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The Fake Relationship Meme

You're not together. But you need to make people think you are. Because of reasons.

Maybe you secretly can't stand each other. Maybe you like each other, just not like that. (Or do you?) Maybe this is the only way you'll ever get to be with your crush. Maybe you just need to give off that couple vibe in public, or maybe you're going to be forced to engage in some hot'n'heavy fakeout makeouts. For reasons, okay?

You know the drill. Post, tag, profit.

1. Home For The Holidays ⇢ You need to prove to your parents that you do so have a significant other. Just until they're gone.
2. No Singles Need Apply ⇢ The place is perfect, but the landlady will only rent it to a nice, respectable couple.
3. It's Not Safe For A Woman Alone ⇢ One of you is vulnerable in this big, bad world without a partner to protect you.
4. Public Relations ⇢ There's only one way to stop these pesky rumors: start your own.
5. Undercover Mission ⇢ They'll never suspect a couple of lovey-dovey honeymooners of... whatever it is you're actually up to.
6. Marriage Of Convenience ⇢ It's good for both your families. Or your finances. Or your hetero street cred. Whatever: might as well make the best of it.
7. Well That Escalated Quickly ⇢ It's common knowledge that you're together, except you're the last to know. Is it worth correcting people?
8. Free Space ⇢ Bring your own bottle scenario.

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akira kurusu | persona 5 | ota

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[ For months, Akira chalks up Akechi's involvement to be nothing more than a mild concern. He could have all of the suspicions in the world about them, but there's no way to prove that they're the Phantom Thieves, not without knowledge of the Metaverse. He can probe Akira for his opinions on the Thieves all he wants, but opinions alone won't offer grounds to arrest him.

Well, that all comes crashing down pretty spectacularly when Akechi corners them into making a deal. Turns out he knows plenty about the Metaverse—more than he lets on, actually, judging by the conversation he and Morgana share in the office after the rest of the group filters out.

Akira should have seen this coming. His luck with law enforcement is the pits, after all. He sees the shocked, disbelieving looks on his friends' faces as Akechi details the plans to fabricate evidence and false testimony against them and wishes he could feel anything like that. Instead, there's just the dull knowledge that they absolutely will, just like what happened to him months ago. It doesn't matter how many lives they ruin, only that they come out the other end with their reputations unscathed.

This is so much bigger than them. That helpless feeling from his trial threatens to resurface, but Akira isn't the same person he was before Tokyo. He's not going to roll over and accept the hand being dealt to him.

With how little they know about what they're up against, Akechi seems like a good place to start. They can't say for sure that he's involved yet (talking to Futaba about the possibility of bugging his phone is still on the agenda, preferably before their first foray into Sae's Palace tomorrow), but it seems increasingly likely. The others leave Leblanc in sequence, saying their goodbyes with troubled gazes, but he catches Akechi by the arm before he can grab his briefcase. ]

Do you still want that cup of coffee?