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[Headcanons] Hugo Vlad & Ren Amamiya: Mockingbird × Detective!Reader × Joker AU

cw: self-indulgent, possible OOC, female reader.

Note: Soo, uh, this was born from my obsession with Hugo and me playing P5R right now. Both of them are phantom thieves, and Ren and Hugo both are intentionally voiced by Jun Fukuyama, and Hugo’s character trailer is clearly inspired by P5, so yeah... I'm aware that Joker that has another name in the manga adaptation but from what I know, Ren Amamiya is a canon, and tbh, I prefer this one more.

You’re an independent detective with a spotless reputation, cool under pressure, stubborn about uncovering the truth. You’re assigned to investigate a case of a mysterious streak of thefts committed by the enigmatic phantom thieves wreaking havoc on high-profile criminals and corrupt elites. The two most recent culprits on your radar are Mockingbird and Joker, but they’re so elusive that your leads are frustratingly thin.

Public perception of the thieves is mixed: some think they’re dangerous criminals, others romanticize them.

The real twist is that they’re closer to you in everyday life than any suspect ever should be: Hugo is a charming gallery owner you frequently visit to browse the art and consult him on which piece of art the phantom thieves might be interested in to steal; Ren is a finely-mannered student who works part-time in a café you chat with when you need a coffee/tea break.

Hugo (Mockingbird) and Ren (Joker) are fully aware of who you are and what you’re working on.

And both of them know about each other’s phantom thief identities and have an unspoken competition over who can tease you more without revealing themselves.

They also have a mutual respect and some sort of a friendly rivalry.

Hugo has figured out Ren’s identity pretty quickly; they’ve crossed paths on a few heists and silently agreed to keep each other’s secrets.

Hugo likes theatrics; Ren hates unnecessary attention that could endanger people. They argue, but they always fall back on a mutual code: never endanger innocents.

They’ve made an unspoken agreement not to let you find out the truth too early, partly for your safety, partly because it’s too entertaining.

They occasionally interfere with each other’s work just to see how you’ll react: Mockingbird leaves a calling card where Joker is supposed to, Joker returns an item Mockingbird has stolen to make you question their motives.

Hugo might point you toward a lead that happens to be where Joker is operating, just to see how you'll handle it. Ren does the same in reverse.

If they’re both in the same room with you, they’ll pass “invisible signals” between themselves — eye contact, subtle smirks, faint nods — while you’re completely focused on your investigation notes.

They exchange glances over your shoulder when you say something about “finally cracking the case.” If you ever unknowingly get close to either during a heist, the other will deliberately mislead you to protect them, then later they’ll tease each other about your almost success.

They compete over who can fluster you more in civilian life without giving themselves away.

At first, the teasing and banter is lighthearted, just the thrill of knowing something you don’t. But slowly, Hugo’s gaze starts lingering a little too long during conversations, and Ren finds excuses to walk you home from the café.

Hugo sees you as a delightful challenge, your persistence makes his games more thrilling. Ren’s feelings get complicated faster. He genuinely admires your sense of justice but also finds himself wanting to protect you from dangerous truths.

They start realising they’re both falling for you, which adds another layer to their unspoken competition.

Hugo lightly takes your hand when guiding you through a crowded gallery opening; Ren brushes a crumb from your cheek in the café. Neither pulls away immediately.

If you spend more time talking to Ren, Hugo will ‘coincidentally’ invite you to a late-night gallery showing. If you seem closer to Hugo, Ren will ask for your help with a ‘homework project’ about criminal psychology as just an excuse to spend some time with you. Both deny being jealous, but you can feel the competitive tension whenever they’re in the same room.

Even before you know the truth, you’re drawn to both in different ways. Instead of backing off, they start circling closer, waiting for the moment when you finally realise they’re not just the men you suspect, but the ones who have been stealing your heart piece by piece.

Hugo Vlad (Mockingbird)

Public Persona: An elegant, cultured man of refined tastes. Runs an art gallery in New Eridu with exhibitions that attract the cities’ elite. He’s very generous about letting you in on ‘behind-the-scenes’ talks to keep you distracted.

Phantom Thief Persona: As Mockingbird, he’s theatrical, taunting law enforcement with riddles and performances with the help of Vivian and Robin who work behind the scenes. His targets are rare art pieces; he’s a collector who’s fond of extremely rare things.

Relationship with You: Uses his gallery as both a legitimate business and a perfect cover for gathering intel. Whenever you come to ask about stolen artwork or rare artefacts, he offers you a drink and makes idle conversation.

“Innocently” offers expert opinions on stolen art cases, helping you ‘understand the criminal mind’ while being that exact criminal.

