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Harbinger

#my art #ryoji mochizuki #persona 3 ryoji #peresona 3 #p3 #p3 reload #persona #ryoji is going through it in my fic rn #velvet/fool

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New chapters up! Plus a little aside on my playlist for these two~

#ryomina #makoto yuki #minato arisato #ryoji mochizuki #persona 3 #persona 3 reload #p3r #p3 #persona 3 portable #persona #fanfic #velvet / fool

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im noticing that for a lot of americans “free palestine” has been an ideological motto and symbol rather than them actually believing in their heart that freedom is attainable and necessary

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New chapter is up!

Velvet room Makoto and fool Ryoji fic

#ryomina

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Fool

#ryoji mochizuki #persona 3 #persona 3 reload #p3 #P3R #persona 3 ryoji #my art #velvet / fool #I didn’t change his design much for this AU #but he has Makoto’s eyes now

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Ooh, I’ve been on the fence about it because I’m pretty spoiled (about pretty much everything related to Akechi), but I’ll consider it! I don’t know much about the P5 endgame, so I’ve been curious…

But that makes me excited too!! Looking forward to P6 🥺

Velvet room Makoto and fool Ryoji fic

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Wait I’m crying, I didn’t realize you were talking about the egg child. I haven’t played persona 5 royal, so I didn’t now much about it. That’s exciting though 🥺

Velvet room Makoto and fool Ryoji fic

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Omg wait really?? I've been avoiding leaks, but huge if true Q u Q

Velvet room Makoto and fool Ryoji fic

#I would love it if Makoto could follow us in future games as the master of the velvet room...

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This AU happens post-P3-endgame! At least past P4 arena, but likely in the P5/P6 time. So Elizabeth is normal, but she’s found a way to free Makoto’s soul, and he’s been reborn as a velvet room attendant!

Ryoji was reborn as a human when the great seal was undone (thanks to some Makoto intervention), and he gained the fool arcana^^

So their roles are pretty vanilla during the events of P3 in this AU, just a little role reversal post-game ;)

Child Elizabeth appearing in Ryoji’s room would be so funny though (and also adorable). Especially considering how strong she is q u q

Velvet room Makoto and fool Ryoji fic

#thank you for the question! #velvet room attendants #ryoji mochizuki #elizabeth persona 3 #makoto yuki #minato arisato

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Velvet room attendant

#makoto yuki #minato arisato #persona 3 #persona 3 reload #made a proper paint (albeit quick) of the design for my fool ryoji velvet minato au #my art #velvet room #velvet room attendants #AU

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Velvet room Makoto and fool Ryoji fic

#ignore my username #I couldn't decide and then made a typo when saving it ahsdfha #velvet room minato #velvet room makoto #ryomina #fanfic #fic #persona 3 #persona 3 reload #p3 #p3r #ryoji mochizuki #makoto yuki #minato arisato #persona 3 mc #persona #I'll probably just bump this when I update #idk how writing updates work ; u ;

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Ryomina - fool and velvet attendant snippets

I was unhinged and started writing a ryomina fic while hyped up on greek mythology musicals and baja blast last night, so here are a few snippets...

Makoto gritted his teeth, and raised his evoker. 

“Kohryu!”

Pain ricocheted through his head, but he was used to it by now. The golden dragon encircled Nyx’s Avatar, like the sun eclipsing the moon. 

It lasted only for a moment though. With a swing of his massive blade, the dragon’s body shattered.

“I know you don’t want this Ryoji. You— you were the one who taught me how to live again. You wanted to live just as much as we did!”

A pause, then Ryoji’s voice reverberates from his mask-like face.

“Unfortunately, that was never possible for me. But— I treasure the time we shared, Makoto. Even as I am now.”

Makoto’s hand tightened around his sword. The air felt acrid, and his vision was starting to blur around the edges. He couldn’t fall though. Not now. Not while everyone was still fighting. They’d all chosen to face this fate together. He wouldn’t let it be in vain. All the memories they’d made— all the time they’d spent together—

Ryoji’s face— the way it was back then, flashes through his mind. The first night they met, staying at the inn at their class trip, quiet nights spent talking about anything under the moon, the brush of Ryoji’s fingers against his. How it felt when they kissed for the first time. 

Makoto raised his evoker again. 

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It was over. 

