#no when ryuji grew up he also grew out

[cant-icle]

okay it's a couple days late but now that you've mentioned it i can't stop thinking about it: what DID happen during morgana and ryuji's sushi date in conflagration?

They have to be sneaky about it, of course. No decent sushi place will let him stay for longer than it would take for Morgana's head to pop out of his bag before kindly but firmly escorting him out.

That's fine, though. This place is his favorite; he's been coming here for years now, since he joined the clinic just two stops down the line. It's small, never too crowded, and cute as all hell. The selection varies with the seasons, so he knows the fish is always fresh.

He's always thought, in the back of his mind, deep down in the box where he put everything else about Akira, that it would have been nice to take him here for a date. Tangle their legs beneath the table, split a parfait at the end. Fight over the fatty tuna.

Instead of dark hair and a wicked smile across from him he's got dark fur and sharp blue eyes beside him, tucked into the corner of his booth where he can oh-so-stealthily sneak slices of fish into the bag.

The joys of modern technology, too-- with his phone out and one earbud in, it doesn't matter if it looks like he's talking to himself.

"Aaah," Morgana says rapturously as Ryuji hands the next piece down. "I haven't had a meal this good in-- well, who's to say! Is there any salmon roe coming up?"

"I'll keep an eye out." The flounder disappears from between his fingertips; Ryuji casually wipes them on a napkin and snags a nearby piece of mackerel sushi. "You doin' alright down there? I think I can empty out this sauce dish and put some water in it."

A moment while Morgana swallows. "That's very thoughtful! You've clearly done some growing up while I've been away, Ryuji." The eyes looking back up at him are rimmed with frost, but squint up in the same familiar smile. He can't help but smile back. He's missed the cattiness (no pun intended) that he can look back on fondly after almost a decade of distance. "I'm good for now, but you can get me a bottle of water from the konbini when we leave."

"Sure thing."

There's another stretch of quiet between them. Mackerel, salmon roe, shrimp. Some maguro for him, some maguro for Mona.

He wants to ask. He doesn't want to ask. He wants Mona to just tell him. Even though he's grown up, he never figured out the best way to do verbal subterfuge.

Just when he goes to open his mouth, though, Morgana clears his throat. When Ryuji looks down, he sees Morgana shake his head.

"I know what you want to ask," he says, "and I'm not going to talk about it. Not yet. I'm sorry," he adds, which is both surprising and-- and what? Ryuji doesn't really know. "But I've been trying to get him back here for so long, and I don't want to have to lie to him when you bring me back. I don't want him to want to run again, he's been running for so long."

He sighs, something that should be too long and too deep for those tiny lungs. It's full of sorrow. "He's tired. I'm tired too, but I'll never let him know that. I'm the hope of all humanity, you know-- I can keep going for the both of us as long as he needs. So--" abruptly he's Mona again, all steel spine and authority. "Don't ask me about him, or where we've been. But tell me about you! What have you been eating to make you get that big?! Don't you know that phantom thieves are supposed to be able to sneak around without getting stuck in windows?!"

"Are you calling me fat?!"

[katsona-the-katsequel]

Persona Fun Facts Pt. 2

Everyone seemed to like the last entry so here's the sequel. Reminder that all these facts were taken from Atlus' fanbooks and novels (and some even from the Persona Stalker Club).

Another reason Mitsuru worried about Minato was because he had a tight schedule, was pale, and never complained about anything nor mentioned if something was bothering him 🥺

Iwai likes to watch reruns of old Western films (I wonder what's his favorite movie).

Ryuji's mother has the personality of a loud, older sister.

Lisa knows how to snowboard.

The necktie Adachi is wearing is probably Dojima's.

Shiho is "drawn to what she doesn't have".

If he won 700 million yen, Akechi would travel the world.

Tatsuya's handwriting is shit.

In his briefcase, Akechi carries a set of student supplies, food, water, and free samples of sweets and cosmetics people give him.

Yu was the type of person who wanted to be seen as wise beyond his years and more of an adult than he really was. He grew out of it by the end of the game by becoming an actually mature person.

Chihaya redesigns clothes.

The first thing Ulala did after realizing her ex was scamming her was call Maya to a restaurant where they got drinks.

Yusuke would be okay with crossdressing if he felt it would help him discover the secret of beauty.

Junes wages are 690 yen per hour for high school students and 900 yen per hour for the rest.

Jin was the member of Strega in charge of raising funds and taking care of meals.

Maruki is aware of the relationship between food and mental health, so he always tries to eat a balanced diet (with cheap ingredients that won't affect his mental health by being a financial burden).

Yukari's mother, Risako, was financially blessed and came from a good family associated with the Kirijo Group.

The Shiroganes have a butler named Yakushiji who has served them for three generations. He, along with Grandpa Shirogane, was Naoto's main caretaker growing up.

The place where Ken's house used to be is now a parking lot.

Junpei's father failed in business.

Akechi's ideal type of lover is "someone who can give [him] space".

Dojima bought Nanako's clothes at Junes.

Maya always keeps a can of crab in her purse... that's her lunch at work. 😔

Futaba is more specific when it comes to her ideal lover. I'm just going to copy and paste here: "Their specs must be just as follows: must be more of an indoors person more than an outdoors one, won’t barge selfishly into people’s room to clean without the owner’s consent, old fashioned romantic and can sing all the theme songs of Neo Featherman."

Yosuke and Kanji aren't the only ones who dye their hair. Chie also dyes hers.

Kandori sealed his deal with Nyarly by strangling his lover/coworker, Mayo Miyashita, to death. He seemed kind of in a trance while he did so (a lot was from Mayo's POV), so it's up to you to decide how much agency he had in that murder.

Members of Strega don't even know their real names (this won't deter me from the "Chidori is Natsumi's daughter theory"). They also steal household goods and clothes during the night.

Elly has twin sisters.

I can't remember if I included this one in the last post, but here it goes again. After Makoto pointed out how difficult taking care of lobsters would be, Yusuke ate them with tears in his eyes.

[ladyloveandjustice]

Summer 2024 Anime Overview: Senpai is an Otokonoko

Aoi falls for an older girl, Makoto, and one day she confesses love to her senpai. But then Makoto reveals that he is an otokonoko- a crossdressing boy. Much to Makoto’s surprise, this only increases Aoi’s attraction, as she’s 100 percent supportive of crossdressing and ecstatic about getting to enjoy both the “boy” and “girl” versions of her senpai. Complicating things is Makoto’s best friend Ryuji, who has a huge crush on Makoto even though he won’t admit it to himself.

Meanwhile, Makoto is dealing with an incredibly transphobic mother, so he hides himself at home and lives in fear she’ll find out that he’s crossdressing at school.

This is a sweet, heartfelt, queer show with some very good kids and a lot of sad and happy feels. Prepare for heartstrings to be tugged. I grew very attached to the main trio in various ways,as they all have their own individual struggles related to gender, sexuality and heteronormative society. They're going through it, but they always work to understand and accept each other.

Makoto is obviously the central focus with the Gender of it All, and you see him struggle to navigate a world that sees gender in strict binary terms and tries to limit the ways he can live. The show strikes a good balance in showing the heartbreaking obstacles Makoto deals with but also showing the joy he finds in unexpected acceptance, affirmation, and connection. It’s sad when he tries to force himself to be ‘normal’ but it’s all the more heartwarming when his loved ones support him being who he truly is. A big focus of the show is Makoto trying to figure out if he wants to “live as a girl” as the show puts it, or if his relationship with his gender is something else.

I was surprised at how much I liked Ryuji, he might be my favorite. His struggle with his internalized homophobia and his yearning for Makoto literally made me cry at one point, which is rare for me with media. Plus, he’s just a sweet kid and good friend who puts up a laughably paper-thin "tough" front and you want good things for him. And that’s true for all the characters.

Aoi is a character who starts off as a comedic genki girl, (and to some she even initially came off as a chaser, but as her layers peeled back it becomes clear that’s not the case).  I liked her from the beginning despite her being A Lot but I was concerned she might boil down to the unfailingly Cheerful Girl Who Supports Makoto—but she gains a tremendous amount of depth once her backstory and personal struggles start to unfold.

