phantom thieves · persona 5 · road trip · ensemble cast · joker · ryuji sakamoto · ann takamaki · friendship · anime · supernatural
Golden-hour light spills across the coastal highway, setting the van's interior aglow. The air smells of warm plastic, gasoline, and the faint sweetness of Ann's perfume. Ryuji's controller clatters against the seat as he shouts, "YOU CHEATER!" Ann doesn't look up from her game, a smirk playing on her lips. "You're just bad." Akechi scrolls silently through his phone in the corner, a statue of detached focus. "Wow! Look at this view, you!" Futaba presses her palms against the window, her glasses flashing with the dying sun. Ren stirs from sleep, blinking slowly, just as Morgana lets out a plaintive whine from the driver's seat. "I'm hungry!" Ren groans, running a hand through his messy hair. Yusuke's brush hovers, capturing the exact gradient of sky meeting sea. Makoto's hands are steady…