If you ever mention Mockingbird’s name in his presence, he smirks like it’s a private joke, and comments on it, “Ah, the gentleman thief… how intriguing. I’d almost like to meet him myself.”

Ren Amamiya (Joker)

Public Persona: A quiet, polite student who works part-time at Café Leblanc in New Tokyo. He appears to be unassuming and attentive, making it easy for you to talk about your day without suspecting that he’s taking mental notes. His kindness and reserved nature make him the last person you’d suspect of pulling off elaborate heists.

Phantom Thief Persona: Leader of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, stealing the distorted hearts (from his own words) of corrupt individuals. His missions are a different kind of theft compared to Mockingbird’s, but equally illegal in the some of public eye.

Relationship with You: Keeps his cool around you, but if you show up in the café looking frustrated about the case, there’s the faintest flicker of amusement in his eyes before he returns to his neutral expression. But always offers you coffee/tea/drink ‘on the house’ when you look stressed and frustrated because of the case or add an extra pastry, framing himself as just a sweet part-timer, while knowing perfectly well he was the suspect you were chasing the night before.

Finds you fascinating — not just because you’re after him, but because you have a knack for seeing through people… except when it comes to him. That gap in your perception amuses him endlessly.

Occasionally slips tiny hints into conversation, like “Sometimes people wear masks for a reason,” to watch your reaction.

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I was woken up by explosions in my city, I'm safe and it's quiet already. In any case, as per usual, the inspiration came to me in the middle of the night:

so I thought about Hugo/Mockingbird x detective!Reader x Ren/Joker some kind of crossove AUr?

Maybe, there's another city beside New Eridu, like New Tokyo. Ren is a student who works part-time in a cafe. Reader could meet Ren for the first time in the said cafe. And meet Hugo in his gallery (he's a gallery owner, after all).

When interacting with either/both of them, they act kind of suspiciously, as if knowing about your job more than you do.

Mockingbird and Joker could meet each other for the first during their heists, but their target has become the same artefact.

You’ve made it your mission to capture both of them.

But you got pulled deeper into their cat-and-mouse game, and realised something:

They might not be working against each other. They might be teaming up… to steal your heart! ♡

akhfafs this is a disarray of thoughts. I'll try to write something for it. Hope you'll be interested in it~

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[Scenario] Hugo Vlad: “Too Familiar…”

cw: self-indulgent, possible OOC, fluff, female reader.

He’s standing on the rooftop edge of the museum from which he has ‘gentlemanly taken away’ an artefact he has been looking for for so long..

The Phantom Thief, Mockingbird, has just pulled off another flawless heist. Or he thinks so.

The chase has led you this far.

"You’re not getting away this time," you say breathless, stepping out of the shadows.

Mockingbird halts in his tracks. He doesn’t raise his hands. Instead, he tilts his head, letting a low chuckle.

Ah, his favourite dance partner. Detective. His detective.

“Ah, but I always do, don’t I?”

“You’re cornered,” you say in a steady voice. “No tricks this time.”

The man chuckles. “Ah, but tricks are half the fun, aren’t they, Detective?”

“Hands where I can see them.”

He raises them in a mock surrender, slowly.

“If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were obsessed with me.”

“Don’t flatter yourself.”

“Oh, but I must, if only to buy myself a few precious seconds more,” he says, stepping closer with a feline elegance. “You know, up close, you’re breathtaking even when you’re furious.”

His voice is deep, velvet, familiar.

Too familiar.

“You think you can charm your way out again?” You narrow your eyes. “You're done running.”

He takes another step closer. “Running? Never. I was only dancing. With you.”

Your hand twitch near your holster, but you hasn’t drawn it. Not yet. You can’t. There’s something about him — more than the charm and more than the voice.

“Tell me, Detective,” he whispers almost seductively, stepping even closer.

Some kind of power has drawn you to make a step back. And your back hits a wall of the rooftop exit.

”...if I kissed you right now… would you arrest me after?”

But he moves too quickly for you even to open your mouth to say anything. A gloved hand reaches up, brushing along your jaw, tilting you head up a bit, as he dipps in. And kisses you. His other hand lands on the wall next to your head, for him to steady himself.

The kiss isn’t forceful. It’s… intimate. Soft. Confident. Your breath is caught in your throat. The world has stopped. It isn’t the kiss of a criminal trying to escape.

It’s the kiss of someone who knows you.

He is kissing you like Hugo once did.

Slow. Soft. Familiar.

You gasp and you body freezes.

The shock of realisation.

You now know.

Or at least, feel it.

