Neon Dust

In 22nd-century New York, survival is a cutthroat game, and the Blast—a lawless wasteland in the heart of New Brooklyn—chews up the desperate and spits them out. Tony, a disgraced corporate operative, knows the taste of betrayal too well. Cast out by the elites who forged him, he now navigates gang-ruled streets and the volatile power of Dust, an illicit substance that fuels both destruction and strange abilities. Among the outcasts he once despised, Tony discovers an unexpected resilience—and the faint pulse of something beyond vengeance. Addie, a relentless journalist, risks everything to expose the Blast’s corruption. But her investigation plunges her into the city’s underbelly, where Dust’s grip tightens and the line between truth and deception blurs. What began as a crusade for justice becomes a fight for her own soul. Thrown together by circumstance, Tony and Addie form a fragile alliance in a world where trust is lethal currency. Their only hope lies in each other—if they can survive long enough to tear the system apart.