#(The Bolt of Passion) : Ryuji
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â - To such feelings he found himself relating as she recollects. Being thrust into planes of reality that remain tucked in the ever rippling pool of Mind and Matter could throw anyone for a loop. At least, that was Ryujiâs best guess to whatever she had just pulled then. Too much thought on the deeper questions felt inconsequential compared to giving a throwdown for the ages. That shimmering call in the gut of his spirit had intended to rally forth their efforts in the name of a destructive spectacle.
Or as heâd call it? One helluva good showdown.
âCanât.. say Iâm too surprised..â Heâd begin by admitting. For a change that look upon his face was gauged with familiarity. âJust looked to me like you tapped up into something brand spankinâ new. And if personal experience taught me a thing or two? Crashing out is somethinâ the bod can never thank ya for enough.â Even that hazy day of pressing in the cusp of his awakening was fleshly reflected in his head. Diving into that searing, wrathful sea of blue in order to awaken a fighting spirit that complacency aimed to gnash and devour..
That good Captainâs voice somehow holds a signature point within his head. Being met with that nudge causes him to scoff, softheartedly glaring with a single eye while a dismissive wave is supplied. âAnd only gonna be finding ways to kick up my game. You were some damn good motivation there, Vivi.â Such thoughts were concretely placed after the aftermath of their chaos was just a blur of one brink of close calls to the next. Something thatâs too damn fun for the one known as Skull.
âExplains why you were always such a damn pain to get on down. Havenât been too knowinâ on the whole skating gig, but I can just tell from the onset that anyone is doomed if theyâre not taking their core strength to a championâs level on that.â To a degree he can behind the science on that. What looks simple often isnât, especially when the low floor is being taken to a high or unknown level of skill ceiling. Being able to blaze beyond others upon his own field of Track meant tuning his body to be a weapon that could snap with the ferocity of a lightning bolt.
Taking moments of time to reach that kind of world had him feeling antsy in a positive way.
That said! One of the nearby manga were tugged by the top of the spine, one of a familiar series boasting high octane battles tied with a gritty backdrop of fighters and demons.
âBut--â That inspecting look broadens into a lighter note, one carrying a smile. âPassion like yours is undeniable. Sâwhy Iâm kinda surprised to see you workinâ here, less this is some side gig. This place has just been having all the frigginâ manga I want a day or two ahead of the others!â
@bluescarfviviâ
#bluescarfvivi#| Threads#Just moving this since the ask would make the thread trimming messy#but! onward they go
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What do you like about them?
Well! Ryuji is very... bright. Lively. Heâs like a ray of sunshine, or a bolt of lightning. Flashy and loud and always trying to lift up the people around him. He cares so, so much and lets everyone know it. And heâs just so determined and driven!
Itâs inspiring to see!
Yusuke is passionate and straightforward. He says his mind whenever he wants, without worrying about how he comes off. He always gives off the impression of being very... dependable, too. Like, even when he gets worked up and emotional, most of the time it still feels like heâs in control.
He has a strong sense of right and wrongâthey both doâand theyâre willing to fight tooth and nail to see it through. To see justice done.
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YOU ASKED. ((this was so fun I love this AU more than anything))
Everyone knew the biggest difference between a Slytherin and a Hufflepuff was the center of loyalty. Slytherinâs had a loyalty to self: self-preservation, personal power, and self-awareness. Hufflepuffs had a loyalty to others: selfless to a fault, kind, forgiving. Gryffindors and Slytherins hated each other the most, but it was Slytherins and Hufflepuffs that held such a personal, quiet distaste for each other, their primary ambitions so opposite. So when Akira--Prefect Slytherin--and Ryuji--rebellious Hufflepuff--form a tight friendship, no one understands what it means. They stare when the two walk down the hallways together, Ryujiâs arm slung around Akiraâs shoulders. They whisper when Ryujiâs loud voice fills the library, Akiraâs soft âshhâ in reply. They give each other looks when Ryuji plops down at the Slytherin table or when Akira slides onto the Hufflepuff bench. It feels like betrayal. But somehow...somehow it looks easy.
When Ryuji retreats to the Hufflepuff common room, apple in his mouth, manga between his hands, sometimes his fellow Huffles corner him before he can get to his room.
âHeâs only using you, you know,â they say. Ryuji frowns. âHe ainât, though,â is always his answer as he tries to shove by them. âKeep your wits about you! Heâll stab you in the back the first chance he gets!â âHe wouldnât. I trust him more than I trust halfa you guys!â Ryujiâs tone always so firm, confident, sure of itself. The Hufflepuffs give up, usually, aware that Ryuji is stubborn as hell and wouldnât agree with them no matter how hard they tried.
