"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.