#this is akechi's switch actually

[minthepm]

guys i think there’s a problem with my nintendo switch

#this is akechi's switch actually #happy 10 days until the release of persona 5 royal for all platforms #i preordered it and also preordered pokemon scarlet i am running out of money really #thanks to all of my followers and people who like my art i just noticed there's a LOT of you you guys r so nice o//o #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #p5 #p5r #akira kurusu #ren amamiya #ryuji sakamoto #futaba sakura #ann takamaki #makoto niijima #haru okumura #yusuke kitagawa #morgana #persona 5 protagonist

[chatlote]

It's the 50 day anniversary since I finished Royals and got obsessed with Akechis character. Thought I would share some of my sketches 👉👈

#persona 5 #persona 5 royals #goro akechi #shuake #implied at least #my art #I have a lot of thoughts about them #this one is actually from 50 days ago but re rendered and im so happy with the progress #im so late to this fandom but u see i dont own a playstation #and took me 6 months to finish my switch copy

[townslore]

watching the miraculous movie has done irreversible damage to my brain. hands you miraculous shuake au.

#i said it before and i'll say it again. i never liked aus until these 2 came around. i really do not know how or why it happened #i see them in everyone and everything #persona 5 #miraculous #miraculous ladybug #squeak squeak #idk why i drew that weird pose for goro i wanted to show off his cape but then i realized i'd have to draw his like. backside #and im not good at that. oof. #i like the akira drawing so much more Oh well #they cant all be winners #anyway the movie. i really liked it. #i watched the show often in the past and loved it but then all the weird shit happened and like #i still liked watching it even then but then my brain switched #and i couldn't fucking STAND it anymore #i genuinely hated seeing anything about it. filled me with rage. but this movie? did not. #might have to do with the fact that astruc or whatever his name is didnt influence it as far as i know #goro akechi #akira kusuru #shuake #idk if everyone can read my handwriting i wanted to actually have like the. au details on the drawings #and i dont like writing so much on my tablet.... gets a jumbled mess after a while

[rivalmelty]

self indulgent au has self indulgent hcs who would’ve thought

#oriondrewthis #two pillars au #bsd #my ass is not tagging this #but i hc that ranpo will occasionally smoke egyptian cigars 🫶🏽 #bc that’s what his dad used to smoke when working on a case #and the smell reminds him of when he was younger #so sometimes when oda goes to take a smoke break ranpo will join #most of the time he’ll just sit with oda tho #bc his cigars are sacred and only to be used sparingly #(the cigars come from the akechi kogoro series of works) #(akechi often smokes egyptian cigarettes when working on a case) #(i switched it to cigars tho bc i like the contrast between ranpo and a cigar) #(ranpo probably will smoke a cigarette too if offered but him smoking really isn’t that important ahskdjdk) #fun fact i actually drew the ada office inside the window #with perspective and everything #but i could not be bothered to ink it and add in the values so alas #i can just pretend it’s an intentional design element 🫶🏽

[god-of-a-thousand-demons]

from my perspective the fact that they already found yukiko is so funny bc its LITERALLY been a day im on easy for the story and managed to day one yukiko's castle (which never happened the entire time i first played p4 i was spending at least a week on each dungeon sometimes in real life at least 3-4 days working on a boss or dungeon and i was on normal this game is HARD) and theres no blocks to progressing the story until you get to a certain date like in p5 you absolutely CAN and often will day one palaces in p5 but no matter when you complete it you will have to wait for the dead line to move on to the next arc p4 didnt do that i was able to do all stages aka bosses of yukiko's dungeon in a single trip i only went to the velvet room once after maxing all 8 of the personas i have to complete the compendium (and was able to get to level 20 in 8 floors and unluck 8 persona slots when you start at level 1 with 6 slots) like this is so fast yukiko went missing i think late yesterday so its been exactly 24 hours shes been found so the freak out to immediate relief is kinda silly to me i love it lmao

#og #destiny p4g replay #bUT ADACHI WHY TALK ABOUT ITYOU STUPID ITS PRIVATE POLICE STUFF i cant tell if hes actually good willed bc he lives in a completely #different persona with every single persona he knows he is constantly switching faces to appease the social situation so like as the man he #is in front of dojimas nephew / son does he ACTUALLY care about yu to some degree and want to relieve his stress with good news that his #friend is okay? persona is all about relationships baby and the point of adachi and yu's connection is they have SO MANY DIFFERENT #relationships that makes their situation so complicated. theyre opposed forces as hero and villain. theyre connected as persona users. they #connected by god and power. theyre connected by family. they had a genuine friendship. adachi was wrought with jealousy for yu. yu to some #degree had earnest love or at least respect for adachi as his friend his older mentor his uncle's / dad's trusted friend. theyre relationsh #p is SO COMPLICATED and thats what makes good rivals characters its why people like hero vs villain why so many people are adachi to joker #akechi its a very specific enjoyment of fundamental opposition with the added bonus of personal relationship complexities sprinkled on top #ts so delicious and why so many people like tense relationships in a story theres DRAMA and love and sometimes hate and hate of the love an #love of the hate its so good these relationships are so fascinating to me aaaaa #adachi posting #narukami posting #the fool and the jester posting #ig

