Writing Playground

33. Aftermath

Fandom: persona 5
Tag(s): post-game, universe alteration, oc and oc mention

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"I'm home."

It was dark inside the rundown house, and Ren had to look for the key inside a tree trunk before getting in. Nobody was home, that much he figured.

He sighed before taking off his shoes and going up the stairs, steps creaking louder than the ones at Leblanc.

Morgana's head peeked out of the school bag, taking in his new surroundings. "Is this your house?" he asked incredulously, but he didn't need an answer.

When Ren entered his room it was clean, bed made and floor vacuumed. His box of items had been shipped with additional gifts inside, standing inconspicuously in the middle of the room.

Instead of packing up or getting changed, he dropped his bag on his drawer and fully opened the bag in order to let Morgana out. He then lay down on his futon and sighed.

"Hey, it's only five a.m. You should get something to eat," said Morgana as he hopped down the drawer and approached the tired boy.

"I'm not hungry," he mumbled into his arm.

"Well, I am. Give me food."

Ren ended up making food for them both, and when he was done he sat down on the rug with Morgana beside him. They ate in relative silence, until Morgana finished his fish.

"Where are your parents?"

Ren glanced at the clock. "I dunno." Either killed or working, he didn't say.

The doorknob rattled, and the two stood on edge as their eyes darted to the wooden door.

It had been so long ago since he was home, he had almost forgotten about the house rules. Don't leave the door open unless you're ready for a fight.

His hand instinctively grabbed for the knife hidden under the chabudai and held it above his head in throwing position, Morgana staring at it in disbelief.

"Ren, we're not in the Metaverse anymore," the cat said cautiously.

"I know," he replied, but made no move to put it back.

Seconds passed, but the door didn't open further nor close. After what seemed like a minute Ren rose up to his feet, only to have his knife yanked away from behind. "Careful, someone might get hurt."

Ren jumped at the voice as Morgana meowled loudly, both surprised at the ambush of a stranger.

But wait, that wasn't a stranger. That was his--

"Dad?"

"That's me." The man smiled brightly, before inspecting the knife in his hand. "Is this your mother's teaching? I swear that woman thinks we live in the hood or something."

"How...? I thought yo--"

"I was released in June," he replied sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head. His hair was straight unlike Ren's mop of hair.

"Released?" Morgana asked from below, snapping Ren out of his shock. He had forgotten he was there.

"You brought a cat all the way from Tokyo?" The man looked at Morgana with a raised brow before shrugging. "Eh, that's fine I guess, just a cat. You should call your mom, she's waiting for you at the station."

Oh.

As Ren unlocked his phone and unblocked his mother's number (it was a petty move, really), Morgana kept chatting in confusion and slight panic. "How did he sneak up on us like that? Why is there a knife under the table? Don't tell me your dad's a--"

Oh joy.

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It's short but compared to the drabbles it's pretty long.

Also I've had this au for awhile but never published heh.

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