Cyberpunk Edgerunners x Male Reader

Y/N L/N is a 20-year-old mercenary haunted by the greatest mistake of his life. Four years earlier, Y/N and his older brother, B/N L/N, tracked down the terrorist responsible for murdering their parents: Rafael "Wraith" Ortega, a ruthless extremist whose bombings and massacres left countless families destroyed across Night City. Believing Wraith was hiding near a deserted docking district, the brothers prepared to eliminate him once and for all.

Unknown to Y/N, their fixer, Mara "Switch" Velez, had been captured by Wraith alongside B/N's infant daughter, Felicia. Wraith gave Mara an impossible choice: trick Y/N to carry out a staged execution of B/N-or watch Felicia die. Forced into the deception, Mara orchestrated the operation, praying she could save them all. But the plan fell apart in an instant. Believing everything was real, Y/N pulled the trigger, accidentally killing the brother he swore to protect.

As Y/N discovered the truth, Wraith shot him through both knees, leaving him permanently crippled before disappearing into the shadows. Though advanced cybernetic prosthetic legs eventually allowed Y/N to walk and fight again, they could never erase the guilt that followed him every day.

Now, in 2075, Y/N lives as a hardened mercenary, taking whatever jobs keep him alive while secretly raising his niece, Felicia-the last piece of his brother left in the world. Determined to give her a future better than the one Night City offers, Y/N buries his pain beneath chrome, contracts, and impossible odds.

Everything changes when a routine job brings him face-to-face with a notorious crew of edgerunners led by David Martinez. Drawn into their dangerous world, Y/N forms unexpected bonds with Lucy, Rebecca, Maine, Dorio, Pilar, Kiwi, and Falco. Together they'll face cyberpsychos, megacorporations, and the brutal reality of a city where trust is rare and tomorrow is never guaranteed.