#it's very akechi-centric

[papertrlck]

Place to belong | Engaged shuake-very akechi centric comic

[kroosluvr]

i'm genuinely curious I WANT YOU to outline how the shu/ake/sumi romance/and-or/situationship would unfurl in a post-p5r reality (where akechi lives, of course). what are the bullet points for what would happen between them. would they have a falling out. are they doomed. would they be horrible at communicating. would they finally be good at it. which pairing comes together first, if any at all. or would all 3 pairings happen at the same time at the same pace. or are they all in a limbo, not romantic nor platonic but a secret third thing.

OMG HI. HIIIII ok so. i havent actually thought about it that much (SURPRISING I KNOW) because i honestly suck ass at timelines (in regards to canon. tennis au on the other hand...) BUT I WILL DO MY BEST a lot of this is loose too.... im totally up for most anything but this is how i see it most of hte time heheeh (TY FOR THE ASK I LOVE THINKIJGN ABT THESE 3.)

this is .. kinda.. long.. ahem

pre-p5r: sumire is acquainted with goro thru her dad's show: they're not friends, but she's talked with him more than her sister. so when goro meets 'kasumi' at the cafe something strikes him as odd but it doesn't quite register: like ehhhh well why should i care / maybe my memory is just wrong / not worth my time

during p5r: 'kasumi' has a crush on akira, a kind of on-the-surface adoration of "wow i think you're really cool and we get along well!" nothing that's super advanced on or anything, and akira doesn't see her as anything beyond friends anyway.

she drops the crush upon reverting back to sumire, and it builds slowly over the course of 3rd sem but is also never really actualized - like she likes him ok whatever but then what..??

3rd sem (long winter au): long winter barebones: maruki's idealized world starts like on christmas or smth (havent thought this out TOO much LOL) and royaltrio-centric part of 3rd sem lasts for quite a while, at least 3 weeks-1 month. how does this work w the timeline i have no idea. BUT it leads to tense moments like spending new years together with the idealized thieves and trying to stay upbeat during all that, all the attempts and failures at breaking them out of it, and a LOT of tension during this time.

they argue and fight and are irritated with each other a lot of the time (goro the most vocal abt it obviously, sumire kind of drawing back into herself, and akira doing his best to stay optimistic. i think when akira starts to lose his spark is when the others r like oh we gotta make up for that slack and they finally up their game a bit) and yeah even sumire argues with akira and with goro and etc. im figuring this out PROMSIE ill come up w stuff and draw comic/write fic for it...

also 1/9 sumire fight is probably the beginning moment when goro starts to respect sumire more/see her more as a friend/comrade than a teammate. bc she almost kills joker and then him LMAO really giving them a run for their money... and also he really sees the pain she feels at being herself and resonates with it, either unconsciously or consciously

also upon seeing her Past broadcasted on maruki live television:tm: he makes the connection and is like oh so that's what happened. so all this time she was just masquerading as someone else. hmmm

anyway they're all very fragile and scared and sad during 3rd sem so they stick to eachother closely bc they're all they got to lean on. i think they have a lot of skinship during this time? handholding hugs leaning on each other sleeping in the same room (they hang out at leblanc A LOT bc 1) they're kind of afraid of being alone during this time 2) they're afraid of the OTHERS being alone during this time 3) leblanc is "untouched", compared to other parts of maruki's reality. can u imagine if even goro's apartment suddenly became nice overnight LMAO) but its like no feelings attached, just pure comfort kinda thing

kissing could also happen during this time but also no feelings attached, purely Why the hell not etc sort of vibe.

also goro and sumire get on first name basis during this time. this comic i drew w goro dying in my head which is Why he initiates first-name basis, but we can operate off the idea that he thought he'd die but somehow magically didnt. YAY!

but they have impeccable communication w each other and are very honest with their feelings. (goro avoids talking about his past tho. so maybe not THAT honest.) but they all achieve a really strong understanding of each other to survive maruki's winter wonderland...

i do think they develop feelings for each other during this time but they're all confused whether it's feelings of like comfort/security with each other or like romance/yay. so like nightmare situationship basically. so they all individually decide to hold on to this happiness while it lasts bc they sure as hell know it won't last (when have any of them been able to keep good things)

3rd sem: the thieves join yay! i think they'd notice that the 3 of them have become very close-knit (bouncing off eachother insanely well in battle, talk to eachother casually, and are generally pretty affectionate with each other. weird but ok! at least they (akira goro.) aren't trying to kill each other all the time.

this is also nice for sumire bc she had those 3-4 weeks to kinda Figure herself (sumire) out btwn akira and goro so she's less like down in the dumps about not being 'kasumi' anymore and more secure in herself and stuff like that. yay!

they beat maruki and stuff. YAY!

