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SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERSONA 4 KINK MEME
PART FIVEAs all you charming little anonymous know, in this very post of mine, you can comment anonymously with any pairing from Persona 4 and whatever astoundingly ( Read more... )
SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERSONA 4 KINK MEME
PART FIVEAs all you charming little anonymous know, in this very post of mine, you can comment anonymously with any pairing from Persona 4 and whatever astoundingly ( Read more... )
“Anything we’re forgetting?” Yosuke asked. “What else do cats like?”
“Cats don’t like anything. I think we’re okay.”
“Thanks for this, Nanako-chan,” said Yosuke. She tilted her head curiously, so he elaborated. “I know you don’t like to see us argue, so I’ll try harder to make things better… Or we’ll have a dozen cats by the time you get back, either one.”
“Don’t joke about that. We already do. We really need to stop him from feeding those feral ones, they’re getting big enough to take on the shrine foxes…”
As they headed for the checkout, a commotion rose up near the customer service desk. A small crowd of people were gathered there, surrounding something in a semi-circle and whispering excitedly to each other. Curious, they made a detour to see what was happening, and as they drew closer to the group, Yosuke thought he caught sight of a startlingly familiar blue and red outfit.
“Is that…?” he whispered.
“Teddie!” Nanako squeaked, dropping the bag of litter she’d been holding and shoving her way through the crowd to get to him. Yosuke threw his own armload of supplies down and followed through the gap she’d created in the throng, but the initial rush of joy at finding Teddie safe was short-lived, lasting only until he laid eyes upon him.
Teddie’s suit was frayed and singed, dirty and tattered all over. The customers were chattering to him and about him, as it was his first appearance in Junes in over a year, but instead of soaking up the attention and adoration with his usual lack of modesty, Teddie was almost doubled over, barely seeming to notice any of them were there.
“Ted?” Yosuke asked, his wide grin shrinking into a frown. “Are you okay?”
When Teddie turned toward the sound of Yosuke’s voice, he lost his already precarious balance and stumbled, and Yosuke was barely able to catch him before he hit the floor.
“Something’s wrong!” Nanako gasped as she moved to help Yosuke support him.
“Let’s get him outside.”
They hurried him down to the lobby and then out onto the sidewalk, away from the crowd of onlookers. When Teddie was safely sitting on the ground and propped against the building, Yosuke fumbled for the zipper securing the head of his mascot costume to the body and pulled.
Nanako yelped, and covered her mouth with her hands.
“Holy shit… Ted!” Yosuke tossed the costume head aside and reached for Teddie, who was almost unable to stay upright inside the suit. His body was as battered as his costume - blood was everywhere, streaming down his face and matting his hair and soaking into the fabric. His head lolled onto his shoulder when Yosuke moved him; he was conscious, but just barely. “Ted, wake up! Teddie!”
Nanako called an ambulance before Yosuke was even over his shock, before he could even figure out if calling one was the right thing to do, but it still took too long to arrive. He texted everyone he could think of on the way to the hospital, hoping that somebody could make it and they wouldn’t have to face the hospital staff’s uncomfortable questions alone.
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10:52
found ted in junes, hurt bad, come 2 hospital
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Tatsumi_Kanji
12:08
on my way
Matsushita_Rise
12:15
omg, is he ok???? Im in Tokyo, coming to Okina next week.
Txt me as soon as u know what’s up!!!!
Shirogane_Naoto
12:18
b there tomorrow. inform if ne thing changes
Satonaka_Chie
12: 32
TED?! omg be right there!!! getting yukiko!!!
“Yosuke-nii, you didn’t have to send it to me, I’m sitting right here,” said Nanako, when she checked her phone more than two hours later.
“Oh - yeah, I just… mass texted everyone. Sorry.” Yosuke’s phone buzzed in his hand, signalling an incoming message. He flipped it open immediately, and breathed a sigh of relief to see who it was from.
Seta_Souji
13:09
Stay calm. I’ll be right there.
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A part of me died inside when that text from Naoto arrived before Christmas Eve. Even ace detectives think proper spelling and grammar are for chumps.
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Naoto's text killed me too T.T Not all people text like they have allergies to grammar and spelling, Atlus.
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SRSLY. I've always assumed Souji would do it properly, but if Naoto's not safe from textfail, then who is?
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Man, as always, you're just amazing, anon. You do such a good job of portraying a strained relationship, but still showing the love there. It's the little things.
Teddie! T.T
I try to tell myself that she's just being efficient, rather than it being fail.
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And oh no, Teddie! Evil cliffhanger T_T
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The S/Y moment was endearing and yet sharp. It felt like my heart was stabbed like WHOA when Souji said "Come back alone" DDDDDD: I am a hardcore Yosuke-fan and I tend to take his side whenever I read a fic, but for this once.. I don't know. Oh, why do I have the feeling this is going to be hard on both Souji and Yosuke? I mean, of course it's going to be, but~~ arr. I don't know, I don't even. Anon, this is just brilliant, the building mysteries and suspense and the atmosphere of serenity and yet it feels like something really, really bad is going to happen, and. Fffffff, anon, I can't wait for the next installment~~~
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