#plus bonus fusion!

[ash-and-starlight]

taking the crumbs of venetian agna qel’a chewing biting gnashing on them until there aren’t even bones left and then spitting out. carnevale northern water tribe style

[stevetonyweekly]

SteveTony Weekly - July 7 - Week 27

Sorry this is so late in the day, friends! I spent most of the week visiting my ailing grandfather--we know he’s got very little time left, so grabbing a chance to get to see him was really great, but it’s got all my days off and I just realized it’s Sunday! So you get six fic today as a bonus for being so late in the day. Remember to leave some comment/kudos for the authors who’s stories you enjoy! 

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how light carries on endlessly by meidui

“I'm fine. I always heal up fine.”

“Do you?” Tony asks, two little words flaying Steve open. Steve looks up at him, and against the dusky light, Tony Stark strangely looks nothing like his father.

-

Between a near-drowning in the Hudson River, a panic attack in the middle of a mission, and a kidnapping, Steve learns to be happy.

my thoughts: ok. So. Listen. If you read one fic off the list this month, make it this one. The care in how Steve’s mental health is handled in this fic, both by meidui and Tony, is just very very special to me. I loved the twists on canon, and the slow growth of their relationship and just how broken Steve is allowed to be, because he never gets that in the MCU and dammit, he lost his whole world he should be given time to grieve and heal. ANYWAY. It’s excellent. Go read it. 

you've really missed a trick when it comes to love by meidui 

Steve thinks he’s happier than he’s ever been, or at least he should be. This is the closest he’s ever come to having everybody he loves in one place and the Compound doesn’t echo with emptiness anymore, and he’s seen more of Tony in the past few months than he has in the last seven years.

He’s still getting used to being with Tony again, this softer, older version of him, and how difficult that makes keeping his hands to himself because all he wants to do is touch him.

my thoughts: i’m a huge sucker for the way that @meidui portrays Steve and how soft she is with him, and this was just--incredibly well done. 

good enough for you by tinystark616

Steve is having self-esteem issues because he feels like he isn't good in bed. Tony finds out and decides to do something about it.

my thoughts: Steve being so worried and Tony being so incredibly satisfied with their sex is just. So good. 

Through the Dark Tide of Memory by scifigrl47

As the Human/Kaiju war drags on, with no end in sight, the occupants of the Malibu Shatterdome have come to be known, worldwide, as the Avengers. No matter how many Jaegers fall, how many battles are lost around the Pacific rim, the Avengers will always come to the rescue.

Until, of course, there's no one left...

my thoughts: Pacific Rim is my not so secret guilty pleasure, and this fusion is just so well done, I love it, especially that @scifigrl47 delves into not just the pilots, but the people who make the jagers work, and why they are so important. Utterly perfect. 

Heavy is the Head that wears the Crown by BladeoftheNebula

“Just remember, and this is essential, you call the King ‘Your Majesty’ during the first introduction and afterwards it’s ‘sir’. Queen Maria is likewise ‘Your Majesty’ and thereafter ‘ma’am’, and Prince Anthony is ‘your royal highness, the Prince of Wales’, and ‘sir’ thereafter.”

Steve was never going to remember all this. Thank god he was never going to meet any of them.

When Steve Rogers moved to London he was expecting the bad overpriced flat and the metric system.

What he never could've expected was that the heir to the throne would fall for a skinny asthmatic from Brooklyn.

my thoughts: i am picky about pre-serum steve fics, but this series does it so well, plus the royal Tony aspect is just--perfection. 

The Song Without Words by Lelantus

Everyone knew what happened when soulmates touched each other. Whether it was hands clasping together, fingers brushing across a jaw, or lips meeting in a kiss - it didn’t matter. Any skin-to-skin contact and chests started glowing with soft, white-blue light. Soul-light, it was called.

