Chapter Text
Rank 9
[Tsukishima]
[Monjayaki Restaurant. Int.]
[Day]
Ryuji:
"Man I'm stuffed!"
"Pretty damn good, huh, Joker?"
"Don't worry about it, this one's on me."
"Wait..."
"Where's my wallet..?"
"...Eh, whatever."
"By the way, don't be mad kay'?"
"I got a text from Takeishi..."
"He said they're ditchin' Yamauchi and the track team wants to start practicin' without him."
"Cause of that... uh... they kinda asked me to come back to the team."
Joker:
"Oh... what did you say?"
Ryuji:
"Dude, I said nah"
"It felt kinda shitty, but... that's not where I belong now..."
"Besides man, I have someone by my side now..."
"Someone who takes everything in stride."
"A guy who does whatever they think is cool, who doesn't give an eff' what other people think."
Joker:
"Are you talking about me?"
[Ryuji blushes]
Ryuji:
"Haha, I guess I've uh... never been the most subtle"
"But honestly man, I'm not the only one, I'd say that's why people kinda get pulled to ya'"
"Wherever you decide to be, that's where you belong."
"Y'know man that really inspires me."
Joker:
"Wow, I never realized that."
Ryuji:
"Seriously?"
"Y'know you've made me realize a lot of things, man."
"I've realized now that as long as I'm bein' myself I'll always have somewhere to fit in."
"You've made me learn how to not make as many excuses"
"Um... you're, uh, really good at holding a guy like me accountable."
"...BLEGH sorry, sorry, I'm being too much right now..."
"I'm just glad, after years of scratchin' and crawlin', I've found where I'm meant to be."
Joker:
"I agree."
Ryuji:
"Yah man, I'm glad."
"There's always a spot right next to me... or maybe even ahead?"
"Something like that."
"All I know is I'm comfy' as a member of The Phantom Thieves, right here and now, by your side."
[Insert Rank up here]
Ryuji:
"Hey..."
"I have one last question..."
"..."
"Y'know what forget it..."
"We've been talking too long... and... uh... we're all out of monja... yeah."
"Uh, uh... wanna try grillin' some toothpicks?"
Joker:
"Ryuji..."
Ryuji:
"Well..."
"Y'know how I said earlier that you've made me realize a lot..."
"...I don't know how to word this, man..."
"I'll be honest, something about hanging out with you has made me feel a way about another man that I've never felt before..."
"Just the way you helped me and looked out for me during my most trying moments..."
"Man... it just made me feel so special..."
"So I wanted to ask ya'... Why? Why'd you help me out with my situation with Takeishi and Yamauchi?"
Joker:
"Cause' I care about you, Ryuji"
Ryuji:
"C'mon man... don't make me say it..."
"I thought I was supposed to be the obvious one..."
"Ugh..."
"I like you man, I really like you."
"You've made me feel different than any other man before..."
"Hell than any girl before!"
"I care about you too."
"You make me feel so... argh.. safe?"
"Something like that..."
"..."
"What's with the silence..?"
"Do you not feel-"
Joker:
"I like you too."
Ryuji:
"F-For real?"
"I, uh, never thought I'd hear you say that, man..."
"Gosh, I'm blushin' aren't I?"
"..."
"I don't know what to say..."
"...Y-y'know what forget I ever said anything!"
[Ryuji haphazardly throws some yen on the table and rushes out]
"C-cya man!"
Rank 10
[Yongen-Jaya]
[Leblanc, Int. Joker's Room]
[Evening]
[Joker sitting on the bed, Ryuji in a chair]
Ryuji:
"Hey man, thanks for inviting me here, after all, I kinda stormed out on ya'..."
"By the way, you did nothing wrong... actually you did everything too well..."
"I guess I wasn't expecting you to feel the same way as me."
"Well... that's still the case, uh, right?"
Joker:
"Obviously"
Ryuji:
"Heh, heh... c'mon man don't tease me like that..."
"I've been nervous ever since."
"Oh, I meant to tell ya', Takeishi got what he wanted!"
"No one's gotta' suffer under that dick Yamauchi anymore."
"Some guy's mom on the team is a member of the PTA... even the school has to listen to them."
"Y'know you're the reason this all happened right?"
Joker:
"It wasn't just me."
Ryuji:
"You can say that all you want, but it's cause-uh' you that I even had the willpower to set them straight."
"I don't, uh, know how to say this..."
"Y'know I'm not the best at communication..."
"But man, sitting here with ya' right now really makes me feel all warm and fuzzy."
"I know you're here under shitty circumstances..."
"But I can't help but be a little grateful for them..."
"Otherwise I wouldn't be here with you right now, man."
"Is that selfish?"
Joker:
"Is it selfish or is it love, Ryuji?"
Ryuji:
"You're right..."
"It doesn't matter if it's selfish..."
"I'm happy with the Track team's success...:"
"I'm happy as a Phantom Thief of Hearts..."
"But most of all, I'm happy with you, Joker."
"I love you, man."
"I'll never lose sight of that again."
[Insert Rank Up and 2nd Awakening here]
Ryuji:
"Um..."
"Can I come and sit next to you?"
[Ryuji moves from his seat to Joker's bed]
Ryuji;
"Wow..."
"Uh, being close to you like this is really nice..."
Joker:
"You look handsome tonight"
[Joker puts his arm around Ryuji, making him blush]
Ryuji:
"No one's ever said that to me before..."
"Oh! Uh, you look great too..."
"..."
"Joker, I don't want this moment to ever end..."
"Can I..."
"Uh..."
"Sleepover tonight?"
[Fade to black]
["You spent a long time alone with Ryuji"]