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sugurushimura · 3 years

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hey hey! i’ve decided to give posting my one-shots on tumblr a shot, but i also have >20 already posted on ao3. instead of going back and posting all of those individually, i’m putting a sort of masterpost here because i’m the kind of person who likes to have everything in one place. read onwards for yotsuba fic, task force fic, and admittedly not a whole lot else.

i’m wide awake, it’s morning - a series of 7 fics at present, written by @teethrotter and myself, that follows matsuda, aizawa, and ide after light’s death. matsuidezawa. written from 2018 to 2021. each fic stands alone. i don’t intend on writing any more, but dallas might. my fics include:

Out of Control - ide finds matsuda a few days after light’s death. matsuide. june 2018.

i’ve got reservations about so many things (but not about you) - aizawa, ide, and matsuda in america on the anniversary of light’s death. matsuidezawa. july 2018.

Bedside - aizawa and ide have a conversation, directly after the events of reservations. matsuidezawa, with an emphasis on aizaide. may 2019.

dots and stripes - matsuda, ide, and aizawa spend some time together shortly after the a-kira case. matsuidezawa. march 2020.

to my eye - ide takes a late-night walk. matsuidezawa, but mostly ide-centric. april 2021.

extensions - a series of 7 fics at present. follows the six remaining members of the yotsuba group in an AU where they aren’t killed by kira. various ships. written from 2017 to 2020, although i plan on writing more eventually. each fic stands alone.

nightlight - shimura and mido wake up after a night together. unrequited/unhealthy midomura. november 2019.

that joke isn’t funny anymore. - takahashi comforts shimura after an incident with namikawa. pre-relationship takamura. december 2017.

10:00 - ooi wakes up after a night with kida. ooida. august 2018.

out / in / on - shimura and takahashi move in together, with some help from mido. pre-relationship takamura. july 2018.

three’s a crowd - takahashi and mido have an argument while out drinking with shimura. takamura. august 2020.

darling, your head’s not right - takahashi wakes up late at night and shimura comforts him. takamura. february 2019.

quoting things you’ve never read - mido meets mogi via a dating app. momi. october 2019.

irradiated - slightly AU. takahashi hears from kida about hatori’s death. no ships. june 2021.

the head & the heart - movieverse, in an AU where uragami and kuromoto weren’t killed. the two of them go on a date together. kuromoto/uragami. may 2020.

throne of bayonets - shimura encounters ooi at hatori’s funeral. only vague ships. april 2020.

The Surprise of No One - hatori introduces shimura to higuchi. shimuchi, in the sense that higuchi is having an extended gay crisis. february 2020.

A FIG TREE, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING - AU, inspired by i have no mouth and i must scream. hatori’s ghost-robot-god-thing torments his former coworkers. extremely unhealthy hatomura. december 2019.

Old World Dawn - ide and aizawa share a moment together during the second arc. pre-relationship aizaide. january 2019.

Staircase Wit - AU in which shimura became a professional rugby player. higuchi and shimura meet and higuchi is enamoured. shimuchi. december 2018.

anticlimactic - high school AU in which the yotsuba group are in their school’s GSA together. higuchi and namikawa collaborate on a class project. namiguchi. december 2018.

never been in love - a series of moments between ide and matsuda over the course of their career together. matsuide. october 2018.

Miles Per Hour - college-ish AU. ide, ukita, aizawa, mogi, and matsuda take a road trip together. matsuide, brief namiguchi. june 2018.

i wanna get better - a series of moments between shimura and hatori over the course of their career together. hatomura. may 2018.

if you decide to read any of these, i hope you enjoy them!

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kationella · 4 years

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To Be A Sun

This is me ranting about the symbolism of the Sun Arcana characters in Persona. Ok, thanks.

As of Persona 5, our Sun characters have been Tatsuya Suou, Akinari Kamiki, Yumi Ozawa, Ayane Matsunaga, Sho Minazuki and Toranosuke Yoshida. Unlike the Justice characters, the Suns seem to be completely different characters with no similarities. At least, at first glance.

The themes of this rant will be the following:

1. Loyalty

2. Solar Eclipse

3. Center of the Solar System

4. Supernova

5. So...

Loyalty

I will begin with a trait that the Suns have in common: Loyalty; although they don't have the same brand. Whether its loyalty for a certain person or their personal ideals, the Suns will stick by them to the end of times.

Coincidentally, this also means that it will be extremely difficult to change their mind about the object of their loyalty. Stubborness is a side effect of this.

Let's review.

Tatsuya's loyalty lies with his friends, especially Maya and Jun. The latter tried to kill him and Tatsuya forgave him the same day. Not to mention that Tatsuya stubbornly clinged at the memory of his friends even though it meant the possible destruction of Earth.

Though we meet Akinari near the end of his life, we get a glimpse of his loyalty to the protagonist in the way he was always waiting for him each Sunday afternoon and how he strived to say goodbye to the protag even after his death.

Yumi's loyalty is towards her mother, getting angry at her father on her behalf and forsaking her role in the school play to help her.

Ayane is an example of the other type of loyalty; the one dedicated to their ideals and beliefs. Even though she develops it late in her Social Link, she learns to stick by what she wants for herself.

Meanwhile, Sho and Minazuki are devoted to one another. The entire plot of P4AU is them trying to be alone together.

Old Man Tora shows the two types of loyalty. The first one towards his firm ideals and the other one towards the people he means to serve. This is what makes him the only politician I believe in.