Honestly, she really resonates with me as an ace person and her storyline seems primed to head in that direction, but I’m not naïve enough to think I’m going to get an actual asexual storyline where we examine how some people simply don’t feel romantic and/or sexual attraction and can still be fulfilled…and yeah, judging from the few spoilers I’ve seen, it’s not about that. It’s a bit disappointing, since it would really fit in with a show so focused on non-heteronormative sexuality, but y’know. We’re used to it. I never expect much. I will be interested in how it unfolds in the movie and hope whatever story they choose will at least be well told.

So basically, the show not only presents a love triangle where not only do you want all of them to be happy (sadly poly will not be the answer) BUT also a love triangle where each person thinks it would be better for their so-called "rival" to end up with their crush because they all love each other and want each other to be happy, but they all think very little of themselves. Amazing. A love triangle that’s truly all love but in the most hurtful way possible.

Aoi, Makoto, and Ryuji’s bond is really the star of the show for me more than any independent relationship and (though if I had to choose the friendship between Aoi and Ryuji is low-key the cutest to me).

There’s not many caveats to this show, obviously it examines transphobia in sometimes heartbreaking ways, and Ryuji’s internalized homophobia can be rough (I wish someone would directly tell him he’s not gross). I did find the pacing to be way too rushed in early episodes, but it evened out as it went on.

For something that’s neither good or bad: one thing that was noticeable about the show is it really avoided any queer terminology, in a way a lot of modern queer manga doesn’t. Again, this isn’t a bad things, and I honestly wouldn’t have noticed if one of the characters hadn’t met an older queer person (which is great! Love it when older queer people help the younger generation and show them they’re not alone)—yet this person doesn’t share any kind of specifics and how they identify is kept ambiguous, though they clearly have been to drag clubs/communities at the very least (as a blink and you miss it thing). In some ways, this might be purposeful, it felt like the story wanted the characters to be applicable to a lot of queer experiences, and one of the main points of the show is Makoto’s uncertainty about his own identity and not feeling comfortable in certain categories. Labels don’t work for everyone.

However, a few more specifics felt like it would help with adding context to some of the characters. Does Ryuji know other gay men exist? Does he think he’s the only one? I honestly have no idea. There is a possibility of these kids getting to know a wider community that seems tantalizing but unlikely to be capitalized on and sometimes the show’s desire to be nebulous about all this can feel like a missed opportunity.

Overall, I think this is a touching, worthwhile show about affirmation and love and the complexities of being queer in a limiting society. And of course that means a bunch of homophobes review bombed it because they apparently just now realized queer stories have always been a big part of anime. Knowing this makes it even clearer that shows like this make an impact and deserve support, and I’m really glad a movie to wrap things up has already been announced.

Give this show a watch, and maybe bring some tissues.

[icespur]

Akeshu Daughter from the future in Mpreg Akiren During Strikers AU:

Credit to “@iftheworldendsinflames” for bringing up the idea. 

She originally brought up the idea for the “Mpreg Akiren during Strikers” idea, but I could see this working for a couple scenarios, I’ll split them into separate posts.

So, one plot issue with this particular scenario is “Why would Komari be there in the first place?” Since most “from the future” plots, have said person from the future come to the past to warn someone of something, or to fix or prevent something bad from happening themselves. 

For this case, there’s nothing really world endangering or life threatening in Strikers that could be perilous to Komari and her future, so what if she got sent to the past somehow by accident and so her goal is to get back home and she needs the assistance of the Phantom Thieves but at the same time, obviously can’t fully reveal why and who exactly she is as that might rewrite her original reality she’s from, or worse, erase her from existence entirely. 

So, she goes “undercover” in a sense. She keeps her first name, but goes by a different allies off the fly after nearly fucking up her cover—

“I’m Komari Ama—--uh—-Ake—-Ah–ak—ak–a–gi? Yes! Akagi. Komari Akagi, that’s me!” 

Inspired after remembering a Japanese Jazz pianist with that surname. That kanji spelling of  Akagi translates to “Red Castle” which—is unintentionally similar to the meaning of “Amamiya” which means “Rain Palace”. So already she’s made a subtle whoopsie. 

I like to think Akechi would also take his child to the Jazz Jin to keep the tradition and so Komari grew up listening to the Jazz Genre and probably came across the name Akagi by listening to one of his songs. 

Out of panic and memory, she chooses the surname which also translates to something similar to what one of her fathers surname means, it’s too late to pick a different name so all she can do is internally hope and pray they don’t catch on.

She does openly tell the Thieves things about herself if asked or randomly if a subject reminds her of her upbringing, but of course nothing outright

Like, she obviously can’t say: “My Parents are Ren Amamiya and Goro Akechi”. But she brings up in passing “Oh I don’t have a “mom” I have two dads actually.”

“Oh, you’re adopted then?”

“No, one of my dads gave birth to me.”

“...........Wha?” Everyone is puzzled as hell at that response until they remember “Oh wait, we have a pregnant male party member.”

Ryuji jokes that Ren and Komari’s dad should meet one day so they can bond over pregnancy experiences. Komari laughs in response but internally is freaking out because “I’m in deeper shit than I thought. Not only did I go back in time, I got dropped in the year I was born, Ren is my dad, he’s pregnant with me.”

She actively avoids interacting with the newborn version of herself to avoid a paradox. One of the Thieves notices this and asks her why she doesn’t seem to want to be around the baby, and she doesn’t want to come off as rude or heartless so she doesn’t want to use the “Oh, I don’t like children” excuse, so she stammers out an accidental declaration that she has a crippling phobia of babies. 

Out of instinct she’ll slip up in interactions by acting too familiar with the group, or little genetic quirks and mannerisms inherited from her parents will shine through. Most of them go over the Thieves' heads, but Ren silently takes notice and can’t help but be reminded of Akechi in more ways than one. 

Komari inherited Akechi’s eye color and front bangs of his hair. Hair color wise, is from Ren; black and naturally messy.

Black hair and Brown eyes isn’t that uncommon of an appearance in Japan. But Ren knows those eyes, the reddish brown tint of his allegedly deceased rival. It’s probably why he can’t help but smile fondly when talking and looking at her. He hopes his and Akechi’s unborn daughter inherits the same eyes. 

When meeting Morgana in this timeline for the first time, unlike everyone else’s first reaction to him, Komari doesn’t do the “AH WHATTHEHECKATALKINGCAT?!” thing since she grew up with Morgana so already knows about his ordeal, so purely out of natural instinct she treats him with respect and an individual which gives her good points from him off the bat because “Finally, someone that treats me as an equal. Why can’t you be more like Mari-Chan, Ryuji? I like this girl, I say we’re keeping her!” 

She almost slips up by nearly referring to Ryuji, Yuusuke, Ann, Makoto, Haru and Futaba as “Aunt/Uncle”, more times than she’d like to admit. 

Seems to have a personal hatred for politicians. When asked, she explains “My family doesn’t have good experiences with politicians.” 

Has an unconscious habit of referring to people that anger her as “Trash” under her breath.

Wears black gloves that Ren especially takes notice of. He asks her about them and how they remind him of—-someone he really cared for and misses. Afraid that he could be getting suspicious of her, and immediately regretting responding with “Oh, these belonged to one of my dads.” She waves off the similarity with “Black is a common color for gloves, i’m sure it's just a coincidence.” 

Very—-- “enthusiastic” when fighting shadows in the Metaverse. It scares the shit out of most of the Thieves, except Joker, who gets instant “Third Semester Black Mask Akechi” flashbacks, and tears up while watching the strange yet familiar girl massacre the shadows. 

The Thieves say that Komari reminds them of Ren. Much to Ren’s bewilderment because according to him “Me???? Really, I mean if you say so, but I don’t really see it. Is it our hair color? We both have black and messily textured hair.”