[homoeroticvillain]

me and ghost [moirail/bestie] just finished persona 5 royal finally. 153 hours babyy, also took us like 2.5 months cause we just played a couple hours a day but woo. now we have to figure what to play next tho

#i do also own strikers cause i got it on sale #but neither of our favourites is in it as far as i know so neither of us is hyped to play it #our favs are akechi and hifumi #xe also really likes shiho #we do have a lot of unfinished games but we also kinds stopped playing them for a reason so idk if we'll go back #anyways recs would be nice #we might just go through a couple short like free rpg games in the mean time like actually playing ib #but recs would be great my consoles are ps4 and the switch #also pc #mostly steam on pc btw #ill probably also play the other persona games thatre coming to steam and that #pretty sure p4 is already on there but i hear p3 is coming too #anyways this is like the first time we actually made it through a long games like this #we start and dont finish a lot of games #like v3 [i already know it but yknow] and also dgs [not enough herlock] #probably only finish this cause of my dedication to goro akechi #not to discredit hifumi i also love her #i wish she replaced makoto as the stragetist #klepto talks to himself

[subnautica-reviews]

This is in my opinion the human persona villains moral alignment chart (relative to each other).

Maruki: I placed him lawful good because his motivations are primarily from a good place. Also he never cheated on Rumi.

Namatame: He's a cheater, other than that pretty good guy.

Jin: His loyalty to Takaya mainly placed him there. He's still a member of Strega though.

Ikutsuki is just where he is because everyone else fit their spots better.

Kubo: Stretching the definition of villain to include him, i was actually contemplating switching him and Akechi, but decided to put Akechi in chaotic neutral in the end.

Akechi: Cool motivation, still murder.

Shido: Lawful in the sense that he uses the law to his advantage, also out of the "evil" guys he's imo the most "lawful".

Adachi: Not as chaotic as Takaya, still evil

Takaya: Striving for pure living in the moment is about as Chaotic as it gets.

#persona 5 #persona 4 #persona 3 #takaya sakaki #tohru adachi #masayoshi shido #taro namatame #persona #persona spoilers #jin shirato #mitsuo kubo #goro akechi #takuto maruki #shuji ikutsuki #persona 3 spoilers #persona 4 spoilers #persona 5 spoilers #moral alignment #moral alignment chart

[vashtijoy]

Do you know when Akechi first starts calling Akira by his given name? I noticed while playing 3rd semester he was doing it during the 2/2 scene, but it made me wonder where else it happens. Due to fanon content I've always been under the impression he *never* calls Akira anything other than Joker or Kurusu.

Oh, that last is definitely not the case. But you have to remember how at ease Akechi is with etiquette—he switches between names for people based on context, on things like who he's speaking to. For instance, if Sojiro is around, Joker appears to be Kurusu-kun, no matter when it is.

Akechi, actually, rarely calls Joker by name at all. Here's the tiny handful of times he does. tl;dr: he starts out with Kurusu-kun in June, is still using it in September, but is using just plain Akira by the time of Sae's Palace. It looks like the Akira-kun phase may be very short, and probably takes place in October, if it happens at all. Overwhelmingly, he refers to him as Joker, in the Metaverse.

In the script, he has sets of greetings that are hard to nail down to a date or location, but which segue from Kurusu-kun, through Akira-kun, to just Akira.

In July, when he runs into Joker and Yoshizawa in Shibuya, Akechi uses his family name. "Huh? Kurusu-kun?"

In confidant 6, which unlocks on 9/3, Akechi again uses Kurusu-kun... but in Leblanc, in front of Sojiro.

On 9/21, outside Penguin Sniper, he still greets Joker as Kurusu-kun.

By the Sae's Palace arc, Akechi is using Joker's given name, without the -kun: "Akira".

In the engine room, Akechi uses Joker's given name. "I wonder why we couldn't have met a few years earlier, Akira..."

In the third semester, Akechi uses Joker's given name, without an honorific: "Akira". But, when he responds to Sojiro's "We're closed" on 1/2, he uses the family name. "I merely wished to speak with Kurusu-kun for a moment."

He has one use of Akira-kun in the third semester—but in the deleted Mementos mission, so it might just be an uncorrected error. On the other hand, Akechi is congratulating him, so it might be intentional—whether Akechi is sincere or not, suffixes can be affectionate, like that Goro-san that throws him so off-balance.

#asks #persona 5 #p5 meta #goro akechi #akira kurusu #ren amamiya

[akiology]

In the Dead of the Night || Part 2

You are married to two of the most infamous information brokers in Tokyo.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Word Count: 885 Pairing: Akira Kurusu x Reader x Goro Akechi Note: sorry this took so long!! thank u to everyone reading tho :) also i need to replace my keyboard switches, so tell me if there are any typos! have a nice day everyone !!

You wake up, earlier than usual. The moon is still shining in all its glory. On your left is Goro. He was sleeping on his back, with a face mask on. However, his hand is intertwined with yours. On your right is Akira, who is completely entangled with you. He is snoring a bit, and it is honestly adorable.

