OPEN POST: Makoto Niijima - Persona 5

[justicefists]

EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE PUNCH QUEEN IS HERE AND READY
I've played and completed Royal! Just to be on the safe side, please tag your spoilers if including any in a thread.

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[fou_du_roi]

[He understands.

[It's ... it's great going into the Metaverse and being Joker. The first time he pulled off his mask and summoned Arsene was probably the most him he'd ever felt at that point. He felt some of that going back into the real world - a little more day-by-day - but there was still this gulf between him and 'Joker'.

[Maybe that was what was deep inside, all the way down at the very center of him ... but it wasn't the person he was day-to-day. Maybe he had a little more confidence, maybe a little more cheekiness and sarcasm wormed it's way out ... but he was still Ren, just like she was still Makoto and not Queen.

[There were these moments though, around the other Phantom Thieves and around her, where that line wasn't quite so distinct. 'Joker' and 'Ren' blurred together, and he was just ... himself.

[This felt like one of those moments. Where there were no expectations, no need for a mask of any kind ... it was just them, and nothing else.]

I'm glad I'm here to see it.

[And yes, that could very obviously sound dirty, and it probably would in most other circumstances ...

[But no. Ren is being perfectly genuine right now, because honestly?

[He feels really lucky.]

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[She giggles, a light and delicate sound, her face tinged pink as she smiles.]

You can... um, keep going, if you want. [Telling her she's gorgeous? Undressing her? Touching her? It's not clear what she means, and she's not exactly sure herself. All three sound good right about now.]

[fou_du_roi]

[His grin takes a turn back towards the coquettish, seeing the flush come to her cheeks. It's stupidly cute, and he can't help but feel a certain satisfaction at knowing that he's the one who coaxed that reaction out of her.]

I'm planning on it, trust me.

[He leans down to kiss her again, planting his hands on either side of her. After a second he breaks the kiss, and nudges her chin up for better access to her neck.]

I've been waiting for this for way too long not to make the most of this.

[A kiss under the line of her jaw, a scrape of his teeth on her neck, another nip a little further down, just past her collarbone.

[He leans on to his right hand a little more heavily, freeing up his left to caress her outer thigh.]