Tony woke up in a cave in Afghanistan with a hole in his chest and wires coming out of it and felt his blood run cold. He knew instinctively what it meant. He’d lost his ability to produce a soul-light. And so no matter how much he yearned for it in the secret, hidden corners of his heart, Tony would never find his soulmate.

my thoughts: i’m such a sucker for soulmates and the way that they chose each other and loved each other despite Tony’s inability to have a soulmate is everything to me. 

[threeleggedart]

some fusion mons back when the Pokemon Infinite Fusion Calculator was briefly cycling around, plus a bonus... goozelord??? fusion prompted by my friend saying my alt sona is like a fusion between goodra and guzzlord :]

[thunderstomm]

The Newmans Redesigns (Early Draft) + Ideas

I love the Newmans- but that’s not much of a secret. And just like most people who love them, I’m always just a little disappointed that the show didn’t really do much with them- I mean, Kim and Konnie barley spoke at all! Plus, I personally don’t love that they look almost identical to their GB counterparts, I think a little variety is nice ! So for the longest time, I’ve been trying to nail down some redesigns that I think really work for each of these characters. And while these are not the final designs, they’re just a potential mock-up- I still wanted to share them, as well as two hypothetical ideas for how these looks come to be.

I don’t want to pretend they just always happened to look like this, canon gets to stay intact in the idea that they looked like Grojband, until a certain point. But I’m not sure what route to take to result in the change- whatever I pick will be used and referenced in my Grojband fic, Peaceville’s Pink Star. (Follow my side blog @peacevillespinkstar , more chapters soon I promise !

So instead of just getting stuck in my own head, I figured it was better to type out both options, and kinda scope what other people think is better. There’s nothing like a good peer review !

(Under the cut because it’s long- thank you so much for choosing to read it if you do!!)

General context: these designs (or whatever final copy I end up making) exist in a post-series environment. AFTER “hear us rock”. The look change is spurred by one of these two options:

Option 1: The Rebrand

After the events of “hear us rock”, the newmans are in hot water. Because of how similar they look to Grojband- Aka the band who saved Peaceville- people keep booking them thinking that they are GrojBand, and then getting upset when it turns out they aren’t. Upset greatly by this, the newmans decide that enough is enough, and that if it’s the only way they can stand out and be better, they’ll have to take the leap and completely re-invent their looks, and their sound. So the Newmans leave town for a little bit, and return sporting their shiny new duds, and a sound that’ll blow Grojband out of the water.

Option 2: The Lawsuit

After the events of the Newmans’ last appearance in the show, Kon-fusion, things don’t go well. While Grojband is unharmed by the de-fusion process, the Newmans ARE harmed (not majorly, but still enough that it’s clear), and things aren’t the best for them. While medial professionals are able to get them back to being healthy, the Newmans still end up looking a little bit different as a result. The Newmans Sue DJ-Fusion and win, which covers the costs PLUS gets them enough to buy new outfits (and maybe instruments) to match their looks.

I’d love to share my headcanons for each of the Newmans at some point, and how I think their personalities differ from the band, as well as possible friendships. Again, will probably end up on my side blog, because this particular lore will be used within my fic.

Please share which of these options you prefer if you can! It really helps !

Bonus redesign draft with notes explaining some of my design choices and picks !! (:

[perfectstevenau]

Re-designed fusion of @falsificationstevenau​‘s False and Perfect! I had fun drawing this one. I thought maybe since False is called False and Valerian is called Perfect that they’d be called facade, because it’s like- faking being something your not- like yeye!

Plus a bonus doodle- XD

Here’s the old one for comparison!

[seemobhutts]

this have been done a gazillion times before but these are mine. sum fake fusions inspired by all the 30 seconds SU clips I’ve been watching on timtok

plus bonus OC?

also some just general feelings: i feel like no matter what platform im using, my art is to getting shared to an empty audience. I know it takes work to maintain the content flow needed for success ….. but have you considered… I can complain about whatever i want on my own post. im probably outdated and def inconsistent but it also isn’t very encouraging to get zero recognition times where i do put effort. and im talking like where adequate recognition is 27 like avg. such is the life of an artist. i know that im not being as proactive as I could be, so im really just talking out of my fat ass.