You turn to your right, where the bedside table was, and see that it is currently 4:35 am. Still early, and you probably have time to prepare breakfast.

You sit up, well atleast try to, but Akira keeps you on your back.

"Don't leave me..." he says, sounding as if he was about to cry if you actually did. He tightens his grip on your waist, and tries to pull you as close to him as he can. Goro, turns a bit on his side just enough to face you but not so much that his mask will be ruined, puts an arm over your stomach just below Akira's grip. He mumbled something incoherent.

"I am just gonna make breakfast," you try to comfort the men beside you. Goro grumbled, Akira whined.

You decide to accept your fate, after all it's not like this is a bad place to be stuck in. It is the best place, actually. Your husbands are always out because of various 'businesses' and meetings they have to do. While they never explain the nitty-gritty of their work, you know how dangerous it is.

Every time they go out, you always say a silent prayer. While you may not be a believer, you hope that there is someone listening. You hope that someone out there, if such person, entity, or creature exist, they protect your husbands and let them go home in one piece.

You remember, years ago, when you first met them.

/./

"You know this is the third month, right?"

"I know, I just need more time!"

"Well, I don't have it! Get out! I am running a business, and you are bankrupting me!" Your landlord shouts from behind the closed door, rattling the locked doorknob. You are visibly shaking as you try to get as many clothes and items you can get, and you can feel tears welling up behind your eyes.

CRASH! The sound of the door being forcibly opened will forever be ingrained in your memories. "GET OUT!" he grabbed your arm, and is practically shoving you outside the door.

You had nowhere to go.

You do not have contact with any of your family members, and you do not have any close friends to ask help from.

It was just you.

You walk down the street, with no destination in mind. You are hoping that something will fall from the sky, perhaps money. Money is preferred. Instead, you see a bar, and decided that the smartest thing to do with your remaining money was to drink.

When you entered, jazz music was playing. The lights were dimmed, and there were a decent amount of people. You quickly sat down in one of the tables near the entrance, a little isolated from the rest of the people.

"Ahem," you look up to see a buff man looking down at you. "Why are you alone there, you little thing?"

Another man joins him, "Why don't you let us accompany you, sweet cheeks?"

You shake your head in disagreement, "No thank you."

"Eh? You think you were giving us a choice?"

"Sorry, not happening. A pretty little thing like you should not be left alone."

They start getting too close for comfort, but paused when they felt someone grabbing them.

"They said no." And when they turned around, you were met with the most gorgeous men you have ever seen.

Who would've thought that those gorgeous men would eventually be called your husbands?

/./

You were pulled out of your thoughts with the sound of Akira's 'work' phone ringing. Goro quickly stood up and removed his face mask, while Akira just stirred as if it was the first alarm and he could sleep for five minutes more. You try to shake him, signaling to answer the phone. Goro slapped his leg, and Akira finally stood up from that.

He finally answers, and his eyes dart between you and Goro. Akira reaches for your hand and squeezes it, a silent "sorry" being passed from him to you. It seems like it is time for 'work'.

"Got it," is the only things he utters throughout the duration of the call, and finally ends it.

"My angel, I," he starts but you are quick to comfort him. You give him a quick kiss on the lips and gave him a smile. "It's alright. Just please be safe."

"Of course," he smiles, and nuzzles your nose, "I am going home to you. Always."

Goro clears his throat, "What about me bunny?"

Akira sticks his tongue out, and pulls you close to him. Goro scoffed and crawls toward you, stopping until your faces are just inches apart. You give him a kiss, as well. "Please come home safe and sound."

Goro gave a small smile, "Anything for you, my sweetheart."

After a quick change of clothes, they are out the door.

One more time, you clasp your hands together and say a silent prayer.

#goro akechi #persona 5 protagonist #akira kurusu #ren amamiya #goro akechi x reader #goro x reader #akira kurusu x reader #ren x reader #ren amamiya x reader #akira x reader #akiren x reader #fanfic #persona #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #fluff #persona fluff

[selenacosmic]

Hello!!! I wanted to tell you your writing is so wonderful! It cheers me up to read them!

Can I request ikesen lords reacting to teen!mc having a boyfriend and introducing them to her lover?

Hi! Thank you, you are so sweet! And sure! Thank you for the request.

Teen!MC introducing them her lover.

Oda forces.

Nobunaga Oda.

He will give the boy a hard time, obviously. He is a protective big brother after all, so he will make sure to intimidate your lover with his natural scary aura. He will also judge whether your lover is worthy of you or not.

Nobunaga trusts you, but he also wants you to be careful when it comes to dating, you are still too young.

Hideyoshi Toyotomi.

Hideyoshi is the embodiment of a mother hen, there is no need to say anything else. Ok, he will be attentive to every move your lover makes, stand between the two of you while sitting… hideyoshi can be an embarrassing older brother.

Don’t worry though, he will try to be less overprotective as he gets to know your lover.

Masamune Date.

