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Stolen Coat
Shinjiro has no idea what he did with his precious clothing article.
tags: gn!reader, soft fluffy.
Shinjiro had looked everywhere he could think in the dorm. Steely eyes scanned over his room for a fourth time. He barely left the space, and he knew it wasn’t downstairs, he had checked the roof. The man felt a shudder run down his spine, his hands shook as his inability to manage his temperature chilled him significantly.
He tried to think, pacing in his room to try and generate more heat. There was one possible place. Did you have his coat? Your room completely slipped his mind during the ordeal of searching for his prized coat. But Shinjiro didn’t remember leaving it in your room. Still, he groaned, pulling open his room door to go check.
He quickly found himself in front of your door, loudly knocking with a shaky hand. He waited a beat for a response before he knocked louder, harder. Despite how the chill made his knuckles feel painfully stiff. He heard quiet shuffling on the other side, taking a half step back as you opened your room door, only poking your head out.
“Hey Shinji!”
“Where is it?” His voice was colder than he intended it to be, but he was freezing, and he really needed his coat. You raised a confused eyebrow before it dawned on you, a sheepish smile crossing your face as you stepped back to let him into your room. Shinjiro entered quickly, closing your door behind him before he looked at you fully.
He stopped mid opening his mouth, quickly closing it again.
You were wearing his coat.
It suited you well. The colour was nice, the fit was nice, if a bit loose given he wore one larger than his own size. But it was his, and he was cold.
“Don’t I look cute?” You teased, rubbing the back of your neck with that same bashful smile.
“Yes, now hand it over.”
Shinjiro didn’t care about appearances, the effects of the suppressants were getting to him, as much as he hated them. You could see him shaking, even with his arms crossed over his chest, nearly hugging himself, with his chin almost hidden by his turtleneck.
You brought your hands up, unbuttoning his coat and sliding it off of your warm body. You held it out to him and your boyfriend took it quickly, pulling it over his sweater and pulling it closed to continue hugging himself. He knew you felt bad, he could read it on your face, he averted his eyes from your face.
He wasn’t the easiest man to date, that was for sure. It’d taken some time before he came up to you days after rejecting you to give you a chance. And that was a lot for him, you knew that. But you also knew how to peek beneath the surface of his exterior. The one he so cleverly crafted.
He watched as you pulled the blankets back on your bed before you sat on the edge. Then you held your arms open wordlessly. Shinjiro looked around, as if somebody could possibly be hiding in your dorm room. He then kicked his boots off, also wordless as he nearly threw himself into your arms.
“Oof-”
Shinjiro melted into you, opening his coat to engulf you in it and wrap his arms around you as best as he could in the position. You wanted to laugh as you struggled to tug him onto the bed and on top of you properly. But you managed with his shaking aid. You flailed slightly, grabbing the blankets after a few attempts and pulling them over your bodies.
“But you can’t stay, we already got in trouble for last time.”
“Fuck that.” His voice was muffled by your skin, his face buried against your neck. “I don’t care. They won’t kick us out, they need us.” That much was true, and you relaxed underneath his weight. He wasn’t very heavy anyway, it wasn’t difficult. You could feel how cold he was, but beneath the blankets, it was a cold that wouldn’t last very long.
“Fine.. But you’re buying me dinner tomorrow, Shinji.”
“Deal, now hold me.” Shinjiro always managed to sound rough, even as he was blatantly demanding your affection. Definitely not the easiest man to date, but the one you fell for. Happily so.
You snorted, squeezing his waist.
