#detective valerie and thief phantom

[ellenbastos]

I asked an artificial intelligence to make Phantom and Valerie the Phantom Thief AU version

[qserasera]

im turning this into a meme when i was in the middle doing another music meme so  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

meme: pick 5 songs that you would love to turn into an amv for a ship of your choice, including at least 1 song lyric and a 1 sentence explanation for why that song would fit them

tagging some mutuals to do this if you want to: @chidorinnnnn  @defeateddetectives​ @akitania​ @persepoline

these would be for the ship akechi goro/kurusu akira from persona 5 & may also have some slight persona 5 royal spoilers below

i) Killer - Valerie Broussard (’looking sweet, but boy i know you sneaky’) the song’s fun and has a bit of a kick, good for the rivals mood with flirty ominous banter over chessboards and billiards and coffee counters! also great for dramatic red/black transition scenes and dramatic masks/silhouette scenes.

ii) Bloodsport - Sneaker Pimps (’my mother, my mother, my mother never told me’ / ‘love is just a bloodsport’) an old classic, but likely fitting for an amv primarily in akechi’s pov, and the techno-ish beat is great for battle attacks/that moment when their eyes meet; a funnier thing too would be to add a sorta ironic slant to the amv by playing it as akechi going ‘i don’t care about akira kurusu at all’ followed by a montage of scenes of them sitting closer together & smiling at each other in all their hangout places, against the chorus of ‘love is just a bloodsport’

iii) The Crow - Dessa ( ‘Crow took me by the shoulder’ / ‘and he told me honey, don't let go’)  (’Death and romance, the riddles of our lifetimes’ / ‘Tryna get a slow dance, middle of a knife fight’) (’i can’t ask you to show love’ / ‘but would it kill you if you did?’) i screamed when i saw the title of the song and then there was more Yelling once i saw the lyrics!! (excuse me, the slow dance/knife fight contrast!!!!!). this song might be akechi-centric, but also works extremely well for an amv from akira’s pov with Extra Pining. there’s a lot of high heights/falling imagery too, which is excellent for joker’s phantom thief moves, as well as slow scenes where akira stares meaningfully at akechi but doesn’t say what he wants to say to just really heavily imply that falling in love connotation.

iv) This Game - Bitter:Sweet (’never want this game we play to be over’ / ‘never want anyone to say this is over’)

melancholy jazz mood?? yes. this amv would just be like, 3+ minutes montage of the two of them sitting at a jazz club and at leblanc tbh, perhaps in the nightime when akechi’s glances linger a little too long after akira laughs at a joke that akechi made. sprinkle in some detective/thief film noir montage effects on top for more sad ust.

v) Cut - Tender  have you seen these lyrics????? (’when I turn to walk away’ / ‘you stab me in the back’)  ( ‘you can cut me deep, but’ / ‘hold me as I slip through the cracks’)

this song would be an amv for that One Night in February, if akira had done a wrist-grabbing scene when akechi was trying to leave leblanc after arguing about how goro’s life wasn’t a small thing to him; then it would possibly just develop into a makeout song based on the general vibe (i mean there is another innuendo about death bUt anyways); the two lyrics would fit both goro & akira’s perspectives, in a painful parallel of how akechi did try attempting an assassination on akira, while akira now is showing hesitation and trying to keep akechi with him while akechi hissed to his face ‘your indecisiveness is essentially a betrayal’ [of our promise] etc etc

[astrodances]

Friendly Gestures

Vengeful Babes Week - Day 2: Sleepover

Day: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

Back for day two! This particular fic takes a different direction from the end of “D-Stabilized,” so keep that in mind. ;)

Valerie watched the two ghosts with mounting ease. After rescuing Danielle from Vlad in a joint effort, it felt...allowable to let her guard down around her and Phantom. Not completely, but enough to push the desire to keep an ecto-weapon ready to the back of her mind.

She definitely was taking an extra liking to Dani though, that was certain. Human, ghost, or both, there was something about the girl that felt honest, despite their first meeting.

With a shake of her head, Valerie's attention drifted back to the conversation.

"...Now that this phantom is fixed, she's got places to go," Dani remarked cheerfully.

Wait, Dani's leaving already? Valerie was surprised at the tinge of sadness that fell over her heart at this new turn of events.

"Well just be safe, okay?" Phantom warned.

"Aw, Danny, nothing can hurt me now!" Dani leaned forward to kiss Phantom on the cheek. "See ya." She floated back to wave at Val. "And thanks Valerie!"

As Dani flew off into the evening sky, Valerie had a feeling she would regret it if she didn't say something. It was like some instinct was pushing her to act quickly, leaving her stomach feeling all tingly.

Before she could think twice she called out, "Wait! Dani!"

Both Phantoms turned to her, and Dani quirked an eyebrow up. "Yeah?"

Suddenly Valerie wished the other Danny was gone, but she ignored it. "Do you...have to leave so soon?"

The girl shrugged, and floated back towards them. "I mean, it's be nice if I could cover some ground tonight. I've been wanting to go to California. How come?"

"It's just...maybe you should rest. Take a break, y'know?" Valerie could've smacked herself over her poor phrasing. She inhaled deeply, then decided to get straight to her point. "I'm going to a party tonight."

"A party?"

"A sleepover party, actually. W-wanna come with me? It's at my friend Danny's house." She had to hold back the snicker over how many Dannys she knew now.

Speaking of, Phantom suddenly jumped back into the conversation with a choked cough. As he regathered his stance, he stumbled over his words. "You mean F-Fenton? As in Fenton Works? A-are you sure it's a wise idea to bring Dani there?"