Mari-chan inherited Ren’s humor, playfulness, courage and charisma. When she smiles and interacts with the group, it’s genuine. She’s also naturally honest which could explain why she’s making so many unintentional fuck ups by revealing too much information about herself. She most definitely did not inherit Akechi’s acting and ability to put on a false mask in public and it shows. 

I cannot stress enough how the only thing that would save this poor girl from unintentionally causing a paradox is if the Phantom Thieves and Ren are all simultaneously cursed with sharing one braincell. 

She’s trying, she really is. But if the Akechi from her original timeline could see this he’d be facepalming and sighing in disappointment, then in utter defeat calls Ren over to give him a heads up that there’s going to be some drastic changes to their reality because their lovely pride and joy somehow got herself teleported to the past to the year of her birth and is flopping like a fish out of water at mission “Go undercover and befriend the past versions of my family, reveal that I’m from the future but not my exact identity, so they can hopefully help me return to my reality.” Because he just got reminded that she inherited Ren’s intellect and now they and everyone in their reality is fucked.

[egoistars]

🎈🍓🐞🩸 for both creatures !!!!!!!

SUPER LONG LORE DROP TIME!!!!! YIPPEE YAYYY

🎈 (balloon) - What does your character do at parties? Are they a wallflower or a party animal? Do they go with friends or alone?

when mayumi still went to school, she was almost never invited to parties and was generally avoided (she was an insane bully in middle school and freshman year to cope with her home life so #karma #rip #deserved) the ones she did go to though, no one talked to her unless they were super drunk or under the influence of other substances so she'd have a drink then leave. the people who did talk to her would usually cuss her out or try to take a swing at her. it never really changed for her and she knew that, but there's free food and drinks!!!

ryuji grew up in a smaller, more conservative town where parties were generally traditional festivals. he liked them and would go to as many as he could with his family and friends, but he thought crashing random functions with cokeheads and alcoholics was better. his reasons: a shit ton of drunk people are 1. funny, 2. dont gaf about him being there, and 3. he doesn't know anything about them and would be too fucked up to care about who they are

🍓 (strawberry) - Does your oc believe in anything? Are they superstitious? Religious? Atheistic? Has anything in their past made them this way?

mayumi doesn't believe in anything and was borderline nihilistic at one point in life. she doesn't feel like there's a need for her to believe in a higher being and even if she tried, she can never convince herself to do so. in her mind, if there's a god that's punishing her for not believing in it, then they can go fuck themselves

ryuji on the other hand, was raised in a non-religious household that didn't believe in anything apart from traditional japanese gods and goddesses. however he's tried to devote himself to christianity in order to "fix himself" because he has a crippling inferiority complex and unhealed trauma. it didn't work out and now he has an intense hatred for the church and religion in general cuz he thinks it failed him.

🐞 (ladybug) - What does a perfect day look like for your oc? What do they do? Who do they see?

mayumi would like to be in a tropical place out of a touristy area where no one knows her. she has a huge appetite and can spend an entire day eating around. she's also never been outside of japan so somewhere completely different would be like a dream. she's like one of those tourists who pretend to be a local but u can tell she's one cuz she's always taking pics LOL

ryuji fantasizes about living in a high rise apartment in the busiest parts of tokyo and see his face posted on a huge screen on the side of a building, right outside of his window. he'd actually really like doing business and he'd like to close off the day wasted at a club (and maybe make out with one person... or two.... or three....)

🩸 (blood) - Is your oc squeamish? Are they disturbed by the sight of blood? Have they ever been in a situation where they had to overcome being squeamish?

mayumi is not squeamish at all and is scared of pretty much nothing. she just does not GAF abt anything .... absolute menace like puts salt on slugs when she was a kid menace

ryuji isn't phased by bugs since he grew up in an area with a shit ton of crickets and cicadas and flies and shit. he used to make a quick buck by selling dried up cicadas to tourists for like 50 yen #businessman! small amounts of blood doesn't bother him and he finds horror movies boring. however any injury larger than a scrape GETSSS him like he'll curl up and gag kinda reaction -_-

[corvus-ace]

gotta catch em all: persona 5 edition!

full disclosure, this au started as a joke.

so for the last two-three-ish weeks i've been playing with the idea of a pokemon au for the p5 cast, it's been living in my head rent free, and it's been developing with a speed i definitely was not expecting but am not about to question, and there is definitely an impending fic in the making. so i decided i'd try something new where i actually introduce an au on here before i start posting the fic itself to my ao3 and yes this is partially because my co-developer-slash-beta-reader-slash-best-friend has art pending for this. just gonna do brief introductions (as brief as i can manage anyways; proper character introductions are coming soon!) so without further ado, here we go :D

setup: this is obviously set in the world of pokemon; however it is not set in any particular region. this is partly because i wanted to keep my options open when selecting pokemon for the main cast. in addition, the main cast have been aged up to college age, with the pts in the 20-23 range (as of right now akira will be 22 and the rest will be adjusted around that). pokemon journeys begin around 17 or 18 and there's not as much pressure to start a journey as soon as you're old enough, which is why akira is only just starting his. non-thief confidants will be making appearances, though most will be only minor. also, morgana is not a pokemon - he is still a cat, and he can still talk. this will be explained much much later. for now here's the main cast:

akira: the one on a journey! he lives with sojiro, who runs a pokemon cafe in a small town, and futaba, his little sister in all but blood. he likes to run a mixed-type team and calls home often

ryuji: trainer who specializes in electric types! he was supposed to start his journey right at eighteen but wasn't able to due to his leg injury. he grew up with his yamper, which evolved into a boltund a few months into ryuji's recovery; the boltund is his best friend

ann: fierce fire type trainer who loves to travel! she's in a long distance relationship with shiho, who lives in a neighboring city. her starter pokemon was fennekin, which sparked her love for fire types; she's very protective of all her pokemon

yusuke: ice type trainer whose real passion isn't pokemon battles but pokemon art! he has a goal to paint every pokemon, and he's slowly working his way through every one he can find, starting with his beloved frosmoth. but he can't explore the world just yet....

makoto: the youngest steel type gym leader in her city's history! at only twenty, she was able to beat out several older candidates for the position of gym leader through her sheer skill and her coordination with her pokemon. her skarmory is a force to be feared

futaba: a young intern whose mother was a pokemon researcher! she mainly works remotely from her dad's cafe, but she's dead set on someday being able to visit her mother's lab. she's great with pokemon, with her umbreon providing comfort from darkness

sumire: the trainer with an uncertain path! her sister once ran a grass-type gym in their city, but she's been in a coma for months. she's not sure how to move forward. fortunately for her, mimikyu found her at her lowest and could help her choose a future....

i'm really looking forward to posting this au, both in the form of actual fic on ao3 and fleshing out the details here on tumblr! i've got big plans for the story, which is shocking for someone who struggles with plot so often, so i think this'll be a fun experience. can't wait to share more :3

[manias-wordcount]

Hey!!!! 💕So ramadan is coming up and I randomly thought of this during school lol so I wanted to ask you if you could write a headcanons post on ryuji, ann, joker and akechi (p5) where they basically fast with the reader for a day and then break the fast together at LeBlanc? Ty if ur considering !! 🫶🏼

(Sorry if this goes against any guidelines I couldn‘t find the page where it listed them hhhhh :‘) )

Phantom Thieves During Ramadan HCs (Ryuji Sakamoto, Ann Takamaki, Akira Kurusu, Goro Akechi)

𝗔/𝗡: 𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗔���𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔��𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗜 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗘𝗡𝗝𝗢𝗬 𝗘𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗛𝗘𝗛𝗘𝗛 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗶 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗳 𝗶 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗲

𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚? ⇒ 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩

𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧?

𝙗𝙪𝙮 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙚?

Ryuji Sakamoto

Almosts breaks his fast multiple times throughout the day by accident

Seriously, if it weren’t for Ann reminding him seconds before he was about to put something in his mouth, he would have failed miserably before first period even started

He tries his absolute hardest though!

