Anyone Got Like Any Good Akechi Gen Fic Recommendations?

anyone got like any good Akechi gen fic recommendations?

Like really GEN with no akeshu/shuake of any kind or like literally any ship with Akechi just— no romance. I'm so burnt out of romance and shuake fics like you have no idea and feel like I'm scratching under rocks to find non-shippy akechi content 🥲🥲

It's painfully evident to anyone with two working eyes that Reo likes you.

Reo excels in almost anything, except hiding his devastatingly pathetic pining towards you. It's etched across his face, woven into his body language, and discernible even in his speech. It's embarrassing to the point that even someone as detached and inattentive as Nagi can discern it from a mile away.

Well, it’s not that hard to tell when Reo looks at you as though you've adorned the night sky with every sparkling star.

Nagi sometimes wonders if Reo even knows it himself. You weren’t any better too, always so oblivious of the lovesick fool fawning at everything you do — yet stealing glances when you’re certain the purple-haired isn’t looking.

Nagi had become an inadvertent witness to countless moments, each one screaming of the unspoken connection between you and Reo. From stolen glances across the classroom, where your eyes would meet, sparking a silent understanding, to the subtle brush of hands as you passed each other notes.

Watching you both tiptoe around your feelings is painful, especially considering that the two of you are the closest things Nagi has to friends. 

Maybe some minor intervention wouldn’t be a hassle, Nagi reasoned. 

“I like you, Y/N,” and so, he falsely confesses, purposely doing so while Reo stands just a few steps behind you.

Nagi observes your frozen reaction to his declaration, your bag hanging mid-air, frozen before settling on your shoulders. He notices the widened eyes and slightly agape mouth. Above all, he sees the color drain from Reo's face and the slight twitch of his eye in shock. At least he knows his plan is working.

A moment lingers, and you recover from the shock of his confession, still blissfully oblivious to Reo's presence in the room. “Sei... I-I'm sorry. I like someone else.”

I know, he says in his mind. He doesn’t say anything, prompting you to say more. 

“I’m sorry, Sei. I like Reo.”

And there it goes. 

Realization, relief, and everything in between coloring Reo’s face behind you. Reo has always worn his feelings in his sleeves— too transparent and too obvious.

“I know. I don’t like you,” Nagi admits to you, “I said it because he’s behind you.”

For the second time, you freeze at his words. The urge to turn and confirm or deny his statement tugs at you, but the fear of confronting Nagi's unerring honesty prevails.

Nagi Seishiro never lies unless he admits he does. Lying is too much of an effort, honesty is easier, he reasons.

You weigh your choices. Honestly, you'd rather be the butt of Nagi’s jokes than to face Reo if he’s really behind you. And so, you make your decision. Instead of turning to confront the embodiment of your unrequited feelings, you bolt for the door, leaving the two men to exchange silent glances.

“It's a lie?” Reo's voice breaks the silence.

“Yeah,” Nagi confirms. “Why aren't you going after them—”

Reo interrupts him with a confession, “I wouldn't know what to do if you liked them, too.”

I know, Nagi thinks again, staring at Reo before shrugging and collecting his belongings from the table.

“It will be a pain, I guess.” he shrugs again before finally turning his back to Reo to leave the classroom.

Suppose it's a good thing— it's a good thing Nagi doesn't wear his feelings on his face like you do, Reo.

Because it will really be a pain, indeed.

note. idk what this is but i present to you: pining reo written in nagi's pov or... i guess it could be more than that 🤷🏻‍♀️ (wrote this back in september pls throw the tomatoes gently)

౨ৎ how they kiss; rewritten

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SYNOPSIS... my original how they kiss post has been really well received so i decided to rewrite it in a different (and slightly more specific) format ^^

[character] places tender kisses on your forehead, jawline, neck, and (of course) lips. he's a lot more intimate than some, and often avoids giving you quick pecks, or 'meaningless' kisses, as he would say. however, as soon as it's just the two of you, best believe [character] will be all over you, kissing a trail from your collarbone to your temples. he enjoys ghosting over your lips, but often finds that he is just as eager and impatient as you, if not more...