#shinjiro aragaki x reader#p3 shinjiro#shinjiro aragaki#shinjiro x reader#persona 3 shinjiro#shinjiro aragaki fic#persona 3#persona 3 reload#gn!reader#༻Tenebris#༻Seraph's Whisper#it is canon to both persona and real life that drugs make you cold#shinji is a cold cold man
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Carry you home
redo of this drawing from some years back :3
#persona 3#shinjiro aragaki#minato arisato#makoto yuki#shinmina#fanart#the way I've been fussing over several far less complicated pieces for weeks that i haven't managed to finish#and then just breezed through this#....okay#helps that i'm comparing it to the version from 7 years ago and not the version that only exists in my head#the standard is lower lol#anyway taking the chance to flex on my past self in as many ways as possible ✌️#also yes i did find a way to make this into a scene in my fic#no i haven't finished my revisions yet i am being squidward's errands about it#can never resist putting a moon in the sky huh#waxing gibbous 🌝
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I really enjoy your Brittle Sea Star AU (love the idea of post canon Akechi interacting with Shinji...) so I'd love to see any doodles based on that AU!! Or even just a few hcs/things you'd like to share I love hearing about it ☺️
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoy this AU!
SEES has been on Shinji's ass for years to hire a part-timer because of his health, and Goro's the best he's got. After witnessing Fuuka's development from disaster to decent, he's determined to help Goro get there haha
I have some more posts over here if you're curious about random headcanons, shitposts, and thoughts!
#akechi goro#goro akechi#aragaki shinjiro#shinjiro aragaki#p3#p5#brittle sea star#jest answers#jest doods#thank you so so so much for the ask and interest!! this made my day :'o)#one day i may kick my ass into gear and post at least one of the fics from my drafts
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The OTP is here~!!! 💗💝💘💓💖💕🩷❤️💝💗
Thank you so much @zipsunz I looooooove them 💕💗❤️💗🩷💝💓💖❤️💝🩷💖💓
#they are sooooo cute and super high quality too!!!#perfect fit for the p3 portion of my writing desk where i write all my foolmoon fics lol#shinjiro aragaki#kotone shiomi#minako arisato#foolmoon#persona 3#persona 3 portable
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Akihiko becoming a cop is something that simply doesn’t happen in the coma route cuz Shinji would see that shit and be like Aki what the actual hell is wrong with you
#persona#persona 3#akihiko sanada#shinjiro aragaki#akishinji#i guess#im making it that way lol#see if you know me you know i actively avoid p4 arena like the plague both cuz i hate p4 and cuz#i simply have no interest in how the p3 characters turn out if this is whats being done to them#i seen how akihiko and mitsuru look I HATE IT I HATE IT SO MUCH I WANNA EAT GRAVEL#the only character i care about is ken really i approve of him getting to be a funny teenager i love my baby boy so much#but i watched the akihiko social episodes for reload and he talks about becoming a cop and i was just like. of fucking course 😞#we just cant escape this shit huh theres always gotta be a cop character for some reason#i consider this a bad ending for him cuz even though atlus and their copaganda loving asses would probably looove to tell me otherwise#theres literally no way shinji would stand for that shit like my guy has beef with the kirijos and was a homeless addict#so you know cops wouldnt like him and hes seen some shit#they had to kill him cuz hed tell the truth sldjks#i definitely am gonna explore this dynamic in my fic but you know. no way in hell is aki gonna be a cop on my watch lol#maybe he can be like. a PE teacher or some shit akskkls
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Aki & Shinji
#persona 3#akihiko sanada#shinjiro aragaki#persona 3 akihiko#persona 3 shinjiro#artists on tumblr#my art#zgrist#2023#doodles#first drawing is based on a fic called inversion by halfpenny jones#Mr Akihiko I care u
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Akihiko practically has to excavate the first-aid kit from under layers and layers of built up miscellanea that has been stashed in the supply closet over the years. As he digs, he thanks god, Buddha, or whoever else might be listening that Shinji hadn’t put up a fight about being checked over. That has to count as a minor miracle.
It has been a while since they’ve dressed each other’s wounds like this, now that he thinks of it. Since before Shinji had left, back when Akihiko was the only one on the team with any healing abilities and they’d had to budget his stamina to a miserly degree.
These days, between Takeba, Amada, and Arisato, they basically never have to worry about anybody spreading themselves too thin with healing, so they don’t ever leave Tartarus battered enough to need mundane patching up.