His little sister has a lover, huh~? You two are just adorable, BUT Masamune will stay alert. His may have only one eye, but that doesn’t mean he can’t see well. He will judge your lover while making silly jokes about how cute you two are together.

He knows better than you two about dating, so he can keep you both in line.

Ieyasu Tokugawa.

He doesn’t really shows it, but Ieyasu can be very protective as an older brother. He will act extra annoyed by your lover, trying to give them a hard time. He was surprised at himself for acting this way, but he wasn’t going to stop.

Ieyasu will act extra sarcastic and sour, even after getting to know your lover better. You can never be too careful.

Mitsunari Ishida.

Oh, Mitsunari will be a sweetheart, he will offer to make tea for the both of you. You will try to stop him but it’s too late… your lover will try hiding the fact that he didn’t like the tea, and will genuinely wonder if Mitsunari was just bad at making tea or if this was a threat.

Without Mitsunari knowing, he will keep your lover on his toes, since he won’t know if Mitsunari’s kindness is genuine or fake. It’s genuine, of course.

Mitsuhide Akechi.

Mitsuhide is a different story, he will act kindly but will make it very obvious that he is faking it. You know, with his usual smirk and silver tongue, he will actually keep your lover on his toes with sugarcoated threats.

He just wants to scare the boy away, mitsuhide won’t just accept anyone as his sister’s lover.

Ranmaru Mori.

Ranmaru… he is definitely more kind. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t know how to threaten someone and keep them alert. Ranmaru will act sweetly, but will occasionally make your lover nervous with warnings to not harm you in any possible way.

Otherwise he will act friendly towards your lover.

Keiji.

Keiji is a master at being two-faced, so he will act all friendly whenever you are with your lover, like the cheerful guy he usually acts as. But when you are away and he is alone with your lover..? His true colors appear and he will make his words very clear, if he hurts you, he is done.

Of course, when you come back, Keiji will switch back to being a cheerful guy. Your lover can’t really say anything in situations like these.

Uesugi-Takeda alliance.

Kenshin Uesugi.

Remember about how all the other warlords were giving small threats and intimidating your lover? Kenshin is on a whole different level, he will challenge your lover on a duel with swords. And he won’t take no for an answer.

It’s really more like a test to see if your lover is worthy of you, and the only way to prove it is if he wins against kenshin… might as well give up. If your lover somehow manages to win or get close to win against Kenshin, he might consider not stabbing your lover.

Shingen Takeda.

Shingen is very good at dating, so he has given you many tips on how to date and how to be careful at your age. He taught you everything you needed to know, but… he didn’t expect you to find yourself a lover this quickly. Shingen did teach you about dating, but he thinks it’s too soon for you. He might try to convince you that you can find someone better, but there is no arguing about it.

He will be very passive aggressive around your lover, roasting him every chance he gets. Shingen is protective, he just doesn’t let it be that obvious around you.

Yukimura Sanada.

Yukimura is a bit more chill… but he is also protective in is own way. The difference is that he will try to get to know your lover better to see if he is good for you. Who knows, maybe they can become friends. But, because he is very blunt, he might seem rude to your lover the first time they met each other.

He really is a lot more chill, though. Yukimura won’t threaten or attack your lover, he will give him a one time warning.

Yoshimoto Imagawa.

Yoshimoto is not aggressive… physically. But with his words, he can definitely be. Yoshimoto will definitely be polite around your lover, but he will make sure he doesn’t feel comfortable. Yoshimoto will make a cold atmosphere with his words so that your lover isn’t quite relaxed.

Otherwise he won’t be aggressive or threatening towards him, just cold.

Sasuke.

Sasuke will be friendly as well, he isn’t the type of guy who would threaten someone. He is the normal big brother between all the other warlords, as surprising as that sounds. He will just weird your boyfriend out a bit since… well, Sasuke is a bit of a nerd for science and your lover is from the sengoku era.

The maximum Sasuke might do is confuse your lover.

Kanetsugu.

Oh, this one is actually pretty aggressive. He will be very transparent about his hatred for your boyfriend. If kenshin is already that overprotective of you, imagine Kanetsugu. He will always have his sword on his hand while talking with your lover. He will also question about why you are dating him when you could do better.

He is another mother hen… but this one actually attacks.

#ikemen sengoku #ikesen #ikemen sengoku shingen #ikesen shingen #ikemen sengoku nobunaga #ikesen nobunaga #ikemen sengoku kenshin #ikesen kenshin #ikemen sengoku mitsuhide #ikesen mitsuhide #ikemen sengoku masamune #ikemen sengoku yukimura #ikemen sengoku ieyasu #ikemen sengoku mitsunari #ikemen sengoku sasuke #ikemen sengoku hideyoshi #ikemen sengoku kanetsugu #ikemen sengoku keiji #ikemen sengoku yoshimoto #ikemen sengoku ranmaru

[kurootooru]

who the phantom thieves would main in mortal kombat 11

characters: akira//ren, ann, makoto, ryuji, yusuke, futaba, haru

type: crackfic; headcanons

note: wow look at me actually writing something

joker;

johnny cage main !!

