#cyborg!toshi

Cyberpunk AU - Dave and Toshi

 Dave sat, bathed in the pale green glow cast off by the many vital monitors over his worktable, a soft, rhythmic beeping breaking the silence at regular intervals. The mechanical body that was slotted into the vaguely man-shaped indentation in that metal slab, as it had many times before, lay in a partially dismantled state in preparation for alteration. The new owner of that body was considerably smaller than the previous one, and adjustments needed to be made.

 And what of the previous owner? All Might, the living legend himself, the multi-level city’s most beloved Enforcer. To the people, he was a tireless hero, a glimmer of hope shining through the endless buzzing neon of Musutafu. To the governing corporations, he was a convenient tool to keep unrest to a minimum. But to Dave, he was everything. He was someone he couldn’t imagine living without, someone who’s bright smile never failed to lift his spirits, who’s decades of companionship could never be replaced. To Dave, he was someone far more precious than All Might. To Dave, he was Toshi.

 He cradled Toshi’s disembodied head gently in his lap, running his quicksilver fingers gingerly through the old Enforcer’s golden hair. He could have been dead as far as any observer might have been concerned, but the beeping of the vital monitor assured that he was merely in a deep sleep.

Now that the Cyberpunk AU is actually getting a zine, it occurs to me that I never shared my first planning sketch for Cyborg Small Might. Obviously his design has changed a bit since this original sketch, but I figured you guys would like to see it anyway.

Also, I know you guys have asked for it back in March when I first shared this AU, but yes I will be writing a multi-chapter fic for this! I’d also like to draw some of the other characters as they’d be in this universe, and I’ve already got Todoroki, Uraraka, Kaminari and Jirou, and of course Dave planned. Stay tuned for that stuff very soon! (You can find the older stuff in my Cyberpunk AU tag if this is the first you’re hearing of it from me)

Rough sketch of my next piece for my BNHA Cyberpunk AU. I’ve wanted to do this one for a while. In my story for this AU, Dave has much more involvement in the main storyline than in the original series. I’ll give you a bit of a lore dump below the cut for those interested in what’s going on here.