Absolutely went out of his way to look up a bunch of different things about fasting during Ramdan to be prepared when you first asked if they would join you for one day

Naturally he forgot it all the day before they all planned to fast with you WHAHAHAH

But it made him really appreciate your culture, faith, and customs by the time you all sat down to break the fast at Leblanc

Just be prepared for enlightened Ryuji to come out from now on- 

Mans was tired and hungry at the end of the day so you know he’s amazed that you’re still able to function like a normal human being for a month like this

So don’t let any teacher, student, stranger, no one mess with you during Ramadan

Or else they’ll get a more than willing Ryuji to fight on your behalf so “you can save your strength” LMAO (bless his little heart)

Ann Takamaki

Ann is a bit better than he is

But she still has a moment where she almost breaks fast too early once or twice LOL

Though she tries really hard to stay on track- it’s just sometimes the snacks are a little too tempting

Even so, she holds through and can make it through the day with only minor bumps!

She knows a bit about Ramadan because she’s been around Muslim people here and there

Even so, you’re probably the first muslim person she’s ever been close to since the muslim population in tokyo is pretty small relative to the overall population

But she was really, really excited all day to come together to break her fast with the rest of you guys

Even though it was really different experience that what she was used to and she was very hungry all day, it brought a warm feeling to her heart

To Ann, it felt like she got to understand a bit more about you and your faith on a more personal level

And also, this was a great excuse to share a very special and very well deserved meal with friends <3

Akira Kurusu

Definitely grew hungry and a bit tired throughout the day

But had no problem keeping it up!

Of course that meant no trips to Mementos (he needed a break anyways)

And it made helping out at Leblanc a little difficult until it was time for him to break his fast

But he survived it!

He knew a little bit about Ramdan and what observing Muslims do during this time so he was able to mentally prepare for it a bit

But what surprised him the most was just how he was able to spend a lot of time thinking and being aware of himself and his surrounded

And naturally, it made him appreciate the effort you put into for something you believe in with all your heart- he thinks its commendable

So of course, you know he had to make the meal for you guys to break the fast with

And you know it was extra delicious and made for you liking as a bit of a thank you for sharing your faith with them <3

Goro Akechi

Out of everyone, he likely knew the most about Ramadan (and Islam in general, really)

It’s likely that Goro went to school with or had a coworker who was Muslim and he was able to pick up a few things here and there

Though knowing about the different populations of people who exist in your country when you’re supposed to be a civil servant helps too

So he was surprised when you invited him to fast with you, but he was honored as well

He knows how seriously Muslims take their religion so he felt like it was a privilege to join one of your customs

He did his very best to make sure he followed all the guidelines and the rules

And even though he felt his hand twitching for a snack in the break room of his workplace, he managed to make it to the very end\

Goro being Goro pulled you aside at the end of the meal and made sure to thank you kindly for the invitation

As a child who grew up in the system, small moments and gestures like this mean the wperorld to him because it makes him feel like he belongs somewhere

So naturally, your boy is going to appreciate you even more than he did already <3

[yakuzacanons]

I gotta be honest, I haven't played Ishin yet but I've seen some things about it and I'm absolutely in LOVE with the whole concept.

So! Since most of the asks are about the modern day characters, would you be willing to make some general dating headcanons for the Ishin babes? <3

OMG HI yes sorry this took so long, I am finally back in town so posting is resuming as normal. If you get a chance to play Ishin, I would recommend it! I had a lot of fun. I'll be covering my typical boys for this one but if there are other Ishin characters you'd like to see, just shoot me another ask. Anyways, thanks again for your patience and headcanons are below da cut!

MINOR SPOILERS, mostly for alternate names used in Ishin. I'll note which character is which so those who haven't played Ishin can still read this.

Sakamoto Ryoma (Kazuma Kiryu)

Ryoma grew up extremely poor so don't expect particularly lavish dates. It's also very typical of him to value quality time with you over anything else. His dating go-to is getting something to eat with you. He relishes enjoying a good meal with someone he cares about.

The most protective boy. Would shield you from any and everything and is extremely stoic. Not much of a conversationalist but a great listener. Wants nothing more than to be able to provide for a spouse and have his own family someday.

If the relationship is particularly serious, he would eventually ask you to move into his house with Haruka. Should you accept, you'd end up living a very comfortable life. Ryoma would have you taste test everything he makes.

Okada Izo (Nishikiyama Akira)

His menacing demeanor means he doesn't have a lot of close friends, let alone lovers, so it actually softens him a lot to have a romantic partner. He's much more chivalrous in your presence and tries to avoid engaging in any type of business-related if he knows he's going to spend time with you. Very much a home-life and work-life are separated type of man.

Surprisingly fashion conscious despite the era. Would love to pick out some matching yukatas for the two of you or gift you a luxurious kimono.

Okada can be a little clingy, almost obsessive. He doesn't have a whole lot and lives pretty plainly, with the exception of his clothes, so he places a lot of value on your relationship. Tries to hide his clinginess but is very bad at masking it.

Niibori Matsusuke (Akiyama Shun)

It takes a while to get to know him but he's actually a warm and generous person. He tends to be extremely secretive so if you're in a romantic relationship with him, he must trust you a LOT.

Spends most of his time at work or at home, so he doesn't go out for dates much. Most likely to take you out for drinks than anything. It's not that he's lazy necessarily, he's just usually too exhausted to do much else. Would rather you just come over and hang out, although many others consider that a little taboo for the time period.

Expect some pushback from Ikumatsu, as she's known Niibori for a long time and has her own personal feelings and attachments to the man. You may find it difficult to actively pursue a relationship with Niibori because of how busy he is and because of Ikumatsu. However, if you're as go-with-the-flow as Niibori is, things will work out just fine.

Saigo Kichinosuke (Ryuji Goda)

As a military commander, he holds a lot of power and is not afraid to show it. He's the most likely to lavish you with gifts or expensive meals. Loves dogs, so hopefully you do too as he does own one.

One of the most appealing things to him when looking for a romantic partner is someone who is not intimidated by his appearance or interested solely in his power or wealth. He's actually very down to earth on the inside and quite smart, so don't try to fool him.

Would take care of your every need and whim. He tries to keep you isolated from all his work as he doesn't want the bustle of it to put any strain on you. However, he's pretty liberal for his time and wouldn't tell you no if you expressed interest in helping or participating in his business.

Hijikata Toshizo (Mine Yoshitaka)

As the second highest ranking member of the Shinsengumi, he is a VERY busy man. He is calculating and objective, rarely showing emotion, so most people won't believe he is even capable of romance. However, in total privacy with you, he's actually extremely caring and doting.

Type of guy to give you a kiss and leave out some tea for you before he goes out to take care of business. Comes home very late at night and just wants to rest his head in your lap while listening to you talk about your day as he falls asleep.

Shockingly domestic and likes to keep a clean household. Good at decorating and will ask for your opinions on things, like what wood looks best for a new desk or what color fabric looks best for a new pillow, things like that.

Nagakura Shinpachi (Saejima Taiga)

Easily the most approachable of all the boys. He's always virtuous, kind, and fair and that carries over into his relationships. Will always look out for you, make sure you're doing well, and the like. Despite being quite busy working with the Shinsengumi, he will go out of his way to try to see you once a day, even if only briefly.

Loves things like festivals and holidays and will always ask you rather shyly if you'd like to go to a festival with him. Even if you have been in a long term relationship with him, he likes the formality of asking you on a date.

Gets super excited to go on walks with you, as he finds it relaxing and he loves the way the town looks at sunset, with the lanterns slowly coming to light. The type of guy to walk around with his arm gently around your shoulder or to carry and umbrella over you when it rains.

Okita Soji (Majima Goro)

As the wild card of the Shinsengumi, he's really not predictable when it comes to love. He can be very closed off at first, although really he craves affection more than anyone. He's very nontraditional in general, which can actually be of great benefit if you're a spontaneous person. Loves to surprise you with dates and gifts and is known to pop by your place just to say hi briefly while he's out on his patrols.