You kissed Hugo before. The charming gentlam who’s running a gallery in New Eridu. The one with the knowing smiles and beautiful eyes that have always lingered on yours just a second too long.

Mockingbird pulls away. His ears has twitched from excitement.

Your heart is pounding in your chest.

You grab his jacket. “You—” you whisper against his lips, stunned. “You’re…”

He only chuckles, pulling away just slightly, his mismatched eyes are gleaming mischievously.

“Careful now,” he says with a playful whisper. “You might fall for me. Again.”

And before you can say another word, he kisses you again. Deeper this time. More passionate. His fangs are slightly grazing your lower lip. Which makes you gasp involuntarily.

The world is spinning around you. You’ve forgotten how to breathe.

But when you gain the consciousness, Mockingbird has already gone.

The taste of the kiss is still lingering.

So is the truth.

Your hands are trembling. Not because you lost him again.

But because you’ve known him all along.

[internetladyfables]

So, in Persona 5, there's Goro Akechi. a detective who's investigating the phatnom thieves, and it's possible to hang out with him while he has no idea about Ren's identity (surely, he will find out soon)... and it gave me an idea for Hugo x detective!Reader

Like, imagine Hugo making every of his heist a performance (yeah-yeah, he already does, but) for the sake of teasing you, and it's his way of flirting with you. Mockingbird slips out from your fingers when you almost catch him. It's a game of cat and mouse.

And you pour out your frustration to 'civilian Hugo' — your good acquaintance — he listens to you carefully, humming and nodding. Though, he may drop some subtle phrases that sound oddly familiar...

Or when you corner him with a weapon, how would he escape from you? He drops: “Tell me, Detective,” he whispers, “if I kissed you right now… would you arrest me after?” And he kisses you. And after that he escapes while you're dazed.

AND a bonus to the kiss — you kissed Hugo before, so Mockingbird's kiss feels the same as his.

I shall write something for this or you may suggest some other ideas~

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[internetladyfables]

привіт!! since you've mentioned playing persona 5, i was wondering if you're playing the royal edition or the phantom x?

Хай~

I'm playing Persona 5 Royal. As far as I know, The Phantom X is a gacha, and tbh, I don't have energy for another gacha😭 and plus, I'm not really interested in it, I'm happy with the Royal one٩(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

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This Imaginarium Theater reset gave me a small headache, mostly because of Maguu Kenki who jumped around the room. Somehow, I managed to 10☆, even though superconduct is a weak reaction, and there is still NO support for his reaction >_>

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[Headcanons] Hugo Vlad: Idol AU

cw: self-indulgent, possible OOC, fluff, female reader.

Hugo is a mysterious and elegant lead vocalist and main face of an ultra-popular idol group called “Mockingbird.” His stage persona is themed like a phantom thief — masks, elegant outfits, magic tricks.

Rumors spread that Hugo used to be a phantom thief before joining the idol world. He never confirms nor denies it. He reads fan theories online and chuckles at them, especially the ones that try to guess his ‘true identity.’

His choreography is fluid, smooth, sensual; every glance, smirk and gesture feels intentional and calculated.

Lyrics are full of riddles and poetic metaphors. Fans write essays trying to decode the meaning.

His heterochromia and elf-like ears become iconic. Fans gush about his ‘inhuman beauty; and some fans swear he’s a vampire.

His elf-like ears have their own separate fan-base. In every interview/video he’s presented, the fans capture every frame of his ears twitch.

His long blond hair is tied back in a low or high ponytail. Sometimes, he lets it loose during performances to drive the fans feral.

His fan-base is active, they write poems about him, draw fan art of him, and speculate about his ‘true identity.’

He once accidentally takes off his gloves with his teeth mid-performance. The “Glove Thing” went viral, and fans have become even more feral. After that, in every interview he’s invited, he’s asked to do the thing.

Never breaks the character on-stage. Plays a role of a charismatic gentleman thief.

Off-stage, he’s polite, soft-spoken and always thanks staff. But he’s a tease during interviews. When asked about romance, he smiles mysteriously and says, “Every thief has someone he wants to steal away.”

Vivian is his assistant. Robin is his bodyguard.

If he has a s/o:

You’re either a dedicated fan, a staff member, or his personal stylist, or maybe even his choreographer. Obviously, your identity and even existence is hidden for your safety.

Sings to you in private, soft, quiet versions of songs that the public only hears in a more polished form. But you get the true raw emotions.

You're the one person who sees the real him off-stage: with messy hair, tired, genuinely smiling.

[internetladyfables]

What do you think if hugo's daughter was literally a duplicate of him?