A Sun Arcana is one of the best friends you could ever get. The ride or die type of friend. The problem with this is that, in their effort to stick by their object of loyalty, they forget to take care of themselves. It would be extremely dangerous for them to align their loyalty with a toxic person or dangerous belief. More on this later.

The Suns need to find their inner source of happiness so they can properly shine. Something no outside force can take away. And talking about external threats...

Solar Eclipse

The Suns already start with a distinct shine of their own. Something they were born with. However, when we met them there is always one external influence that blocks their sunlight.

And so, we have the Solar Eclipse effect, where a character from the Sun Arcana feels inadequate due to factors outside their control, not realizing they are perfect the way they are.

It's common for a Sun to have a certain individual related to those problems who serves as their blocker.

Whether it's some dimensional game you're a piece of (Nyarlathotep and Philemon), your parents' dispute (Yumi's father), a lost opportunity to show your worth (Original Trombone Player), experiments made on you (Ikutsuki) or a scandal you were wrongly accused of (Kuromoto).

The only one without a certain person would be Akinari, but to be fair it's hard to blame someone else for a genetic terminal illness. Ironically, his last days were spent talking with someone who had a piece of Death inside him. Who knows. Maybe if Akinari had known that Minato was related to Death itself...

Especially if we consider that almost all of the Suns had an amiable relationship with their blocker at one point or another.

Philemon was Tatsuya's guide through his journey.

Yumi felt gratitude towards her father for bringing her to the world.

Ayane did return the trombone solo to the original player.

Ikutsuki was the closest thing Sho had to a father figure.

Kuromoto was Yoshida's old mentor.

Once that blocker moved on with their fate, the Suns started to shine again. And what to do now that the heavens are their own again?

Center of the Solar System

The most basic fact about the Sun (besides the fact that it's hot) it's that it is the center of the Solar System. Every other planet rotates around them. The Sun stays firm, with a shinning light for the rest of the system.

In the same way as that, the Sun Arcana characters have the potential of becoming leaders and the protagonists of their own stories, setting an example for the rest of their acquaintances.

Tatsuya is the most obvious example. He is the main protagonist of his own game. Nothing to say that isn't already known.

Akinari writes a storybook that would become the inspiration of a new generation of children, if Nanako's love for it is anything to go by.

The whole point of theatre is to lead the audience through a story and create emotions in them through a character. Something Yumi excels at.

Ayane's Social Link is about being more selfish and grasping the opportunities presented to her.

Yoshida is the most literal example, being a politician and all.

Sho still has to find that *something* that will end up making him an example to others but he is on the way.

A fully developed Sun will be able to be a charismatic leader, who earns the loyalty of their team through kindness and generosity. Sunlight is meant to help others see the world around them, in the same way Suns will help others see their potential and own inspiration. You just can't take your eyes off them since you literally gravitate towards them.

This is the main point that separates a Sun from a Star. Those with the Star Arcana need to learn they can shine brightly for themselves, while the Suns learn that they can shine for others as well. They all start with low self-esteem, but their pride will keep developing as time goes on.

Suns have a natural talent for initiative. Through their stories we helped them realize their own potential but now its up to them to do the rest.

Supernova

As we all know, fire needs fuel to burn, but what happens when you allow your inner fire to burn you from the inside out and leave nothing behind?

You get the case of King Leo, the Reverse Sun.

So far we have only one Reverse Sun character but we can determine a lot from him. Basically, Reverse Arcanas are the "corrupt" version of their original personalities, so what happens when a Sun becomes corrupted? Well...

See, King Leo or Sudou fits all the criteria that defines a Sun.

He is extremely loyal to both Kashihara and Joker. However, this loyalty only brought him misery when both abandoned him. Sudou poured so much in them that when they disappeared, he had nothing left.

Sudou thought his Solar Eclipse was caused by Tatsuya and Maya, when in reality it came to be thanks to Nyarlathotep and his father. A life of hallucinations and misery caused by these two.

Sudou's position as an executive in the Masked Circle shows his leadership aptitude and potential to become the center of his own system.

Sudou spent so much time eclipsed that, in his desire to shine as bright as he could to break free, he ended up burning everything in his path. He literally exploded in a fiery rage and collapsed.

At that point it became mercy for Tatsuya to kill him.

His is a sad case, especially when comparing him to the other Suns and realizing his lost potential.

A similar case outside of Persona where the "Inner Fire Burns All" applies would be Azula from Avatar. Now that I think about it, she would make a good Reverse Sun Arcana... hmm.

So...

The Sun Arcana is such an interesting card. By all accounts, it symbolizes happiness and joy. A common mistake is to think these are given. No, a true Sun Arcana *fights* to achieve that happy ending. Once they reach it, their victory will be the sweetest of all.

Celestial Arcanas in general have the tendency to be a guiding light to everyone else (although some of them do it unintentionally).

There is also the matter of the writing parallels between the Suns and their Moon counterparts, but that is a theme for another time.

And now you'll ask me: "Kationella, what was the point of this analysis?"

Well, it all comes down to one question that has been plaguing me for days:

Would it be ironic for Suns to wear sunglasses?

#persona 2 #persona 3 #persona 4 #persona 5 #tatsuya suou #tatsuya sudou #akinari kamiki #yumi ozawa #ayane matsunaga #toranosuke yoshida #analysis #meta

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