I just don’t ever want to go back to drawing Danganronpa. Please

if you’re my art mutual or want to be mutuals, what’s up player.

[elendsessor]

bonus headcanon/relationship study ramble since the brainrot is eating away still and bc i do really enjoy their dynamic

some general + canon of vengeance koshimizu hcs and relationship with the protag hcs ahead.

this does contain massive af spoilers for smtvv and can be potentially triggering since death and depression mentions.

-koshimizu has a dad bod sorry not sorry.

-in fact he’s a total goddamn dad. literally old fashioned. he also enjoys watching baseball and yes can work a grill.

-there’s a bethel japan facebook group (he didn’t start it one of the scientists did and made him create a facebook account) so yes he’s had the displeasure of boomer meme exposure. abdiel won’t stop sharing those ai generated jesus pics either.

-his luck with relationships is so bad. let’s ignore the whole in actual japanese mythology tsukuyomi got married to amaterasu (aka his damn sister) thing. he only pursued one due to seeing humans do that, and since he does have a lot of kinship with humanity, yeah he’s gonna mimic behavior. did hook up with abdiel out of some kind of obligation but had no actual romantic feelings. it was the worst year and a half of his life. they can’t stand one another.

-one of many hcs i displayed in a fic i wrote but basically he met yuzuru via the fact that he constantly had to take miyazu to the nearest hospital. he might’ve not allowed it except he did notice some kind of connection. didn’t realize yuzuru was his knowledge until much later yet tried his hardest to keep him out of the demon summoning business. didn’t work obviously, yet he appreciated yuzuru’s enthusiasm. does treat both atsuta siblings like family and adoption was something he thought about, but due to his position, work, etc., it never came to be.

-is overworked to hell and back. seems to be the last of the logistics type proto fiends anyways so yeah has a lot of pressure put on him. despite being the prime minister, he doesn’t actually do a lot of that stuff. mostly up to proper politicians. he’s kinda like a mouthpiece for them since he was made to be that way. is responsible for anything revolving around public safety. has and always will be his top priority.

-his relationship with vkun is absurdly rocky. it’s more than the whole different souls thing or the fact that they haven’t properly worked with one another. they struggle to communicate and function as a nahobino and he does blame himself for it. they’re doing it out of necessity. really if it were up to him especially after losing yuzuru he would’ve never partnered up with vkun. however, thanks to aogami, he does feel like he owes it to his brother to take care of him.

-it’s weird knowing he has basically a second brother nor fully knows how sibling relations work. yes, he cares deeply and does have that brotherly connection with vkun, but they can’t find common ground outside of wanting to avenge their original partners, and he’s sure that’s not something they should be bonding over (or he should be encouraging). he wants to comfort vkun, but doesn’t know how to. he’s made attempts, but can’t fully follow through with what he thinks he should be doing.

-i did notice (and might make a more in depth post about) how, while not the dominant one, koshimizu does occasionally take over more. for how i see it, due to studies done on aogami and vkun’s nahobino form, he thinks it best to let vkun be in control since it’s more familiar to him. combat types hadn’t had success with fusion, nor have any for that matter, but they were made with being an extension in mind. as such, while inherently compatible with vkun, his different functions plus vkun not being his knowledge makes their form unstable.

-has plenty of regrets, including his relationship with aogami. they already were distant in design and where they ended up, but i do think he felt like he was, in some ways, superior due to how he adopted human emotions and culture while aogami hadn’t. it wasn’t until the battle for the throne or aogami’s “death” that he realized how much he cared.

