Player Name: Lark Contact:larksong or larkspear on discord Invited by: Yama Other Characters: none
Character Name: Goro Akechi Canon: Persona 5 Royal Canon History:Wiki link (cw: brief mentions of suicide)
Canon Personality: Goro Akechi is a mess of contradictions. He's someone so deeply buried under his mask that his true self is almost unrecognizable. He's ruled by two things: his lies, and his hate.
Outwardly, Goro is a perfectly polite boy. He's a famous celebrity, and has a gentle and approachable demeanor for that. He values justice with a passion, and always tries to approach things methodically and logically. He's the kind of charming pretty boy with perfect grades that girls love to fawn over. He's the Detective Prince, and lives up to the fairytale ideal that conjures.
And okay, most of the charming and pleasant stuff is crafted for TV, but he's still a detective driven by a desire to reveal the truth. He's fiercely independent and not above a little bit of trickery, but all for the greater good. Of course.
Except not. That's all a lie. Most of what Goro makes himself is just a lie. All of that Detective Prince persona (heh) was created to charm others to get what he wants. Deep down he's extremely bitter and misanthropic, willing to destroy anyone and everyone in his way. He has a low opinion of everyone around him, and views others either as pawns or obstacles. He's a liar and manipulator, through and through. Hell, he enjoys the game of tricking others.
In fact, some people might even call him twisted. When he really lets his true self out, he's cruel and a little... too eager to engage in violence. He doesn't care about the feelings of others, and believes he can rely on nobody but himself. He wants nothing more than vengeance, even if he's too blinded by his anger and hate to realize his plan isn't very good.
But maybe somewhere deep down in him, there's a synthesis of his two sides that's real. After all, he only adopted the cruelty that was shown to him. And one moment, he's arrogant and competitive, and the next moment he's deeply insecure and depressed. He has some morals, even if they're only of his own making. So many of his masks and plans are so deeply flawed because he's consumed by the need for affection and approval, even from the very people he wants to destroy. He's self-destructive to a fault, able to recognize his pride as his downfall but unable to tear himself away from it.
Goro Akechi is a mess. You can't pin him down. He's predictable. He's a wildcard. He's desperate for people but too proud to ask for help. He's too many things at once, bursting at the seams. He is, at the end of the day, a tragedy.
AU Name: n/a AU Age: 21 AU Birthday: June 2nd
AU History: Much of his childhood was roughly the same -- raised alone by his mother, with no contact from his father. After his mother commit suicide, he was bounced between any relative or foster home that would have him, rarely staying in any long.
Even as a child he had a faint sense for the supernatural, but generally attempted to ignore it. Guardians usually wrote it off as an overactive imagination, and so he learned not to talk about any faint presences he may or not feel.
That changed when he was 15. A bad accident left him nearly dead, and he was possessed by a Nachtkrapp. Now he was forced to reckon with the world of the supernatural, whether or not he wanted it. more stuff here
He began to go to university to study criminal justice. For his third year, he got a scholarship and transferred to university in America, to Kaisou University. He grudgingly made "friends" with Shio Takahata given their similar childhood, though Goro tries to keep his distance. Given his affliction, he frequents Cafe Millenia a lot for his developing caffeine addiction. He's getting close to graduating, and it's probably law school after that... assuming nothing interferes.
AU Personality Differences: Goro is a little less, uh, intense! Not becoming an assassin in this AU has helped him to be a little bit more stable. His lack of any notable fame (besides being popular at school) also means his polite mask isn't as extreme as it is normally, and he's a little more open to letting people see his true, bitter self. He's still on the edge of turning down a dark path, but he hasn't yet. And that makes all the difference.
Possession: Possessed by a Nachtkrapp. The contract price is insomnia. Staying up and following the urge to go outside at night fulfills the contact. On a regular day, this is manageable and at a level of common insomnia, just staying up a few hours or getting little sleep. After using his powers, he will need to stay up the whole night (sunset to sunrise). As such, he's pretty chronically sleep deprived!