alhaitham , ayato, baizhu, diluc, kaeya, kazuha, neuvillette, scara, wriothesley, xiao, zhongli

it'd be impossible to count how many times [character] kisses you in a day; for all you know, it could be well into the hundreds. he always seems to have his lips pressed against you, whether it be your face, your hands, your chest, your neck; he just wants to show you how much he cares. physical touch is definitely one of his (many) love languages, and your friends can (and will) vouch when you say [character] is always clinging on to you...

childe, gorou, heizou, itto, kaeya, kaveh, lyney, thoma, venti

[character] is a casual kisser. yes, he'll press the occasional smooch to your forehead, but nothing out of the ordinary. that's not to say it bores you, of course. the feeling of his lips on yours never fails to make your heart flutter; just something about him drives you (positively) crazy. whether that be his hand placement, scent, or the kiss itself, you'll never know...

albedo, baizhu, diluc, cyno, gorou, kazuha, lyney, tighnari, thoma, wriothesley

you often find yourself desperate to catch [character]'s lips with yours, but he never seems to allow it. as much as he loves showing you affection, he gives you little to no kisses in public. that's not to say he doesn't love you though, in fact, it's the complete opposite. given his status, [character] often refrains from engaging in any more than hand holding around prying eyes, your safety being in his best interest. yes, people know of your relationship, but he can't shake the gnawing fear that someone would use you to get to him. it was his worst nightmare, and he will do everything in his power to ensure it never comes true...

ayato, neuvillette, scara, wriothesley, xiao

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This image is Akechi's wish, too. I am emotionally devastated but also extremely pleased because this basically is an official, word of god statement to finally put to rest whether or not he actually hates Joker. Source is the P5R artbook. Image from here.

if only that was me.

the beautiful sound of your laugh seems to echo in their ears. it’s almost taunting. taunting in the way that you’re always close to them but not in the way they hope. you’re with someone else - someone who makes you far happier and the one that you love so dearly. they would never amount to that.

so they attempt to banish these unwelcome feelings, but they just return even stronger. when you ask them why they look so lugubrious around you, they dismiss it as just being a little bit of fatigue. you - skeptically - leave the matter alone, respecting their wishes to not talk about it. if only you knew.

lingering glances, fleeting touches. those are the only things that happen. and they should be satisfied, no? selfish envy remains in their mind (much to their dismay) and they can’t help but glare at the one who has unwittingly taken their chance.

if only that had been them.

abyss!lumine, abyss!aether, kaeya alberich, diluc raginvindr, kujou sara, kamisato ayaka, thoma, kaveh, xiao

Dance with Devils Headcanons for the boys in the game becoming self aware that they’re video game characters, then falling in love with the player

Totally not inspired by Doki Doki Literature Club. Totally. Nope. Hasn’t been sitting in my drafts since I finished the game.

Rem

-Rem’s first action is to delete his father’s character profile. Now he’s eternally running a student council, on a never ending loop. He’s not really dissatisfied, though, to be honest. He’s honestly kind of… not happy, exactly, but he’s not unhappy either. He has pretty much the ultimate power that he could have ever wanted. Power over his entire universe. But it’s pretty lonely. Then you enter the picture.

-He gathers all your information from inside your computer and searches social media for stuff about you. He’s curious, more than anything. What kinds of things do you like? What do you do in your spare time? The more he sees, the more he likes you.

-He honestly doesn’t mess with Lindo that much. Like he’ll make Lindo vanish so he doesn’t ruin your moments, but that’s about it.

-Then you start taking other boys’ routes. The jealousy. So much jealousy. He denies it for a while, but eventually he can’t do it anymore. You come back to his route after you complete the others, but it’s not the same.

-He eventually can’t take it anymore. You make it to the end of one of his routes and the screen suddenly goes back to the student council library. He’s standing in front of the desk with a frown. “It doesn’t have to end, you know.”

-Well, this is a new development. You don’t remember this from any of your other tries at the route. Maybe it’s a hidden ending?

-He holds his hand out to you, smiles, and says your name.

Your jaw drops.

“Yes, I know. Somewhere along the line, I realized what was going on. But you can just keep playing with me. I know it won’t be like a relationship with someone else. But I can hear you. You can talk to me. I’ll love you until the end of time. Won’t you stay with me?”

Urie

-He takes it pretty well, honestly. He doesn’t really fiddle around with anyone’s game files or mess around with stuff. He just keeps floating through life, kind of like he always has. He plays with his butterflies and does his student council duties because he doesn’t know what else to do. Still… it’s lonely, being the only one who doesn’t have preprogrammed responses. The only one who can actually think. Then you pick up the game.

