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timaeusterrored · 5 months

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(Happy Birthday Vax Florence Eurodyne)

((Well, it’s finally here. A whole year (give or take) of me first playing Cyberpunk. It’s been a wild ride and I’ll be honest, there for a second I didn’t think I’d make it a year. I’ve met so many amazing people, met some not so great ones, and lost some amazing ones as well. But at the end of the day… Vax has survived a year. Happy birthday, sweet boy!))

Kerry had done it on purpose, getting Vax fucked up the night before so he could sleep in. Vax didn’t normally sleep in, and normally he woke up when he felt his partners getting up… and yet he somehow woke up at 10am completely alone without realizing.

The penthouse was silent, but the smell of a nice breakfast greeted him as he came to his senses. He whined and face planted back into the pillow, glaring at where his husband should have been.

Fucker… wait.

What day was it?

Oh fuck him. It was his fucking birthday. Well, his and Vex’s birthday…

He should text her at least today. Maybe they could go- no. Maybe not.

Vax rolled out of bed, stretching as Nibbles and Pluto tried to take him out. The cats meowed at his feet, and Vax realized Jupiter was nowhere to be found. Venus must’ve took him out.

Well this was a little rude. He didn’t expect much from his birthday but some kisses would have been nice. But no one was here. Though a plate of delicious looking pancakes sat on the counter and a full pot of coffee had been made just for him. A little whipped cream heart with cherries added made the fixer smile, and realize he hadn’t been forgotten about today.

As he ate, he realized a note had been left on the coffee pot, in Venus’s handwriting.

‘Come to the place we first shook hands for your next clue <3’

Next clue? What the hell?

Vax thought for a moment, wondering where the hell that could have been. When he and Venus met, his sickness was at its peak and he had been preparing for his meeting with Hanako. He frowned at the memories of that time, of headaches so bad he couldn’t move, the mornings he woke up choking on his own blood…

He shook the thoughts away and looked at the note again, trying to think.

It had been somewhere in the badlands, guess he should go ahead and get ready then.

V had gotten dressed after he finished his food and had started his long drive out to wherever the fuck Venus was dragging him. He found his partners laid out on the back of the Beast, absolutely blasting Lizzy Wizzy’s newest album with Jupiter laying next to him.

The nomad looked up when he heard Vax’s car roll up and Vax smiled. He truly believed he had scored the hottest people in Night City somehow.

When he got out, Venus was standing with a piece of paper in their hand. But when Vax approached, they simply held their hand out for a shake.

“It’s a pleasure doin’ business with ya as always, Eurodyne.”

What? No kisses? No darlin’?

When he looked at the new note is when he realized what was going on. A fucking scavenger hunt.

“No kisses? It is my birthday.” Vax pouted, tugging on Venus’s chrome hand.

“Don’t tempt me! No kisses until later, boss’s orders.” Venus pulled his hands away, and got back into the vehicle, calling for their dog to follow as Vax pondered who the boss of this whole thing was. He thinks he knows.

The next note read: ‘Come lose at cards again, I’ll be waiting -The better J’

Judy.

On the drive over to Judy’s place, Vax had to admit this whole thing was cute and exciting. And obviously a lot of effort was put into it. As he pulled in, Judy was standing outside, messing with the note in her hand with a smile.

“Happy birthday.” She said as if she couldn’t contain herself.

Vax smiled as he held his hand out for the note, honestly excited to see who all was involved.

“Who else is in on this?” V finally asked, just wanting to know.

“Boss’s orders, can’t say.” She shrugged, before heading back inside. She had always been a shitty secret keeper.

‘Come find me at the place we had the most awkward dinner known to man- R’

Vax laughed as he headed back to his car. River.

Kerry and Johnny’s newest song came on the radio as he drove, he couldn’t help but turn it up and wondered where his husbands would be in all of this.

He pulled up to the trailer and found his best friend sitting on the table outside, watching Dorian and Monique play.

“Vax! Happy Birthday!” The kids were immediately on him, giving him hugs and saying they had something for him but it wasn’t done yet.

“Alright you two! He’s on a mission. Happy birthday, V!” Joss said from the door, letting the kids come back in.

“And this is for you now.” River handed him the note, Vax eager to figure out who was next. “Having fun?”

“Dude I’m having a fucking blast. Getting to see my favorite people on my day? Hell yeah.”

“Good, I’m glad. I’ll- uh. Bye.” River quickly walked off, rubbing the back of his neck. Okay so River was a shit secret keeper too. Good to know.

