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Ten years after Akira kisses Goro for the first time, Goro deals with the aftermath of finding out Akira has been cheating on him.
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The task was simple: answer questions about her father, receive one large favor in return.
The result was convoluted: overshare about himself, struggle to admit her presence was becoming a warm reprieve from the dullness of a wet, cold January.
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07 Nov 2023
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Explores the Akechi/Haru dynamic during 3rd sem. Not a romantic pairing I'd usually go for, but this was a great read.
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Akira Kurusu is dead.
Goro knows this because he can see him. He’s standing beside the bar, miserable and translucent, his posture tight and eyes faded dull. He flinches every time someone suggests going back to the ship to get him, presumably because, like Goro, he knows what they’ll find. He wonders if he’s real— he assumes he can’t be. Ghosts aren’t an actual thing that exist, and it wouldn’t be that much of a stretch for his own mind to finally have fucking cracked after a day like today.
It doesn’t matter. Either he’s finally snapped, because Akira is dead and it’s his fault, or he’s being haunted because Akira is dead and it’s his fault. The difference, in the moment, feels semantic.
(It's not like it's bad having him around. And if he's right and Goro can bring him back? Well. He's not going to get his hopes up.)
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“If one week’s all we have left,” Akira said, “then we should spend it together. Just the three of us. Use it for all the stuff we thought we’d get to do after the Metaverse was gone.”
“That sounds lovely.” She smiled. Goro stayed silent but did not protest, a display of agreement in its own right.
“But we gotta set up a rule,” Akira continued. “No crying until we hand over the calling card to Maruki. Okay?”
Akira and Sumire learn about Goro’s fate on January 26th, one week ahead of schedule.
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- Part 1 of watching all the stars burn out
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His sword whistles past Goro’s ear, nicking at the delicate skin. Goro grits his teeth, body tense with anticipation. The rain makes it hard to predict where Kurusu’s black sword will strike next.
“Hifumi passed on your greetings,” Akira Kurusu says, fury simmering beneath his conversational tone. “And I’m polite enough to give you my own in person. So greetings, General Goro Akechi. I am the man who will kill you.” Kurusu bares his teeth in a poor imitation of a smile, anger written all over his face, and strikes again.
Or: Goro Akechi and Akira Kurusu are generals on opposing sides of war.
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- Part 1 of Knight of Pentacles, King of Spades
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No one can get you out of that hole but you, but that doesn't mean they can't try to help.
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After Ethan escapes from the police in the Fugitive Chapter, Norman Jayden has an opportunity to investigate the scene and discover some clues that send him down an entirely different path in the hunt for the Origami Killer.
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14 Aug 2023
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I come back every few years to reread this because i still love heavy rain and norman jayden and nobody's ever gonna take that away from me
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It is February 3rd, and the world is bright and beautiful, and when Goro Akechi wakes up and checks his messages, he shoots himself in the head.
Five minutes later, he brushes his teeth and greets the day with a TV-ready smile.
(An alternate ending, and then a sharp turn.)
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- Part 2 of delight
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Kurusu’s acting strange.
Kurusu’s acting strange.
Kurusu’s acting strange.
(Akira tries the time loop thing, but gets a little sidetracked. Goro has no idea what’s going on.)
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It wasn’t until after he began working with Phoenix Wright that Apollo realized the relationship he had with Kristoph Gavin was not one of mentor and disciple but more of a collection of thinly veiled attempts to rob him of his sanity.
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- Part 1 of Recovery
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Despite everything, Akira Kurusu cannot keep himself from meeting with Goro Akechi, even if he has to do it behind the Thieves' backs. On paper, their fates are destined to oppose each other... but Akira has no intention of betraying his team OR of abandoning Akechi. When you come to love so many people, you grow compelled to fight for them, despite all odds.
A look at the events of the game if only Akira had reached out to Akechi, just a bit more, in spite of the Phantom Thieves.
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For A Bad Time Call Simon Blackquill by nerdyskeleton
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
18 Nov 2018
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Nahyuta Sahdmadhi needs a date. He’ll take anybody, even the mean ex-convict that he finds out about in an (accidental) online advertisement.
Based off of this.
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- Part 1 of Fake It 'Til You Make It
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Akira's determined not to let Akechi die this time. Akira's determined not to let Akechi die this time. Akira's determined not to let Akechi die this time. Akira— well, he'll get it next time for sure.
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Colors Fading by NovvaFox
Fandoms: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika | Puella Magi Madoka Magica
27 Jul 2022
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The first time Akemi Homura meets Kaname Madoka, it feels as if time stops with the way colors burst forth in her vision, assaulting her senses with an experience she never could've fathomed. A month later Akemi Homura sells her soul in a grayscale world that was full of life and color just minutes before.
The second time Akemi Homura meets Kaname Madoka, she runs up and promises to help Madoka, even as her eyes strain with getting used to color again. Her eyes only get a month to appreciate the feeling before her vision bleeds back to grayscale.
The third time, Akemi Homura is less excitable, more reserved. Her colors fade a month later as she pulls the trigger.
On the ninth loop, Akemi Homura wakes up to see her hospital room bathed in color and a tattoo on her wrist.
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- Part 1 of The Colors She Sees
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Aura resets the timeline. If only undoing tragedy were as simple as making a few repairs.
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A hand slaps against the glass.
Akira’s nerves jump and spark, and if he’d been in a Palace, Arsene would have burst from his back like a pair of wings. At first he just sees two disembodied points of lights above grasping hands, but then he realizes those lights are eyes, and they are set into a face he recognizes
(a shadow's attack has an unexpected effect on Akechi. Akira helps him deal with the aftermath.)
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It’s been, by Ryuji’s rough estimation, two months now. Two months and Ren—Ren Amamiya, his confidant, his partner-in-crime, his very best friend in the whole world—still hasn’t introduced him to the guy he’s dating. Or shown him a picture. Or given him a name. Or anything!
But it’s fine. It’s fine. Ryuji can be supportive while also being held completely in the dark, it’s fine.
He’s literally going to die if he doesn’t meet this guy soon.
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To the naked eye they look no different from ordinary trinkets, lucky charms perhaps, simple objects the dead often keep on them in the grave.
Maybe they are. Maybe it’s Zagreus that makes them hold power.
(concept: god's keepsakes and blessings change zagreus' appearance and behavior during an escape. thanatos takes notice.)
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The infuriating thing, though, is that she just honestly can’t tell what Kurusu does think of her. Sometimes it feels like Kurusu only remembers she exists when Goromi’s right in front of her, even though everyone in the damn country thinks about her all the time. (Thinks about her, wants her, photoshops her face onto gravure idols, tries to follow her home when she doesn’t take a cab -- she wanted all this, but maybe she doesn’t anymore, maybe it’s getting a little old. Knowing that she’s secretly the scariest bitch in Tokyo isn’t nearly as reassuring as it used to be.)
In which Akechi attempts to keep her priorities straight.
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Akechi knows that he’s not supposed to be able to hear Morgana. Maintaining the illusion of ignorance is vital if he wants to gain Akira’s trust and guarantee his death. It’s just a shame that Morgana insists on testing his patience during every interaction. The amount of insults he’s had to endure with a straight face is ridiculous. Still, he tells himself that he just has to curb his indignation until November. Then his plan will culminate in the assassination of the Phantom Thieves’ leader. With Akira gone, Shido will win the election - and Akechi’s moment for revenge will arrive.
He’s so close to victory that he can taste it in the back of his throat. If the biggest obstacle to his success is a talking cat, then he’s gotten pretty lucky.
Unfortunately, he underestimates just how much of a roadblock Akira himself will turn out to be.