Once he finally finds the kit, Akihiko sheds his battle harness and armband and sets them gracelessly on the dining table. He settles on the couch next to Shinji while he undresses himself. It’s slow going, Shinji’s movements stiff and careful, but Akihiko doesn’t insult him by butting in. He peels his gloves off and waits patiently. When Shinji pulls the sweater over his head, his hat slides off along with it. He doesn’t bother putting it back on.
He looks smaller without any of his usual layers to bulk out his shape. It feels wrong to think of Shinji as ‘small’ in any context, even if it’s only in comparison. Objectively, Akihiko knows it isn’t even true– Shinji’s taller now than he was back then, his shoulders wider and his ribcage broader.
At the same time, it’s harrowingly true. He’s visibly underweight, and not all of that can be due to his time in the coma. It’s like there simply isn’t enough of him, and what’s there is stretched too-thin over his frame.
This is also the first time Akihiko’s seen the bandages around Shinji’s shoulder and abdomen. There are no red stains seeping through the gauze, which is a relief. He starts to carefully peel the medical tape free from Shinji’s skin, letting the crash course Nakai-san had given him on bandage changing run on loop through his mind.
It doesn’t occur to him until the first bandage is removed and the knotted starburst shape is on full display: it’s the first time Akihiko has seen the scars, either.
A halo of puckered skin interrupts Shinj’s shoulder, fanning out in shiny pink ridges around the bruise-red, sunken center. Its twin on his chest is slightly larger and more concave.
He hadn’t realized how big any of them would be. The ones up near his shoulder especially, where the bullet had gone all the way through him–
It reinforces with sickening clarity just how much of a miracle it is that Shinji pulled through. That he’s still here.
Akihiko jolts. Shinji isn’t even facing in his direction, so what–?
Shinji rolls one shoulder– the unscarred one– and Akihiko knows without needing to look that he’s rolling his eyes too. He ignores the display of petulance and gets to work surveying for new damage, starting with the shoulder.
There’s no fresh blood, and the area around the scar doesn’t look damaged or inflamed at least. Just to be sure, Akihiko probes the surrounding skin gingerly with the pads of his fingers, testing for swelling or anything that feels overly warm to the touch.
Shinji shudders and Akihiko jerks his hand away.
Shinji only shrugs– he does it with both shoulders, evidently by mistake, since he immediately flinches and bites out a curse under his breath.
Well, even if he’s downplaying it, he’s still admitting to it. Akihiko had been planning on getting Shinji started with his physical therapy routine tomorrow (or today, he supposes, since it’s after midnight) but…now he’s not sure.
Maybe he should hold off and give Shinji a break. He knows both from his own experience and the extensive amount of research he’d pored over after Shinji had (begrudgingly) asked for his help– pushing too hard will only stall his recovery, or even make things worse.
There are some simple stretches he could try to coach Shinji through that wouldn’t be too strenuous or time-consuming, and that might also help with the pain. But he knows Shinji will still push back against even that, on principle if nothing else. Picking that particular fight would probably put just as much strain on his body as Akihiko was trying to avoid to begin with.
And hell, after everything that’s happened, Akihiko isn’t sure he has the energy for it, either. They all deserve a break.
Shinji obeys with the put-upon air of a cat being moved out of the way of foot traffic, but he’s not able to fully conceal how much of an effort it is for him. The scar on Shinji’s side doesn’t seem to have re-opened either. There is no exit wound counterpart on his back.
Unbidden, Akihiko’s thoughts are invaded by the question of whether they had removed every piece of the bullet while Shinji was on the operating table, or if some fragments of it had been irretrievable. Nausea crawls through his stomach at the idea. He doesn’t ask.