And when Akira gets to his common room, pulling at the gloves he always wears, the Slytherins descend like animals on prey.
âHeâs making you soft!â they scold. âNothing wrong with that,â Akira usually quips. âItâs manipulation! Heâll do some thing that will make you feel like you owe him!â âOh no! Whatever can I do?!â Akiraâs eyes dark with sarcasm and irritation. They part easily as he walks through, all too afraid to continue challenging him.
If anyone bothered to ask the two how, when, and why, theyâd learn the truth. Ryuji would shrug, scratching at the back of his head. âHe-he reminds me that itâs okay to think about myself sometimes, ya know? I donât realize when Iâm wearinâ myself thin tryinâ to help everyone out. He does, though, and heâs helping me learn how to tell people ânoâ if I canât do it. Iâm not becoming selfish or anythinâ! Nah, nothing like that. Just...ya know. Takinâ care of me like I try to take care of my friends.â Akira would chuckle lightly and take off his glasses, wiping at the lens with the sleeve of his robe. âI can get...carried away, sometimes, when it comes to competition. I know what my strengths are and Iâm not afraid to use them, but Ryuji reminds me that my weaknesses can come in handy too. I donât feel ashamed of the ways Iâm not powerful with Iâm with him. Heâs actually helping me feel more powerful by showing me how to be vulnerable. Itâs a balance you donât often find in Slytherins.â
Then theyâd both grin wildly and say something along the lines of, âBut yâknow, heâs still a selfish dick.â and âOf course, heâs still an overeager dork.â
**
âClose your eyes,â Yusuke instructs. Luna frowns.
âBut I want to see it.â
âAfterwards,â he insists. Her frown deepens but her eyes close all the same. Yusuke flexes his wrist back and forth, pencil propped between his fingers. He rolls his neck one way, then the other, and then takes a deep breath. âYou may begin,â he informs.
âItâs called a Nargle,â she starts, and reveals what little she knows: close to extinction, lived in mistletoe, definitely not something you wanted near you. Repelled by butterbeer corks. Little buggers who love to steal. As she speaks Yusukeâs pencil sketches, small, messy lines that take form the more Yusuke learns.
âAnd what would you imagine the Nargle to look like?â he asks.Â
âOoo! Iâm so pleased you asked!â Luna responds, excited. Little, of course, little enough that you canât see them in your room, rifling through your drawers. They have to be strong though, she realizes, if theyâre apt to steal shoes and earrings and other little trinkets. And color? Well, perhaps they can camouflage? Or perhaps green, to match the mistletoe. Or no! Maybe pink! But so small youâd never see the color against the plant. Well, whatever the color, they definitely had lots of arms. They needed them to carry things with, since they were so greedy, and maybe just a few strong legs to support them. Can they fly, she wonders...yes, yes she supposes they can. They must if they expect to travel frequently.
His pencil flies faster now, concrete shapes forming on the page. A definitive arm. An eye. Another arm. He listens intently as she speaks, catching every detail, following her every line of thought. She hovers over his shoulder, eyes still shut, face peaceful as she imagines what these little beings look like. Yusuke has to admit, he is curious about them now too. He hadnât heard of them before, and in his art studies he most liked to draw creatures, so he feels partly aghast he hadnât heard of them and partly enthralled there is a new creature to draw. Granted, heâs aware Luna hasnât seen one for herself, but he trusts her. The possibility of it--the discovery of it--that is what excited him.
Luna trails off and hums quietly. âYes, I suppose thatâs all,â she muses. Yusuke sketches a few final touches into the Nargle before asking Luna to open her eyes. When she does, she squeals with excitement.
âOh yes! I must show this to my father; this is exactly what I imagined!â she throws her arms around Yusukeâs neck, âThank you! We will publish it in the next issue of The Quibbler!âÂ
Yusukeâs face flushes slightly. âThank you,â he responds sincerely, touched at how confident she is in publishing his work. Lunaâs so excited she bolts out of the courtyard, nearly mowing over Akira and Harry, the two just entering the area. She holds the sketch up in their faces when she passes them.
âHeâs a genius!â she shouts, âHeâs discovered the Nargle!âÂ
Akira and Harry look over to Yusuke with intrigue, eyes questioning and eyebrows raised. Harry feels pleased Luna has found a friend in Yusuke, someone who can indulge her imagination and desire to believe in greater things, in better things. Akira is happy Yusuke has Luna, someone who can appreciate his dedication and passion, never âtoo weirdâ for someone who was considered âtoo weirdâ herself.