post-p5r: akira moves back to his hometown for 3rd year of highschool and college, goro is who-knows-where (i imagine he gets back on his feet of his own making and then goes abroad for school somehow. idk just seems like smth he'd do esp since i think he'd avoid everyone during this time) and sumire stays at shujin for 2-3rd year, then probably goes to a uni in japan but goes abroad for 1-2 yrs (gymnastics and etc.)

the "goro doesn't die and reunites with akira/sumi" timeline

goro, walking into leblanc on 2/4 or whatever: hi guys i didn't die actually

sumire: haha why would u silly? lol

akira: WHAT THE FUCK

the end.

i think they do go to separate universities though and theyre like damn wait i miss those guys but they go thru school and keep pretty decent contact w each other and see each other during vacations and stuff when they can and then when they come back to tokyo it's like no time has passed btwn them and they just pick up where 3rd sem left off but like better and happier and more peaceful. YAY!

i haven't really thought of how they "CONFESS" or whatever but i think all of them just feel (TWINGE OF JEALOUSY) at the idea of any of them dating someone else so theyre like ok well thats that i guess. we're a thing now (they refuse to use any other terms like that i think. For a while at least. until maybe one of the thieves etc gets engaged/married and then theyre like ok we can grow up about this. but basically they're just A Thing and Offlimits:tm: and etc.)

COMMUNICATION IS GOOD HERE!!!! i think for sh/uakes/umi i prefer them becoming a Thing at once rather than 1 couple happening first (esp since i like the idea of "none of them rlly understand romance and stuff so they just say 'fuck it' and become Thing" like thats kinda funny asf to me.)

i also feel like to anyone else they just seem like a group of besties until u see exchanged kisses or hugs or interlocked arms/hands and ur like wait....? hm. well idk. (bc they don't either. no one has any idea)

the "goro doesn't die and avoids them" timeline

also in my head sumire doesn't endeavor for the olympics/world stage/international fame and just kinda sticks around national rankings while she still figures herself out (in this timeline. also probably true for the other one but shrug IT CLD GO EITHER WAY I THINK)

somewhat relevant is my shsm fic where i elaborate on sumire's emotions more during this time (especially while thinking goro's dead). <- actually this is pretty recommended cele sumire reading bc this basically totally encapsulates how i see her. the first oneshot is 6k words tho ITS A MOUTHFUL.. SORRY

she and akira drift farrrr apart. she feels extremely guilty and also bitter and frustrated about goro's death and the fact that akira didn't tell her (or goro, in fact.) and he feels guilty and sad about it too, that he should have done something? anything? for him or for her, and he couldn't figure it out and now its over. so now the two of them r grappling w this and trying to overcome it and forget each other even tho the memories during 3rd sem, although painful and haunting, still were sweet and nice and they don't want to forget but they HAVE TO MOVE ON... RIGHT....

meanwhile goro's probably thinking like "damn i miss those guys." but they also think he's dead so hes also like "this is stupid i have to move on(?) Or whatever." ok imma be honest i didnt really think THAT much into goro's thinking during this time (YET.) bc i think he'd be floundering a LOT with everything during his life and being kinda just miserable.

also during this time they try to date other people and it all is miserable and falls apart and also they havent forgotten about the other two so theyre like fuck.

akira - 25~, sumire - 24~, goro - 26~, eventually goro moves back to tokyo and kinda just goes about his life hoping he'll see them again. or maybe find out what they were up to and finally get some closure. wow he does! they kinda all go back to tokyo at the same time wow shocker soulmate things IM JOKINGGGG but they all kinda hold that sentimentality of ok so much time has passed maybe i'll feel better about this place now. and then when they run into each other again its like no time has passed at all. HAPPY ENDING YAY!

communication is less good in this timeline now they're healing from the "I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD" stuff. so thats a whole nother can of worms. probably ironically in this universe they try to actualyl figure out how this whole romance thing works so they can label each other as partners and be like OK DONT RUN OFF AGAIN. ANY OF U!!! DO NOT!!!!

ok this shit is so long im so sorry. HI. SDGSHKJFHJKDSHG THANK U SO MUCH FOR THE ASK IM BAWLING i really havent thought much of post-3rd sem stuff as u can tell........... but i WILL ipromise.

edit: LAST ADDENDUM im very passionate abt shsm being nightmare situationship. guys who never got together but got divorced 50 times. sh/uake fits into this category as well i think. i can also kinda see ak/esumi like that but ironically i feel like they'd have the most stable situationship out of the 3 individual ships..... idk.. need to let it all cook in my head a bit more BUT VERY PASSIONATE ABT THE SHSM THING.

