On November 20th, what if everything had gone wrong? What if their precious leader had really 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 on that day, leaving not just his teammates and friends, yet even his rival in a field of sorrow? ... And what if he came back? - I don't own any of the characters and all rights belong to Atlus. Spoilers for Royal and just very subtle mentions of Strikers characters. !!A few ships, but not a very romantic story because you can't have a healthy relationship during an angst story.!! TW/CW: Death, Su1cide, Drugs, Dissociation, Strong Language, Angst in general, Sicknesses, Disorders, Blood, Bruises, Injections

Or: P5R FeMC romances Akechi and suffers the consequences. *** In a world where your choices shape destinies, an alternate path unfolds ... What if you took on the identity of Rin Amamiya, the compassionate and resilient Shujin transfer student bound to form the Phantom Thieves of Hearts ... and fell in love with the one destined to oppose you along the way? Join Rin on her path to change her fate ... and perhaps also become the key to change for someone else. Someone she felt was special from the very first moment they met. Little did she know that this was a love she would have to fight for, with every drop of belief and courage she has. ... Or has it actually been doomed from the start? *** This is part novelization, part FeMC AU, and part expansion that started as a spin-off to my other FeMC collection, yet it stands entirely on its own. This is also more of a tribute to Akechi than anything else. If you commit to this, I can almost guarantee you that you'll soon see him in a whole new light. I'm not writing the entire game; rather, I'm focusing on his confidant ranks and significant moments in between. Do feel free to make requests if there's a scene or scenario you're eager to see! Please also note that this is rated M on Ao3 (not E). For more information, please make sure to read the first A/N!

You're gone. Now what do I do?

I have but one goal, and no one will keep me from achieving it. I will burn my stepfather, Shido, to the ground with my bare hands. In order to further this, I decide to befriend the Phantom Thieves. I spend time with them, befriend them, laugh and joke with them, and even strategize with them as we dodge in and out of Palaces, taking hearts where we please. But I never lose sight of the real reason why I'm using them. We get closer and closer, and Ren Amamiya, the leader of the group, peaks my interest. We finally become friends, and suddenly, something changes. I must choose what side to stand on, and whether or not using the Joker and his friends is still my destiny.

Akira and Akechi end up doing "couple activities" due to a reckless competition. They believed they'd be able to get past this bet, but what will blossom from this budding relationship..?

Ren Amamiya returns to his hometown and makes a new deal. Goro Akechi awakens in the Velvet Room with his soul-bonded missing. Arsene is released and immediately sets off to find the truth. And the threads of fate twist and weave from afar, forever watching. --- (Shuake's in the background, but sorta not in the background... it's like the driving force.) Warning: endgame spoilers, and languages, and blood. I do not own Shin Megami Tensei, Persona 5, or any of the characters from it. This storyline is mine, though. If I'm going to get sued, please PM me, and I'll take this down. That's all! Enjoy!

You just managed to save Akechi from an impending doom inside Shido's Palace. Now, out of worry and care for Crow, you convince Sojiro to take him in. But living with the troubled detective isn't that easy...

Back then, I had narrowly saved Goro Akechi from death. I remember it well, how close I was to losing him not only physically, but also mentally. His plot for revenge had shaped him into a weapon, designed to murder countless lives for the sake of his own retribution. I got him through that, and with some patience, we discovered a relationship that fell beyond the boundaries of friends. But it didn't last forever. His last words to me were his refusal to watch me serve jailtime for the crimes he commited at the Phantom Thieves expense. Before I could argue, he left, allowing Sae Niijima to take him in. But now, all of a sudden, my days change. Akechi and I both have a choice, one that will shape our future forever. The question is...what do we really want? Justice, or freedom?

Today was the day of all days. Valentine's Day. And after everything Ren and I had been through: countless Palaces and escaping death at every turn, it was our first holiday to spend together. ....but what could I possibly do to surprise him?

I've been an Ace Detective all my life. My name, Goro Akechi, is one that's so popular nowadays, I'm considered a celebrity, despite being only 18. The cases I've worked on up until this point have been small, but worthwhile. Then all of a sudden, Japan becomes riddled with crime. Unique and volatile deaths begin popping up everywhere, and I'm assigned to the cases. The more I discover, the more blood is shed, and my life wading through small-time criminals disintegrates into a dangerous game of cat and mouse that leaves me on the edge of reality and dream, teetering on sanity and psychosis. At all costs, I must support justice, and persecute the culprit. Even as I continue to lose myself in the process. But then I realise, the very devil is the transfer student in my class named Ren. With his addictive eyes and enslaving demeanour, he becomes so entrancing... That I must pull myself together and take his heart, before he takes mine.