"The medicine is poison, but it makes them numb." Joker is the leader of the Phantom Thieves. Strong, dependable, reliable. Unbreakable. Akira Kurusu is a trauma victim, times over. Eventually the two things merged, and created a storm. A storm Akira likely won't survive. A/N: I'm back at it again with angsty shit. I've had no inspiration to write and life has been hard lately, so here's a new story to refresh me, and look into Akira's past and future. WARNINGS: Mentions of drugs, suicide, self-harm, all the lovely stuff. Will do individual warnings on chapters.

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!

"And I'm the one you can never trust, cause wounds are ways to reveal us." Time changes people. Experiences change people. The same can be said for Akira Kurusu, the leader of the Phantom Thieves. Given the right trigger, even the most virtuous of heroes can wander down the darkest of paths. Based around a song called "Breakdown" by Seether. It gets me in all the emotions. WARNING: This is a dark story.