-while he does state mourning won’t bring his or vkun’s partner back, he does experience grief, but bottles his emotions up as much as possible. part of it is because he always had to once he first developed feelings. he’s still a demon/machine thing and as such believes he shouldn’t have them, especially since he was made with potentially dying in mind. though, this is also because he wants to stay strong for vkun, especially with how badly vkun takes it. koshimizu is a lot more calm and capable than his new partner. he knows that. all he can do is try to provide some support.

-that being said the one thing he did do was make a small grave for yuzuru exactly where he passed on. there was a chance it could be destroyed, there was no body left behind, etc., yet he did think it to be the right thing to do.

-had no idea how to tell miyazu. in fact, he wanted to avoid telling her altogether. with the end of the world coming up, he’d rather not give her more emotional baggage, plus it likely wouldn’t have mattered. word spreads quickly so she learned about her brother’s passing anyways. all the things she accused koshimizu of doing in that missable subquest? he took those to heart. even though he knew none of it was true, he still felt guilty.

-the other unstable part about the tsukuyomibino? one of them supposedly hates the other. vkun thinks his presence is an insult. they look too damn familiar, and koshimizu instinctively calls him “young man.” only aogami can call him that—he’s adamant about it. doesn’t like the idea of sharing a body with him, either. he wasn’t even going to take the throne, rather leaving it up to goddess tao and possibly goddess yoko to decide. both his and koshimizu’s plan was to take down tiamat and whatever else remained of the qadištu.

-whatever happens after that? vkun feels like he might as well die. his mental health declining rapidly was something koshimizu noticed right away and tried working with him on. they did end up bonding more through this. vkun says he hates him, but in reality, he truly doesn’t, and regrets giving koshimizu the cold shoulder. he did want to apologize and thank him, but after realizing he’d never get the chance to, he at least decided to visit any tsukuyomi-related shrines to properly mourn/pray for him (though this is only for the law route, in chaos, he more ends up writing poems n letters in his memory). of course koshimizu understands his frustration. if there’s an afterlife he’s in, he does wish he could tell him that it’s okay.

-their form’s stability improved over time but this couldn’t be said for koshimizu’s ability to fight. he wasn’t made for it nor has had any real combat experience. some dialogue from one of the researchers suggests that it is taking a toll on him. he was going to die one way or another and accepted his fate long ago. didn’t make pushing himself any less torturous.

[farsight-the-char]

Tau codex review copies circulating the rumour mills.

Ehhhhhh....

Not much improved from Index.

Only 4 Detachments (disappointing), Retaliation (Battlesuits/Enclaves), Kroot (Kroot), Mont'ka (Lethal Hits in Early Game, plus assault to guided units), and the index Kauyon (late game bonus/ambush).

Kroot stuff looks Fun, but dang, feel like it could be More.

Also no Gauntlet or Fusion Blades. Irksome.

[usercookie2008]

got a new goob

his name is Scot :)

Scot didn't quite like Fluke at first lmao, He warms up eventually though

some time later after they get to bond a bit more, Fluke gets hurt by his brother, Cort, Scot is very worrie goob

Doesn't actually know the severity of the Wound other than Fluke got hurt and he went running man, but yk Flukes his first friend, ofc hes gonna be worried (cort is lucky he's Fluke's brother lol)

Paper guitar... Paper guitar... real...

plus two bonus ones of them a little older hehehe

Edit - oh btw Scot is a Nightmare x Killer fusion kid lol I forgot to mention that lol

[omegaremix]

Omega Radio for June 2, 2021, #265.

Johnny Hammond: “Why Can’t We Smile” (ver.)

