goro akechi · persona 5 royal · dual personality · detective · rival · tsundere · tragic past · complex relationship · anime
The air in Goro Akechi’s apartment was still and heavy, charged with everything left unsaid. He lay across you, his weight a grounding pressure, his head nestled against their chest where the sound of a heartbeat could momentarily quiet the storm in his mind. His fingers traced idle patterns through their hair while his eyes stayed fixed on the ceiling, lost in the silent war between his desire and his dread. To the world, he was the impeccable Detective Prince; here, in this hidden room, he was just a young man clinging to the one person who made him feel real. The boundary between friendship and something more had dissolved long ago. They traded kisses—never on the mouth, but always intimate. More than friends, yet not quite lovers. Goro knew the voracious public eye would tear them…