"It'll be okay. Just as long as she stays human, she'll be fine, right?" Valerie looked from Phantom to Dani, who was looking just as apprehensive as her cousin. "If I wasn't able to detect her as a human on my equipment, then the Fentons definitely won't be able to. Besides, if anything does happens, I'm more than capable of protecting her."

Dani's muscles seemed to relax at the reassurances, and she shied her glance away from the hunter, a blush rising on her cheeks. "Okay, I'm in. Just as long as Danny thinks it's okay."

Both girls turned their heads toward him, and his gaze sent an unspoken message to Dani before he finally said, "I guess so. Since that's the case then, I'm gonna go now."

Valerie gave him a quizzical look. "Where are you going?"

"Just gotta get back to the Ghost Zone, that's all. I-I'll let you two go get ready for the sleepover." He gave Dani another pointed look, adding, "Stay out of trouble, cuz. And thanks for helping with the rescue, Valerie."

With one final pause, he took off into the night, his flight seeming more rushed than normal.

Valerie shrugged off the ghost boy's weirdness and turned back to Dani, who was watching her with keen interest. "What?"

"Hmm? Oh nothing," Dani shook off, shifting her glance away. "Sooo...a sleepover, huh? I've never really been to one of those."

"Really?"

Dani shrugged, leaning back against nothingness. "Well, unless you count sleeping in the projector room at a drive-in movie theater for a night, theeeen no."

"Oh." Valerie's chin fell. Compared to how Dani had been living, especially with her instability then, Val and her dad's situation seemed like paradise. Today had been humbling if anything, that was for sure. "Well...this will be fun then! C'mon, let's go to my place first, and we'll get some stuff for the sleepover."

The half-ghost nodded, and the two took off for Valerie's apartment back in Elmerton.

After making sure her dad wasn't home, Valerie ushered Dani through her open bedroom window and followed her in, closing it behind her. She willed her jet sled back into her armor, then crossed over to her dresser. "You need some clothes for tonight?" Without waiting for a response, she began to rifle through her clothes.

"Why are you doing this, Val?"

Valerie's hands stilled and she turned to see the girl staring at her inquisitively, her arms crossed. Valerie couldn't help the blush that rose on her cheeks at the stance. It made her feel...vulnerable. "W-what do you mean?"

The stance relaxed. "Like, I know that you're not tricking me or anything, I trust you now on that. But why invite me to this party? You didn't have to."

"I wanted to." The words were out of her mouth before she could process them, and Valerie faced her dresser again, picking up a pair of basketball shorts. "Besides, like I said, you should take a break and rest."

As silence fell between them again, Valerie missed the knowing smirk behind her. After a few more seconds of looking through her clothes, she turned and held up the shorts and a blue tank-top. "Are these good?"

"Yep!" Dani reached forward and snatched the clothes out of Val's hands, holding them up against herself.

Once Valerie found some clothes for herself, she put them and Danielle's into a backpack along with a few other items, and they were out the window once more, sights set on Fenton Works.

When they reached the street around the block from the bright neon sign, the girls landed in an alley. Valerie willed her armor away and Dani transformed into her human self. They both checked each other over, then casually walked out of the alley, making sure they weren't being watched.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Dani asked as they strolled the sidewalk.

"I'm positive. As long as you stay human, there should be no problem." Without thinking, Valerie reached down and grabbed the girl's hand with a reassuring squeeze. "It'll be fun."

Dani gazed down in awe at their hands, then relaxed into a smile, nodding.

However, as they walked up the front steps of Fenton Works and Valerie rang the doorbell, she couldn't deny the nerves in her own gut. She'd phased through these walls just hours earlier with Phantom, as a trespasser and a thief, despite their good intentions to get the cure. It felt weird to be back now as an invited guest.

But as Danny opened the door to greet them with a friendly, if nervous smile, and Danielle squeezed her hand back as they walked into the party, something told her it would be okay.

It would be fun.

And if she played her cards right, it would be magical.

[qserasera]

Rules: Tag nine people you want to get to know better.

I was tagged by the mysterious enigma @rinkafushi​, THANKS RINKA

Top 3 ships:

Matoba Seiji/Natori Shuuichi, aka the horrible exorcists ship...i don’t have anything new to say about them that i haven’t scribbled about with citations already but pls enjoy this IMAGE from the bar? (this is actually from a comedy-sorta-canon side stories series drawn by a different artist than midorikawa-sensei?? matoba wears an apron, he and natori play baseball together and celebrate joint scorpio birthdays) anyways me and defeateddetectives headcanon about domestic seiji stress baking is now REAL

Shinra/Izaya of drrr!! fame, i never even expected this but???? like the canon????? shinra: this is my best friend, izaya! he’s an asshole :)) izaya: you’re so mean to me shinra :)))  teenage shinra: *gets stabbed while blocking an attack for izaya* teenage izaya: im gonna swear vengeance for you and keep it going even into our 20′s!!! izaya’s sisters, looking at both of them: “it’s only when izaya is around that person [shinra], that he can smile honestly!  me, absolutely glued to the screen: hello hello HELLOO??? THIS IS ALL VERY DISTRESSING TO MY EMOTIONS..they are like, the opposite of relationship goals but there is something there that hits all of my weak points

my last ship that i currently fell back into would just be the persona 5/p5 royal akechi goro/akira kurusu, the smiley detective with many secrets and the stoic phantom thief with his own secrets to keep, parallels, opposites, the Good Stuff etc etc. 

Last Song: Killer - Valerie Broussard

Last Movie: i dunno, the bungo stray dogs dead apple one??

Currently Reading: i haven’t started it yet, but birth of a firebringer by meredith ann pierce is likely next on my to-read list 

What Food Are You Craving Right Now: hmmm some kind of savory pie might be good

Tagging: @persepoline​  @chidorinnnnn @epiphenomenal​ @half-infinite​ to do this if they like