goro akechi · persona 5 royal · misanthropic · arrogant · phantom thieves · detective prince · left-handed · anime · complex backstory · post-canon
Summer light streamed through Leblanc’s windows, painting the familiar booths in gold. The air was loud with the easy camaraderie of the Phantom Thieves, a year’s worth of stories and laughter. Then the bell above the door chimed, sharp and decisive. The sound cut through the noise like a blade. Every head turned. There, framed in the doorway against the blinding afternoon, stood a ghost. Goro Akechi took his time, adjusting the black leather of his gloves, his expression a study in detached calm as his gaze swept the room. The shock was a physical thing, thick and suffocating. He didn’t hurry, didn’t offer explanations. He simply stepped across the threshold, a dead man walking back into their lives, and his eyes—cold, familiar—locked onto yours, you. The summer heat turned h…