#𝙱𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚎; 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎; 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚒 [ TWIN AU ]

[jesterofinaba]

🔀 >:3 sibling swaaaaap!

send 🔀 for an au where our muses’ roles have been swapped. - No Longer Accepting

[ After the twins are born, their parents decide to take the eldest child, Sadayo, and give the younger twin, Tohru, away for adoption.

Adachi Sadayo is a bitter and angry detective. She was under a lot of pressure from her parents to get a good job and perform well, and under even more pressure to marry and start a family. She puts lots of effort into her career as a detective but is often under unfair scrutiny and sexist comments while at work - and after a small slip up, was given an exaggerated demotion and placed in Inaba. Furious with all her work coming to nothing, she commits the murders of Persona 4 and is caught by the Investigation Team and jailed for her crimes.

Kawakami Tohru is pretty happy-go-lucky, even if he isn't particularly lucky. After spending a lot of time trying to kickstart a career as an actor and stage magician, it doesn't really work out, and he instead takes a job as the drama teacher at Shujin Academy. Though he first started the job as a means to make money, (and praised by his supportive but slightly overbearing adoptive parents), he soon comes to really love the job and most of the students, even if he's prone to swearing at students who piss him off. After getting blackmailed by a student's parents (for a noodle incident he won't give the details of), he works at Untouchable delivering goods for Iwai and becomes pretty good friends with him.

Tohru and Sadayo always had a rockier relationship, but after she gets parole. Tohru offers her a place to stay: in exchange for information on how she killed those people without a trace. A student confides in him about Kamoshida before the Phantom Thieves hear about it, and he wants to make that bastard pay with his life and get away with it. They end up going into the Metaverse and stealing his heart, and get closer as they work together to change hearts for money and to fight the system. ]

[jesterofinaba]

👏 fusion with sadayo-nee please 👀

Send 👏 and I’ll write a description of our muses’ fusion - No Longer Accepting

The difference in the fusion between being in the real world and being in the Metaverse was like night and day. While in reality, they looked exhausted, often yawning while other people were talking, and very easy to show their boredom, doodling or daydreaming while looking out the window. Being a combination of twins, already looking so much alike, they looked much like the kind of person one could easily pass over in a crowd - white dress shirt and casual slacks, minimalist silver jewelry, fluffy untidy hair tied back in a messy bun. The only thing that stood out, at least here, was the cardigan they wore - it began a bright yellow that melded like a sunset into orange, then red.

However, while fighting in the Metaverse, they looked like anything other than an average tired everyday worker.

Dressed in a flashy magician's assistant outfit, top hat and all, they were hard to miss - tailcoat and hat adorned with sequins and now bright face accented with glitter.

"Finally, I've been waiting to let off some steam!"

Peppy and probably a little too excited to rush into battle, they immediately tear off their rhinestone-adorned masquerade mask - but the fusion had another trick when summoning their persona.

Their costume suddenly covered in a straitjacket and chains, with a little spin and some wiggling, they expertly free themselves, and with a show of fireworks, a large grin and hand in the air, the escape artist cries,

"Ready or not, let’s begin!~ PERSONA!"

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@coffee-stains-and-migraines​ | from here

Tohru is taken aback a little when Sadayo asks him if he forgot bus fare money again - well, he hadn’t forgotten it, just didn’t have any, but he frowns a little. It was more than that, but of course Sadayo wouldn’t understand.

“Well, I’m not gonna say no to a free bus ride, but that’s not what I’m saying.

I shouldn’t go home. Mom and Dad are in a mood again.”

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“Alright, next person who messes with Sadayo is going to suffer death via Magatsu Mandala, mark my words.”

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@coffee-stains-and-migraines | from here

Oh, she’s plastered. Guess Sadayo was just as excited about getting a break from looking after the brats all semester as she’d been saying. Even more, judging by the state of things.

Tohru leans forward in his seat next to his sister, resting his arms on the counter. He looked like he’d just gotten out of work, dressed casually, and he reached up to tie his hair back. It was getting almost as long as Sadayo’s now. He raises an eyebrow at her with a small smirk when she asks why he’s here.

“Got off shift at the bar a half-hour ago. Pretty sure this one’s gonna close soon, too, and you’re a moron if you think I’d let you stumble all the way back to the apartment, Sadayo.

You had a water yet or have you been drinking irresponsibly?” It’s what she gets for having a bartender for a twin.

[jesterofinaba]

♠️ { From Kawakami! }

Send ♠️ or “You’re different” for a thread where your muse meets an alternate version of my muse - No Longer Accepting

"Nee-chan!"

The Magician beams at the sight of his sister and gives her a hug, giving a slightly mischievous grin as he reaches up to playfully ruffle her hair. Momentarily just a little annoying, but good-natured. Being just a little bit of a nuisance but not enough to do any damage was a delicate balance that, thankfully, Adachi had years of practice maintaining.