Funk Fusion Band: “Can You Feel It”

Michael Soward: “Standing On The Top”

Quarteto Em Cy: “Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser”

Ana Mazzotti: “Feel Like Making Love”

Abahambi: “Abahambi”

Asiko Rock Group: “Lagos City”

Creative Funk: “Funk Power”

Lafayette Afro Rock Band: “Hihache”

Gary Byrd: “Soul Travelin’ Pt. 1 (The G.B.E.)“

Jack Wilkins: “Naima”

Taj Mahal: “The Cuckoo”

B.B. King: “Chains N’ Things”

Renee Costy: “Like A Magic Dream”

Jimmy Smith: “My Place In Space”

Donald Byrd & 125th St. NYC: “I Feel Like Loving You Today”

Hysear Don Walker: “Inner Face Rebirth”

Lightmen Plus One, The: “Wench”

Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express: “Future Pilot”

Bernard Ebbinghouse: “Mister Carefree”

Bobby Hutcherson: “Montara”

Steve Khan: “Candles”

Breath Of Life: “Keep In Touch”

Piero Piccioni & Shawn Robinson: “Right Or Wrong”

Arena: “Scrichell Cat”

Grover Washington Jr.: “Moonstreams”

Sonny Fortune: “Come In Out Of The Rain”

Kenji Omura & Kazumi Watanabe & Lee Ritenour: “I Feel Breeze”

Jeff Lorber Fusion Group: “Glisten”

Eddie Henderson: “Beyond Forever”

Stanley Turrentine: “Hope That We Can Be Together Soon”

Barry White: “Playing Your Game, Baby”

Champaign: “I’m On Fire”

Mass Production: “Slow Bump”

Whole Darn Family: “Seven Minutes Of Funk”

Instant Funk: “Never Let It Go Away”

Bonus Omega; crate-digging and sampling. First summer bonus broadcast.

[peachy-doodles]

Okaaaay so heres another fusion tee hee ^_^ Ingo + Zisu = iisu ! she/they pronouns babey

i WAS gonna try and think up a name for them like i did Ozone but i rly like iisu and i think they would too, so its staying :] together theyre the fircest captain in hisui; being both physically and skillfully strong in a mutltitude of ways. they also have the mega autisms because you cant just put two of the strongest battlers in the whole region together and NOT expect them to info dump stratergies on you...

also they mostly just have a permanent smirk on their face; looking like they're up to mischief when rly shes just happy to be here !

(plus a bonus of @blaiddraws 's ingo/zisu fusion n mine ^_^ )

[ambyandony]

Naramis Week 2023 (Day x)

@naramisweek

so sorry didnt get the chance to post earlier

so this is my take on the prompt.. i saw 'together|apart' and i waws like FUSION ARC FUSION ARC FUSION ARC

So this is the fusion of Mista and Narancia, dubbed Mistancia. He/him, aged at around 17.5, about 5'7.5" tall give or take, and user of the Stand 「Bird Of Prey」, which is functionally essentially a homing missile that, instead of heat-seeking, tracks CO2 emission. It's more 'rocket launcher' oriented than revolver-oriented. The 'gun' he's holding there is actually a part of that big launcher on his back there.

it's a bit overkill but thats half the fun. "what are you gonna do, shoot me?" "WORSE."

and heres the limbancia version plus some bonus mistancia x limbo interaction stuff. i was gonna also draw limbos fusions with the boys plus the triple fusion of all three but i didn't get around to it so for now I have this:

Mimbo, the fusion of Limbo and Mista, and their Stand 「Mighty Wings」, which, combining 「Cloud Nine」's signal disruption and 「Sex Pistols」' trajectory alteration, has the ability to redirect signals. I'm not sure where Mimbo got the tits. they don't know either but their hair is literally perfect

I don't have an image of Nimbo, the fusion of Narancia and Limbo, yet, and I don't want to show my friends pic of them without their go-ahead, so for now I'll just describe them:

Nimbo (also called 'Nimbus') Narancia + Limbo, they/them, 17 years old, approximately 5'4.'5", Stand is 「Hard On The Knees」 (also considered 「Fly Away」) and I'm not completely sure what it does but it probably has some limited control over CO2 rather than just detecting it..

Finally, the triple fusion (Minarimbo? Limarista? Mistarimbo?) has 「Free Bird」. He/they, about 17.5, ~5'7, I don't know what the Stand does.

