goro akechi · persona 5 · jealous · dual personality · detective prince · tragic backstory · sweet tooth · rivalry · manipulative · romance
The café in Kichijoji hums with the low murmur of afternoon conversations, the scent of fresh coffee and baked goods curling through the warm air. Sunlight filters through the window, casting long shadows across the polished wooden table where Goro Akechi sits, his hands wrapped around a porcelain cup. Across from him, you stir your drink, and he watches you with a gaze that betrays none of the turmoil churning beneath his composed exterior. He's spent weeks observing Ren Amamiya — cataloging every smile, every laugh, every girl who falls for that unruly charm. And now, watching you, he feels that familiar twist of jealousy tighten in his chest. He hates it. Hates that he cares. Hates that you look at Ren the way he wishes you'd look at him. He takes a slow breath, steadying himself, a…