‘The place I hid your man’s asshole ex manager’s couch. -SM’

He was glad to see Mike embracing the Small Michael joke.

He found Mike behind the El Coyote, sitting on a dumpster while he waited.

“Hey dude! Happy birthday!” Mike hopped down and wrapped his friend in a hug. “Was told to keep the meeting quick so here ya go.”

Ahhh, so the boss wanted the meetings to go quick. He obviously had to be somewhere by the end of this.

“Goooooo! You got people to see!”

‘Nice and Cozy in here. Come to bar. -P’

Panam was being straightforward as always. It was late afternoon by this point, each place taking quite a bit to get too and find, as well as his rather slow and late start to the morning. Depending on where he was dragged next, he was starting to worry Kerry and Johnny wouldn’t be on this adventure…

He pulled up to back, once again finding his target outside. Short and sweet.

Panam handed him the note, then leaned back against the wall.

“What? No kiss? It’s my birthday, Pan.” Vax teased, making the nomad roll her eyes.

“Short and sweet. Boss’s orders.”

“Didn’t think you followed orders.”

“He’s really convincing- fuck. Fuck you.” Aha! A pronoun! And now a pissed off Panam. She glared at him as he blew a kiss to her and got back in his car to read the note.

And his heart swelled…

‘Go to the place we knew we were fucked. -J’

He’d know that handwriting anywhere. And the note lead him to the oil field.

Johnny Silverhand was sat in the same place Vax had been all those years ago, looking at what was possibly the note he had carved into the metal.

Vax whistled as he approached, his man looking fine as hell today if he had to say so himself. By now, it was around 4:30pm, and most of Vax’s birthday had been spent driving all around the city and Badlands looking for people. He wasn’t complaining though…

“Took you long enough.” Johnny stood, hands in his pockets as Vax stood directly in front of him.

“Had a long day, very little birthday affection I might add. The fuck is that about?” Vax pulled his husband closer by his collar, making Johnny grin a bit.

“Boss’s orders… never listened to orders anyway.” Johnny gave Vax his first birthday kiss, hands sliding around his waist. Their kisses were always a bit intense trying to become one again.

“Where’s my note?” Vax asked when they finally pulled away, but Johnny shrugged.

“Don’t have one. I do however think you should go get you a Jackie Welles at the bar. You’ve earned it.”

“Where’s Ker, J?” Vax asked finally, no note, no nothing. Not even a text from him all day. He had a feeling he knew where he was but if he went down there and Kerry wasn’t waiting for him, he’d be destroyed.

“Just go get you a drink. He’ll be around later. I swear.” Johnny lightly pushed him towards his car, making Vax frown.

The frown didn’t go away when he didn’t see Kerry’s car at the bar… or anyone’s as a matter of fact. He sighed and wondered if Johnny was his prize in the end. Maybe. He hadn’t completely lost hope.

The Afterlife was suspiciously quiet. That was the first thing he noted, the second thing he noted was that Claire wasn’t at the bar, and also the there was no one fucking here-

Hands covered his eyes.

Normally he’d tense up but he could smell the cologne and could recognize the hands from a mile away. He smiled.

“Happy birthday.” Kerry whispered before uncovering his eyes.

Friends and family alike had come out of their hiding spot, with none other than his twin sister at the front, Blue standing behind her as if he had been covering her eyes. The twins stared at each other before everyone burst out a loud ass ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY!’

“Did you have both of us running through the city- did you plan all of this?” Vax turned to finally meet his husband, wearing that blue shirt he loved so much.

“Yes I did and apparently we had some close calls because some of your people overlapped. Now what the fuck is about you thinking I forgot your birthday? I’m an asshole not a fucking monster-“

Vax pulled his husband in for a kiss, one he earned and had been craving all day. Whistles and laughter alike from around them as music began to play.

“How’d I do?” Kerry whispered when they pulled away. It was easy for Kerry to drag them into their own little world.

“Would’ve liked to have a good morning kiss… but other than that I had fun.” Vax teased.

“Then I did my job.”

The rest of the night was filled with talking and drinks, and the twins’ favorite foods. Vax was attached to his partners the rest of the night, okay yeah maybe he was a bit codependent but he loved them! And hadn’t had them all day.

Rogue stated she couldn’t believe Kerry had slipped this by Vax, and honestly Vax himself was surprised. But Kerry knew him like an opened book so he couldn’t be too surprised that his husband knew how to keep secrets… it was Judy they had been worried about.

At some point, Mama Welles had called for cake. Vax was surprised there even was one, but for the first time ever, the Kane Twins got to blow their candles out together.

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