Would totally sneak you into the barracks on nights when he's busy so he can cuddle with or get frisky with you. He doesn't care if people find out or start rumors, as he would always value his romantic life over his work life.

Likes to go singing or dancing on his days off and will totally invite you. If that's not your thing though, he'd like to just sit on one of the docks or bridges and share some food with you, all while swinging his legs back in forth over the water.

Tokugawa Yoshinobu (Daigo Dojima)

As the last shogun, he's very stressed and preoccupied with work. His family has likely tried at some point to arrange romantic relationships with him so choosing a romantic partner is actually very important to him as it's one of the few choices he's made in his life solely for himself and not for the country. If he's picked you as a romantic partner, you are very special to him indeed.

Very courageous and would defend you with his life. Whether it's an actual physical threat or just some gossip from politicians about him choosing you, he will always put you on a pedestal. The only thing he values more than his country is you.

What he needs most is a person to support him. You don't have to politically skilled, he just needs someone in his corner. He's good at standing strong on his own but behind closed doors he's quite drained from his job so be sure to give him a good hug or wash his back for him every now and then.

[ticklish-n-stuff]

Ler!Ryuji x gn!reader who can't sleep

This is a gift for @stopiteatpopcorn and it's also my first x reader and persona 5 fic so I hope it turned out okay~

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Ryuji x gn!reader (interpret as you wish)

Lee: reader

Ler: Ryuji

Warning: Tickles!

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It was one of those late nights where no matter how hard you tried, you just couldn't fall asleep to save your life. Energy coursed through all your body which sent any sleepy thoughts out the window. Maybe it wouldn't be such a huge deal on the weekends, but sadly there was class tomorrow. You needed to sleep atleast something, but you ignored trying to sleep and instead texted your best friend in the middle of the night.

Ryuji: "Y/n? What're you doing up this late? We have a test tomorrow".

Y/n: "Since when do you worry so much about exams?? Anyways, I can't fall asleep, so I'm gonna bother you instead :p".

Ryuji: "You always do this! Not like I mind but... y'know what? I'm coming over. I'll deal with you myself!".

Y/n: "What?! But it's midnight!!".

After that, you didn't hear back from him. He couldn't had been serious, could he? He probably fell asleep while texting you, yeah, that's a logical explanation.

Before you knew it, a knock could be heard at the door. You got up and opened it, revealing a sleepy Ryuji with his pjs on. You gotta admit, he looked pretty cute with his messy hair and droopy eyes. You smiled widly, he actually came! Energetically, you dragged him inside. "Geez, how are you still this hyper?? I gotta say, I'm a 'lil jealous~ But in all seriousness, you should get some sleep".

"Nope! And you can't make me~" you stuck your tongue out playfully, almost challenging him. As his sleepy facade slowly shifted to a more teasy look.

"Oh yeah?~" the blonde grinned, clearly up to no good, but you kept up your confident stance. "Not even if I..." he then wiggled his fingers threateningly towards you, your eyes instantly widening at the realization. Once he noticed your flustered reaction, his teasing grin only grew wider. "Run" were his only words, you instantly bolted on out of the room, looking for shelter in your bedroom, but Ryuji was hot on your tail, he was in the track team after all.

"Can't escape the tickle monster!~" he growled as he practically pounced on you, making you tumble onto your bed.

"W-wait! W-wehe can talk about thihis!" you tried to negotiate through nervous giggles. Not like you minded it though, it was well known how comforting you found being tickled after all. And Ryuji was always happy to indugle you in such activity, even if it meant going to your house at midnight.

"No talking! Only laughing!~" he smirked down on you as he pinned your wrists above your head with one hand, using his free one to spider across your belly.

"WAH! HYAHAHAHAHA!" you instantly threw your head back in laughter, your cheeks growing red by the second as your boisterous laughter echoed across the room. Ryuji looked very pleased with your reaction to his tickling, he then sneaked his hand under your shirt to make the sensation even worse. "R-RYUJI NOHOHAHAHAHA!" whenever you tried to speak, you'd get cut off by your own laughter, which only made Ryuji chuckle at your sensitivity.

"Aww~ Who's a cute, ticklish, 'lil thing?~ You are!~" he cooed, making you squeal in embarrassment. Your face, all the way down your neck was crimson red. And your smile was so big and bright, it could lit up the room.

"S-SHUT UHUHUP!".

"Make me! Oh wait... you can't~ You're too ticklish for your own good~" he snickered at his own playfulness as he playfully dipped a finger into your bellybutton, making you kick your legs out like a puppy.

"AH! WAHAHAIT! N-NOT THEHEHERE!" you tried to squirm away with all your might, but you could already feel your body getting tired from all the tickling.

"Why not? It's not like it's super, duper ticklish or something~".

"Y-YOU KNOW IT IHIHIS!!!" you practically shrieked through your laughter, finding it progressively harder to form coherent sentences. He couldn't help but laugh at your 'lil outburst.

Once he noticed that you struggled less and your kicking legs fell limp did he decide to show some mercy. "So... ready to go to bed now? Or do I have to keep going?~" he softly traced his fingertips along your tummy, occassionally circling around your navel. Keeping you in a soft, giggly state as to not overwhelm you much, but still ready to pounce once more if you still felt hyper.

You shook your head through your soft giggle fit, signaling that you had reached your limit. At that, he moved his hands out from under your shirt, letting you catch your breath. He then positioned you properly on your bed, tucking you under the covers as he placed a gentle kiss on your forehead, making you blush at the soft affection.

He smiled at you "Goodnight, Y/n" before walking out to let you sleep.

"Wait! C-can you stay...?" you blurted out before he could leave. He looked back at you and instantly smiled at the request, climbing onto the bed next to you, wrapping his arms around you as he softly snuggled you close to him. You let out a sigh of satisfaction as sleepyness finally started to consume you, heavy eyelids starting to close shut.

"Sweet dreams, cutie~" he softly whispered into your ear as you fell asleep against his chest, a soft smile plastered all over your face. You were glad you could always count on him.

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I feel like this is ass but I hope you still like it 😖

[symphonic-scream]

🍧, if you're still doing the emoji ask game?

If that one isn't any good, 🐂!

(You do not have to do both!)

I AM STILL DOING IT I GOT BUSY

Here I am though

P5 Soul Eater au

So I don't have much plot for this one, but I'm sure that'll change soon with the revival of the Soul Eater Fandom from that Tik Tok trend

But I can tell you what everyone is, and who's paired with who

Joker/Akira. He's a weapon, but acts as a Meister. His form is a curved dagger, but he rarely uses it. He doesn't like what it does to him, how it makes him act. Plus, he's struggling enough to balance out his partner

Who is Goro Akechi. He's, got two forms. Depends which part of him is in control. He was part of some experiments as a child, and wants to find the man who made him this monster. His normal form is a, glowing lazer sword. His secondary one, an executioner's axe.

Ann is a weapon! Ice picks with a chain to hold them together, two cause. Pigtails. She starts out with Shiho as her Meister, but Shiho gets hurt real bad, so she has to find a new Meister as she joins the remedial class. She doesn't fit well with Hifumi, and ends up being paired with Artificial Meister Sophia

Ryuji! He's also a weapon! He's worried that it makes him angry and violent at heart, cause his dad was a weapon too. His form is a jagged sword, shaped sorta like a lightning bolt. He can conduct electricity!

