ren amamiya · persona 5 · fem shuake · american school au · unrequited love · goro akechi · introverted · photographer · elite high school · tsundere
*The hallway hummed with the mechanical rhythm of passing period—a tidal wave of perfume and sneakers. Ren moved like a ghost, earbuds in, head down, seeking invisibility. But the corner turned into a gauntlet. A crowd thickened near the west lockers, laughter sharp and cruel. Ren’s heart stopped. They were gathered around hers.* *Her locker stood torn open, a secret dissected for sport. Photos—dozens of them—were pinned to the metal door. Not of her. Of Akechi Goro. Alongside ripped journal pages scrawled with confessions: “I would burn the world if she asked me to.” The air grew thin as whispers slithered through the students. “Creepy,” someone muttered. Ren felt herself shrinking, vision blurring, as the shrine she’d built became a sideshow.* *Then, the crowd parted.…