And Then, The World Ended

Noah Kai, freshly graduated from the Academy, leaves behind the sun-scorched sprawl of Los Angeles Nexus for the neon-lit, dystopian chaos of New York District. The district, a towering jungle of steel and glass, is a far cry from the world he once knew-fast-paced, corrupt, and buzzing with an undercurrent of danger. He's hungry for a fresh start, a chance to prove himself in the cutthroat metropolis, and maybe even stumble upon the kind of connection he's only dreamed of. Little does he know, that connection is closer than he ever expected-embodied in his new, enigmatic best friend, Liam Hayes.

Liam Hayes is everything Noah isn't: a slick-talking, street-savvy hacker with charm to burn and a reputation that's anything but clean. He moves through the underground with ease, while Noah struggles to keep up. Despite their differences, an instant bond forms between them-a friendship laced with late-night chases through the underbelly of the district and dangerous, unspoken feelings that Noah desperately tries to suppress. After all, Liam's got a bad-boy rep and an eye for women, right?

But when the two set off on a high-stakes mission to the tech-mecca of Neo-Tokyo, the city's pulsating streets, secret sanctuaries, and buried technologies spark something deeper. Noah feels the tension growing between them, but Neo-Tokyo isn't just offering a chance at love-it's harboring threats more dangerous than either of them could have imagined. As they unravel hidden conspiracies and confront both deadly enemies and their own desires, the spark between them becomes a fire.