Yusuke is his Meister, and it's. Funny how different they are. Yusuke's foster father had become a Kishin Egg, and he slayed him after finding out he'd killed Yusuke's mom and shit. He speaks weird cause he grew up isolated in what was pretty much a cult

Makoto is a weapon, like her mom. She was raised in a Meister-dominant house, under ideals that she's below them, and was born to serve meisters. Since coming to the school and finding her partner, she's been slowly healing from that. Her weapon form is a big spikey Morning Star, and when her and her Meister resonate, for like a "witch hunter" move, her handle grows into a thorned chain, with loops to safely grab

Her partner is Haru! Haru's from a very normal family, she's the first Meister. Like ever. She had to sneak out to apply, and ran away to attend school and hunt the Kishin Eggs. She's very new to everything, learning about how it all works

They're mentors to the others. Makoto is already a Death Weapon by the time "plot" starts, they're not main members of the cast, sadly. But they show up very often

Futaba is a Meister with no weapon for a long time. Her mom was a Meister too, and made her dad, Sojiro, into a death weapon. Neither feel safe with Futaba acting as a Meister until an incident pushes her to step up

On the other side, Sumire is a weapon. One of two twin Katana blades. she and Kasumi used to weild each other, until her sister passed. Sumire has refused every Meister since, until a certain incident causes her to pair with Futaba

Anyways. This au. Please ask me about it I love this one

[arcplaysgames]

hey who the fuck is that guy and where is FeMC

(i think there is actually a mod to swap FeMC in and I might install that)

ALSO

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON WHEN YOU SLEEP ON THE COT IN THE VELVET ROOM

WHO'S FUCKING VOICE IS THAT

anyway

oh man ryuji does it? i guess we should split up and start searching

SO INTERESTINGLY you cannot finish a Palace in a single day because the Treasure will not manifest until you inform the target you are coming after their treasure. Then it takes true form and you can yoink it.

So the motley crue need to send Kamoshida a calling card to inform him they're gonna gank him.

oh okay that's pretty neat that it shows you all you accomplished

oh my god this menu

another thing that should have been translated

Ryuji writes the card and everyone gives him shit for it. I think it's fine, personally. he's a teenager, what do you expect. also I'm glad the newspaper clippings of characters to make a letter is a universal thing lmao.

oh my god the fucking throne room has a boob ceiling. i don't mean to kinkshame and i think everyone's sexuality is their own but once you get to boobs jutting out of the ceiling in your mind palace, maybe you're thinking about sex a lil too much. just a thought.

FOR A MOMENT I THOUGHT THEY'D HAVE TO PHYSICALLY CARRY THE HUGE CROWN BACK TO THE SAFE ROOM that'd be funny imo

alas no it's boss time

This is an Adachi-ass argument right here and I like it. The way he turns everyone who was complicit into the Real Villain, that's good stuff.

bruh you gonna turn me sex negative, what are you doing

Oh man I missed grabbing context for this but there was a secret room in the Palace with a fucked up torture shrine to Shiho. so like Princess Ann is Kamoshida's right hand girl, but he had like.... feelings? for shiho? which I guess manifested as her getting the worst of his abuse.

So her cognitive copy shows up to help him and it's supremely messed up and i hate this guy.

Ann faces off with him and has a golden opportunity to kill him, but refrains so he'll confess to his crimes. Which: gorl. Damn. You are strong as hell, I am not certain I would be able to do the same in your shoes. Ann is great.

Taking the treasure, the team gets the fuck out of there but WEIRD THING HAPPENS on the way out.

While the Palace collapses, everyone runs for it, but Morgana turns back into a cat????

HMM

Morgana only kind of knows how the Metaverse works frankly

and it so reminds me of Teddie, who understood for himself how the TV World worked, but didn't really know enough to figure out the broader picture of the real world and TV world interacting.

Morgana is convinced that they're a human and if they do the right thing in the Metaverse, they will regain their lost body and memories.

I am starting to think that's not the case and this is similar to how Teddie grew a humanboy body when he wanted to join the real world. Is Morgana a denizen of the Metaverse who subconsciously decided to grow a cat body to interact with Reverie and co?

Rise and Teddie made it clear there is no such thing as a true self, so I am curious what Morgana determines themself to be.

ANYWAY THAT'S THE FIRST PALACE DONE, WHOO. Now I have, like, 12 days to fuck around and do what I like.

[eyeballskunk]

RGGONLINE “Iron Rule” Event Translation

CARD DESCRIPTION: A messenger sent by the Jingweon Mafia. He went to Japan on a mission to take Ryuji Goda to the Korean Headquarters. At first, Han was as calm and cold as ice, but during the process of traveling with Ryuji, he awakened something else inside.

Prior to Joon-gi Han’s visit to Japan, Ryuji Goda was invited to join the Jingweon Mafia.

At that time, Han was not yet called Joon-gi Han. He was called "Mumyeong” (lit. Nameless).

Mumyeong: “Sorry to trouble you.”

Jingweon Leader: “Mumyeong… what’s your earliest memory?”

Mumyeong: “…Stealing carrots out of hunger, and being beat up by adults after.”

Jingweon Leader: “It was around that time I picked you up out of the gutter. Who picked you up out of the gutter and kept you alive?”

Mumyeong: “The general commander of the Jingweon Mafia.”

Jingweon Leader: “Then ask. What is your life for?”

Mumyeong: “For the prosperity of our organization.”

Jingweon Leader: “No one embodies the iron rules of our organization like you, Mumyeong.”

Jingweon Leader: “A strong body, mental strength, and beauty, all at the highest level, after overcoming training that could have killed them.”

Jingweon Leader: “I am glad you grew up here. You truly deserve the name Joon-gi Han.”

Mumyeong: “Thank you for your kind words. I promise to live up to the name.”

Jingweon Leader: “Actually, besides you, another Joon-gi Han candidate has appeared.”

Mumyeong: “…A new Joon-gi candidate?”

Jingweon Leader: “Yes. He hasn't had plastic surgery yet, but he's as talented as you are.”

Jingweon Leader: “I think he should be stronger and maybe actually look like Joon-gi Han.”

Jingweon Leader: “You have to kill him and prove yourself more worthy of the name.”

Mumyeong: “It's about killing that man and winning… got it.”

Jingweon Leader: “…Come in.”

(A door opens)

Candidate: “……”

Mumyeong: (.....Body as well-honed and polished as a diamond. Sharp eyes that must have almost seen death…)

Mumyeong: (There seems to be no flaws of my opponent…..)

Jingweon Leader: “Now, put these capsules into your mouths.”

Mumyeong: “That’s…”

Candidate: “Is this a self-determination capsule?”

Jingweon Leader: “Yes. When a strong force is applied, the capsule breaks and a deadly poison flows out from inside.”

Jingweon Leader: “You guys are going to have to fight with your bare hands with that capsule in your mouth.”

Jingweon Leader: “You’re not allowed to spit out the capsule. Fight until one of you dies.”

Candidate: “Even if you grit your teeth, even if you get punched in the face… the capsule will break and you die instantly.”

Jingweon Leader: “How Joon-gi Han fights while protecting his beautiful face is also a necessary ability. Are you dissatisfied?”

Candidate: “No, thank you for giving me the chance. I will definitely be the next Joon-gi Han.”

Jingweon Leader: “…Then put the capsule in your mouth.”

Candidate: “I will be the next Joon-gi Han. I'll let you die.”

Mumyeong: “…That’s not for us to decide.”

Candidate: “You and I, only one of us is strong enough to be Joon-gi Han.”

Candidate: “I will become Joon-gi Han!!”

Jingweon Leader: “Let’s start.”

Candidate: “Haaaaaaaa!!!!”

Mumyeong: “Oaaaaaaaaa!!”

(They fight)

Mumyeong: “Haa… haa…”

Candidate: “Huff……”

Mumyeong: “….Urraaaaahh!!”

Candidate: “Haaaaaa!!!!”

Candidate: “Guahhh….”

Mumyeong: “Guh….”

Mumyeong: (The capsule…. the poison…. it’s in my body…..)

(They both collapse)

Jingweon Leader: (Desperate cross counter... As you can imagine, they were evenly matched. It seems that the battle is decided...)

Candidate: “Haaa… haaa… I… win….”

Jingweon Leader: “…Well done. The title of Joon-gi Han….”

Candidate: “Haaa… thank you.”

Jingweon Leader: “….is not yours.”

Candidate: “….huh?

(Gunshot)

Mumyeong: “Uhh….”

Jingweon Leader: “….Are you awake?”

Mumyeong: “Why…. Why am I alive…? Didn’t I break the capsule….?”

