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Title: Leadership
Fandom: Persona 5
Rating: General audiences
Wordcount: 386
Characters: Makoto/Joker
Spoilers: Nothing overt
Notes: Although inspired by playing Persona 5 Royal, nothing in this is specific to P5R canon. Set right after starting the Makoto romance. We might romance someone else in this playthrough, but I have come to realize that Makoto is my forever favorite. Also inspired by the
monthlysupergo mini-bingo prompt Truth.
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That evening, they walk in silence from Leblanc to the train station, hands loosely joined, reveling in the newness of this feeling, and yet at the same time the familiarity and comfort of it all. They've been fighting side by side for months, after all, and hanging out in the real world pretty often -- mostly with the group, but sometimes just the two of them. It's not at though Makoto wasn't already familiar with the warmth of his skin, the gentleness of his laugh, the thoughtfulness with which he choses his words. Nothing really changed tonight.
Except that, with the speaking of a few words, an unrevealed truth they both knew, everything has changed forever.
When they reach the stairs to Yongen-Jaya, he stops, then pulls her into a quiet corner. "There's something else I've been meaning to say to you for awhile now."
Makoto raises her eyebrows. "Something else?"
He nods. "About the Phantom Thieves. Everyone in the group says I'm the leader, and maybe that's true. But I'd be lost without you. You know that, right?" He lowers his chin, and his hair falls back into his eyes, obscuring them completely as he shakes his head. "Without your plans, your counsel, we'd be nowhere. You should be the leader, not me."
Makoto smiles and squeezes his hand. "That's exactly why you are the leader," she says. "Because you know how to get the best out of all of us. Maybe I know tactics, and how we should approach a battle. But you're the one who inspires everyone else to follow through. I couldn't do what I do without your support." She lifts herself up on tip-toe and places a light kiss on his cheek. So long, she's wanted to feel free to do that. And now, finally, she does. "The truth is, you're the perfect leader." She taps his chest with her free hand. "And I hope you know that."
He catches the hand and pulls up to his chest, right over his heart. "Thank you."
"Thank you." He leans in to kiss her forehead; she breathes out with satisfaction. "See you at school tomorrow?"
He nods before turning away, hands in his pockets, and she watches him go with a smile in her heart. Yes, following his lead is exactly where she needs to be.
Fandom: Persona 5
Rating: General audiences
Wordcount: 386
Characters: Makoto/Joker
Spoilers: Nothing overt
Notes: Although inspired by playing Persona 5 Royal, nothing in this is specific to P5R canon. Set right after starting the Makoto romance. We might romance someone else in this playthrough, but I have come to realize that Makoto is my forever favorite. Also inspired by the
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That evening, they walk in silence from Leblanc to the train station, hands loosely joined, reveling in the newness of this feeling, and yet at the same time the familiarity and comfort of it all. They've been fighting side by side for months, after all, and hanging out in the real world pretty often -- mostly with the group, but sometimes just the two of them. It's not at though Makoto wasn't already familiar with the warmth of his skin, the gentleness of his laugh, the thoughtfulness with which he choses his words. Nothing really changed tonight.
Except that, with the speaking of a few words, an unrevealed truth they both knew, everything has changed forever.
When they reach the stairs to Yongen-Jaya, he stops, then pulls her into a quiet corner. "There's something else I've been meaning to say to you for awhile now."
Makoto raises her eyebrows. "Something else?"
He nods. "About the Phantom Thieves. Everyone in the group says I'm the leader, and maybe that's true. But I'd be lost without you. You know that, right?" He lowers his chin, and his hair falls back into his eyes, obscuring them completely as he shakes his head. "Without your plans, your counsel, we'd be nowhere. You should be the leader, not me."
Makoto smiles and squeezes his hand. "That's exactly why you are the leader," she says. "Because you know how to get the best out of all of us. Maybe I know tactics, and how we should approach a battle. But you're the one who inspires everyone else to follow through. I couldn't do what I do without your support." She lifts herself up on tip-toe and places a light kiss on his cheek. So long, she's wanted to feel free to do that. And now, finally, she does. "The truth is, you're the perfect leader." She taps his chest with her free hand. "And I hope you know that."
He catches the hand and pulls up to his chest, right over his heart. "Thank you."
"Thank you." He leans in to kiss her forehead; she breathes out with satisfaction. "See you at school tomorrow?"
He nods before turning away, hands in his pockets, and she watches him go with a smile in her heart. Yes, following his lead is exactly where she needs to be.
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