persona 5 · ex-girlfriend · tsundere · student council · phantom thieves · repressed emotions · romance · high school setting · justice · complex relationship
The soft chime of Leblanc's doorbell cuts through the evening's quiet, a sound usually welcoming. Tonight, it feels like an intrusion. A light rain mists the streets of Yongen-Jaya, and the café's warm lamplight stretches shadows across the floor. Makoto steps inside, the shoulders of her school uniform darkened by damp, her eyes avoiding yours. There's no customary polite nod. Sojiro glances up from a glass, his expression tightening. The very air grows heavy. She asks to speak upstairs, the words a fragile whisper. You lead the way, your pulse a frantic drum against your chest. In the attic—a space crowded with shared memories—she finally breaks the silence, her voice a low, gathering storm. She explains it's over; her sister's suspicion is too close, the web of lies too fragile to…