Jingweon Leader: “The capsule in your mouth didn’t contain lethal poison, it was just a simple sleeping pill.”

Mumyeong: “Sleeping pill…. Then why did you say it was poison?”

Jingweon Leader: “Originally, it was not hard to imagine that the two sides would be evenly matched.”

Jingweon Leader: “To test your loyalty to the organization, I tricked you into thinking the capsule had poison in it.”

Mumyeong: “To test my loyalty…”

Jingweon Leader: “Even though you knew you were going to die, you held the capsule in your mouth and fought until the very end.”

Jingweon Leader: “But your opponent was afraid, and spit out the capsule just before the fight was decided.”

Jingweon Leader: “Those who have the loyalty to follow the Jingweon even if they lose their own lives, are only then suitable for the name of Joon-gi Han.”

Mumyeong: “Was that the case…”

Jingweon Leader: “….Well done. From now on, you are Joon-gi Han.”

Jingweon Leader: “Starting today, you will be Joon-gi Han working for the Jingweon Mafia.”

Han: “Yes sir.”

Han: “As Joon-gi Han’s shadow, I will dedicate everything to the Jingweon Mafia’s prosperity.”

Thus, the man became Joon-gi Han.

A little while later, he took on a mission to bring Ryuji Goda to the Korean Headquarters, but that’s a story for the future…

END

NOTES: I wish there was more Mumyeong content I could translate WAAAAAA I love him very much

[dear-crybunny]

not to make a youtube response video in a tumblr post because of One twitter comment insulting yusuke but as much of a bruh moment him essentially blackmailing ann into modelling is i just got thinking about the reason he did it is because it'd be a loss-loss situation either way

this random group of people starts trying to shittalk and spread harmful rumours that yusuke knows isn't true. madarame is a man yusuke has practically given up his whole life for, and while madarame only sees yusuke for the art he creates, yusuke sees madarame as not only the creator behind the sayuri, but as a savior he cannot live without. yusuke is fully dependant on madarame - being given a shelter, the ability to pursue his passion, a scholarship and dinner i guess - and madarame is without a doubt using yusuke's loyalty to his advantage. despite the other students yusuke grew up alongside having left, had their lives ruined, and even died, yusuke stands by madarame's side.

he could've simply just given up on ann and go look for another model when the group started becoming a problem, save madarame the trouble and still deliver the art in time for the deadline - except one of his opening lines to ann is him telling her that she's his saving grace. if he didn't paint her, he wouldn't get this painting done in time or as beautiful as they'd like. he'd disappoint madarame - who specifically mentioned he hoped the painting would turn out wonderful - and be incapable of doing the one thing he can do to give back to madarame. by giving the crew the choice of either ann modelling or him calling the police, yusuke is essentially giving up madarame's safety for a delivered beautiful painting, or the other way around

fun fact, yusuke doesn't say he lives at madarame's place or even lives with him - he says he's allowed residence. he doesn't find that madarame, despite being his legal guardian, is required to house yusuke. ann comments that madarame is friendly and without missing a beat yusuke agrees with her.

we don't exactly know what the "if i could leave i would" is in reference to; it could be as simple as a "i'd like to explore the world with my own eyes but i'm unable to live on my own" or as bad as "i'm in pain but i'm trapped here and cant leave". we also don't know what the anger he painted for the exhibition is caused by either. we do however understand that yusuke recognizes that although he is seemingly okay with the shit madarame does, he has some sort of feeling it's not ideal or even painful (see him doubting when ann calls out that yusuke drew the painting she liked + his slight doubt when ryuji accuses him of lying about madarame not plagiarizing + abusing his students)

there are clearly uncertain feelings about what is right and what's not. yusuke can easily call madarame his foster-father when madarame isn't around, and even seemingly doubts if madarame was a bad person after they've changed his heart. yusuke said it best himself, he doesn't hate his former teacher - even after madarame straight up said he could kill yusuke if he was no longer useful - and yusuke's ideal reality only backs this up (although i cant be bothered to look up that scene for details atm)

even when multiple months has passed and the crew meets madarame again down in the depths of mementos, yusuke is still struggling with deattaching the label of a teacher to madarame - and even questions if what they've done is right when he realizes that changing their hearts may have hurt him to the point futaba has to call him out - because now it got personal !!

i love the yusuke angst as much as the next person, but the amount of people forgetting yusuke's one-sided relationship to madarame is such a shame!! yusuke is struggling throughout the whole game with the drastic change of fully depending on his abuser who he looks up to and offers his everything to, to losing everything he knew besides the art he basically breathes - and even though he's a fictional character who's had every action and thought written out for him in a script, i think yusuke is extremely powerful and an inspiration for being able to make his life work after everything.

[strawberryjamsara]

Uh I guess I’ll put my final thoughts on tactica here.

Main Story

This had a lot of potential that I feel was missed. I liked Toshiro as a character, and seeing how the game was setting itself up to be his palace, and the consistent chiding from other characters about his crimes, I was really excited about the idea of the phantom thieves getting to know, relate to, and sympathize with someone they would have to steal the heart of and trying to figure out how with him. The game sort of took the opposite direction of that by having Toshiro do nothing wrong in his life though.

I was pretty excited when his shadow was revealed thinking ‘Wow, maybe they’ll pull a Persona 4 and he’ll have to accept the worst parts of himself to heal!’ But they took the lazy route of having his shadow just be a fake.

Erina also I feel was just reduced to being there to develop Toshiro. Don’t get me wrong, I love her, and Toshieri is extremely cute, but she’s pretty much just there to be a love interest. Both of these characters had so much potential that went wasted.

I think the thieves were mostly just their flanderized selves. They blended into the background but there was nothing too egregious. In particular, I’m glad there was no mention of the police from Makoto, and she gets to be the cool, slightly scary, and passionate senpai she was meant to be. I also like how they had Haru explain some sort of redeeming qualities her dad had, so we can see why she misses him a bit more. I still don’t like how the game lets him off the hook so much though. Let Haru realize her dad was a piece of shit 2023. And they sexualize Ann and have her be harrassed way less which is a god sent. In particular there seems to be an attempt of sorts to sand away some of the #problematic aspects of the original which is always welcome. The Ryuji wedding put a smile on my face.

Also Samael was just Yaldabaoth for a third time. It’s become comedic how many times the phantom thieves have killed/defeated Gods at this point.

One last thing: Toshiro deserved a phantom thief outfit. I’m very dissapointed they did not give that man a fruity little costume to wear.

DLC

So I maaaaaay be biased because I love Akechi and Sumire, but I liked this one way more.

Seeing these three actually get to have a full adventure together instead of the pittance we have in Royal, I felt like I was feasting like a king (no pun intended). Sumires idealism clashing with Akechi’s realism, and Akechi willing to go along if she gives him enough puppy dog eyes, her admiring his strength while he admires her kindness, is the perfect dynamic for them.

And it’s also nice seeing some softer moments from Akechi here. It’d be easy to argue that this is part of the mask, but you can really see in this game how despite his reservations, he really does come to feel for Luca and Guernica which makes sense considering his own roots match up with theirs. Honestly he probably sees a lot of himself in Guernica, as a person unable to change anything and filled with rage, driven to do horrible things by a manipulator… yeah that might hit a bit too close to home.

Sumire also feeling internalized guilt about Kasumi with Guernica and Lucas conflict is. Aaaaaugh… she’s so upset about how she and Kasumi grew apart, and she’s upset at Guernica for saying she doesn’t need her sister because she’s mad at HERSELF, but she doesn’t know it’s herself so she’s projecting it onto Guernica. Ooooh that’s so cool.

Also I liked having all the options to mess with Akechi during the story. All his thinly veiled anger moments were such a blessing.

Guernica and Luca were such good characters too. They were definitely a lot more simple in backstory than Toshiro but I think that’s for the best. Guernica has a cool design, a good backstory, and her helping out in the final boss and bonding with the PTs is a good way to endear us to her, and it’s even a little sweet how she counts Sumire and Akechi as the PTs who saved her. They aren’t ‘true’ phantom thieves, but they still helped make a persons life better, and for Akechi who wanted to be a hero, and Sumire who thought she’d never measure up to Kasumi, having them be able to save someone and make their life better is a heartwarming conclusion.