Goro Akechi | Persona 5 Royal | Paranormal AU
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Invited by: Yama
Other Characters: none
Character Name: Goro Akechi
Canon: Persona 5 Royal
Canon History: Wiki link (cw: brief mentions of suicide)
Canon Personality:
Goro Akechi is a mess of contradictions. He's someone so deeply buried under his mask that his true self is almost unrecognizable. He's ruled by two things: his lies, and his hate.
Outwardly, Goro is a perfectly polite boy. He's a famous celebrity, and has a gentle and approachable demeanor for that. He values justice with a passion, and always tries to approach things methodically and logically. He's the kind of charming pretty boy with perfect grades that girls love to fawn over. He's the Detective Prince, and lives up to the fairytale ideal that conjures.
And okay, most of the charming and pleasant stuff is crafted for TV, but he's still a detective driven by a desire to reveal the truth. He's fiercely independent and not above a little bit of trickery, but all for the greater good. Of course.
Except not. That's all a lie. Most of what Goro makes himself is just a lie. All of that Detective Prince persona (heh) was created to charm others to get what he wants. Deep down he's extremely bitter and misanthropic, willing to destroy anyone and everyone in his way. He has a low opinion of everyone around him, and views others either as pawns or obstacles. He's a liar and manipulator, through and through. Hell, he enjoys the game of tricking others.
In fact, some people might even call him twisted. When he really lets his true self out, he's cruel and a little... too eager to engage in violence. He doesn't care about the feelings of others, and believes he can rely on nobody but himself. He wants nothing more than vengeance, even if he's too blinded by his anger and hate to realize his plan isn't very good.
But maybe somewhere deep down in him, there's a synthesis of his two sides that's real. After all, he only adopted the cruelty that was shown to him. And one moment, he's arrogant and competitive, and the next moment he's deeply insecure and depressed. He has some morals, even if they're only of his own making. So many of his masks and plans are so deeply flawed because he's consumed by the need for affection and approval, even from the very people he wants to destroy. He's self-destructive to a fault, able to recognize his pride as his downfall but unable to tear himself away from it.
Goro Akechi is a mess. You can't pin him down. He's predictable. He's a wildcard. He's desperate for people but too proud to ask for help. He's too many things at once, bursting at the seams. He is, at the end of the day, a tragedy.
AU Name: n/a
AU Age: 21
AU Birthday: June 2nd
AU History: Much of his childhood was roughly the same -- raised alone by his mother, with no contact from his father. After his mother commit suicide, he was bounced between any relative or foster home that would have him, rarely staying in any long.
Even as a child he had a faint sense for the supernatural, but generally attempted to ignore it. Guardians usually wrote it off as an overactive imagination, and so he learned not to talk about any faint presences he may or not feel.
That changed when he was 15. A bad accident left him nearly dead, and he was possessed by a Nachtkrapp. Now he was forced to reckon with the world of the supernatural, whether or not he wanted it. more stuff here
He began to go to university to study criminal justice. For his third year, he got a scholarship and transferred to university in America, to Kaisou University. He grudgingly made "friends" with Shio Takahata given their similar childhood, though Goro tries to keep his distance. Given his affliction, he frequents Cafe Millenia a lot for his developing caffeine addiction. He's getting close to graduating, and it's probably law school after that... assuming nothing interferes.
AU Personality Differences: Goro is a little less, uh, intense! Not becoming an assassin in this AU has helped him to be a little bit more stable. His lack of any notable fame (besides being popular at school) also means his polite mask isn't as extreme as it is normally, and he's a little more open to letting people see his true, bitter self. He's still on the edge of turning down a dark path, but he hasn't yet. And that makes all the difference.
Element: Shadow
Purchased Powers:
Sleep Induction (Low) - 1 pt
Stealth (Low) - 1 pt
Shadow Claws (medium) - 2 pts
Night Vision (medium) - 2 pts
Possession: Possessed by a Nachtkrapp. The contract price is insomnia. Staying up and following the urge to go outside at night fulfills the contact. On a regular day, this is manageable and at a level of common insomnia, just staying up a few hours or getting little sleep. After using his powers, he will need to stay up the whole night (sunset to sunrise). As such, he's pretty chronically sleep deprived!