akiren doesn’t really care about the meta, he just plays johnny cage because he loves the character and how ridiculously over the top he is

even though he doesn’t particularly care about the meta, he still keeps up with all the changes and updates to stay on top of his game; has watched hundred of combo tutorials

spends hours unlocking all the special skins for johnny and makes him wear the most absurd-looking outfits out there

knows literally every special move, crushing blow, brutality, fatality you can think of

in terms of play style, he’s actually a really solid player ; he just can’t resist ending combos with johnny’s signature nut punch but that exact fact is what can make him predictable at times

has some absolutely disgusting combos that take out like 90% of his opponent’s hp and are borderline unblockable but avoids using them when he plays with the phantom thieves to keep the competition fair

he has completely mastered the flawless block mechanic which allows him to take minimal amounts of damage; he never uses it when he’s playing with the phantom thieves and sometimes even lets the them beat him or sets up little handicaps for himself to stop the matches from ending too early (like never using his fatal blow)

overall; solid 8/10 player ; knows most of the mechanics and how to actually use them; just needs to switch to a more meta character

ann takamaki;

jade main !!

garbage player; only knows about two things - 1) how you attack 2) how you block

uses jade only because of her unblockable overhead and spams that single move and occasionally pokes the opponent with her staff

has no knowledge about combos and the crushing blows that she does randomly execute mostly come from random button mashing until the character just does something

due to her lack of knowledge, she can’t take advantage of the the combo opportunities that jade’s aforementioned overhead

overall; horrible player 4/10; she only gets a 4 because some of the others are worse (yusuke) and because her random button mashing sometimes leads to combos and crushing blows by sheer luck (she’s managed to beat joker once)

ryuji sakamoto;

button smasher !! but he actually knows some combos and will occasionally use them when he thinks it’s necessary but can beat most people (i.e the phantom thieves and noobs online without using them)

speaking of noobs, he loves destroying them online

he doesn’t necessarily have a main and can play with most characters reasonably well but he does have a soft spot for scorpion

he gets absolutely destroyed by haru but so does everyone else so it’s not that embarrassing

overall; he’s a half decent player 7/10

yusuke kitagawa;

do i even need to write about him? he’s never held a controller in his life before and he keeps asking joker where the L1/L2 and R1/R2 triggers are every time they play

he can barely land a hit, much less pull off a combo

picked his character based on aesthetics, tries (and fails) to do moves that look aesthetically pleasing

randomly starts rambling about art during matches to the point where it’s incredibly distracting for the other person, i could go on and on

overall; 1/10 player because i don’t have the heart to give him a 0/10 rating

futaba sakura;

mains whoever is meta at the time but has a soft spot for subzero because he was the first character he learned how to play with

knows every character well, she can execute combines perfectly and use move their moves strategically

she has frame data memorised so that she can punish opponents

she’s the only one other than akechi who can actually challenge the phantom thieves

loves smoking noobs online

overall; 9/10 player, she’s good at pretty much every aspect of the game

makoto niijima;

cassie cage main !!

she loves pulling off a good combo, she didn’t think she would be very interested in a game that involved a bunch of button smashing (from her perspective at least)

it was only when she lost to joker the first time and she realised that there was a lot of strategy and execution of specific strings of command that she was truly interested

she ends up learning the frame data for all her main’s moves and most of the combos, she’s nowhere near the level of futaba in terms of knowledge but she knows quite a lot

she’s also very interested in the lore

overall; a 7/10 player and can beat anyone on a good day

haru okumura;

baraka main and by far the best player among the phantom thieves, she prefers characters that just smash their opponents and don’t require intricate set ups or traps (monke brain)

she doesn’t know any combos on any frame data, she just somehow know how to execute some of the most difficult combos in the game

sometimes the person playing against her looks over only to her with a little smile on her face as her character brutally mutilates their opponent

the only person among the thieves who can beat futaba when she’s being serious

overall; a 9/10 player and someone everyone should be at least a little wary of

#persona 5 #makoto niijima x reader #makoto niijima headcanon #persona 5 headcanon #phantom thieves headcanons #haru okumura x reader #haru okumura headcanons #joker headcanons #ren amamiya x reader #akira kurusu x reader #ryuji sakamoto x reader #ryuji sakamoto headcanons #ann takamaki x reader #ann takamaki headcanons #yusuke kitawaga #yusuke kitagawa x reader #yusuke kitagawa headcanons #p5 headcanons #p5 makoto #p5 joker #p5 haru #p5 yusuke #p5 akira #p5 futaba #p5 #p5 headcanon

[plushiehamuko]

You are literally so real hello that. phenomenon annoys me a lot.. i like thinking of ryuji and ann Trying to become somewhat friends with goro, but its cool just thinking what they could talk about on their own . (Like just ann and goro, without mentioning joker, or just ryuji and goro) And of course, ann is perfectly awesome on her own, not only with another character(s)

Also gonna be real im not a super sumihead (lol) but i do like her and she has a lot going on..like. guys theres a lot to unpack here where all the sumiheads at. Ok they're probably there HSHSHD but its true you see her more in the bg of stuff u_u