"I haven't seen you in a little bit! How's the teacher gig? You've gotta come back to Inaba sometime soon, maybe Golden Week? Ted and Nanako-chan have been asking me when you and Narukami-kun are visiting next, and I figured with Dojima getting another hearing then it'd be good to get their minds off of- hey, why are you looking at me like that?"

He cocks his head to the side. This Adachi looked moderately healthy, build definitely more toned - still thin, but stronger. His hair and (much more casual than the suit) clothing were definitely maintained better, too. Not to mention the stud earring.

"Come on, don't try and pull the whole amnesia thing again, Sadayo-nee, that stopped working when we were, like, ten."

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@coffee-stains-and-migraines​ | from here

“Well, can you blame a guy? I swear, half the time I try and pick up these shiny things my character sinks into the fuckin’ ground, or my guys disappear.”

Adachi turns and flops backwards onto the couch so that he’s hanging upside-down off the back.

“And I need to give my Murkrow something that make him adequately badass.” He shows off his switch, where the little digital bird chirps, hearts and music notes appearing above its head. “He can’t rely on the other Pokemon underestimating him all the time.”

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@coffee-stains-and-migraines​ | from here

Even bringing up something as sappy as feelings is enough for Tohru to frown, crossing his arms and willing for the heat in his face to die down.

“Tch. It’s nothing.” Even after that admission, it was back to his usual dismissive nature. “Had to do this thing in therapy today as homework that I speak my mind on something. Not negative, apparently that’s cheating, so... there you go.

That’s it. Just feel like I don’t have to act all tough or live up to expectations or whatever. You’re welcome.”

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“Nee-chan, I know I’m not supposed to murder anymore, but can I make exceptions for some of your weirdass students?”

@coffee-stains-and-migraines​

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@coffee-stains-and-migraines​ | from here

It hadn’t been too long since Adachi had to settle back into society and act like he’s learned his lesson, getting back into the cogs of the machine like he was before he’d shoved anyone in a TV. In reality, Adachi doesn’t really know if he’s learned anything or changed or not, and he doesn’t like thinking about that, but it’s hard to do when his therapist keeps telling him he’s making progress.

And maybe that’s what this is. After much deliberating, Adachi finally decided to do something he practically never did, and asked for help from his sister, and now here they were, driving home, late at night but the gears in Adachi’s head still turned.

“You know what I mean. This.” He gestures between the two of them. “Us getting along and acting like things are hunky-dory. I mean, I know we kinda patched things up.” What happened to cause them to need to patch up was another thing he’d rather not think about.

“But... I dunno. I feel like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. Like, I seriously fucked up before, and I had nowhere else to go, but that shouldn’t have made you, fuckin’, I don’t know, want to take me in.

I guess what I’m trying to say is... why the hell are you still helping me after all I did to you? I thought after the letters and stuff that we’d be okay and just... leave each other alone. There’s gotta be something in it for you... Is it money? Now that there’s some modicum of expectations for me again? Do I need to start paying you back on top of rent?

...And you’re a pushover, so you wouldn’t tell me directly if that’s what you wanted from me, so I thought I’d ask.”

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Kawakami quietly sneaks behind Adachi on the couch, with a gift box in hand. She waits about 10 seconds before popping up and cheering “MERRY CHRISTMAS TOHRU!” And dropping the box on this lap. Inside the box was a black velvet top hat, with a matching cape. “You’re always practicing magic tricks, now you can look the part!” She seemed pretty proud of herself for picking out the perfect cheesy Christmas gift.

Christmas 2021 - No Longer Accepting

Tohru hadn't been expecting much that Christmas, but when had they ever? They'd never had much reason to celebrate, especially considering they'd spent the past five years or so in jail, so Tohru's plan for the holiday was to shove the mediocre gift for Sadayo they'd bought in her direction and then nap and eat sweets.

They hadn't been expecting a gift at all, especially not a funny one.

Sadayo hadn't surprised them much, but what did surprise them was the box, which they blinked at in wide-eyed bewilderment for a few seconds before opening it, their shock manifesting into reverting into old habits when they were younger, opening the present neatly and without ripping the paper.

Again, there's true surprise on Tohru's face at the gift, before a goofy smile breaks out on their face and, with a practiced look of smugness, places the top hat on their head.

"How did you know I've been meaning to go professional with the card tricks, nee-chan?" They weren't, but the tricks did manage to impress a few drunks at the bar each night enough to earn them a few extra tips.

They stand, still wearing the hat, and pick up a similarly-sized box. After looking down at it, hesitating a second as if trying to decide what witty, distant-sounding retort to give, Tohru gives up and just awkwardly shoves the box in Sadayo's direction.

Inside's a mug (labeled facetiously about how the contents are her students' tears), a pair of soft yellow pajamas, and mix for hot chocolate.

"Maybe that's enough of a hint for you to finally get some damn rest." There's no bite to their tone, though. "Uh. Th-" They cough.

"Thanks. Sadayo. Happy Christmas or whatever to you too."