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1. Dancing with Shadows by saltypanda2002

   Fandoms: Super Smash Brothers, Super Mario & Related Fandoms, Fire Emblem Series, Bayonetta (Video Games), Persona 5, Metroid Series, Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Kingdom Hearts (Video Games), Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, F/M
   • Work in Progress

   16 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Bayonetta/Joker
   • Ike/Roy (Fire Emblem)
   • Samus Aran/Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
   • Pyra/Joker
   • Bayonetta | Cereza (Bayonetta)
   • Roy (Fire Emblem)
   • Amamiya Ren (Persona Series)
   • Persona 5 Protagonist
   • Pyra (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
   • Mythra (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
   • Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII)
   • Princess Daisy (Nintendo)
   • Crossovers & Fandom Fusions
   • Multiple Crossovers
   • Eventual Smut
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • Fluff
   • Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés
   • Drama & Romance
   • Slow Burn

   Summary

   In the world of arena battles, the people who make it to the top are those who have a perfect synergy between combat ability and showmanship. To Ren Amamiya, Bayonetta is the peak example of that mixture. So he becomes her apprentice, and the two work together to rise to the top of the arena circuit!

   However, when the two start to catch feelings for each other, the lines between performance and reality, as well as master and apprentice, start to blur...

   Language:

   English

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