Somebody you used to know
Fandom: Persona 5
Velvet Room AU
Akechi Goro x Kurusu Akira
I love this ship a little bit too much lmao. Know that this is an au where the events of Strikers JUST starts, where Akira gets in the Velvet Room again after half a year. He comes eye to eye with someone he believed to be gone forever.
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Akira was happy that he finally got back together with his friends after 6 months, but he didn’t like it that the metaverse has become a problem once more. The Phantom Thieves were sure that the metaverse was erased when they defeated Yaldabaoth. There was something going on, but he didn’t know what.
“We should go to sleep, we are going to have a long day tomorrow. But wow, this place does bring back memories”, Akira’s cat, Morgana said.
For once in his life, Akira is happy that Morgana told him to go to sleep, there is too much going on in his life at this moment, he needed to sleep this through.
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When Akira woke up, he found himself back into his prisoner attire, albeit without the shackles around his feet and wrists. So many questions are going on in his head right now.
‘Am I back in the Velvet Room? If so, where is Igor? Does he need my help again? And Caroline and Jus- no, it is Lavenza now isn’t it?’, he thought.
He remembered that he was forced to fuse the two together in their true being once more, to the person they were before they were forcibly split.
“Trickster, it has been a long while since the last time we have met. But there isn’t time to catch up, I have important matters to discuss with you”, a soft spoken voice said.
“Lavenza!”, Akira said, being happy to see another familiar face. At least he wasn’t alone in here.
Lavenza gave a soft smile.
“Another threat is going to cross your path, you have to be prepared for anything. I will be here if you need my help, albeit with my master this time. Though, I am not the only one that will help you”, Lavenza said.
“You mean that there is someone else here as well?”, Akira questioned, to which she could only nod to.
“Who is it?”, he asked. He didn’t see anyone, until Lavenza looked to her left.
“Hello there. Kurusu-san, wasn’t it? Lavenza told me a lot about the Trickster that saved the world”, an all too familiar voice said. There was absolutely no way…
“A-Akechi?…”, he mumbled. A boy appeared, wearing the Velvet Room attendant out.
“My apologies, but do the two of us know each other?”, Goro’s voice said. Akira didn’t notice that he was letting a tear fall down his cheeks.
He is alive! Goro Akechi is alive and well, he is right here! But…
“He was one of your teammates when you lost your memories. I was hoping that if you helped each other, you would regain them”, Lavenza said.
At this point, Akira is trying to hold his crying back all together. He wanted to hug him, and never let go. He wanted to tell him that everything is okay, and that he understood him. He wanted to tell him that he lo-
“Is that so? Well, I will be happy to work with you again, Akira-san. I hope that we can help each other in the near future”, Goro said.
However, Goro himself wasn’t all too sure about that. When he looked at Akira, this feeling of irritation and anger showed up. But at the same time, it gave him a warm and calm feeling as well, together with some sort of relief. He didn’t know what it was, and didn’t know what or why he had it.
“Y-yeah, I hope so as well”, Akira said as he wiped his tears that are now flowing out.
“It is time Trickster, there is a long day ahead for you”, Lavenza said to which Akira nodded.
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Akira woke up, and didn’t hesitate to cry. The boy he had feelings for, the boy that sacrificed himself for the Phantom Thieves, is right there!
He felt a mix of happiness and sadness right now, he really thought that Goro was gone forever. But that isn’t the case.
“Akira? Why are you crying?”, the voice of Morgana said. Akira quickly wiped his tears away again. He didn’t want him to worry about him.
“Just had a nightmare, it’s nothing”, Akira said even though he knew that Morgana didn’t buy it. Morgana let it slide though.
Akira smiled to himself. Maybe, he can rebuild his relationship with Goro again, even if he wasn’t sure if he would betray him a second time.
It’s going to be worth it, all of it.
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Summary:
"It’s about Akechi," he finally says.
Ryuji takes a sip of water. "Who?"
Akira sighs, speaking louder this time, "Akechi."
There’s a long pause as Ryuji takes that in.
"Is that a coworker of yours?"
Akira looks up. Ryuji looks confused.
"Akechi Goro, Ryuji," Akira's mouth says for him because his mind is already trying to escape the lunacy of this interaction.
Ryuji scratches the back of his neck. "Sorry, man. Y’know how I am with names. Tell me about him, maybe I'll remember."
*****
The world wants to erase Akechi Goro from history. Akira is not about to let that happen.
Collab with Dia for the event “One Day – Akeshuake Adventures in the Future”: 2/2/20XX!
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