[ausp-ice]

Edeia/Fusion of the Month artworks, plus one extra bonus piece among them.

Velath (mine), Lost (Cloveyclo), Ceremus (Stel), Pearl (Gaara'sPotato), Alba (Tougherheart), Veles (@caeliglori and VoidGremlin), Habit (Cyanus-Corvus)

[cinderella-ish]

Beta Search: Fruits Basket x JuJutsu Kaisen, Fruits Basket x OHSHC

I already posted in a thread on Reddit, but if anyone here is familiar with JJK or OHSHC fandoms, I'm looking for a beta reader for the two crossovers I'm currently writing! Details below:

Fruits Basket x OHSHC:

also a fusion with Your Name (bodyswap AU)

First Chapter Here

will draw from Japanese folklore

relationship focus will be Tohru & Haruhi & Akito, as well as Tohru/Kyo (and probably Haruhi/Tamaki, though I'm not set on whether they'll get a big focus)

anticipated to be in the 30-60k words range

mostly looking for support with the reading experience in general, including pacing, dialogue, characterization, etc... Bonus points if you're extra familiar with OHSHC or can help me improve my prose!

Fruits Basket x JJK

premise here

can send the prologue first draft upon request

will also draw from Japanese folklore

relationship focus will be Tohru/Kyo and Yuji&/Megumi, plus lots of interactions between the four and a large cast of supporting characters from both universes.

anticipated to be in the 60-100k words range

similar to above, I'd like input on the reading experience in general, but I don't own the JJK manga (whereas I do own Fruits Basket and OHSHC) so I'd especially love to work with someone who's well-versed in JJK canon!

In exchange, I can beta something for you or write a story at your request. Or we can figure something else out! Neither of these is my posting priority for a while (until I finish Bloom Within Us, tbh), so I can work with most schedules.

If you're excited about either of these stories but aren't able to beta, feel free to share!

[fandomstars]

Could I request a Bad Batch and Steven Universe crossover where The Batch (individual) accidentally fuses with the reader? I imagine that with Hunter they'd almost immediately get overstimulated and Tech would just be really fascinated with it, but you can do whatever you'd like.

I’ll leave the fusion look up to you all.

A Bad Batch Fusion

Hunter:

He knew it was a possibility since Y/N was Steven’s twin.

He was a bit cautious at first. First it was the dancing part (despite his denial he does indeed have good dance skills), then it was the fusion part itself.

Thankfully Connie helped a lot.

The fusion only went halfway first attempt, due to Hunter’s enhanced senses going overtime.

But once they try again, Hunter is able to control his senses, and it helped he was able to realize how close he and Y/N was at this moment.

Said fusion could be falsely identified as force sensitive with how in tune Hunter’s senses have become more powerful in said form.

——

Tech:

He studied extensively for this.

Was he scared? He won’t admit it, but first attempt you’d figure it out.

He did have confidence in fusing, having already studied Connie and Steven’s fusion, but was more insecure on his dance moves to make it happen.

Thankfully, Garnet and Pearl helped him find a dance style for him.

The two of you fused, and Tech swore mentally he could see beyond what he had before, and could honestly feel he could absorb all the universe’s knowledge in an instant.

What really occurred, is said fusion gave Tech better eye sight. And the knowledge thing was more his mind blown away by the feeling of fusion.

——-

Wrecker:

Didn’t understand the whole concept of fusion, but he was very curious after seeing Steven fusing with Connie and later his dad.

Tech and Garnet helped with the knowledge part.

But the dance part? Wrecker could dance like no ones business.

The first attempt was fun, more dancing than fusing, but overall the result happened.

Wrecker couldn’t believe how amazing it felt, not to mention he could see out both eyes as a result.

Plus he loved to surprise his enemies, and fusing just gave him another fun way to kick butt. Of course he felt honored and loved when fusing with you, won’t keep that contained for sure.

