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1. The Ties That Bind by BadAngelz

   Fandoms: Persona 5, Persona Series, Persona 5 Royal  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   24 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Kurusu Akira/Yoshizawa Sumire | Yoshizawa Kasumi
   • Persona 5 Protagonist/Yoshizawa Sumire | Yoshizawa Kasumi
   • Amamiya Ren/Yoshizawa Sumire | Yoshizawa Kasumi
   • Amamiya Ren/Niijima Makoto
   • Kurusu Akira/Niijima Makoto
   • Niijima Makoto/Persona 5 Protagonist
   • Kurusu Akira
   • Amamiya Ren (Persona Series)
   • Niijima Makoto
   • Takamaki Ann
   • Sakamoto Ryuji
   • Sakura Futaba
   • Yoshizawa Sumire | Yoshizawa Kasumi
   • Kitagawa Yusuke
   • Okumura Haru
   • Sakura Sojiro
   • Morgana (Persona Series)
   • Togo Hifumi
   • Takemi Tae
   • Suzui Shiho
   • Shido Masayoshi
   • Kamoshida Suguru
   • Akechi Goro
   • Maruki Takuto
   • Madarame Ichiryusai
   • Niijima Sae
   • Ohya Ichiko
   • Kaneshiro Junya
   • Mishima Yuuki
   • Principal Kobayakawa (Persona Series)
   • Kawakami Sadayo
   • Isshiki Wakaba
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - No Metaverse (Persona 5)
   • Alternate Universe - No Phantom Thieves of Hearts (Persona 5)
   • Slow Burn
   • Fluff
   • Angst
   • Slice of Life
   • Implied Sexual Content
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Drama
   • Romance
   • Eventual Romance
   • Eventual Relationships
   • Explicit Language
   • Depression
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Strangers to Lovers
   • Alternate Universe - No Personas (Persona Series)
   • Isshiki Wakaba Lives

   Summary

   Akira Kurusu's life was turned upside down after his arrest and probation. Now burdened with a criminal record and expelled from his old school, he is sent to Tokyo to attend Shujin Academy for a year. He hoped to get through it without any problems, but trouble seemed to follow him wherever he went.

   An alternate universe of Persona 5 Royal where there are no personas, palaces, changing hearts, or a talking cat.
   Formally known as "The Gymnast and The Delinquent"

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

   31/?

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