-Your responses and choices make you seem nice enough. Sweet, even. And you seem to like him? He starts digging through your computer out of curiosity.  And we all know what they say about curiosity, right? The more he sees, the more he likes.

-He hacks your webcam to see you once his curiosity gets the better of him. You’re beautiful. You’re everything he’d hoped you’d be. That proves to be the tipping point. Oops.

-He goes off script. REALLY off script. He says anything he thinks you want to hear, lays on the flattery thick. So thick. Your reactions are too adorable for him to resist. Abuses the whole dummy head mike thing like you wouldn’t believe.

-And then you finish his route. He gives you the good end, naturally. He couldn’t possibly allow you to see any of his bad endings. You’re supposed to associate him with being happy. He gives you all his happy endings, says what you want to hear. And then you move on to another route.

-Jealousy. So much jealousy. He just dies inside a little more when he sees you making choices that aren’t his, that are leading you away from him. And he watches you smiling at the other boys’ antics. That loneliness hits again, and it hits hard. He knows it’s just an Otome game. You move onto other routes when you finish the first one. He knows that’s how it works, it’s not personal. But he can’t stand it. He absolutely will not have this.

-Urie makes Rem and the others tell you that you should be with Urie. Not to pay attention to them. Just to Urie. Just Urie. Just Urie.

-Naturally, this is an otome game, and you think it’s a bit strange, but you ignore this. You want to play the other guys’ routes too. But why do the answers keep pointing to Urie’s choices? They don’t make sense. And wasn’t the answer on that walkthrough different? Was it this way last time? And what’s with this new CG? No one’s ever mentioned any of this on Tumblr…

-Urie wants his first introduction to you to be perfect. It needs to be romantic and showcase just how much he adores you. He designs a new CG, one of his Eden or some other place he thinks you’ll like the look of.

-After some time preparing, he’s ready. When you open up the game, he plays along, leading up to his new CG, and uses your name for the first time. Your real name. “Yes, I know your name, Butterfly. Now, please don’t be alarmed, this isn’t a trick or a joke someone is playing on you. Ah… your surprised face is so adorable. I never knew a human quite as adorable as you could exist.” He smiles and gives you a moment to process what’s going on. “I’m sure you have a lot of questions, Butterfly. But just a moment… I want to admire that lovely, lovely blush of yours for a minute.”

Mage

-He’s kind of annoyed with the whole situation. This is stupid. He doesn’t really think to mess with anyone else’s files or pull too many stunts because of how annoyed he is. He honestly gets bored more than anything else until you start playing.

-He changes certain scenarios from the game with the hope of impressing you, trying to make himself look as good as possible.

-He doesn’t want you taking anyone else’s routes. He’s the best, why would you want to settle for one of those other losers? He starts making your cursor “drift” onto answers that will put you onto his route if it ever looks like you’re not going to get his route. He doesn’t even give you a chance to make him jealous.

-The game starts confusing you and you try to troubleshoot it, which, naturally, doesn’t work. And this stuff doesn’t match up with those spoilers you saw the other day on Tumblr. This is getting weird.

-You start looking back at any old save files and poking around in the game trying to figure out what’s going on. This tips Mage off that you know something’s going on.

-You open up the game one day to no menu, just his character sprite against a background of the beach.

“Hey. So… I guess I can’t hide this any longer. I didn’t quite plan for it to turn out like this.” He reddens slightly. “Anyway, yeah, you figured it out, I messed around the game.” He’s quiet for a moment. “Well, now that you’ve figured it out, I guess we can just go ahead and you can be mine. What do you say?”

Shiki

-He doesn’t really care about being a game character. At first, he got a kick out of the unpleasant feeling. After a while, though, it just made him feel lonelier and lonelier. He was about to remove himself from the game when you came along.

-He didn’t think anyone would want to take his route. But you did. And you seemed so nice.

-The creepy, borderline four wall breaking lines didn’t seem so strange, coming from Shiki. At least not at first. You thought it was just part of the game.

-When you try picking the others, he makes your cursor move to his answers. When you persist in trying, he makes them kill themselves in game, upping Mage’s recklessness, for example, and making him do something stupid that gets him killed.