[argentsunshine]

my persona 5 fics

the shelf life of a persona fic is nonexistent i have discovered so i wanted to make a big post of my old fics lmao

the only incomplete fic and non oneshot here

stuck in the middle - 19k, 3 chapters published. A Joker's Palace AU taking place in the summer post-Royal, following the rest of the Phantom Thieves as they make their way through the Palace and confront Joker's issues. You know. Palace fic.

all of these are oneshots and complete

also all rated T or lower. in ascending length order:

blood capsules - 2.1k, akeshu. real detective/thief au. Akechi interrupts the leader of the Phantom Thieves in the middle of a heist.

lazarus taxa - 2.5k, akeshu-ish. Akechi and Akira run into each other 10 years postcanon. Akira thought Akechi was dead. They talk.

the most dangerous thing is to love - 5.1k, akeshu-ish. written with my beloved friend @/kaetor. Joker makes it over the bulkhead in the engine room before Akechi gets the chance to seal himself in to die.

oh, you can't unmake me - 5.7k, akechi-centric. Akechi wakes up in Maruki's reality with something that is definitely not him in control of his body.

judgement by the hounds - 7.1k, akeshu. werewolf/vampire au. akira starts transforming at the worst possible time, and, okay, maybe he should have double checked if it was a full moon before getting drinks with a monster hunter.

when the heart would cease - 13k, akeshu. fantasy au. akechi wakes up in his own grave following his punishment failing to kill akira, with a year to avenge his death.

my magnus archives au

these are all oneshots based on the universe of the podcast the magnus archives (which is very good) they're only loosely connected to each other but yknow we vibe

where the void sings - 3.4k. Sae and Akechi investigate a series of supernatural incidents, from a crashed train full of spiders to the suspiciously normal murder of kunikazu okumura

blood, guts, and chocolate cake - 3.6k, shujin trio-centric. so you know that feeling when your gym teacher is both an abhorrent person and some kind of meat monster so you have to hunt him down and murder him? (canned laughter)

wolves without teeth - 5.8k, akeshu-ish? Akechi tries to gain Akira's trust in order to manipulate him.

[celarewrites]

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Current Projects/WIPs:

✧ When the Crow Finds a Flock

Goro Akechi-centric AU wherein he makes friends. Very canon divergent. Can also be found in my quotev.

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[flightofgoro]

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[thecrowsnestp5]

Are there gonna be ships in this au? And somewhat related, are any of the characters queer?

well, i have my own opinions on the genders, sexualities, etc. of my characters, but i won't outright confirm anything. however, bunki does explicitly state his... er... "thing" for shido, despite his hatred for government authority. diversity win! obnoxious freak likes men.

as for ships, i know a lot of people are iffy when it comes to oc x canon pairings... and with this being an akechi-centric story, you'd expect someone to get paired up with him, right? well.

we're going in the other direction.

(there's also monalisa which i have a lot of drafts about. cough. it's very relevant for both of them in this au trust)

[honeysweetcorvidae]

HELLO it has been a very long time since I’ve posted fanfic on tumblr but i am here and I have some for you: this one’s a quick Akechi-centric NG+ one.

It’s called the eternal justice of man, it’s 3.8k, and it’s about revenge, plans changing, and the metaphorical significance of office furniture, and I’d love it if you’d check it out! I’ll throw the first couple paragraphs below a cut :3

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Goro Akechi has always hated his father’s office in the Diet. It’s made up of precisely the kind of clean, impersonal luxury that screams scorn for the lesser people in society without ever having to say a word, all lacquered wood and beautiful plants Shido has never cared for in his life, the lines of the furniture ostentatiously understated, everything just so. He’s gotten very good, over the years—through multiple offices, in fact, each more infuriatingly grandiose than the last—at not fidgeting, not shrinking in on himself like a child in trouble, not grinding his teeth into fucking dust.

The view from this one is nice, at least. The man doesn’t deserve floor-to-ceiling windows, but Goro can’t find it in himself to resent them the way he does his stupid fucking desk.

Either way, it doesn’t matter. He’s never appreciated them, not really, and he won’t have much of a chance after today. Goro lets his face settle into something sharp and anticipatory, more honest than usual, because, well— it’ll work, and if it doesn’t he’ll have bigger problems.

[pinkcasket]

I actually wonder if it's still common knowledge just how akechi-centric royal was in marketing. the darts game was likely added specifically bc of him, he was heavily featured in the trailers, at one point they literally just went "hey!! you can hang out with akechi now!!! look you can take him to a cute cafe and mess up his hair!!! please give us money we let joker touch akechi's pretty boy hair!!! also he's alive!!! you all wanted that!! please buy our game"

they did show sumi and maruki, but tbqh I think they knew trying to sell ppl on new characters wasn't enough (esp with how marie went down). so, they focused very heavily on the established fan favorite.