YESSSSSSSSS YOU GET IT

i honestly don't inherently hate ann and goro friendship. i truly don't. i used to think it was a cute concept actually, if anyone were to have patience and kindness with him after Everything i think it'd be her. but now i see it and i immediately get defensive bc the way they are portrayed is just... bad. i especially really hate how people seem to have turned them into the stereotypical "gay man and his girl best friend" dynamic in all of the content for them bc they simply... aren't like that. it's not their personalities. and i think if people wanna do sh//uake while making ann friends with akechi they need to be not misogynistic about it. make her an important character instead of just having her pop up when akechi wants to go to the mall and go #GirlShopping and talk about love advice. like people in general need to do a way better job of checking themselves with the whole "yaoi and their girl best friend" thing bc so often it's just misogyny and acting like women are nothing but side characters

AND THE SUMI THING... jesus christ idk if you saw that one clip from persona 5 tactica promo material where it's sumi, joker, and akechi and the camera is on sumi for like 0.2 seconds before it switches to joker and akechi for several seconds and she is just like. no joke in the background. and i was SO MAD when i saw that. and i thought the general reaction would be outrage. bc she is just as much a part of the game as akechi is, so whyyyyy would they do that, give my girl some goddamn screentime. but no. the sh//uakers made so much art of this exact moment. sticking her in the background. it was a whole trend. and it's like. that's so fucking annoying!!!!!! she's not a background character of sh//uake. her ties to them account for like. maybe 1 hour total of the 150 hour game that is p5r, and many of the other hours of the game have moments that distinguish her and make her an interesting character in her own right. but i legit don't see content of her that's not primarily sh//uake content anymore, and when she is in ship content of them, she is often metaphorically or even literally shoved in the background

and it's like. that's misogyny. this is misogynistic. you do realize that right.

there is a right way to both ship men and include women in your content, but the p5 fandom certainly hasn't figured it out. please. i am begging you guys to do better

#squishy talks too much #i am so sorry for how long this post is i am always waiting for an excuse to be mad about this #ann is one of my favorite characters so i get heated #and sumi is also kinda one of my faves #but like. i've kinda given up on her #like i see what goes on in her tags and what she has for canon content and i'm like. #oh girl i'm so sorry. i'm so so sorry but i can't fix that mess or work with it #people talk to squishy!!

[boatemlag]

(walking by you and talking to myself) --and of course i'm attached to the fact that, importantly, akechi's affinity with loki is curse, but specifically, his most useful skill is actually either his physical or rebellion blade, which is almighty, and you dont get it until the final battle, and it costs so much sp it's practically useless. it's really very odd that goro is not given the capability to switch between loki and robin hood in third semester, given that he would actually be a more effective team member this way. honestly, he he's actually less effective with loki than he is with robin hood. the nature of the reveal in the engine room indicates that this transformation may be difficult for him, or impractical to do quickly, like akiren. perhaps what this indicates further is that -- (i walk entirely past, trailing off)

#wizard scrolls #p5 #p5r spoilers

[cyanide-e-pistachio]

Shuake Spicy Fic Recs✨

Hi everyone! I’ve noticed a lot of amazing Shuake fic rec posts, but not a lot when it comes to the spicier variety 🔥 so I’m gonna link a few of my favorites! When it comes to Shuake, I like dynamics of all varieties and read a lot based on mood. So I’ll try to divide these as best as I can!

What are my credentials, you may ask? I'm just a simple gal who likes to read and write :3

If You Want Something Deceptively Wholesome - The Joy of Asking for It by Stealth_Noodle (One-shot, 6k words)

A post-canon, established relationship fic that is simply a wild ride through and through, ending with a lovely little domestic scene that warms the heart <3 I love this author's writing style and how they make everything so engaging!

If You Want a Good Top!Goro Fic - Advantageous Positioning by coleslawed (One-shot, 7k words)

Starts off with a really captivating cold open, has a fun mini-character study of Akiren, and has a good, assertive Akechi! I remember really loving how this author could write such compelling prose.

If You Want a Good Top!Persona 5 Protagonist Fic - We'd Feed Well the Land and Worry the Sheep by cookietosser (Multichapter, 34k words)

This is an older fic, but still so good. If you want a confident, doting Akiren, this is the fic for you! It's set during Sae's Palace arc where the two start to bond through nap dates, things escalate quickly, and Akechi has a bit of a crisis about it, lol. Aside from the smut, this is also just a great fic overall and a true classic for me!

If You Want a Great Switcheroo - change places! by bangandawhimper (One-shot, 6k words)

I guess if I'm preferential to any dynamic, I love switching, and this one has that in spades. An unspecified AU fic where Akechi tries bottoming for once, much to his (initial) irritation. There were some moments in this fic where I genuinely laughed out loud.

If You Want Something Actually Hilarious - spin cycle by androgenius (One-shot, 6k words)

Again, another fic where I genuinely laughed out loud several times while reading. Akechi and Akiren are neighbors, and a lot of hilarious shenanigans regarding a washing machine ensue (and not in the way you'd think, you heathens!). The writing style makes it an absolute joy to read.