Hand raised high, the world around Makoto and Nyx was enveloped in light. He couldn’t feel the pain from every attack he’d endured— his body screaming at him to survive. It was replaced by a gentle warmth. Bright and equally blinding. He could feel his consciousness start to ebb, but he could still sense Nyx there close by. Nyx— and the person that had become a part of her too.

“Nyx, I want to make a bargain with you.”

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Something brushed against his hand. The feeling was warm. Familiar. He looked over to see Makoto smiling at him gently. Makoto intertwined his fingers between Ryoji’s. Ryoji realized that his own fingers were trembling, but the trembling slowly ceased. Makoto had always been a calming presence. A reminder that he was real. He breathed a sigh.

“You did it.”

Makoto looked so tired. Had he always looked that way? 

Makoto nodded. 

“Yes.”

It was starting to come back to Ryoji.

“To do that though, you—“

“Yes.”

Softer this time. 

Makoto leaned his head against Ryoji’s chest. He’d always been the shorter of the two of them. It felt comfortable. Right. Ryoji tentatively rested a hand on his back.

Ryoji realized how slow Makoto’s breaths were then. 

“Makoto?”

Makoto wrapped his arms around Ryoji. He’d always been so warm. Alive. Ryoji returned the embrace, squeezing Makoto close. Makoto’s eyelids began to droop, and Ryoji could feel him smiling against his chest.

“Ryoji, we’re going to go to sleep for now. But someday, when the world doesn’t need me anymore, you’ll be free. Free to be yourself. Free to live.”

“Makoto, what do you mean? You know that’s impossible—“

Ryoji was supporting Makoto now. Holding him tight. He felt heavy. Dead weight. Ryoji didn’t understand. Couldn’t. 

Makoto pressed his ear against Ryoji’s chest, listening for something Ryoji knew wasn’t there. He’d done it many times before after they first kissed. It was a painful reminder of what could never be. 

He’d felt drawn to Makoto from the beginning. From when he first came to be “Ryoji.” 

“Until then, we’ll be together.”

They always had been.

The thought was comforting, but, for once, Ryoji didn’t know what lay at the end. And that terrified him.

“Makoto, tell me what’s going on. What did you do?!”

Makoto didn’t seem to hear him. Or didn’t care to answer. Instead, he said,

“I love you, Ryoji.”

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Ryoji awoke with a start. He reached out beside him, but his hand was only met by the wind. 

Makoto.

Ryoji sat up and looked around. It took him a moment to recognize where he was. He was lying on a bench on the rooftop of Gekkoukan High. The sun had warmed the concrete, and cherry blossoms fluttered through the air. The rooftop was empty except for himself.

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“So he’s really gone then.”

Mitsuru crossed her arms. 

“Everyone forgot what he did during the final dark hour. Even us. We were able to meet with him again, but… he never woke back up. Even after all these years.”

Ryoji paced around the command room. It was elegantly decorated, but judging by the state the rest of the dorm was in, it probably hadn’t been used for a long time. There was no need for it to have been with the dark hour gone.

“Is he still in the hospital?”

Ryoji blurted out the question, even though he knew it didn’t matter. Makoto wasn’t there, not really.

“Yes. Our best doctors are looking after him, but—“

Mitsuru closed her eyes. She reached into her bag and took out a bright pink compact mirror. She held it out to Ryoji.

“Look for yourself.”

Ryoji frown but did as she asked. His face paled as he saw what was in the mirror. Makoto’s eyes. Not Ryoji’s bright blue but instead that soft grey that he’d gazed into so many times before. 

“I’ve contacted Yamigishi. I can’t confirm anything right now, but…”

You’ll be free. 

“You all found a way to undo the great seal.”

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Ryoji made his way down the hallway and opened a familiar door. The room was dusty, but it looked exactly the same as the last time he’d seen it.

He walked over to the bed and sat down. It creaked in protest after years of disuse. He coughed as a layer of dust rose from the blanket. The sun illuminated the motes. 

His vision blurred as the tears began to flow. He pushed them away with his hands. His quiet sobs echoed into the empty hallway. His shoulders trembled.

“Makoto, why did you—? Why didn’t you save yourself? Why me?”

Ryoji already knew the answer. Makoto had always been kind. He had loved those around him, even when he hadn’t been able to admit that to himself. 

But that didn’t make it any easier to accept.

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“Welcome to the velvet room.”