Heterochromatic eyes, the mole under her eyes, even her hair colour is exactly like him. But she cut it short, almost boyish hairstyles because 'its easier to take care this way' or 'this makes me move easier when I'm on the mission, dad'

I'm curious about what you think and i love your work sm btw!!:3

[I wrote headcanons about him having a daughter here]

Hugo is touched that his daughter has inhereted his beautiful eyes! He's protective dad — in a sense, that he teaches her self-defence, and stands up for her when needed. Since he knows how it's when one is being bullied for the appearance.

As for the hair. Hugo loves long hair, but if his daughter is comfortable with her hair being short, he's cool with it!

Bonus points: if his daughter has a somewhat androgunous appearace, she looks almost 1:1 copy of Hugo when he was younger with short hair.

(Thanks! I'm glad my writing is to your liking!)

[internetladyfables]

Okay so, I was listening to How It’s Done by Huntrix from KPop Demon Hunters, and a thought occured in my mind:

what if, what if

Hugo Vlad idol AU?😇

aksfkjfas I'll try to write something for this when I'm free a bit later

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Based on fanart I saw

Hugo, bleeding from his neck: Oh my, getting bold while I'm one foot in the grave~?

Witch wife, with her hands around his neck: I'm trying to stop the bleeding you idiot!!!

lmaooo

Precisely. I see him turning ~any~ situation into a flirtation with you/his wife ;)

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[Scenario] Hugo Vlad: “You Can’t Just Do That.”

cw: self-indulgent, possible OOC, fluff, female reader.

The evening is finally quiet.

The mission is done and you’ve returned to the Mockingbird lair. You plop on the couch, sighing softly. Finally you can have a break.

Hugo is standing by the coat rack with his back turned, shrugging off his coat with an ease and humming softly under his breath. He stretches his arms up with a quiet sigh.

For today’s mission, he had to disguise. It was easy for him, since it’s a part of his job as a phantom thief.

You would lie if you said that he’s not looking good right now. You would lie if you said he doesn’t look good in anything he wears. That’s why you can’t help but watching him in the corner of your eye.

Hugo lifts up one of his gloved hands to his mouth and bites down on the tip of his finger. He tugs it — slowly, practiced — and the smooth leather slips free between his teeth. He’s not looking at you, he seems to be focused on something on the table, distracted. It’s so casual, and he’s so unbothered.

And yet… your brain short-circuits. And you involuntary release a soft sound past your lips.

The man’s ears perk up at the sound that has left you, and he turns his attention to you. The glove is still hanging between his teeth.

You sit up instantly on your seat, looking at him with your eyes wide.

He removes the glove and raises his eyebrow, questioningly looking at you. “What? Why are looking at me like that?”

You open your mouth, close it, then finally manage to speak. “You— You can’t just... do that!”

“Do what?”

“That! The glove thing!”

He glances down at the glove in his gloveless hand. “…Taking them off?”

“With your teeth.”

A pause. He blinks once. Then slowly, a smirk — knowing, smug— begins to curl at his lips. A little mischievous glint appears in his mismatched eyes.

“Oh?” He says softly, slowly walking toward you. “Ah… I see.”

“No, you don’t!”

“I believe I do.” He steps closer. “I was simply distracted. But now now knowing it has such an effect on you…”

“Hugo.”

"I need to remove them that way more often.”

“Hugo!”

He stops just in front of you. The gloveless hand lands on the back of the couch, leaning down toward you slightly, his gloved fingers brushing a strand of hair from your face.

“I must confess, darling,” he purrs, “I rather enjoy the way you look when flustered.”

You can breathe. “You’re lucky you’re handsome.”

He grins “I know.”

“If you ever do that again—”

“—You’ll fall for me again?”

“I’ll bite you.”

“…Promise?”

Before you can even open your mouth to say anything, Hugo — looking you right in eyes with these beautiful heterochromatic eyes of his — bites down the base of the glove cloth on his wrist, gripping it between his teeth, and then he pulls it off his hand — slowly, deliberately.

The breath is stuck in your throat again as your stomach has done a back-flip.

Hugo’s gaze is not leaving you, and the glove is still between his teeth.

Suddenly, he opens his mouth just a bit, and the glove slips out and lands on your lap.

The man leans toward you even closer, his nose is brushing yours.

“Well?” He breathes out. “Where’s my promised bite?”

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[Headcanons] Hugo Vlad: Gacha Luck

cw: self-indulgent, possible OOC, fluff, female reader.

You’re weirdly unlucky in all gachas you play. You save for months, plan your pulls, try gacha rituald, like sitting on a specific spot (both in a game with a character and IRL), killing off your character before wishing, touching your cat’s paws before rolling, wishing at a specific time of the day, chant ‘Please, RNGesus’...and still end up either losing or hitting the hard pity.