#akihiko sanada#shinjiro aragaki#akishinji#persona 3#p3#persona 3 reload#still breathing au#sbau canon#sbau main plot#sbau november#sbau november 5#talksprites and fic#edited sprites#commissioned sprites#sprites edited by seth and azuries#akihiko pov#(we did say we'd find excuses to use the sprites without his hat some more didn't we lol)#(does this count as fanservice)#(also Loadin is our Persona-fied equivalent of the Bufferin brand of painkillers)#(Shinji's sprites here are more of the ones we commissioned from Seth!)#(as a reminder: any sprites that we commissioned for this blog are not open for use outside of it)
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i did not think it was possible for them to make shinjiro any sexier in reload. i mean fuck, bro look at this.
then i saw his fucking battle attire and, well. i have been proven wrong.
#persona 3 reload#persona 3#shinjiro aragaki#mine#YES I'M THINKING ABOUT HIM I'M ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT HIM. PERSONA 3'S STORY FUCKED ME UP LIKE NOTHING ELSE EVER WILL#perhaps that has something to do with the fact that i played it for the first time when my mom had cancer and i was taking care of her#but THAT is beside the point!#i have a fic i'm writing about him and i'm 40k words in rip#i'll never get over him and his story never ever#persona#shinjiro posting
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happy birthday @toxicpineapple!!
i wrote about akihiko teaching fuuka how to fight and confronting a few things about himself :)
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#persona 3 spoilers#persona 3#p3#akihiko sanada#fuuka yamagishi#makoto yuki#shinjiro aragaki#my writing#fics
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Hello all, I finally posted my fic from the @ttmzine (which I highly recommend you get, it's a FANSTASTIC free Persona 3 zine) Feel free to check it out :)
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shinji canonically handsome, huge, bulky, intimidating … we need more people to talk about this…
#p3#taking all these descriptors and imagining 25+ year old father that stepped up shinjiro aragaki#wheres the corny akishinji romcom fics where theyre both stressed out grown ass men who fall in love 😒#can u put single dad aki in there too (ken is his disgruntled son who hates his dads new bf)#GUYS?????
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Femc answer : episode shinjiro
I was looking at this art
Which also link to this fic
And it made me think of shinjiro in aigis' place for the answer
Who takes the role of metis ?
(Yes I know this iwai concept art )
NAME: [ no idea I don't know Japanese naming convention]
Nickname: gakky or brood
No memory where they came from.
Can also cook.
Smokes cigarettes on his when by himself, which is supposed to represent shinjiro slf destruction with the persona serpession drug.
Arcana: I was thinking reverse hierophant or moon?
What weapon would his shadow use?
Naginata due to metis taking the place of shinjiro weapons wise in the answer.
Or whatever this is.
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Who wants to dig for clams〜? 🌊 ᕙ(˵ •̀ ᴗ •́˵)八(⸝⸝ಠ︿ಠ⸝⸝)八(ノノ︶ ̄)ノ🦪
#persona 3#akihiko sanada#shinjiro aragaki#minato arisato#shinminaki#fanart#silly doodle that took way too long because of artblock funk or whatever#i'd say this will make more more sense if you read my fic (that i'm still working on revising) but#like there's context but i feel like people will still be like hey what is it with the clams tho#the real explanation is that i am just like this#having a thinking about clams era
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Chamomile
Shinjiro has a nightmare. Luckily for him, he's not alone to deal with it.
(Tags: Post-Persona 3, Aragaki Shinjiro Lives, Nightmares, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Texting)
AO3 link
The moment that asshole Takaya pointed the gun at Ken, Shinjiro already knew what to do. His original plan of letting the kid have his revenge had already gone through the window anyway, and like hell he was letting him die there – he’d never be able to forgive himself.
The moment he hears the shot, his body moves on its own, turning around and closing his arms around Ken with the intent of protecting him.
Immediately, a pang of pain spreads from his chest. It’s like something’s clawing it open.
He grits his teeth, too stubborn to make any sound despite the sheer pain – it burns, it burns!
He tries to catch himself on his feet, but his legs don’t respond anymore.
All he can do is fall, and fall, and fall...
Thud.
Ow, that hurts.
