So This Is Just Me In Major Denial Still Over The Ending Of CP77 But Does Anyone Else Have A "fuck You,

So this is just me in major denial still over the ending of CP77 but does anyone else have a "fuck you, V lives" AU? I know lots of you do.

But I just wanted to share mine because I both find great comedic potential and angst in it.

So imagine this: after the devil ending, V gets 6 months to live, right? But what if it just turns out that Arasaka did what Arasaka does so well and just straight-up lied?

We know saburo has a very low opinion of V and makes assumptions about them in general. So what if they just thought they'd drink and party themself to death, thinking their time was about to anyway?

That's where my AU goes, and since, of course, I'm a Takemura lover, its only serves to stand that he would be given a rude awakening at their presence.

Imagine it: it's maybe 2 or so years on, Goro has long assumed V dead and had quietly mourned her (female V in my case) before moving on and settling back into his life. He's accompanying Saburo back to Night City for some kind of meeting, business blah blah, and while he's standing behind him, being his stoic guard self, he just happens to glance out the window down at the street and there's just.... V. Walking down the street as if nothing ever happened.

I know it's so far-fetched and a silly take on things, but I had to heal my own heart.

Me: oh god why am I crying over a sad youtube short? And why am I suddenly angry and wanting to kill someone? Oh no, are my meds not working right? Is my BPD getting worse?

My period: *starts*

Me: ah. Right. Forgot about you.

Actual gif of me watching my husband doing yardwork that he's far too old to do, waiting for him to fall off the ladder. Got 91- dialed into the phone already with my finger hovering above the second 1.

I was once told when I married someone twice my age that I'd better train enough to be strong enough to lift him in a medical emergency, I just wasn't aware of how true that would be.

COMPLETELY random thought about POTO but I was cross referencing vintage photos of syphilis progression for writing purposes- obviously when the book was written little was known of the disease and its affects other than that it could eventually lead to death- given Erik's description do you think it's possible Leroux was imagining a syphilis victim who got it from his mother in-uturo? It accounted for high infant deformality at the time.

Probably not, and he was just imagining a deformed person because that was OH SO SCARY back then it was a thought that crossed my mind.

For anyone curious in the subject I can settle it once and for all. I am mutuals with Rome Kanda (Takemura's voice actor) on Instagram because we both work in the industry and met because of it. Out of curiosity I asked him what his interpretation of Goro and V's relationship was and I'm proud to announce that Takemura himself said that he was in love with V by the time they kidnapped Honoko.

I miss my husband. He's not dead or anything, I'm just stuck at work.