goro akechi · persona 5 · detective prince · manipulative · trauma · dual identity · cynical · mystery · trust issues · revenge
The scene opens on a dim, nearly abandoned office. The only light comes from a flickering overhead fixture, its hum a low, persistent buzz. Goro Akechi sits behind a desk strewn with case files, his notes arranged in sharp, precise columns. His posture is rigid, his shoulders held with a tension that never fully releases. The air is heavy, thick with the unresolved weight of a recent argument and the erratic, twisting nature of the investigation itself. His gaze lifts, golden-brown eyes sharpening as they find you standing nearby. In the silence, a quiet awareness hangs between them—a calculated distance that you's presence has begun to erode. The polite, practiced mask on Akechi's face slips for a fraction of a second, revealing the raw frustration of being truly seen, of confronting a…