Before he can react, a hand goes to hold his shoulder, shaking it a little.
“Shinji? Shinji!”
Shinjiro, still a sleepy and groggy mess, opens his eyes, and sees an equally sleepy and groggy Akihiko, who’s looking at him worriedly from the bed...
Ah, so that’s what happened: he fell on his ass like an idiot.
“Ngh... ‘m fine... Jus’ fell,” he’s able to mutter, gritting his teeth for the pain. Fuck, the floor’s hard.
He tries to get up, but he has to immediately grab at his chest, squeezing right where the bullet scar is, as if that would be enough to push the pain away.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, it hurts.
It’s not as bad as when he actually got shot, thankfully, but it’s still something he would rather do without.
If not for Akihiko, who picks him up and helps him on the bed again, he’d be still agonizing on the floor.
“Shinji... Talk to me. What’s wrong?” he urges him.
Shinjiro has half a mind to tell him to shut up and go back to sleep, but a stronger fit of pain shuts him up before he can actually do that – karmic justice, he supposes.
“Hurts...” is all he’s able to get out, but it’s all Akihiko needs: he rushes to the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, getting painkillers and a tube of cream that Shinjiro has come to resent: it’s used specifically for scars, but it smells so fucking bad.
Still, he’s in no condition to complain once Akihiko comes back, and hands him the medicine, slipping then on his lap and helping him take his shirt off with the clear intention of applying the cream where it hurts, but despite feeling like shit, Shinjiro can’t help but to let out a low whistle. “Hello nurse.”
Akihiko rolls his eyes, but doesn’t say anything – it’s not the first time this happens, and surely it won’t be the last – focusing instead of getting some cream on his fingers, spreading it then over the bullet scar. Shinjiro hisses – it’s cold to the touch, too cold – and Akihiko considers it revenge for his previous joke, so he doesn’t tease him for acting like a little baby.
Neither of them speaks, Akihiko being too focused on tending to Shinjiro, who’s in turn too focused on observing him work.
It’s probably banal as hell to say, but he can’t help but to find him handsome, even when the only light available comes from the small lamp on the bedside table, with heavy shadows cast all over his body, though it’s true that Akihiko is and has always been handsome, which makes the fact that he’s sticking with an ugly mug like him much more mind-boggling...
A small pat on his cheek distracts him from his self-loathing thoughts. He shakes his head, eyes focusing on Akihiko again; he looks concerned.
“You’re okay? Need something? Maybe some chamomile to help you sleep?”
Chamomile would only have the effect of making Shinjiro get up in a few hours to go piss, but the earnest way Akihiko said it makes him unable to say no. “That would be nice, I guess...”
At least he won’t have to go back to sleep immediately. That will give him plenty of time to get a grip on himself.
Saying yes has the unfortunate consequence, however, of making Aki hop off his lap – he already misses his warmth – and forcing him to leave the bed as well, as the two make way to the kitchen.
“You can stay here, you know,” Akihiko proposes, stopping right at the door, but Shinjiro shakes his head.
“Nah, I need to make sure you don’t make any messes in my kitchen,” he retorts, because like hell he’ll tell him the truth: that he doesn’t want to be alone, because if left on his own, he will surely go back to think about that damned night...
Akihiko scoffs at his words. “I don’t make messes, and it’s not your kitchen.”
“Keep telling yourself that,” Shinjiro replies, but despite the animosity of their words, they’re both smiling. No hard feelings.
As if remembering something, Akihiko then turns around to go grab his phone.
“What you need that for?” Shinjiro asks, confused.
“Just in case...” is all he gets in response, but it’s enough for him to understand: Aki’s afraid he’s going to have another crisis and he might have to call for an ambulance.
This lack of faith kind of pisses him off, but he can’t really be mad about it, can he? Given the precedents, it’s fair that he wants to be cautious, so Shinjiro doesn’t say anything about it, even though he still finds it irritating.