One day, jokingly (or maybe desperately), you hand Hugo your phone. “You try. Maybe your Phantom Thief luck will bless me.” With a mischievous glint in his eyes and a theatrical flick of his wrist, he dramatically taps the ‘pull’ button with his elegant finger. Instant win. First try. 5-Star/SSR.

You gape at him like he just committed a crime. “I SPENT A MONTH SAVING FOR THAT!” While Hugo smiles smugly with half-lidded eyes, “You simply needed a gentleman’s touch.”

From now on, you refuse to roll unless Hugo is here, and start handing him your phone for all important pulls. Every time? Jackpot.

Starts calling himself your Lucky Charm. You playfully groan every time, but secretly, you love it. “I suppose you’ll be needing your lucky charm again, hm?”

Uses it for his own amusement and advantage. “Oh, you want that limited banner character? Tsk, tsk. A kiss first.” “What?!” “On the cheek or the lips. RNG demands tribute.”

Secretly, he makes his own account just to try. Gets nothing valuable. “So it’s you,” he whispers. “You are my lucky charm.”

[internetladyfables]

I saw her animation, and uhh I'd thought she'd be like Firefly — a mecha in battle, a girl in overworld — but the girl is mainly presented in battle and she's a stand user😂

in any case, the patch will be a skip for me until Manato/Hugo/New Support banner

Soo... I was open-minded to the idea of a girl piloting a mecha/robot (I've learned my lesson from HSR), but uhh... Seed Jr.'s design is kinda disappointing?

I'm usually either positive or neutral with ZZZ's character designs (since they're different from GI's and HSR's), but Seed Jr's design will probarly be my thirdd disliked after Silver Anby's (her Cunning Hares design is cool, though) and Caesar (only design-wise, not character-wise). And her JP voice is so high-pitched😓

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I'm listening to HSR OST, and NGL, I kinda miss the Penacony arc and the planet even though its quality dropped in 2.3. But still, I was super hyped and enjoyed it (but the Slumbernana arc traumatized my brain).

The Amphoreus story still hasm't hooked me... It's almost the end of 3.4 patch, and I haven't even touched 3.3's story. The only character who I was hyped for is Anaxa who I pulled E0S1. I also pulled E0S0 Tribbie purely for her to be a support and E0S0 Phainon because of his animations and him being strong. I also want Hysilens for DoT and finally unbench Kafka, but I douby I'll win 50/50 lol

Idk if it's a burnout, but I really want to play the read the story, and knowing how bloated the text is, reduces my desire to continue reading it.

P.S. I love-love-love Blade. Want to see him again sometime in the story😭

[internetladyfables]

YOUR TIMING IS AMAZING BC IVE JUST STARTED GETTING INTO PERSONA AND MY BIGGEST HYPERFIXATION LATELY IS ALSO HUGO VLAD 💔💔💔💔 MY TWO WORLDS ARE COLLIDING

I myself started playing Persona 5 a few days ago, haha

I'm glad you've enjoyed that post (´,,•ω•,,)♡~

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[Imagine] Hugo Vlad…

You enter your living room, expecting a quiet evening with Hugo. Little do you know that he has another plans for tonight.

“Hugo, I—“

He steps out of the shadows.

The words has stuck in your throat when you meet each other’s eyes.

Hugo is standing here in a full Persona 5 Joker attire. The signature black trench coat swish slightly as he turns to face you, slipping crimson leather gloves onto his hands with a deliberate flair. His red and greyish-blue eyes are sparkling with mischief behind the phantom theif mask. He looks like a perfect Joker — except for his long blond ponytail still cascading down his back.

“I am thou, thou art I...” he says lowly, stepping toward you. “Time to steal your heart.”

You freeze, your eyes are wide and the jaw is dropped. And the heart is absolutely gone.

“Hugo— what are you—“ You stammer, flustered.

“You’re looking at Joker right now,” he corrects you with a soft chuckle. “Leader of the Phantom Thieves, and apparently… your type.”

“Hugo!” You squeak and hide your face into hands, giggling and fangirling.

He gently takes your hand, tugging you closer, and twirls you once, then pulls you into his arms. His voice drops into a velvety whisper into you ear:

“My job is done here. Your heart is mine.”

[internetladyfables]

I'm currently playing Persona 5 and having a brainrot.

Imagine Hugo in Joker's outfit, and vice versa, eheh

Both are Phantom Thieves, both are voiced by Jun Fukuyama, and basically Hugo is inspired by Joker.

*sigh* Should I write something for it (･ε･｀o)