A high-pitched voice greeted him. Ryoji started at the sight of his surroundings. He was sat in a deep-blue cathedral. A full moon illuminated the interior through towering stained glass windows depicting a giant door. An organ stood against the wall below, and above that organ hung a familiar figure. Makoto. 

Ryoji bolted up from his pew. 

No.

It was a statue, he realized. One that depicted Makoto crucified and bound in chains. Even without having seen it himself, Ryoji knew. 

The great seal.

Makoto’s friends had undone the great seal. It couldn’t be him. Yet Ryoji couldn’t look away.

“My my, I never expected that one of Nyx’s children would be a guest of mine.”

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A figure stepped out from the shadows of the cathedral’s pillars. Ryoji’s breath caught in his throat.

It was Makoto. But it wasn’t the Makoto he’d known. This Makoto had platinum-blonde hair and golden eyes. He was dressed in the same deep blue as the rest of the room.

He held out a red, leather-bound booklet in one gloved hand. The booklet floated in the air before him and opened to a page labeled “contract.”

“It’s nothing to be afraid of... It just says that you will accept the results of your actions from this point forward.”

Makoto’s voice is soft and emotionless. It reminded Ryoji of when they first met. Back when he was still Pharos. There was no recognition in his eye.

#fool ryoji #velvet room makoto #velvet makoto #ryomina #ryoji mochizuki #makoto yuki #minato arisato #persona 3 #persona 3 reload #fic #I am choosing violence #At first I had ryoji wake up in a field #but then I was like #nah #you know a better place for him to wake up in #the first part of the fic is skimming through the final fights because I wanted to slip in some ryomina moments/give more context #to their relationship #my makoto is based on messiah's design atm #but need to tweak it some more #I messed up when changing my Ao3 username so it has a typo #so I can't post there for a week sdhfsah #so have this for now

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Take one on velvet room minato, based on messiah’s design

Ryoji and Velvet Room Makoto AU

Makoto bargains with Nyx to bring Ryoji back and let him live life as a human.

Ryoji’s life is bound to Makoto’s.

Makoto and Ryoji are together in the great seal for some time until Elizabeth finds a way to free him.

Makoto’s physical body no longer exists, so he can’t live in the physical world anymore. However, Makoto wants Ryoji to live as Ryoji. Not the appraiser. So Makoto gives the essence of his soul to Ryoji, allowing him to become human.

Ryoji is distressed when he wakes up in the physical world and realizes Makoto is nowhere to be found. He reconnects with SEES, who are just as confused as he is. They allow him to join them when they realize that their goals align, albeit with some mistrust.

Some time after, Ryoji encounters a blue door at the end of an alleyway.

Makoto becomes a velvet room attendant for Ryoji, who begins the journey of the fool.

Makoto has lost his humanity and does not have his memories as a human.

Ryoji tries to bring Makoto to meet SEES, but they can’t see him.

Ryoji brings Makoto lots of music from the human world.

Makoto slowly falls in love with Ryoji and life again, just like how he did before.

#makoto yuki #minato arisato #ryomina #ryoji mochizuki #persona 3 #persona 3 reload #he ended up looking more buff than intended.. #cause of messiah’s sleeves #I feel like he should have a hat like the other attendants but idk what to give him #velvet Makoto #fool ryoji

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Though Ryoji is human, he still holds his role as the appraiser/nyx's avatar inside of himself.

It leaks through during times of strong emotion (theurgy, desparation, anger, grief, etc.).

If he uses this power too much, it will degrade the humanity that Makoto gave him. So he must be careful.

Makoto loves him regardless of the state he is in.

Ryoji and Velvet Room Makoto AU

Makoto bargains with Nyx to bring Ryoji back and let him live life as a human.

Ryoji’s life is bound to Makoto’s.

Makoto and Ryoji are together in the great seal for some time until Elizabeth finds a way to free him.

Makoto’s physical body no longer exists, so he can’t live in the physical world anymore. However, Makoto wants Ryoji to live as Ryoji. Not the appraiser. So Makoto gives the essence of his soul to Ryoji, allowing him to become human.

Ryoji is distressed when he wakes up in the physical world and realizes Makoto is nowhere to be found. He reconnects with SEES, who are just as confused as he is. They allow him to join them when they realize that their goals align, albeit with some mistrust.

