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Oh my heavens, over eight thousand five hundred comments in the last post alone. I feel so tardy and yet I briefly felt compelled to wait until we had over nine thousand, hoohoo~! Oh, even the oldest of memes gets a rise out of my... big and manly heart.

SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERSONA 4 KINK MEME
PART FOURTo beat the dead horse (or beat off the

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The Family Garu [4/4]

[anonymous]

There was a lot of history behind Yukari's powers, apparently; it hadn't happened like this, but Shadows had happened before. A gigantic tower on Port Island, a special power that only those with the potential could see, death itself awaiting them at the top. A boy with the same powers as Souji - and it was all there in her eyes, in the slight dip of her head, in the faint strain in her voice as she talked about it that this boy was the one who had unlocked her full potential, brought his heart closest to hers - who had given it all up to protect the world. Yukari carried a great burden and covered it up with smiles. They really were alike. Souji watched as she shouted a warning to Yosuke as they rounded a corner inside the fluorescent hallways of Marukyu Striptease, the two working together in surprising tandem. For all their arguing, they seemed very close.

Yosuke caught a great gash across his chest near the end of their foray into the dungeon, sending Souji tumbling as he was tackled out of the way. Souji caught his breath as Yukari sent the Shadow into oblivion with a well-placed arrow, at Yosuke's side in seconds. She thrust out a hand to stop Yukiko from healing him, gripping a little tighter than necessary at his arm.

"You idiot," she hissed, the Diarama flowing through her into her cousin's body, his teeth gritted against the pain. "I can't heal you if you're dead."

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"Yosuke?"

The boy looked up from his position, splayed out backwards on the couch in Souji's room; Souji was fiddling with the CD player, slotting in yet another of Yosuke's 'totally awesome bands, man, you gotta hear this'.

"Yeah?"

"Is Takeba-san seeing anyone?"

Yosuke snorted, then chuckled, then paused. "Haha, c'mon man, you're not...serious, right?"

Souji said nothing. Only when the growing look of horror on Yosuke's face reached his peak did he crack a smile, giving a small chuckle.

"Just kidding."

Yosuke glared at him. "Not funny, partner."

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Souji, as usual, kept things to himself; it was the role of the leader, to carry those burdens without complaint to keep the rest of the team motivated and happy. Nonetheless, he found himself relieved to have Yukari around as well as a comforting presence in his life; she knew about Persona, so he didn't have to hide anything; she wasn't truly on the team, so he could confide in her without upsetting anything; and she wasn't afraid to speak her mind at all, no matter how acerbic it might be, so he didn't have to watch his words quite as much. He could rely on her for honesty as much as healing.

(Except when it came to him. She refused, utterly refused, to even start to talk about him. Souji sensed that this was one thing he should let go.)

Seeing her go was oddly bittersweet; she and Yosuke shared a short, affectionate hug as they stood at the train station on the day of her departure, making promises to stay in touch, to keep her updated on the case, and for Yosuke to finally do something, come on, you're not gonna get that Rise girl without asking her out, stupid. Yosuke was sputtering in frantic protests as the train pulled back, Yukari turning to wave goodbye to the rest of them, a slightly melancholy smile on her face.

The team watched until the train disappeared between the foothills, then turned as one, heading back towards the shopping district. Their confidence was bolstered by knowing that other Persona-users existed, that there was experienced backup to call on if things got too tough. That - and Souji only thought this, but judging from the vaugely disappointed expression on Kanji and Yosuke's faces as well, they were thinking something similiar - Yosuke had a really cool cousin that totally outclassed him. All in all, it was a good departure. Souji went to sleep that night, relaxed.

Two days later, Mister Moorooka was dead.

Re: The Family Garu [4/4]

[anonymous]

I loved it anon <3 Yosuke and Yukari's interactions were really sweet and IC, and I cracked up pretty hard at how Yosuke's first reaction to "I know about Personae" is "DON'T HIT ME PLZ DDD:". Oh Yosuke. You wrote her in well without it being too jarring or awkward-sounding. Thank you for indulging my headcanon!~

Re: The Family Garu [4/4]

[anonymous]

Adorable. ^^ I've always wondered what it would be like to see Yukari interacting with the team. Seeing her as family is icing on the cake. XD I applaud this fic and if you wanted to write a follow-up, I would consider us all lucky. ;)