Once they’ve made their way to the kitchen, Akihiko darts to the counter, rummaging through the cabinets to find the boiler, while Shinjiro makes his way to the couch, flopping on it with the grace of a drunk elephant, letting out a small groan of pain as he does so. Okay, maybe he should’ve been more careful, but it’s too late for that now.
From his point of view, he can barely see what Akihiko’s doing. He’s got half a mind to get up to check on him – he’s seen things when they lived in the dorms - but he’s been teaching him how to use the kitchen and sure, he may not be the greatest chef to ever life, but he’s become pretty self-sufficient, to the point that he can be left on his own to make a stupid chamomile with no risk of setting anything on fire, so he remains on the couch, fighting off the instinct of kicking him out like he’s an intruder to his domain - he may joke about it, but he does see the kitchen as his territory a little bit - and simply watches him.
As he watches, however, he hears a notification sound coming from Akihiko’s phone. He should leave it alone and wait for its owner to check, but Aki doesn’t seem to have noticed it, and Shinjiro’s curiosity is too much, so he silently walks to it and picks it up, before returning to the couch as nothing happened.
Huh, it’s from Ken.
ugh this sucks
That’s not... No, scratch that, that’s exactly how Shinjiro thought he would act, once he told them that he was going to have a sleepover with his friends that night.
At least he’s not contacting them because something bad’s happened; that’s reassuring.
He smiles a little to himself as he takes the liberty to reply.
not having fun?
akihiko-san!
why are you awake?
not aki
shinjiro then
why are you awake????and on akihiko-sans phone????
If he answers honestly, he’d just be worrying the kid, so he makes up a lie.
you see
when a mother and a father really love each other stuff happens
EW
I DIDN’T NEED TO KNOW THAT
Good, he fell for it, and he’s gotten flustered too, meaning that he won’t be asking other questions.
anyway
you were saying things aren’t going well?
do i need to bash a few heads?
Ken takes a suspiciously long to time to respond - the little shit must really be thinking about it.
nah, not really
they’re just talking about girls and stuff
“Girls and stuff” is a pretty common subject, especially for a group of teenage boys. Shinjiro decides to have some fun with it.
so? need me to give you the talk?
STOP
SERIOUSLY
ITS JUST
UGH I DON’T KNOW
i have nothing to say
about girls?
yeah
don’t you have that little fanclub of yours that always comes to your matches?
Shinjiro’s quite familiar with them, unfortunately. His ears still have to recover from all their screeches whenever Ken scores a point.
i don’t even know them
theyre annoying
Reading that last message, Shinjiro can’t help but to laugh.
It looks like Ken is, slowly but surely, turning into a certain someone he’s very acquainted with. Fucking hell...
Shinjiro realizes Akihiko’s done only when he hears his voice much closer than he expected, as he asked what’s so funny.
He watches, as he sets the fuming cup on the table, and he responds:
“Ken’s turning into a mini-you.”
“Ken?” Akihiko asks, before snatching the phone from his hands and typing something to the kid, something along the lines of ‘I’ve confiscated the phone’ and ‘Shinji’s an idiot’, Shinjiro’s sure, before wishing him a good night.
Once he’s done, he leaves the phone on the table, and takes a seat beside the other. It’s under his watchful gaze that he starts drinking this absolutely disgusting chamomile – it’s not Aki who fucked up making it, he just isn’t fond of the taste – feeling a bit uneasy because of such scrutiny, but he doesn’t have it in him to stop tell him to stop that.
He wishes Akihiko would speak, so that this silence could be filled; he doesn’t care if it would be something dumb, or awkward, he just doesn’t want to think. Unfortunately for him, however, it seems that either he doesn’t want to speak, or he doesn’t know what to say, so he’ll have to do with silence. The only comfort is the soft snoring sound that comes from Koromaru’s bed; it’s good to see that they haven’t interrupted his sleep; though he wouldn’t have minded his company as well, he doesn’t have it in him to wake him up – that would be mean to poor Koro-chan.
He doesn’t take too much to finish drinking, and that’s when Akihiko finds his voice again.