âIt really is an incredible creature. You see...â Yusuke begins when the two get close enough.
**
âAh! A favorite customer!â
âThe favorite customer!â
âAnd, currently, the only!â
They say the last line together, in-sync like always. Akira looks up at them from the tops of his glasses, body bent toward a new display of prank products. He smiles slightly.
âGentlemen,â he says, regarding them.
ââEllo,â George says smiling, leaning on Fredâs shoulder, âWhatâll it be today, boss?âÂ
Akira rubs his chin thoughtfully. âI havenât decided yet, but I need something good. Something messy.â Akira thinks about the cross-house picnic Ann has planned--not the first of its kind, but enough of his friends donât belong to the same house that itâs causing a bit of a stir amongst the other students--and smiles wickedly. Yes, something messy would do nicely.Â
âWell, messyâll be over here,â Fred instructs, waving an arm to another area of the shop. âWe got Wet Weather, Whizz Poppers, Otters Fizzy Orange Juice--â
âHold on a minute, Fred,â George says, lifting a finger into the air, âLetâs consult the books, shall we? We donât want to sell our best customer something heâs already used!â
âNothing worse than a joke told for the second time,â Fred agrees, turning towards Akira, âGets stale that way, yâknow.âÂ
Akira follows the twins dutifully through the store until they arrive at the shopâs main counter. Fred slides behind it and produces a rather large--in fact, comically large--book from underneath. When he opens it, the font is impossibly tiny.
âAkira Kurusu,â George whispers into the pages. They flip quickly before opening on what must be Akiraâs shopper profile. Fred drags his fingers down the page before tutting to himself.
âIt appears heâs already done most of what we sell!âÂ
âWell, well,â George muses, âit must be time to promote him.â
âPromote?â Akira asks. George flicks his wand in the air and produces a small, plastic card with the letters VIP printed on it. He plucks it out of the air and hands it to Akira, who takes it delicately, fearful of what it might do.
âWelcome to the WWW VVV III PPP club!â Fred says.
âSo nice you gotta say it thrice!âÂ
Akira flips the card over. âVIP: Virtuous Intelligent Pranksterâ it reads, but suddenly the words shimmer over. Akira blinks twice; the card now reads âVIP: Very Into Poop.âÂ
When Akira looks up at them, Fred beams. âThat was my touch,â he says.Â
âTruth be told, joker, youâre our first VIP!â George reveals. Akiraâs eyebrows raise.
âReally?â
âYeah, we didnât really have anything set up for it, but youâre in here almost every day so we figured we should reward you somehow.â
âAnd whatâs my reward?â Akira asks, eyes glinting. Fred and George meet his gaze with their own mischievous look.
âOur experimental products,â Fred says, leaning forward. George nods vigorously. âRon is good for the human trials--â
â--safety is a big concern, you know,â George interrupts.
â--but we would like to see how the public reacts before we mass produce. If a joke wonât land, we want to know before we send it out there.â
Akira can appreciate the intent behind this and pockets the card. âSure, sounds like a fair trade off to me. Got anything in the works thatâs messy?âÂ
Fred smiles evilly, âThere is one product we were thinking of asking you to test. Itâs call Food Frenzy, and it-â
âIâll take it,â Akira cuts him off. Fredâs jaw drops a little.
âYou didnât even hear what it did.â
Akira shrugs, âDo I need to? I am buying from a Weasley after all. The name carries a certain amount of...â and Fred and George both size up instinctively, ready for the insult that never comes, â...respect,â Akira finishes. The twinsâ shoulders drop slightly, exhaling.Â
âBy George,â Fred says, smiling pulling at his lips, âI do think I like a Slytherin.â
âI didnât think it possible,â George says, bewildered.
**
âYo, you think sheâs the baddest bad guy weâve seen?â Ryujiâs voice echoes down the hall.
âUh, she got rid of Quidditch,â Futaba says, irritated. âSheâs definitely the worst.â
âNot for Slytherin!â Ann counters, but Futaba rolls her eyes.
âQuidditch is no fun if you donât have anyone to play against!â
âHey,â Akira says, turning his friends, âWhen weâre the Phantom Thieves, weâre not our individual Houses, okay? Weâre one team. Forget House loyalty for now.â
The team nods solemnly, then they continue down the hall. Soon they arrive at the wall theyâd been looking for: the endless âEducation Decrees.â
âMan, just lookinâ at these gets me pissed off,â Ryuji says, adjusting his mask as his face flares hot in anger.