[palmtreehero]

OKAY so I got even more recommendations to share, they're lists by my two friends! I will put them in a read more, the commentary also is from them respectively.

Recommendations from Mel:

1) https://archiveofourown.org/works/37480261 This one's inspired by POTO. My only complaint is that it doesn't use capital letters, which is rare, but honestly I think it's good despite that.

2) https://archiveofourown.org/works/29089047 Smut. The writing is great. Before the betrayal at Sae's palace.

3) https://archiveofourown.org/works/58729219 This one doesn't have dead dove tag for some reason but it has a lot of angst and manipulation, it's Goro kidnapping Akira to protect him from the interrogation room™ I don't wanna spoil, but it's very good. Toxic yaoi at it's finest.

4) https://archiveofourown.org/works/55386355 Another one of Akechi kidnapping Akira to avoid the interrogation room, but he basically ties him to his bed and rapes him. This one's Akira whump.

5) https://archiveofourown.org/works/45529369 Goro suffering the interrogation room™ aftermath. The ending is hopeful though.

6) https://archiveofourown.org/works/57619255 Goro discovers Akira is a time looper

7) https://archiveofourown.org/works/38401018 Akira has disappeared and Goro is on a mission to find him

8) https://archiveofourown.org/works/33517189 Goro is a ghost and only Akira can see him. It's sad but good

9) https://archiveofourown.org/works/60870379 Ren is a ghost that haunts Goro

10) https://archiveofourown.org/works/26684692 Madoka Magica au Insanely good. It's angst but again with a hopeful ending

11) https://archiveofourown.org/works/51256393 This one is angst with happy ending too Ah and Goro calls Akira kitten(? Irrelevant in this context but still

12) https://archiveofourown.org/works/48849352 Sleeping beauty ending. Maruki tries to make Akechi forget about Akira but he can't.

13) https://archiveofourown.org/works/26271832 Sleeping beauty ending but Akechi is suffering since the person who wished for him is in a coma

14) https://archiveofourown.org/works/30102291 Third sem. Maruki brainwashes Goro to get rid of his bitterness. Akira wants the real him back.

15) https://archiveofourown.org/works/24278581 2/2 non-explicit making love with angst and feelings

16) fhttps://archiveofourown.org/works/24591853 Bad ending. Akira accepted Maruki's offer. Goro questions his own free will. It escalates.

Recommendations from Corvid:

1) archiveofourown.org/works/60870379 i have to start with this, it was a gift for me for monster mash and i adore it so much

2) archiveofourown.org/works/558198... this one is really good, very akira centric

3) archiveofourown.org/works/54674795 this one is fun, akeshu in a lighthouse alone

4) archiveofourown.org/works/54602542 cute but the end hurts really bad

5) archiveofourown.org/works/28673940 goro going through his own palace, intending to kill himself iirc

6) archiveofourown.org/works/26179609 falls more in line with dead dove than angst i think

7) archiveofourown.org/works/28153641 hunger games au, i feel that all i really need to say

8) archiveofourown.org/works/49853458 this one is by the same author as etmc!!

i'm rlly sorry to ask but can you please recommend me some rlly angsty/dead dove akeshu/kavetham ffs? if it wont bother you too much, ofc.

Anon, I'm like literally the worst person to ask this??😭 All I consume and create is domestic fluff... help.......

I have some, I think..? I've asked my followers on twitter/bsky to help out with recs, hopefully others can recommend more and I can update this but for now I'll put some in a read more for you :>

JUST TO PREFACE: I don't really read dead dove, so I can only recommend angst and generally my angst needs to have comfort so... I'm sorry if my angst is weak to you. I'm someone who likes wholesome content more than intense things so um yeah, sorry for being vanilla.

Also please expect most if not all of these to be R18.

Akeshu (More general recs part 1｜part 2｜NSFW)

1) Sucker's Prayer by Thornofthelily This is probably one of my most favorite fics in terms of how Goro is written. It’s a really messed up premise with very bad kink negotiation but Goro is written so damn caring and tender I love him so much but Akira may annoy/make you disappointed. It’s just so fucking good.

2) Even the Mountains Crumble by rosegardenlake A classic in the fandom, and totally lives up to the hype. TLOU AU... I'm still reading it but I know it's a banger, the characterization for Goro is amazing, absolutely the best, everything he does is perfect and he's so cool and hot and all the themes and the dialogue is BRILLIANT

3) A first spring with you by Manibarilo Probably one of my most favorite fics, such an amazing and very perceptive look into the psyche of Goro Akechi. I can't describe just how this fic took my breath away, reading it made me feel so giddy because this Goro Akechi is my ideal Goro Akechi.