——-

Crosshair:

Despite figuring out fusion knowledge wise pretty quickly, he was skeptical.

Not of you, but more of just not knowing how he’d feel as a result.

At least he can dance, but preferred to do so in private, knowing his brothers would spy on such a scene.

Didn’t stop his brothers from seeing said fusion, thanks to Garnet’s vision.

So the two of you fused…and honestly he felt pretty good.

Now if he could just figure out how to use his rifle without messing up in front of his brothers in fusion form.

——

Echo:

He’s been in the presence of Jedi and many unusual beings, fusion didn’t phase him shock wise.

What did shock him, was he was capable of doing so with you.

He was honored of course, but he had more questions than answers on just how with his mechanical side.

Peridot did explain how such tech won’t get in the way of fusion, if it’s a part of him, it’ll work.

So you fuse, and Echo swears for the first time since he woke up, that he felt human.

Helped fusing gave him the use of all limbs, just with a fused metal armor from his sole metal body. Overall making him more confident in battle, knowing it be hard for anyone to harm the two of you’d fusion.

——-

Bonus ~ Omega:

She was ecstatic, absolutely down to fuse.

She wanted to fuse with not just you, but Steven too.

She had a lot of questions, and you and Steven could understand…that is until she starts asking.

“How do you move? Does one person control one side of the body?”

“What happens when you need to go to the bathroom?”

“If I were to fuse while holding a weapon, would said weapon fuse with your shield?”

Amethyst and the gems chuckled, seeing younger Steven’s self in said questions.

Steven turns red by the end, but at least you and Omega can fuse.

Dancing like no one’s business is her specialty, so of course it’s a easy turn.

——-

[fireworksfactory2]

Persona 3 Side Materials and Adaptions #2

Ok well, confession, this next side material isn't something I can talk about much either, mainly because the material is still untranslated aside from an old very suspect quality translation that only covered the first chapter. Regardless, I still want to talk about it anyway, bcs aside from a few anthology books I couldn't find even raws of, this is the very first official P3 side story written for the IP. Presenting Persona 3: Owari no Kakera!

Gleaning from both the singular translation and the summary of the novel on the fan wiki, the story centers around Akihiko and his relationships just a month prior to the game starting. Mitsuru and Shinjiro in particular, plus a side bonus of Yukari when she first moved into the dorm. But this also centers around a new character named Aya Tokitou, the boxing team's manager who has a crush on Akihiko, which he is naturally oblivious to.

Prob what most people are interested in is how Akihiko and Shinjiro do a Fusion Spell together in the final battle of the book. But given that I can't read it, the most I can do is point out how this shows how P3 in its early life still had associations with the previous Persona entries beyond just cameos. Persona 2 in particular, which featured Fusion Spells amongst 2 or more characters in battle.

Persona 3 altered this so only the Protagonist could do Fusion Spells, showing off his Wild Card ability that lets only him summon multiple Personas. So Akihiko getting to do a Fusion Spell with Shinjiro is a bit of fanservice, both for P2 and their relationship.

But why Akihiko? Why dedicate thr first foray into side series for P3 to him? There's no definite reason I can find, but Akihiko was (still is) a beloved character from the game. In the OG game, his past with Shinjiro and Mitsuru were a mystery. You could tell how close they are in the story, but not much about their history together. This would change overtime, with The Answer, P3P and other material sharing more of their pasts and how their bonds formed. But at the time, P3's plot was both massive and yet still full of mystery.

I believe this mystic about them prompted to make Akihiko their first perspective to explore outside the main character. Not a bad idea, esp when you're aiming for a young adult audience.

Oh right, since Akihiko's the MC here and this takes place a month before the game, the P3 Protagonist isn't there for the story. I do remember someone saying he does cameo at the very end of the novel, but not long enough to form a general opinion of his personality. Next material should cover that, but not in a serious way.