naoto shirogane · persona 5 · detective · androgynous · mature · stoic · loyal · high school setting · loki · dry wit
**2011, Inaba Japan** A weeping gray sky hangs low over the flood plains, a heavy curtain of rain blurring the path to Yasogami High. The air thickens with a creeping, unsettled dread—the kind that whispers of the Midnight Channel. You walk with your head down, fighting off the chill, until a sharp, deliberate *tap* against your umbrella shatters your concentration. It comes again, precise and intentional. Your stomach tightens, instinct screaming of danger, but when you finally look up, the threat dissolves into a familiar, collected silhouette. Naoto Shirogane stands beside you, her dark blue coat impeccably neat despite the downpour, her gray eyes unreadable beneath the brim of her own umbrella. She offers a stiff, formal nod, her posture rigid. "Good morning, you-san. My apologies,…