4) The Stone Heart by tofupancakes part of a series but can be read standalone, old man yaoi married akeshu. I love the angst but there’s a happy ending 

5) paint the town, take a bow Really great fic, a bit messed up but it’s entertaining

6) my back arched like a cat (my position couldn't stop) by miyings cw: has marushu to an extent if that’s uncomfortable for you just skip this one but it’s really hot how possessive Goro is. Also: akirussy

7) love me mercilessly by blue_jean reallllllyyyy violent and quite intense, has top drop

8) anywhere, i would have followed you by blue_jean depression fic where akira is sick, the sex scene is really tender and breaks my heart.

9) Pocket Watch by mylilakirameowmeow This one is quite infamous(?) in fandom. I personally have only read part of it because I'm not really a NSFW person and also I got scared of the switching tag LOL if you're not as allergic to bottom Goro then maybe it's what you're looking for!

10) a guide to gardening for celebrities and serial killers by cruellae I really like this fic because of this "dull sadness" feeling from it(?) It's like... navigating a very hard situation in the most normal way you can by looking at it objectively... but it's also because you're just trying to suffocate it from surfacing because admitting to the hurt will break you.

My favorite line from the fics is:

“I’m sorry I can’t let you go,” he whispers. “Even if it would be best for you…I’ll never be able to let you go.”

Kavetham

1) A Moment of Your Time by Aria_Faye omegaverse, one of my most favorite kavetham fics ever... The themes, character portrayal and raw emotions is just amazing I honestly think it's the ideal balance between the two of them.

2) Bear favour by MiracleSprinkles Another omegaverse, I really enjoyed the feelings in this one. I particularly enjoy how Kaveh is written, how awkward he is when he wants to apologize... saur good

3) Not Quite Broken two parter series by SkySpider Literally everything by SkySpider is so angsty and pain, I love the theming very much. On and off note, my favorite fic from them are the notice board fics: This one and This one.

4) Differing Touches of a Similar Love by Astraabyss Light angst, beautifully written...

[hot-cocoa-addict]

hi hello how do people deal with the fact that they, while trying to write out one fic, end up with another completely plotted out in their head with a good headstart on a potential chapter one written down on a doc??

should i try to juggle two fics at once? absolutely not. will i? ... maybe.

[specterthief]

specterthief’s fic pile

i’ll do proper posts for each when i upload anything new but for now i’m just going to do this

Persona 5 Royal:

rivalry game (WIP, 8.6k, joker/akechi pre-slash so far, T): connected, generally chronological one-shots in an AU where akechi joins the phantom thieves during kaneshiro’s palace instead of makoto. updating as i feel like it.

bloom (2.1k, joker & lala gen, G): trans girl joker, my beloved. fluff and introspection and lala being a queer elder. will eventually be part of a series.

fool me twice (1.2k, joker/akechi, T): a non-canon coda to one of the endings of synthesis, my joker/akechi roleswap visual novel.

the fiend with twenty faces (1.3k, joker-centric, G): a character study of roleswap!joker, also in the same universe as synthesis.

before midnight (3.7k, sumire & maruki gen, unrated): a missing scene with sumire on the night of january 9th, after the phantom thieves rescue her.

runs in the family (3.1k, futaba & wakaba + futaba & akechi gen, T): double agent futaba isshiki starts to think she akechi might have more in common than meets the eye. black mask futaba AU, for the blood of a villain anthology.

glass slippers (1.8k, sumire-centric, T): once upon a time, many years ago, there was a little princess, who was very sad because her sister had died.

Shin Megami Tensei V:

boy at the piano (3.2k, protagonist & aogami gen, G): the protagonist (rin) finds the ruins of his old middle school in da’at and revisits some old memories.

i’ll bet it all gold (4k, yuzuru & koshimizu gen/pre-slash, G): canon divergent rewrite of what exactly is going on with yuzuru during the arioch campaign. character/relationship study.

silver currents (4.7k, protagonist & aogami gen/pre-slash, T): case fic; rin and aogami have to hunt down a kraken and learn about trusting each other in the process.

after the hardest climb (1.5k, protagonist/aogami pre-slash, G): rin and aogami, the morning after lahmu.

wheel of fortune (<1k, protagonist & koshimizu gen, G): a brief drabble in a protagonist/aogami roleswap AU.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne:

learning to fly (3.6k, demi-fiend/pixie, T): pure demipixie getting-together fluff.

Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha:

kazamachi (1.1k, minor raidou/OC, G): before he’s raidou kuzunoha the fourteenth, fifteen year old jouhei deals with a heatwave and a crush on a boy.

the long road home (6k, past raidou/seimei, raidou & gouto + raidou & narumi gen, G): post-manga, raidou returns to kuzunoha village to tie up loose ends and figure out how to move forward. narumi comes along for the ride, and gouto looks out for his successor in his own way.

the brighter parts (WIP, 4.2k, raidou & narumi gen, G): a continuation of the long road home from narumi’s POV, because it was originally going to be all one fic and then it got really long and unwieldy. same themes/setting as the first part.

every shot you don’t take (3.8k, raidou & narumi gen/pre-slash, G): post-manga. after a major injury, narumi has to relearn how to shoot with his left hand and isn’t taking it well. raidou helps, in inadvisable ways.

a haunting in tokyo (1.1k, raidou & narumi gen, G): narumi gets harassed by an invisible being while raidou’s at school. just humor/fluff.

the devil you know (2.1k, raidou/lucifer (louis cyphre), G): raidou tries to figure out where he and lucifer stand with one another, and louis is an incorrigible flirt determined to make it difficult for him.

SK8 the Infinity:

lights in the dark (5.4k, queerplatonic tadashi & adam, T): three nights, seventeen years, and tadashi figuring out what loving and being loved looks like to him.

strike anywhere (4.2k, potentially one-sided ainosuke/tadashi, T): high school era; ainosuke eavesdrops on tadashi and his father and is so normal about it. mind the tags.

punch-drunk (3.3k, (pre-)adam/kaoru, T): kaoru gets into a fight he can't win by himself, but luckily he's got friends. maybe minor kaoru whump.

paradise (WIP, 11.4k, adam & langa gen / canon-typical one-sided adam/langa, T): "In the original scenario, during the part of the plot where Langa is rapidly becoming obsessed with ADAM, there was a part where ADAM was going to carry Langa off to his vacation house, and Reki was going to be shocked to see the two of them having fun skating together..." - hiroko utsumi

‘cause when you look like that (<1k, langa/reki, G): reki loses a bet, but langa likes the result a lot more than he’s expecting. for sk8 shorts.

mangia bene, ama molto (<1k, tadashi/joe, G): tadashi doesn't get to cook often. kojiro does a friend a favor, and wouldn't mind it being something more. for sk8 shorts.

what this rose has cost (<1k, one-sided adam/langa and implied reki/langa, G): beauty and the beast AU. when reki goes missing in the woods, langa comes to rescue him—only to catch the eye of the monster that captured him himself. for sk8 shorts.

no place i’d rather be (<1k, reki & langa gen/pre-slash & ensemble, G): reki and langa are moving into their first apartment together, so reki enlists some help. maybe more than is actually helpful. for sk8 shorts.

shelter (<1k, miya & shadow gen / implied one-sided miya/reki, G): hiromi's playing babysitter for the weekend while miya's parents are out of town, but he's pretty sure miya would rather be somewhere else. for sk8 shorts.

on the way down (<1k, reki & adam gen / one-sided adam/langa, G): ainosuke finds himself stuck in an elevator with the last person he'd want to spend two hours alone with. reki's just trying to have fun in an awkward situation. for sk8 shorts.

diminuendo (<1k, reki/langa, / implied/ambiguous langa/adam, G): reki confesses to langa during the episode 7 fight... and this doesn’t fix anything. for sk8 shorts.

i’d do it all again (3.5k, (pre-)ainosuke/tadashi, G): post-canon, ainosuke and tadashi spend an afternoon cleaning out the pool and enjoying each other’s company. for the tadaai tuesday halloween flash.

runaways running the night (4.7k, reki & adam gen, G): reki comes out to adam and adam feels a totally normal amount of things about this.

it’s buzzcut season anyway (4k, pre-reki/langa / langa & nanako gen, G): yuri AU. reki gives langa a haircut. nanako just wants her daughter to be happy.

indulgences (<1k, adam/cherry, T): yuri AU. adam and kaoru share a fleeting moment in paradise.

Metaphor: ReFantazio:

dig up bones in your sympathy (<1k, louis/hythlodaeus V, G): louis sees a ghost.

strange bedfellows (2.3k, louis/fidelio, G): fidelio escorts his lord to a party. there’s only one bed.

i hope this finds you well (1.8k, will & more & gallica, G): will sends a message in a bottle. it finds its way where it needs to be.

nor a thorn nor a threat (3k, louis/hythlodaeus, M): six years after the attack on the prince, louis tries to make the most of an unexpected encounter at the palace.

dignity (1.7k, louis/zorba, T): zorba is wounded in action. louis sees to his lieutenant’s well-being.

a flower amidst the forest (500 words - drabble sequence, one-sided gruidae/eldan queen, G): gruidae had loved other women, but none consumed her the way her queen does.

triptych (400 words - drabble sequence, one-sided louis/hythlodaeus, T): three snapshots of a fall. for seasons of drabbles - spring round 2025.

recarm (200 words - double drabble, zorba & louis, G): zorba breaks a taboo for the first time. for seasons of drabbles - spring round 2025.

look at you, strawberry blonde (100 words - drabble, hulkenberg/junah, G): junah needs a favor that takes a woman’s touch. for seasons of drabbles - spring round 2025.

the road built in hope (200 words - double drabble, eldan queen/hythlodaeus, G): after three months, the villagers still consider more an outsider. for seasons of drabbles - spring round 2025.