Some time after, Ryoji encounters a blue door at the end of an alleyway.

Makoto becomes a velvet room attendant for Ryoji, who begins the journey of the fool.

Makoto has lost his humanity and does not have his memories as a human.

Ryoji tries to bring Makoto to meet SEES, but they can’t see him.

Ryoji brings Makoto lots of music from the human world.

Makoto slowly falls in love with Ryoji and life again, just like how he did before.

#this is just me loving the partial nyx avatar ryojis people draw #thank you vash trigun

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Makoto presents the contract to Ryoji just like Ryoji did for him

Ryoji’s eyes are either brown or grey (Makoto’s eye color)

He holds onto the music box that he gave Makoto until the day it holds meaning for Makoto again

Ryoji’s main persona is Thanatos, though his theurgy is his appraiser form.

Makoto’s main persona is Messiah, but, like the other velvet attendants, he can use multiple personas.

Elizabeth and Ryoji become friends (Mayhaps a poly relationship with Makoto)

Ryoji and Velvet Room Makoto AU

Makoto bargains with Nyx to bring Ryoji back and let him live life as a human.

Ryoji’s life is bound to Makoto’s.

Makoto and Ryoji are together in the great seal for some time until Elizabeth finds a way to free him.

Makoto’s physical body no longer exists, so he can’t live in the physical world anymore. However, Makoto wants Ryoji to live as Ryoji. Not the appraiser. So Makoto gives the essence of his soul to Ryoji, allowing him to become human.

Ryoji is distressed when he wakes up in the physical world and realizes Makoto is nowhere to be found. He reconnects with SEES, who are just as confused as he is. They allow him to join them when they realize that their goals align, albeit with some mistrust.

Some time after, Ryoji encounters a blue door at the end of an alleyway.

Makoto becomes a velvet room attendant for Ryoji, who begins the journey of the fool.

Makoto has lost his humanity and does not have his memories as a human.

Ryoji tries to bring Makoto to meet SEES, but they can’t see him.

Ryoji brings Makoto lots of music from the human world.

Makoto slowly falls in love with Ryoji and life again, just like how he did before.

#save me ryomina save me #ryomina #do you see my vision

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Ryoji and Velvet Room Makoto AU

Makoto bargains with Nyx to bring Ryoji back and let him live life as a human.

Ryoji’s life is bound to Makoto’s.

Makoto and Ryoji are together in the great seal for some time until Elizabeth finds a way to free him.

Makoto’s physical body no longer exists, so he can’t live in the physical world anymore. However, Makoto wants Ryoji to live as Ryoji. Not the appraiser. So Makoto gives the essence of his soul to Ryoji, allowing him to become human.

Ryoji is distressed when he wakes up in the physical world and realizes Makoto is nowhere to be found. He reconnects with SEES, who are just as confused as he is. They allow him to join them when they realize that their goals align, albeit with some mistrust.

Some time after, Ryoji encounters a blue door at the end of an alleyway.

Makoto becomes a velvet room attendant for Ryoji, who begins the journey of the fool.

Makoto has lost his humanity and does not have his memories as a human.

Ryoji tries to bring Makoto to meet SEES, but they can’t see him.

Ryoji brings Makoto lots of music from the human world.

Makoto slowly falls in love with Ryoji and life again, just like how he did before.

#Ryomina nation is this anything #ryomina #ryoji mochizuki #makoto yuki #minato arisato #persona 3 #persona 3 reload #combining my love of ryomina and velvet room makoto and saving makoto's soul #been listening to epic the musical and hadestown #and I feel like orpheus would totally sacrifice himself for euridyce given the option

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Eh? Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean- Thank you Makoto.

I wonder if there's something wrong with me.

Even so, it's nice to have you by my side.

Somehow when you're around, it feels like everything will work out. Is that strange to say?

You chatted with Shiryo for a bit before heading back to the dorm.

Rank 4 social link go!!

*Shiryo hasn’t shown up to telepathy club for a while. You hear other students talking in the halls.*

What is with that transfer student? They were so passionate about swim club and then dropped it just like that!

They did that with our club too. What a waste of time. He shouldn’t join if he isn’t going to take it seriously.

#I'm having writer's block for the middle social links #so may put the polls on hiatus for a bit until I have a bit more written #but ty for supporting the boy #shiryo going through the neurodivergent struggle TM