If You Want a Good Amount of Plot - Bullet with Butterfly Wings by CloudMenaceBird (Multichapter, 127k words)

If you want a good plot to go with some incredible smut, this is one of my favorites. It's just an amazing post-canon shuake fic where Akechi wakes up in the Velvet Room and manages to find Akiren again after the events of Royal's final Palace.

If You Want the Oddly Specific Category of “Two People Who Have No Idea What They’re Doing but Pretend to be Experienced Anyways” - what matters most is how you bring joy to life by futuresoon (One-shot, 8k words)

This is simply a classic, through and through. Pretty much everything by futuresoon is, but this is my personal favorite of theirs. I have nothing to say other than this is probably my favorite characterization of Akechi, and that all the subtleties in this work are *chef's kiss*

If You Want WHOLESOME WHOLESOME WHOLESOME - Fools Rush In by Atalan (One-shot, 35k words)

I actually read this work recently, and being. Simply. FLOORED by how good this fic is, and how much it establishes in a one-shot. Essentially, Akiren and Akechi speedrun their entire confidant on the day they first meet at the TV Station, and it has a delicious way of writing that "instant connection" vibe. And it's incredibly wholesome. That is all.

If You Want a New Fav - Good For You by Chaoticconstellation (Multi-chapter, 14k words)

This came out just recently, and it is a new favorite of mine! A wholesome fic where Akiren and Akechi agree to try an experiment to see if physical touch improves Akechi's mood. It features a very touch-starved Akechi Goro who needs (and gets) a hug.

If You Want a Classic - To Catch a Tiger Cub, One Must First Enter the Tiger’s Lair by AyuOakhay (Multi-chapter, 77k words)

This is my personal favorite Shuake fic ever! I don't know what draws me to it - maybe it's because it has a little bit of everything I like! And despite what the tags may suggest, it does have some surprisingly sweet moments. It also inspired my current work!

And there you have it! I have more I can think of and other oddly specific categories, so I may do a Part 2 one day! 💚

#shuake #persona 5 #akira kusuru #goro akechi #persona 5 royal #fanfic #fic rec #akeshu

[arcplaysgames]

I don't remember this at all so I don't even know if its part of The Lotus Tree or not, lmao, sorry Kasumi you are so boring up until, uuuuuuuuuuh about 40 minutes from now actually

So Reverie wakes up, happy new year, time to head downstairs to

no no no no no non on onojnkofidflasjk NO

NOOOOO

no!

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

no

inhales

okay.

I, in real life, staring at my Odin, literally out loud said, "Oh fuck ALL the way off."

Anyway, we meet up at the shrine by luck, hahhaaha what a crazy random happenstance.

Also: HARU! MY GOD! WHAT A KNOCKOUT! I feel like her kimono might cost more than my fucking car.

But there is already a very weird tension in the air when the group gets together. They all meet up at a shrine that has no visitors because it seems like no one in the world is wishing for anything because their lives are so perfect, so the crew is like "well! this was nice. uh see ya!" and the vibes are so bad. Immediately everything feels like a world encased in glass, like a pinned insect that just got a shot of euthanasia and is starting to lock into place.

It is fucking EERIE as shit.

oh my god I'm gonna sharpen an axe and cut down your Lotus Tree, Maruki, I swear to god

"Would you join the Phantom Thieves" as an indicator that all is perfect and no one needs to do anything is sure Something.

Somehow, just watch me, I will find a way to blame this all on Mishima again. I'm already trying to calculate the trajectory.

SPITTAKE

I FUCKIGN HOLLARED OH MY GOD

I don't want to sound like the average Atlus developer right now, Morgana, but I think you may have gained some weight.

Also, sidebar: COWARDS for changing Morgana's voice actor for this. COWARDS!!!!! Cassandra Lee Morris has been doing fucking WORK with this character, I literally would rather her continue voicing him with a pitch modulation effect than swapping the VA, /HISSES ANGRILY

Anyway. Reverie and I are both in complete unity at the moment because all of this is Fucked.

Again, me, IRL, shouting "NO" at my Odin.

oh i feel ill from this, this is horrendous. Maruki, you got a fucking storm coming, and i have a fusioned Izanagi-no-Okami with your name on it.

LOOK AT REVERIE HERE. So like I've ranted about how the P4MC was such a non-character while Reverie is so so much more. I can feel how freaked out he is even while he's still a mostly silent protagonist. The fear he feels as he tries to make sense of this situation and starts to wonder how far it spreads is fucking radiating from his posture and how he's watching everyone from over his popped collar and event he way he hasn't turned the chair around to face them, he is cheated away from everyone.

God, it's amazing. I have a lot of issues with P5R but the protagonist is a triumph.

Oh, immediately before he said a single fucking thing. He knows. He knows. He walks in and takes one look around and he knows.

Which in of itself is fascinating and I wanna sink my teeth into what that means.

Everyone in this world is getting their desires. No! No that's incorrect. What they are getting is their pain taken away. I remember Maruki's absolutely batshit closing speech as he left the school in November.