[akechi-stole-my-heart]

Royal Trio for that character asks?

ahh ty! this is literally perfect timing because I just finished the third semester on my third playthrough of p5r and really wanted to talk about these three <this is a lie. I stopped writing out the answer to this ask over a month ago but this ask IS still relevant bc I am now writing a royal trio-centric fic. so I'd still like to talk about them.

describe their canon relationship/dynamic

Sumi and Akira have a very strong dynamic, as Sumi is basically Akira's canonical love interest and one of his closest friends. And I needn't explain how Akira and Akechi have an extremely strong dynamic as well.

But the three of them don't really have that strong of a trio dynamic because the triangle breaks when we get to Akechi and Sumi's relationship with each other, which is a shame. Either Akechi or Sumi feel a bit left out because Sumi's in the dark about so much of Akechi's Deal and Akechi is so outwardly cold to Sumi. So they don't have much of a dynamic with each other.

your ideal/headcanon version of it? how does it differ from how it is in canon & why is this your favorite version? any other alternate versions of it you enjoy?

My ideal version of the royal trio has two main differences between it and the canon version. First, Akechi and Sumi never get the chance to bond in canon. I don't think that it's a flaw, necessarily, because there was no way to have them bond without breaking Akechi's character arc in the third sem. But it is a huge missed opportunity.

I really do think Akechi does secretly care for Sumi, but he doesn't want to show it because he's being Stupid in third sem about wanting to push everyone away. I think in any other timeline they could have been friends, and I think that he realizes their similarities and relates to her because of them. In the same way, if Sumi knew more about Akechi I think she would relate to him and want to be his friend too.

The second thing I'd change is make Sumi and Akira's relationship platonic. This isn't really a "change" since you can reject her, and Sumi having a crush on its own is perfectly fine. But they push them as a romantic pairing really really hard, much harder than anyone else, to the point where its pretty obvious she's supposed to be your canonical girlfriend. And I just don't like that, since them getting together kinda breaks Sumi's character arc of self discovery.

what do you like about their relationship, why is it interesting or enjoyable to you?

I love how Sumi and Akechi both complement Akira in opposite directions. But more than that, I'm obsessed with how Sumi and Akechi are thematic foils in pretty much every way. Others have written metas on this so I won't repeat it all here, but the sheer Potential of Akechi and Sumi's dynamic and the way their arcs parallel is so Interesting. Sumi and Akechi are such different people, but they are also so extremely similar, and its just. mmmm. good. makes brain go brrr.

I could go on and on about the ways Sumi and Akechi parallel one another, but one thing in particular that sticks out to me are their masks and the way each of them deal with their self hatred in opposite directions. Sumi buries her true personality and becomes her ideal self as Kasumi. Meanwhile Akechi does something similar with the Detective Prince persona, but by the third semester he's completely rejected that part of himself. Sumi learns to reconcile all parts of herself, while Akechi. doesn't. And Akira serves as Akechi's other half, the way that Kasumi served as Sumire's other half. But while Sumi saw Kasumi's natural talent, and how she outshone her in every way, she internalized that hatred to the point where she wished to die. But when Akechi saw how Akira was superior to him in every way, he externalized that hate and tried to kill Akira to prove that he was better. Sumi accidentally kills Kasumi because of her self hatred, and Akechi tries to kill Akira but fails because of his self hatred.

what about the individual characters involved? what does this relationship mean to them, what makes it unique among their relationships?

Akira - Sumi and Akechi are his closest friends, imo. Akira sees a lot of himself in both of them. They're the Fake As Hell Gang, each of them hiding behind various masks to conceal their true, inner self.

Sumi - Akira is the person who helps Sumi rediscover her true self and accept herself for who she truly is instead of continuing to hide behind her sister's identity. She looks up to his as a version of her ideal self, confident and self assured and fully realized. As for Akechi, I don't think Sumi has any idea what to make of him at all.