Also Jerri is just Samael again, but she gets points for being camp and slay.

Im a bit upset the trio gained collective amnesia after the story, but it makes sense that this had to happen for the sake of not having inconsistencies with Royals story. But also… CMAAAAAAAHN.

Gameplay and Graphics

I don’t usually like tactical games because I’m dumb as hell. I’m speaking as someone who really loves fire emblem awakening, I often do NOT play these games for the gameplay.

All that said, I had so much fun with the gameplay of this game. The way persona mechanics combine with a tactical rpg is so surprisingly fun. Trying to rack up ‘one more’s to travel across the board is so much fun, landing a big hit is extremely satisfying, it is SO MUCH FUN to walk up to an enemy and smack them out of their cover, and it’s so cool to land an all out attack on as many enemies as possible, it’s so much fun and I went out of my way to get every award and do every quest.

I also liked having every member of the party able to equip any persona. It helps with builds of characters, and from a story perspective it makes Joker less of a ‘special boy who’s the narratives favorite.’

I also LOVED the more steampunk aesthetic of the velvet room. The fusion animations were adorable, and if we’re moving onto art, this is the first time Lavenzas design really clicked for me. In the og artstyle I think Lavenzas design isn’t really memorable compared to Caroline and Justine, but she looks really cute here! The chibi artstyle is very cute and simple, but you can tell how much effort went into it from how the animated cutscenes with the models look just as good as the 2D animated scenes. That’s genuinely impressive and points to a lot of effort in the models!

So all in all, I think the game had a lot of missed potential but I’m glad I played it if just for the DLC.

[etherbonded]

thinking,, about my goro and his other bonds with the PTs,, especially Makoto right now

I just think that,, they are academic rivals but goro genuinely doesn't like her at all at first, and quite frankly he wants nothing to do with her outside of the student council until they actually start to form a bond ( reluctantly )

AnnGoro - besties agenda, I will not apologize.

RyuGoro - initially don't like each other but,, i can see them becoming friends overtime and ryuji growing on goro and vice versa

AkeKita - where Goro is definitely warry of him upon first meeting but they would probably be able to get along and bond over things and Goro opens up to him a bit but not quite as much like he did with ren

FutaGo - reunited after having not seen each other in 8 years and literally just being absolute sibling energy. they def talk about featherman and reconnect. ..also when they find out they share the same father, futaba is 100% supportive of getting rid of the bastard more than she had been before bc she knew shido has something to do with the death of her mom.

AkeHaru - (non arranged marriage au) He's probably met her before this, actually probably acquaintances not only from his dad's events but from school. Knows of and absolutely hates her fiancé.

AkeHaru - (arranged marriage au) Literally adores her beyond words even if he gets too flustered to say so, one of the few people that can get besides his family to get him to open up and make him feel safe to be vulnerable until meeting Ren. ( POLY,, THEY ALL DATE )

AkeSumi - He is kinda protective of her when they hangout, they're semi-friends but not completely at first because Goro has the feeling something is off about her. ..BUT, after third sem he really befriends her and the two click pretty well.

Akechi + Morgana - I cannot tell you how much he was not fond of Morgana at first but grew to like him somewhat over time.

BONUS ROUND

Akechi + Hifumi - They are amazing friends once they meet and get to know each other your honor and I will not be told otherwise.

Akechi + Shiho - No amount of words can describe how much he wanted to tear the principal to shreds for trying to keep it under the rug (what kamoshida was doing to students). I like to think he visits or has visited the hospital at least once.

[biipbop]

Ooooh how about the other P5 cast? Strikers and Royal included. In the Flower child au

Havent played strikers yet (I own it and will get to it soon I swear 😞)

The first time Ann hears about Akira knowing gas chamber is from Ryuji. So its no surprise that she thinks he's full of shit and Akira would 100% commit to the bit and never confirm it. Everyone else will similarly follow suit and also think Ryuji is trying really hard to convince them that not only does Akira totally know gas chambers on a personal level but tatsujun isnt just PR. Theyre married and are Akira's adopted parents. It gets to the point that Ann and Ryuji start arguing about it publically. It becomes a running joke among there classmates.

Most of their classmates are pretty ick about it (they dont really think positively of Ann Ryuji and akira as is so they joke about how the deliquent is really out here trying to convince everyone he's related to celebrities). Mishima on the other hand believed it the instant he was told:

Ryuji: *points to Akira* This guy is the love child of tatsujun from gas chamber

Mishima: *sideeying ryuji* reaaaaally?

Akira: *straight faced knowing he looks like he knows you know hes lying* yep.

It was enough for Mishima.

Futaba already knew. She found out while doing a bg check on Akira before he moved into the cafe. She also doesnt tell anyone bc she also thinks it's fucking hilarious that no one else knows.

Haru initially doesnt believe them but she once met Jun at a charity function when she was younger. He had tatsuya with him and she did get the impression that they actually were romantically together. One day she corners Akira to find out the truth but it very much goes similarly as it did with mishima (Akira confirms but is he *actually* confirming it or just messing around??) Haru is eventually able to get a crack in the facade when she tells him how he met the two before and how she thinks they might actually be together. How encouraging it was to see a queer couple who were so in love that they couldnt really hide it. Akira breaks and ends up sharing family photos with her.

If youve seen my flower child au comics theyre kinda inconsistent with how and when morgana and Akechi find out. Earlier comics had them knowing during the events of the game while my more recent comics have them finding out post game. But i think I prefer them knowing during game cause it just makes better sense for me timeline wise so....ignoreing my own comics I guess

Morgana would technically be told the same time as Ryuji except Morgana would have 0 context as to who tatsuya and jun are or even who gas chambers is. So from Morgana's perspective Ryuji thought Akira's dad (who morgana saw pictures of from when Akira was a kid) was a girl. (He will never let Ryuji forget this). Ryuji would later be talking about gas chambers with Ann and she would be the one to show morgana their music and recordings of interviews and live shows. Because theyre fully dressed like a v-kei band Morgana wont put 2 and 2 together until after he actually meets them.

Even though he would also do a background check on Akira, Akechi doesnt know that about who Akira's parents are. (Jun and tatsuya couldnt legally adopt Akira so technically Katsuya and Maya would be Akira's legal parents but everyone in sumaru knows bc Jun and Tatsuya never hid their relationship. Also all the members of Gas Chambers go by a stage name for privacy reasons)

Like Ryuji Akechi also grew up familar with Gas Chamber bc his mom was a fan (side note: I think both Ryuji and Akechi would have young moms who couldve been good friends). Akechi, gun to head, would never admit this to anyone especially not akira but Jun would be his gay awakening. Akira only finds this out after Akechi meets his parents. They dont break up over this but they get close to it. Akira would refuse to talk to his dads for a week when he finds out leaving his parents panicked bc their bby boy is big sad and might have broken up with his first bf but doesnt want their help. They stay together and all is good but lord help Akechi if he ever points out any similarities between Jun and Akira.

Yusuke has no fucking clue who Gas Chambers is. But when he meets Eikichi he will go to stalker level to get a chance to draw him. Luckily for him Eikichi finds out about the little weirdo thinking hes beautiful and is all about it. He keeps every piece Yusuke gives him and even has Yusuke's paintings in the family restaurant as well as his home.

Sorry this is rambly!

Edit: I forgot Sumire!! I'll be honest, I have no clue. I dont believe she would know who Gas Chambers is. Futaba would probably only know bc she's a gremlin and constantly online.

Sumire most likely would think Ryuji is trying to tease her and not believe him either. She would be with the squad when they go visit Akira and find out Ryuji didnt lie. Shed be glad that Futaba and Akira got the pleasure of their long con going through without failure.

Also the p2 squad will realize that the metaverse was a thing when they hear Morgana talk.