Everyone is getting a life where the biggest traumatic moments did not happen. Futaba never lost her mother and thus Sojiro never lost his best friend. Morgana gets to be human because he admires humans so much. Ryuji was never kicked off the track team. Haru never had the falling out that lead to her father's death.

But Reverie? I don't know what he gets. Before the switch flipped on the Lotus Tree, Sae revealed that the woman who was involved in Reverie's false assault accusation might testify, so his record might even be overturned.

So we have Reverie, and we have Akechi. The two Wild Cards who were puppets of a bored god (who, uh, since Philemon isn't actually involved in this I don't really know anymore what Yaldabaoth's whole deal was but whatever, lean with it rock with it).

I don't know if you can undo the trauma of being Goro Akechi.

... I'm thinking about Reverie, and about the constant drumbeat of his connection to Akechi. Wanting to keep a promise.

I just had a really horrible thought but also it's so gay that I dunno if Atlus would Go There. We'll see.

I know I have never been happier to see you. Been a while, Beige Boy. Love the outfit, actually, you look great in actual colors.

/points directly at this

Did Akechi survive or did Maruki being him back because Reverie had unfinished business with him.

That is my question.

Don't answer it, anyone, but what I am thinking is either Akechi will reveal how he survived the Palace (unlikely) or it turns out he fucking didn't and this was the start of the Lotus Tree.

Anyway, Akechi reveals that he was being questioned for the Shido stuff and then they just.... let him go. No charges. He's free. Which is impossible, obviously. And now Wakaba Isshiki is walking around alive.

that lil pose is so gay. i wonder if Akechi is meant to be Actually Gay. serious question. like, we got Actually Queer characters in P4 so we know the people at Atlus know gay people exist, but this game has been scrubbed clear of any queerness.

except Akechi has such intense gay vibes and, sure I'll say it, mannerisms that I wonder if he is subtextually meant to be gay. especially since to my recollection, every male character in this game has been mentioned to be attracted to women except him. like, I did notice that, thank you.

((ALSO, SIDEBAR: YOU KNOW WHAT I MISS FROM P3 AND P4? THE GIRLS HAVING CRUSHES ON EACH OTHER. I miss the casual flirtation and interest all the girls had together. That's also been stripped out of P5 and it sucks.))

anyway what the fuck was I saying. Akechi gay, he and Reverie need to investigate.

And then Kasumi calls to be like "heeeeeeeeeeey so sorry to bother you buuuuuut that palace we ran into at the stadium is back????? is that okay?"

Okay another thing, sorry that this post is like All About Akechi but

lmao Akechi without his mask is a delight. this man is a bitch and he does not give a fuck and nothing in this world or the next impresses him. it is for real so fun how his cadence and register have subtly changed, he doesn't soften his syllables as much anymore, and he is direct as a gunshot.

Between him and Maruki, this whole segment of the game is like Freaks Only, Normies GTFO and I am thrilled. I am a freak, it's me. This is for me.

#p5 #persona liveblog

[somethingpersonarelated]

crack p5t dlc theories because i hate atlus

When Kasumi and Prince Akechi:

So the DLC takes place before the main P5T story and it's somewhere in the Casino Arc and only they get sucked in from being in the same place at the same time, and the 'Repaint Your Heart' is different from the 'Revolutionize Your Heart' so it's about reformation instead of revolution??????????? So the battles come from like the aftermath of the arc in the main story and like how society rebuilds after a revolution? idk

All we get are slight hints like "haha get it neither of them are their true selves yet they have to help people and it bothers them but there's nothing they can do about it"

It actually happens before third semester and their memories will get erased so Sumire/Kasumi will never know Prince Akechi or any development she gets will be erased. Akechi will have an arc similar to PQ2 where he thinks there might have been a way out but it's too late and he has to go back to reality. All his development also gets erased. this is what I think is most likely because I have no faith in atlus

Royal Trio gets reunited (just because of how the poster looks plus the trio-based game mechanics it would b COOL) and even though neither of them are Phantom Thieves they have to save Akira/Ren, but they don't remember it after the fact :)

Actually they're just lying black mask goro is there and the timeline checks out they just aren't spoiling it in the content. In this case there's like so many different ways this could go:

Amnesia plotline because of course, and the 'repainting your heart' is v literally a goro redemption arc (this is hilarious to me)

Akechi Comes Back Wrong and Sumire and/or the PT's has to deal with this. Prince Akechi that has no idea what he did wrong until the events of the story unravel around him (similar to 1 but it would be 'unconfirmed' as to whether or not he's dead or not). Bonus points if Sumire also comes back wrong and the PTs have no idea how to fix them both so they have to 'paint their hearts' back to normal.

Akechi can now switch between the outfits due to the events of the story and they get sucked in and they find themselves either (a) forced to do good deeds or (b) end up helping an evil organization and have to fight back against it to fix it

Cog! Goro and Sumire go back and forth between their past and current selves and have to find the resolution to return to their normal selves

#spoilers #p5 #p5t #goro akechi #sumire yoshizawa #text #there's supposed to be a story soOOO #if any of these turn out to be even close i'll eat a hat #thinking emoji