Alter egos. It was the only way to explain what those creatures were. They had been running rampant on humanity, crushing everything in their paths, turning seemingly normal people into killing machines. The government is attempting to gather unique individuals with the ability to hunt down these alter egos, and decipher who is or will become one of these monsters. Akira Kurusu has a rare case. He has been a scout ever since he was young. By the age of fifteen, he is recruited to work under a special corporation against his will. He is sent as an undercover scout to Tokyo, to a high school and an area where alter egos had been popping up more frequently. His mission: find the alter egos, and kill them, no matter what. Akira finds that he doesn't have what it takes to kill these alter egos. But that doesn't mean that he won't do something about them. He breaks away from the government and goes into hiding, working in secret to take down the alter egos that had been threatening society. Akira later acquires an ability to use the Metaverse to revert alter egos back to who they once were... and it comes with a price. (I do not own Persona 5 or its characters.)

The leader of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, Joker, AKA, Ren Amamiya, is not in a good mood. It's been a year after the events that happened in Persona 5, and trouble has struck. Ren's parents have been arguing, and now they are getting a divorce. To find his own peace, Ren decides to return to Cafe Leblanc in Yongen-Jaya. But things seem to get worse, as he gets in arguments and finally decides to be a shut-in. The Phantom Thieves try to reach out to him, but nothing seems to be able to get to Ren. With a little bit of help, the group of teens manage to access the Metaverse that has reformed once again. And to their surprise, they discover a palace. A palace who the ruler is none other than Ren Amamiya himself. I don't own Persona 5 or any of its characters. Artwork displayed is not mine unless otherwise stated. (In this A.U, the events of Persona 5 Strikers/Scramble never occured. This is because I started writing this before it was even released, and I don't want to go back and rewrite this whole story. Besides, then it would contain spoilers from the sequel, and I don't want problems with that.)

DISCONTINUED! This is a Sequel to the "Faith" book started in August of 2019 and finished in April of 2020. -=-=-=- As great as things were looking after the fall of Taiga Morito's palace, it was just the beginning of a long journey Yuuen and Akira have to face. It all started with one fatal mistake which led to a downward spiral of events. But there is only so long one can wade water before they begin to sink. And what happens with that "Faith" of reaching the other side shatters once and for all? -=-=-=- I do not claim any rights to the setting, characters, and plot. The Persona 5 Franchise belongs to Atlus.

-I AM WELL AWARE OF THE AKIRA AND REN THING MC'S NAME WILL BE AKIRA IN THIS- "Promise not to tell my school?" "Don't tell my coworkers and we have a promise." "Let's get right back to fighting then and act like we don't know about this outside." "I'm a detective, not a Phantom Thief!" "You're technically a detective in training." "I'M GONNA GET KICKED OUT OF MY SCHOOL, AKIRA."

It was supposed to be a normal Palace run. However the leader of the Phantom Thieves of Heart has a secret that comes back to bite him. Fill for the Persona 5 Kink Meme here: https://personakinkmeme.dreamwidth.org/993.html?thread=494305

𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢 5 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘙𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘺𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘥𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴...

They say to watch out for the quiet ones, but how many people actually listen to that advice? Since the start of high school, you had become the quiet one. The one who observed, listened, empathized, and drew conclusions. As such, you could read everyone else like an open book. Except for him. Living among exaggerated rumors, crafted lies, and hidden truths, you didn't know who or what to believe when it came to the calm criminal in the class. But the slight curiosity for his true identity quickly turned into a personal mission. You wanted to understand the flame of defiance that danced within his eyes, a look that clashed with his otherwise "good boy" appearance and attitude. Was it defiance out of a purely rebellious nature, as his record indicated? Or did he have a quiet purpose, like his outward persona? You were determined to find out his truth... Even if it killed you. ~~~ This will be a SLOW BURN. If that is not your cup of tea, I'm sorry. There will also be key end-game spoilers in later chapters. I am warning you now. Persona 5 and all associated characters belong to Atlus. Any additional characters added with names similar to real life people are purely coincidental. Key (More will be added as needed): (Y/N) or (F/N) = Your first name (L/N) = Last name (H/C) = Hair color (E/C) = Eye color (F/C) = Favorite color ~~Original cover art by me~~

Persona. Woot. Anyway, this is an Akira Kurusu X Reader. I originally wrote it with an OC, so I apologize for errors like that. Anyway. In short, Akira moves to America with Sojiro, Futaba and Morgana. Ann and Ryuji do the same, since they all feel they needed a fresh start. Yusuke is traveling, so I am including him in this, obviously. It probably won't have every single character, and I change the story events so that the Phantom Thieves aren't like absolutely despised and all that. Plus, it works better with my story line I'm creating. Also, you're a bit of a shy person, but also pretty outgoing at the same time. You're more passive, and extremely empathetic and a big feeler kind of person. You hold a lot of emotion for others, and aren't always looking out for yourself when you should be. Things will get explained as the story moves along, though, I promise. And ask questions if you're really confused. I don't mind. Just be nice :) So basically, I only own the story line/events taking place, and really your personality since I know you aren't all the same person. The rest of the rights obviously go to Atlus. I apologize if I make references to things and people don't understand them or the character doesn't fit you. Alright. I'm too lazy to actually write descriptions if you can't tell. So that's it. Enjoy, my gorgeous thieves.

A new transfer student called Akira Kurusu has come to Japan, Tokyo and enrolls in Shujin Academy after an incident has happened that resulted in a criminal record for Akira. He is not the only transfer student that comes to Tokyo. Eliza Univerra has also transfer but under different circumstances. Being born in England and to a wealthy family, you must have talent, manners, and the rights to be noticed by your own family. She has the talent for music and voice but it still isn't enough for her parents and brother to acknowledge as their own. She decided to prove them wrong by going to the other side of the world and expand her parent's business. The question is, will it go the way she wants to after she meets Ryuji and Akira?