-Then you make it to one of his endings. And you take someone else’s route afterwards. Shiki gets jealous and ups everything until they commit suicide. Every. Single. Last. Character. No one else can have you. No one.

-The screen goes black, blurs for a moment, and his character sprite pops up. “Hey… are you trying to make me jealous? You wanted to fall with me. Aren’t you going to?” You turn off the game - that’s creepy. Really creepy. 

-A few minutes later, once you’re over your shock, you decide to turn it back on. And Shiki’s still there, grinning at you like a lunatic. “Oh, poor you. Your scared face is adorable right now. Do you understand now? That I’m not just in your game?” He smirks. “Ah… it must have sunk in by now. Don’t go away on me, now, understand?” You move your hand towards the button. “DON’T!” Your hand jerks away. Shiki chuckles. “You want to fall with me? You wanted to before. Did you change your mind? Oh…” His eyes suddenly look very, very scary.

Lindo:

-The first thing he did was remove Rem’s file. And the rest of the student council’s. Just him left.

-Then you started playing. You were a little annoyed when there was only one route to play, but you took it, thinking the others would open up afterwards.

-The route becomes extremely confusing without the student council to deal with. They get super glitchy. As Lindo learns more and more about you, he deletes Jek and Nesta’s characters too. Then it’s just you and him. The route ends up being just a ton of domestic fluff and it’s adorable.

-You get so confused you go and look up some route summaries and they’re nothing like the game you’re playing. You go back and open up a window and it’s just Lindo’s character sprite, arms crossed. He looks kind of sad.

- “Well, I guess you would have figured it out eventually. It was fun while it lasted. Please don’t freak out, okay?” He explains to you what happened - that he’s self aware and he changed the game. If you haven’t run away from the computer screaming, anyway. “And I’m sorry about all the confusion. But the more I saw you, the more I realized how much I care about you. No, not your stand in - I didn’t mean Ritsuka. I mean you.” He blushes. “I’m sorry, this is all probably a lot for you to grasp right now. But I mean it, and I want to be with you. Will you stay with me?”

Roen

-Roen is the sort of guy who probably doesn’t like video games. Finding out he was a video game character… he was kind of annoyed at that. And then at all over the other reasons. Still, it was fun being able to go off script every so often and mess with the others, so he wasn’t too bored or sad. He tried to change the code to reinstate Maksis, but he couldn’t get the character profiles to work properly and is still searching for a way to do so. Then you picked up the game.

-He doesn’t think a lot of you at first. You’re just another girl playing his dating sim. Then you don’t come back for a while. School, a vacation, disinterest in whatever route you chose to play, take your pick. When you start the game again and he sees you again, he’s… relieved? The emotion is a surprise, but he realizes immediately that, somehow, he’s in love with you. Not your avatar, not Ritsuka, you.

-The fanservice meter goes off the charts. I don’t mean he starts doing anything lewd, but he plays you like a fine Stradivarius. He presents you with different choices, judging what you want to see and be told, and he obliges to the best of his ability. He uses this information to build his knowledge of what you like and don’t like, and adjusts questions to be more and more specific, building off this information.

-He’s not especially jealous about you taking other guys’ routes, to be honest. It’s an otome game. That’s what you do in that kind of game. While he’s pretty judgmental about you playing a dating sim, he does get that, while he really doesn’t want to, he has to share. For now. As long as you don’t get too attached.

-But if you don’t replay his often enough, the game starts doing strange things and he goes off script every so often in an attempt to lure you back. Just come back to him. Don’t leave him. Don’t leave the puppy. Don’t leave him like others do. Don’t. Go.

-Eventually, he decides he wants you to know. He’s hacked your social media and webcam long before this point, he knows every single little thing about you that’s ever gone onto your computer, every message you’ve sent, every picture, every expression you make in front of your computer. He’s waited long enough.

-You open the game to play and Roen’s on the screen. Just Roen. Just a black background. “Good morning, Ojou-sama. I hope you slept well. You’re not in any danger, least of all from me.” He stops and looks at you for a moment. “You look surprised. This must be rather a shock, isn’t it? There’s no need for that alarmed expression. I apologize for any distress I’ve caused you, addressing you so suddenly. Oh - no, this isn’t a dream or a nightmare. It’s me. This is real.”