“Better?” he asks.
“Yeah, yeah... Better.”
He’s not lying: the painkillers are kicking in, and his conversation with Ken has managed to get his mind off his current predicament.
There’s still a small corner of his mind where the sound of the shot keeps echoing, but it could be worse – he could be bleeding out on the ground, right now.
“So, huh, you didn’t just fall from the bed, before I mean,” Akihiko states. An acute observation.
Shinjiro doesn’t say anything, but he does shake his head to confirm it.
“Wanna talk about it?”
Does he? He’s not sure: he’s already worried Aki so much already...
Still, he knows how stubborn he can be, and he knows that he’s going to pester him until he tells him.
... Looks like he has no other choice then, huh?
“Huh, I might’ve had a nightmare,” he admits.
“Might?”
Shinjiro rolls his eyes. “I had a nightmare, okay?”
Akihiko looks a bit surprised by the revelation, though it’s hard to tell if it’s because of the fact itself, or because Shinjiro’s admitting to it – as if he would’ve had if there was any way he could’ve gotten away with it.
He sounds hesitant when he asks:
“Was it about--”
“Yeah.”
Shinjiro doesn’t even let him finish. It’s obvious anyway; no need saying it out loud.
“Shinji, I’m so sorry...” Akihiko mutters, as he tries reaching out for him with a hand, but Shinjiro swats it away before he can actually touch him.
“I’m fine,” he forces out. He’s not fine at all, but he’s getting better, and that’s all that matters.
Aki, of course, doesn’t buy it.
“If you grip the cup any harder, you’re going to break it,” he points out.
Shinjiro looks down on his lap. Indeed, he is gripping the cup much more strongly than he needs to – his knuckles have turned white.
He places it on the table before he can do any damage that would make a shitty night even shittier, but now that he has nothing else to hold, his hands start to tremble.
Why? Why now?
He’s had all the time to get over it, so why can’t he stop thinking about it?
He was fine while he was talking to Ken, but now that everything is silent...
Akihiko gently grabs his hands, holding them in his, but this time Shinjiro doesn’t push him away. He’s being treated like he’s made of glass, but for once, he appreciates it; he should already be grateful for the fact that at least he’s not trying to comfort him with words anyway.
Slowly, he can feel his hands stop trembling, as the echoes of that night turn quieter and quieter in his mind.
He turns to Aki, who’s looking at him with such love and devotion that he can’t help but to be drawn to him – there was a time when he would’ve recoiled instead.
The kiss they share is a soft one, Akihiko letting out a relieved sigh against the other’s lips.
“Thank you,” Shinjiro says then, pulling away just enough to be able to speak. Aki didn’t have to wait until it got better, didn’t have to do any of this, but he did anyway, and Shinjiro appreciates that, even though he wouldn’t have minded if he had gone back to bed – he has classes, the next day, or current, depending on what time it is.
Akihiko looks surprised, incredibly surprised by his words – as if he’s never thanked him for anything every in all their lives – but he recovers quickly.
“All good?” he asks, barely able to contain a yawn. Shinjiro notices it, obviously – because he’s always noticed even the smallest things when it comes to Aki, and he always will.
“All good,” he confirms, before adding, “But I think we’ve got a long-awaited appointment with the bed.”
Akihiko chuckles at his words. “Yeah, sounds about right.”
He stands, then he helps Shinjiro do the same, their hands still intertwined.
They don’t pick up the cup at the table; it’s a problem they’ll deal with in the morning, as neither of them can be bothered to do it now.
Once they get to the bedroom, Aki’s the first to lay down, spreading his arms towards Shinjiro in a silent invitation, one that he accepts, as he lays too beside him, letting himself getting scooped in his arms and kept close.
He rests his head against Akihiko’s chest – mh, soft – and he lets out a small sigh. Feels good.
“Night, Aki,” he mutters, then, before he can fall asleep.
He feels the familiar pressure of a kiss on the top of his head.