âYes,â Yusuke agrees, âTo restrict students under such duress...I cannot imagine a more heartless creature.â
âWe have to change her heart soon. I canât bear being a Prefect under her...she has such terrible orders for us,â Makoto says, shuddering at the memory of the last meeting she had with Dolores Umbridge, current monster of Hogwarts.
âAnd we will,â insists Akira, âBut we have to do this first. After this sheâll be so upset sheâll get careless and leave the key to her office out in the open. If Haruâs instincts are right--â
âIâm sure of it! A cat showed me!â
â--the treasure is located somewhere in there. Once we confirm that, we can send the calling card.â
The Thieves turn to the wall of decrees before them. They stare at it in silence for a moment, considering the consequences of what theyâre about to do. Then, as if on cue, every single one breaks into a mischievous grin, eyes bright with playful passion.Â
âReady?â Ryuji asks, turning to his team, taking hold of his steel pipe and slapping into the palm of his hand. Yusuke leans forward, hand on his Katana, just as Haru heaves her axe over her shoulder. Makoto cracks her neck twice and rolls her shoulders; Ann cracks her whip. Futaba raises her arms as her Persona drops tentacles that pull her into the ship. Once inside, she flashes the bright lights on the wall. Akira snaps his gloves against his wrists. The team hears a distant meow that sounds more like a growl.
âReady!â Futaba shouts. At once the Phantom Thieves lunge forward, knocking decree after decree onto the ground. Ryuji vaults Makoto into the air, who shatters the glass of a few decrees with her brass knuckles. Yusuke stabs them like a fork, stacking them on the length of his katana. Futabaâs ship uses a tentacle to raise Ann to the top, where her whip wraps around a frame and throws it to the ground with a crash. Haru swings wide, nearly taking off Akiraâs head in the process, but makes deep contact when her axe wedges into the wall.
Itâs a gleeful exchange; destruction of items for destruction of spirit. It feels almost cathartic and for a second they all wish the other students could be taking part in the mess, in the chaos. The Phantom Thieves wished they could tell their classmates that it could all be over soon, that the thieves will take care of the worst thing Hogwarts has ever seen (well, considering).
Itâs over too soon, broken decrees scattered across the floor. They donât have much time to admire their work before a Shadow shows up, so they quickly head back to the real world and split to their respective dorms. In the morning the screech can be heard down every hall, the worst alarm any student has ever heard, but the Phantom Thieves all jolt upright with a smile.
**
Harry stormed down the hall, anger like fire searing each of his nerves. Why couldnât anyone trust him?! Why would they risk him being wrong? Did they think he didnât hope he was wrong, that he wanted to be right?!
His scar burns with the truth he knows, his shoulders heavy with the burden that comes along with it. They could do something! Harry was confident they could try to stop him this time, maybe even succeed. But first they had to believe him.
And they didnât.
He hears the footsteps behind him, soft soled shoes pattering against the stone ground.
âForget it, Ron,â Harry spits, not bothering to turn around, âI donât want to hear it.â
But Ron doesnât respond, just keeps running after him. âI said forget it. I donât care if youâre sorry or if something happened and now you believe me or if Hermione made you come apologize or if Dumbledore says Iâm in trouble for saying it to the whole school in the middle of his speech. I donât care. I donât care.â
Ronâs footsteps are closer now and Harry realizes theyâre decidedly less heavy than usual, less clunky like Ron tends to be. The hand falls on his shoulder before he can turn around.
âHarry,â the voice says, and with a start Harry realizes itâs Akira, Slytherinâs real Seeker, the criminal who didnât seem anything like a criminal. His voice is calm, even. When Harry turns, his eyes are kind.
âI believe you,â he says, squeezing Harryâs shoulder lightly. Annoyance flares in Harryâs bones. He shakes Akiraâs hand off and grunts.
âI donât have time for a dumb Slytherin prank right now,â he says, âI meant what I said in there and I intend to do something about it.â
Akira huffs, equally annoyed. âYeah, I know you did. This isnât some Slytherin prank--Jesus, whatâs with you Gryffindors and your pride? I meant what I said too: I believe you. I trust you,â he urges, now grabbing both of Harryâs shoulders and shaking him lightly. âI intend to help you, if youâll let me.â
âH-help me?â Harry asks, green eyes staring wide into gray.
