Cyberpunk

    By Thorn Wilde, in FanFiction. 03/26/2021 (Updated: 03/26/2021)

    Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077
    Genres: Science Fiction
    Sub-genres: Cyberpunk/Tech Noir
    • teen
    • bisexual
    • alternate earth
    • north america
    • first time
    • masturbate
    • music
    • friendship

    Kerry has always wanted to play in a rock band, but it's not until he meets a fellow seventeen-year-old with a tragic past and a silver hand that he finds what was missing from the equation. Doesn't hurt that Johnny's just about the hottest guy he's ever met. Or maybe it does...

    • 1 Chapters
    • 5,678 Words
    • 3,076 Views
    • 2 Comments
    • Mature
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  5. Metanoia Cyberpunk

    By Thorn Wilde, in FanFiction. 02/22/2021 (Updated: 03/12/2021)

    Fandoms: Cyberpunk 2077
    Genres: Romance, Science Fiction
    Sub-genres: Romantic Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk/Tech Noir
    • gay
    • north america
    • anal
    • oral
    • death-defying
    • future
    • depression
    • transgender

    Cyberpunk 2077 fanfic. Kerry Eurodyne/V.

    He plays for me, humming along with the melody. Waves break lazily against the side of the yacht as it moves along down the bay at a leisurely pace. I lean back in my seat and just watch him, listen to the sound of his voice. Always liked that voice. Always listened when it came up on the radio.

    ————————

    It's weird, hitting it off with a much older musician you've always admired. Weirder still when you've got his long dead best friend kicking around in your brain...

    My take on V and Kerry's relationship from Boat Drinks onward and past the Stars/Aldecaldos ending.

    • 7 Chapters
    • 23,779 Words
    • 5,537 Views
    • 4 Comments
    • Mature
    • Long-Term Hold
  6. Avalanche 3. Marvel Universe Fanfic

    By Thorn Wilde, in FanFiction. 02/23/2021 (Updated: 02/23/2021)

    Fandoms: X-Men
    Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, General Fiction, Romance
    Sub-genres: Drama, General Romance, Super Hero
    • mutants
    • adult
    • gay
    • casual
    • oral

    Iceman/Rictor (with background Rictor/Shatterstar)

    Bobby and Julio really aren’t romantically compatible, but that doesn’t mean they can’t hang out as friends. Right?

    Or: Bobby gets to experiment and Julio gets to figure out how incredibly NOT over his ex-boyfriend he is.

    • 1 Chapters
    • 2,023 Words
    • 3,481 Views
    • 6 Comments
    • Mature
    • Complete
  7. As Betwixt the Devil and the Deep Sea

    By Thorn Wilde, in 2020 - Spring - The Storm. 06/18/2020 (Updated: 06/18/2020)

    Genres: Horror
    Sub-genres: Horror - Modern
    • mind control
    • europe
    • suspense
    • dark
    • industrial age
    • death

    After a few days’ stay on a remote and bleak island in the sea, a writer finds that the boat he arrived in has been torn from its mooring by a storm. None of the locals will take him to the mainland, afraid to brave the waters after the storm, and as he struggles to make his way home, it seems more and more as if something doesn’t want him to leave.

    • 1 Chapters
    • 5,070 Words
    • 6,045 Views
    • 35 Comments
    • Mature
    • Complete
  8. Same Love 8. Short Stories

    By D.K. Daniels, in Fiction. 04/26/2020 (Updated: 05/02/2020)

    Genres: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
    Sub-genres: Comedy Modern, Soft Sci-Fi, Contemporary Romance
    • teen
    • mature adult
    • gay
    • light-hearted
    • transgender
    • friendship

    Escape the current world with heartfelt romance, comedy, and drama during this trying time with a collection of shorts to tide you over. Same Love is a compendium offered from us to all of you to enjoy during this pandemic. Each chapter will be a new author with exciting narratives on offer.

    (Stories by @AC Benus , @Brayon, @Comicality, @D.K. Daniels, @Mikiesboy, @Thorn Wilde, and @Wayne Gray) - New Stories Daily

    • 7 Chapters
    • 62,495 Words
    • 24,745 Views
    • 121 Comments
    • Mature
    • Complete
  9. Thorny Poetry

    By Thorn Wilde, in Poetry. 04/21/2014 (Updated: 04/23/2020)

    Genres: Poetry
    Sub-genres: Free-Verse

    I write poems sometimes. I thought I would put them here.

    • 49 Chapters
    • 5,660 Words
    • 46,597 Views
    • 254 Comments
    • Mature
    • Long-Term Hold
  10. Songs in T-Minor

    By Thorn Wilde, in Poetry. 07/26/2019 (Updated: 03/31/2020)

    Genres: Poetry, Non-Fiction
    Sub-genres: Creative Non-Fic, Free-Verse
    • transgender

    Poems about my journey and my personal trans experience.

    • 7 Chapters
    • 713 Words
    • 5,882 Views
    • 39 Comments
    • Mature
    • Long-Term Hold
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