#it's very akechi-centric

[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.

[ajdrawshq]

i love sending my brother screenshots of lil manga Akechis where he looks all sweet n innocent to make it seem funny how badly hes treated in our au with him. and pretending the canon horrors he doesnt know abt dont exist

[nennenen]

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]

"Let's go back... to our true reality."

☆ Cel, any pronouns

☆ A minor

☆ I write stuff :3

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× Alien Stage

× MILGRAM

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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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𖧧 No relationships between characters that have an age gap of more than 5 years, and/or where one character is meant to be taken or depicted as a child, regardless of biological age. The age gap can kinda be thrown out the window if it's fantasy races, though...

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[flightofgoro]

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　　　 ari / lyn ☆ she / they ☆ est ☆ minor ᴖ ◡ ᴖ

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🚫 please do not use or repost my art without my permission. do not use my art that i make for akechi goro. my interpretation of him is very personal and i am quite attached.

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OO1.　my goro is agender aroace-spec (they/he)! goro doesn't really mind any gender, but they can't think of a label to call himself, so he just says aroace-spec. my goro also has autism, C-PTSD, NPD, BPD, and DID. they're hard of hearing and has a service dog named bibi! i also hc goro to be japanese-puerto rican-filipino mixed. ^^ you can interpret any interaction as anything, though, i won't force anything onto you!

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[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.

[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)

[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.

[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

img source: x

[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.

[eruanee]

─ dorian, 24, they/he, fr/eng ok ─ transmasc gender mess, bisexual and enjoyer of faggotry

this has been my personal blog for years, it became very utena centric against my will but it's truly about whatever i'm interested in at the moment. i'm also a fellow lover of akechi goro bc i'm a bit insane so you'll also see him a lot around here.

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[luuxxart]

some people just don’t like noodles i guess.

[crescentfool]

happy anniversary to the first time i ever drew goro akechi! i can't believe it's been a whole year of akechi posting! 💗 (reflection and ramble under the cut!)

overall, i'm happy to have met goro akechi last year! he's an amazing muse who has such range- he inspires both humorous artworks, but also emotional ones. i feel really happy to have met akechi because he really reminded me of how to have fun with the art process. not only that, but getting into akechi + shuake helped me branch out into new mediums, like comics and animatics. they're truly eye-opening in that regard. 

numerically speaking, i feel rather satisfied with what i've produced. but i feel that in some ways i've stagnated from emphasizing ideas over practice. it's a hard balance to strike sometimes, tbh. but i'm happy that i've had the chance to see my style develop alongside akechi.

i'll admit that there has been some mental struggles in the past month or so with creating in respects to overthinking about skills and whether or not i've been holding myself back (by constantly drawing). it's pretty difficult tbh but i've been doing what i can to learn more!

but that said! i've had a chance to meet so many people because of him- so to all of you who are here, thanks for sticking with me all this time! going forward, i hope to try and refocus my efforts toward bigger projects (comics + animatics + gifs), and do some more studies. i'm honestly not sure what it is i want to create next- as my focus is all over the place with the different aspects of art that appeals to me. but! i'm sure that with time i can refocus! here's to drawing even more goro akechi and shuakes!! ✨