Hi! just wondering may i request an akira x reader where the reader lost her memories by some sort of accident and so doesn't remember who akira or anyone is maybe with some fluff. (it's okay if not ^~^)
A/N; please note I don't know much about this sort of thing so I had to consult our buddy Dr. Google for most of my information on amnesia. thanks!
mild content warning for brief mentions of an accident and head trauma induced amnesia.
Akira Kurusu [Joker] x amnesiac!S/O;
Accidents were far from uncommon, especially in a city the size that was Tokyo; heavy traffic, the unpredictable public, subways lining the entirety of the underground - it never came as a surprise when some sort of accident occurred, though most never made major news unless they were particularly severe.
Akira had the budding worry that something had happened when you didn't turn up at LeBlanc that afternoon after school like you said you were going to, and that worry only grew as the day went on and you didn't return any of his texts. He fought off the urge to call you, not wanting to interrupt you in case your lack of response was due to you being busy.
Still, though, he couldn't shake off the anxiety that was gnawing at the back of his mind as the afternoon bled into the evening and still he had no word from you - something very unlike you.
After getting the news, he's rushing to the hospital to be with you the second he can, postponing any other plans he had.
Whether it was your family, a guardian, a doctor, a friend - whoever it was that gave him the call, the first thing he asks them when he gets there is if you're okay. What happened and what's going to happen next take a back seat until he knows for certain that you're okay and in one piece.
He won't show it, but his heart silently shatters when he realizes that you don't remember him. While he knows that your memory loss was from head trauma caused by the accident, it doesn’t make it any less painful to hear you ask who he was, and if you knew him. He understands if you're uncomfortable with him being there given that he's pretty much a complete stranger to you at the time, but it doesn’t lessen the knife-like pain to the heart when you look at him, your eyes a swirling with a mix of confusion, anxiety, and uncertainty.
Fortunately, someone else is there to help explain who he was to you, though he's more than understanding if it takes some time for you to process this information. If you were to let him, he'd show you, on your own phone, photos of the two of you together to see if it jogged your memory some.
A form of temporary retrograde amnesia is what the doctor refers to it as; the severity and length of an episode dependent on what the cause was. Most cases were mild and typically resolved themselves within a couple of weeks, and the news that it was temporary was a relief - Akira smiling softly at how your eyes lit up when the doctor confirmed once again for you that you'd regain your memories in the near future.
Of course, this doesn't make it any easier, or any less worrying, at least initially. Akira swears to you he will be by your side as much as he can be, and help you as much as you need and want him to.
First thing's first: making sure you're comfortable, and comfortable with him. He'll stay with you for as long as he's able to, as long as your comfort permits; his voice quiet and gentle as he talks to you. He doesn't try to force anything; instead of asking if you remember him, if you remember this, if you remember that, he instead let's you ask him things, and he explains as simply but as best as he can, showing you photos to corroborate his answers if possible.
Akira does all of the research that he can. He'll talk to Dr. Takemi, check out any books he can get his hands on from the library, spend hours reading articles on his phone, the burn in his eyes from the bright screen in the otherwise dark attic going unnoticed by him as he tries to take in as much information as he can - he's absolutely determined to learn all he can so he can help you as much as possible.
He is so gentle, and so patient when helping you, especially outside of the hospital once you're released. Only with your permission does he share small details about how you are with the others, opting to invite Haru, Makoto, and Ann around before anyone else once you're comfortable with it, as they're much more quiet and calm than the rest of the Thieves. It's one by one though, at least at first, since he doesn't want to overwhelm you.
"This is Ann. She's your friend, and she's come with me to visit you. Is that alright?"
Honestly, he asks Morgana for advice, given how Morgana himself was amnesiac for some time. Even though it's..... not nearly the same given the circumstances surrounding your respective losses of memory, he wants to know if anything helped Morgana remember things about his past - no matter how small - so he can try them with you.
If you're a Thief, there is no way he's letting you back into the Metaverse until you’re completely recovered, no if, ands, or buts about it - he's just not willing to risk you not being ready yet and getting hurt. Of course eventually you'll be able to rejoin the actual infiltrations once you’re recovered, and you'll be included in meetings as your memories slowly come back beforehand, but just nothing that puts you in direct harms way yet.
His face lights up any time he gets a text from you as you happily proclaim that you remembered something, especially if it was something that involved him.
Your first date, your first kiss, that one time you two watched a customer accidentally dump their coffee all over themselves at LeBlanc when you were studying - anything, no matter how small or long ago it was, brightens Akira's day to hear that you've remembered.
Akira is smart, perceptive, and very keen when it comes to the world. He's more than aware that not everyone is kind and sincere with their intentions with others, and as a result he keeps an eye out for anyone who tries to take advantage of your state. If he knows that someone harmed you in the past and sees them trying to use your amnesia to get you to let them back on your good side (meaning, they just so happen to forget to mention anything regarding the incident between the two of you while talking you up as if they were one of your closest friends), he's not above using his (unwarranted) status as a delinquent to subtly intimidate them enough that they leave you alone. Whether or not he explains what was up and reminds you of what happened depends entirely on how your recovery is going; he doesn’t want to overwhelm you with the information if it's too soon, but he doesn’t want to keep something important from you if you've been making miles of progress.
Of course, you've retained basic skills such as reading and writing, but you're medically exempt from school for the duration of your recovery. While your health comes first for him, Akira lets you know that if you want to do a little bit of studying, even if it’s just some light reading for half an hour, he’d be more than happy to help you. Unsurprisingly is he a good teacher, and he has miles of patience, so if you were to at all get frustrated with something, he’s there to support and encourage you.
All in all, this boy is there for you, through thick and thin. He loves you with every inch of his heart, and he’s willing to do anything to help you as you get better.
