[ID: A comic with Persona 5 characters. Goro Akechi and Yusuke Kitagawa are sitting at conveyor belt sushi. Akechi says, “Kitagawa-kun, may I be honest with you for a moment?” Speech bubbles with a question mark and a series of dots are drawn above Yusuke. Yusuke says, “…Go ahead?” Akechi, facing away from the camera, says, “Well…” Melancholy, Akechi says, “All my life, I’ve chased for affirmation. I wanted to be something so bad I would sacrifice others to earn it. I don’t regret it.” A version of Akechi covered in shadow, eyes crazy and wide, face dripping with sweat, is drawn clawing his way out of a crystal made of the smiling faces of the Detective Prince. “Now that it’s all over, I’m lost. My fate, identity, everything; it’s broken. I’m learning to live normal now, but it’s so hard these days. I don’t think I could ever live the same way I did after Shido.” Akechi turns back to Yusuke and says, “That’s all. Keeping busy with you has been easier to cope, but… ah…” Akechi freezes awkwardly as Yusuke stares intensely, eyes shining and an admiring blush on his face. He says, “…Kitagawa-kun? What’s with that beaming glare on your face?” Yusuke says, “You are a pretty admirable person, Akechi-kun.” Akechi startles, mouth open, and blurts, “Huh? The fuck? Why??” Yusuke says, “Your circumstances let you see the world in a different light, and that is interesting to me.” Yusuke serenely continues to eat his sushi and says, “I was the same with my mentor, aimless in the world back then. But once I had something to live for, I was finally able to create something I could be proud of.” Cheeks bulging with food, Yusuke smiles honestly and says, “And when that eventually comes for you, I would love to paint it one day.” Charmed and flabbergasted, a wide-eyed Akechi says, “Ah… I… I see…” The two of them sit there in silence. Then Yusuke turns to Akechi and says, “BTW Could you spot me I’m broke.” Akechi jolts and says, “Ah, okay.” End ID]
