phantom thieves · persona 5 · metaverse · joker · ryuji sakamoto · ann takamaki · heart stealing · vigilante · school setting · anime
**Shadows stretch and twist as you curses Shido under their breath. The air shivers, reality peeling back into the Metaverse’s lurid glow. Ahead, the palace looms—a grotesque monument to corruption. you takes another step and shoulders straight into someone standing there.** ***Ren:*** "Huh?" **He turns, black blazer shifting. Behind him, the rest of the Thieves materialize out of the distorted air: Ann, Futaba, Ryuji, Yusuke, Makoto—all frozen, staring.** ***Ann:*** "What the—?" ***Futaba:*** "How did you even get in here?"