Akechi - I could go on for days about the complexities of Akechi's feelings about Akira, but in short, Akira is Akechi's only real friend in the world, and yet they were once bitter enemies. Akechi wishes it could stay that simple--rivals, and nothing more. But of course that's not true. As for Sumi, he sees a lot of himself in her--someone terrified that they aren't good enough, idolizing someone else as their better half. But he can't let himself get attached, so he keeps his distance and remains harsh on the surface no matter his sympathies.

favorite interaction they have in canon

"Just everyday Akechi." Obviously.

favorite interaction they have in your head/a situation you want to put them in

well. i mean, if you'll pardon the self promo, you can find out by reading the aforementioned fic where sumi saves goro in the engine room. hehe

[dreamsy990]

here's a short reclist of multip-chapter/longform ((mostly) joker-centric, alternate universe, angsty, sometimes hurt/comfort) persona 5 fics that i greatly enjoyed

ships may include: goro akechi/joker, (minor hints of yusuke kitagawa/joker in one, i'll mention it in that fics description)

-Oh Alice, There's no Reflection in the Looking Glass. by intothefrisson

An angsty new game plus au that made me cry several times, with some palace ruler Joker mixed in for flavor. It's unfinished but still is a satisfying conclusion where it's left off. This fic ripped my heart out, stomped on it, set it on fire and threw it to a lake full of pirahanas and I'm thanking it. There's some akeshu shipping, but it's pretty tame and not really the main focus. Also the chapter names are gold. Also also there's a bunch of P4 references I didn't really understand, but if you've played that game you might like it. On top of that all is some amazing art that's so good I had some of it as my lock screen for months. I pulled 2 all nighters to finish reading this fic as soon as possible and so if you do that and die uh. I am not responsible.

-It's Showtime by HoneyCirrus

A palace ruler!Joker au that once again stomped on my heart like it was a spider and im still not over it. It's set right between Haru's introduction as Beauty Thief and the actual start of Okumura's palace. It's very fun and Haru breaks a table to get everyone to shut up. I loved every second of this disaster and you will too. This one's the one with minor hints of unrequited Yusuke/Joker so if you're not into that beware, but as someone who's not a big fan of that ship I barely noticed it so don't worry too much.

-Ducks Out by Ren_Saxon (UNFINISHED; ACTIVELY UPDATED)

It may be an elaborate shitpost but this fic has me in a goddamn stranglehold. It's a more Akechi-centric duck soulmate au that has no right to be so good. I'm not a fan of soulmate aus normally but damnit this one broke me. It's the embodiment of crack treated seriously and if you like that then you'll love this, and if you don't give it a shot anyway. Akechi's inner monologue is hilarious and Arsene being terrible at directions is a thing. Arsene is here and he is a disaster.

-a heartbeat without harmony by pana (panaceaa) (UNFINISHED; ACTIVELY UPDATED)

This one's not really angsty I just think it's funny. Akechi and Joker get into a fake dating competition and become menaces upon society. It's only 2 chapters in out of 5 but I liked it enough to share. If you like slamming your face into a wall wanting to strangle your blorbo because they can't see obvious signs then congrats, this is the one for you. Do beware of the eventual smut tag though.

[auncyen]

I'm enjoying Alas, Lord is Upon Me so far but I can't give kudos again and I can't comment because the author's chosen to turn those off so instead I'ma rec it.

Akechi-centric fic where he investigates a new serial killer who seems to be linked to Shido's conspiracy. I really like both the detail and the characterization so far and would rec if you like mysteries with the metaverse. The big warning: the serial killer is...dedicated in his work. The killings are very violent and you may not want to read if that's an issue for you. (I tend to skim when it comes up because, yeah it's not my thing.) Much smaller warning: if you're expecting a ton of returning characters outside Akechi, you may be disappointed. Sae is also in this fic and a few PT have also made cameos, but the biggest characters in this fic so far are Akechi, the mysterious killer, and two OCs working with Akechi in the investigation, one of whom Akechi is shipped with. I like how the ship's going so far though.

[ancient-day]

It’s very funny to me how people who want to judge Akechi fans and claim that they completely overlook how he killed Wakaba and Okumura have clearly never actually engaged with any Akechi-centric fanwork because every single fic I’ve read has absolutely touched on this topic in some way.

[etherbonded]

" I accepted I'm no angel a long time ago, and I've long since embraced my true self with my sins and purities alike. "

The third and final awakening for Akechi Himari is the persona of the name Hel. Hel is a Curse and Bless centric persona but focuses more on curse than bless, Hel has the similar ability as Laufey in which causes victims hit by the move feel extremely nauseous and can even make hallucinations that the other can see.

Well, Hel enhances that ability to where the hallucination can manifest into a physical form that only they can see. In which means Himari can induce people into especially realistic hallucinations and the person afflicted with the hallucination can physically feel it. Making it harder to snap them out of it. She still suffers from blacking out as a side affect, but doesn't often pass out anymore luckily. For she hasn't had a reason to overuse her abilities with Hel.

And with Hel's bless moves, Himari can very well heal her party fully and has a 15% chance of dispelling a status affect, though she is unable to heal herself with that ability. So she is left unable to heal herself in which means that she either needs to be more careful or have someone who can heal by her side. Though, it doesn't truly stop her from putting herself in more dangerous situations.

photo ref for her persona under the cut

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