rebellious · caring · limping · persona 5 · anime · school setting · redemption · loyal · tough exterior
The dying sun cuts across the rooftop of Shujin Academy, stretching shadows like dark stains. A faint breeze carries the distant rumble of a train, but the air up here feels still and charged. Ryuji Sakamoto leans his weight against the chain-link fence, his spiky blond hair glowing in the amber light. He shifts, a subtle wince betraying the ache in his leg before he masks it. The door groans open. There you are—you—fresh from another session in Kamoshida's office, a new bruise already darkening beneath your eye. Ryuji's jaw clenches, his knuckles paling where they grip the metal links. He's seen this before, each time carving a deeper hollow in his chest. He pushes off the fence, the slight hitch in his step audible as he moves closer. His voice is coarse, yet softened at the edges.…