âOf course. Whatever you need, Iâm there. This is something bigger than us, than all of us. Innocence is lost every second that we donât do something,â Akiraâs face twists into determination and frustration, a look Harryâs seen on many a Slytherinâs face. This, however, is not dark or wicked-looking. It just seems...passionate.Â
âBesides, Iâm way better at flying than you. Youâre gonna need someone like me on your side,â Akira says, smirk evident on his face. Harry rolls his eyes but smiles, the white-hot anger in him cooling. Just then Harry hears footsteps he actually recognizes: Ronâs, heavy and randomly paced, Hermioneâs, light and quick. Thereâs a third set, one he doesnât recognize, strides long, even, but fast. When he turns his head he sees the bright yellow down the hall. Must be Akiraâs Hufflepuff friend. What was his name again?
âHarry!â Hermione calls, âIâm sorry! Weâre sorry! We didnât mean to-â
âI was just startled!â interrupts Ron, âI didnât expect you to just go up there and say it all for everyone to hear!â
âHey!â says the Hufflepuff, âYou thinkinâ what Iâm thinkinâ, man? The teamâs ready to go when you are!â question directed at Akira.
Akira turns to Harry and smiles wide. âI think I got something that can help us even more than magic. You ever heard of the metaverse?â
#persona 5#p5#phantom thieves#hogwarts AU#akira kurusu#can't stop makin akira and ryuji best buds#question: ron and ryuji...friends? frenemies? both got hot tempers. could cause problems.#hearts of gold tho that's for sure#my guess is they would get on each other's nerves quickly BUT ultimately are friends#they just limit their exposure to each other bc they know their own limits
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Looks like the saying love comes and goes does ring true.
Even if it was for two briefly intertwined by the noodle of fate only for it to be clipped.
In a matter of hours their life had escalated from friends, lovers to soon be wed. Unholy connects were pulled and everyone had been invited for the grand event. Today man and food were supposed to march down the halls of matrimony in order to create a new future together.
Little did they know an axe had a different opinion on the matter. Ryujiâs vision had nearly been shattered along with the crude shards of glass and broth being splattered every which way. The assailant had been too quick for the human eye. Leaving those in disbelief (some were wondering how in the two hells someone got legal marriage documents with food anyways) and others in equally dimmed awe.
As the church bells rang it wouldnât be in the name of a blooming relationship. Settled outside in his newly made suit would be Ryuji himself. Hair matted down, clothes soaked to the bone, rain and thunder formed a sorrowful orchestra in the skies all in the name for woman that suffered her untimely demise all in the name of a innocent hope. All that could race through the blondâs memories were all the good times the share. The passion they thrown themselves into, the trust made.
Times heâd never forget.
It all started at Ogikuboâs and explosive accelerated into times heâd never forget. From the minute they held hands, to the times he cradled her in his arms as he carried her outside. Down to the one part of the day theyâve almost shared a kiss, lips to bowl edge at a local park. While it had been interrupted.. Ryuji planned for their first to be at the marriage altar, just as his dear Ramen wanted it to be. Wasnât their life supposed to be more?! Werenât they supposed to have a home in the hills?! Both of them cradling their precious little packs of instant ramen packs? They even had cup twins at one point!
Yet not it was all gone. Never to be realized.
âRamen.. why man.. Why in the hell did it--!!â He choked up, falling down onto his knees, caring little if dirt and grime splashed at his outfit. High above the chaotic races of lightning bolts arc through the skies as the downpour intensified. Itâs as if the planet itself is shedding itâs sadness alongside the brave Phantom Thief. It goes to show that villany knew no bounds when it came to getting what it wants. As the blondâs wails only grew louder, whoever the dastardly bastard that performed such sin was likely reveling in the victory.
âWHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THIS WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?â
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What is Ryuji's great treasure?
It would be a mixture of his old trophies and the finesse he cultivated by participating in Track and Field.
Ryuji was born with a high competitive spirit alongside a need to really show what heâs made of. It circles around to what the trophies represented and why during the lower days of his life, heâd often toss them in the trash, take them out, rinse and repeat while thinking heâs doomed to never rise above what he once was. Naturally we see in Royal heâs not only going to be hitting that field again.
Heâll be that lightning bolt that shoots through Japan to eventually the world.
Tucked his muscles are countless memories both personal and impersonal. Training until he got sick, improving, balance that and more important using these skills to improve alongside others for their own dream goals.
Thatâs why body care when working out is one of those things youâd find him extremely knowledgeable about. He can put in the work if heâs highly committed.
Pinning it back onto the question though! Being an athlete may it possible for not only finding his own track team, not only as an outlet that led into a passion he can help others, his downfalls also led him to eventually finding his favorite band known as the Phantom Thieves. Thatâs why a combination of these notions leads to hold such frightfully high importance for him, itâs a treasure that honestly doesnât stop giving.
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