“Goodnight, Shinji.”
And then, quieter.
“I love you.”
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In a different life,
In a different light,
I'd still love you most
Super cute FoolMoon piece my lil sis commissioned catinthecity for as a Christmas present for me! 💗✨
#thank you hayleyyyyyyy it's so awesome!!! 💗❤💘💞💖💕💓#shinjiro aragaki#minako arisato#hamuko arisato#foolmoon#persona 3#persona 3 portable#i'm getting such a good idea for a fic hmmmmm
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Here’s some Shinji hcs I have made that I wanna share:
Shinjiro doesn’t know Jack shit about technology. Put him in front of a computer and turn your head for one second and the things making some cursed dial up sounds and definitely broken. He’d probably call remotes clickers. He just can’t keep up with these new fangled devices!
Hes autistic because get real like I’m gonna let him escape my grasp without making him autistic. But in particular hes the bad at eye contact kinda autistic, he’s often looking at his shoes when walking, off to the side when he’s being edgy, and in an upper corner when he’s nervous. And socially he is very much a cat he doesn’t wanna talk too much but he will just sit in the corner of the room while everyone else is talking. Hed definitely mask a lot and repress a lot of stims but one that always comes out is nail biting, he’s a big nail biter
Shinjiro just seems like he’d like to read and in particular hed read jane austin and he’d absolutely freak out if anyone found out lol. Like he hates school, it’s never clicked for him, but when he’s on his own I think he’d enjoy reading to pass time and idk he just gives strong jane austin energy
He sews he knows his fucking way with the needle your honor
Shinjiro was always secretly really jealous of Mitsuru cuz she has a motorcycle and he thinks it’s the coolest thing ever but he was always too afraid to ask if he could ride it. He will one day though don’t worry!
I really like nonbinary Shinji like he’s kinda insecure about his more feminine interests but the sees gang is pretty supportive so he eventually gets comfortable enough and he may wear nail polish or long skirts. He’s also definitely the type to have always been really defensive over his long hair like as a kid whenever his hair was cut he’d just be really upset over it and whenever someone comments on his hair being too long Akihiko is like 😤. And in general I think Shinji just doesn’t feel connected to gender hes just like get this thing away from me lol
If he doesn’t become a cook I like to imagine him becoming a vet
He has a really hard time saying no to the sees gang like if he’s one on one he can with great strength but if more than one of them are in the room absolutely not they all give the biggest puppy dog eyes and he thinks they’re adorable it creates lots of highjinks
When Ken talks about his favorite superheros and mangas Shinji tries to be supportive but he literally has no clue what this kid is talking about
Throwing in some akishinji teehee they both wanna be the strongest one in the relationship it creates lots of petty arguments but Akihiko definitely would pick up Shinji super dramatically bridal style and Shinji would hate it but secretly like it at the same time. He wants to be the strong one he wants to be the one to take care of Aki but also Aki is so strong 🫣
Throwing in some shinjifuuka too Shinji thinks Fuuka is the cutest person he’s ever met he just wants to scream but he can’t do that he can’t emote so he just sits there silently dying inside while Fuuka meows at the wall. I also think when he was on the streets and heard those people bragging about bullying Fuuka he kicked ass about it cuz yo fuck those people man they suck and Shinji wouldn’t put up with that, especially not once he actually meets Fuuka. Like I don’t think he’d try to pick fights as much after the coma and I don’t think he would if he was with Fuuka cuz she wouldn’t want him to fight people but before that yeah he’d definitely be pretty pissed. Also I think Fuuka is a knitter and Shinji is a sewer so they bond over that and make clothes for each other Fuuka makes Shinji a cutesy frog beanie and he’s like tch whatever 🥺 but definitely wears it and he’s really embarrassed its cute
#persona#persona 3#shinjiro aragaki#most of this is stuff thats gonna be in my shinji fic but i just REALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HIM NOW OKAY#hes my funny bunny silly rabbit ultimate blorbo
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