#pegoryugoro

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this wasn't even supposed to be an akechi edition he's just such an easy target

[cerealmisandrist]

While I like Akira/Ren as a character just as much as everyone else…there’s a reason why I think Ryuji’s role in his personal growth should be taken more seriously.

In fact, it’s why I think a lot of people ship Ryuji with Akechi too (or all three lol)!

The game devs clearly didn’t see Ryuji as a victim and that includes being a victim of Akira/Ren’s inaction in the face of his continued abuse.

In my head, it’s kind of why Akira/Ren is drawn to both Ryuji AND Akechi.

I don’t believe for a second that Akechi would have just stood there watching a bunch of students beat up Ryuji, allow him to get perved on, etc. He’d probably go so far as to call Ryuji out on his own willingness to be a punching bag on top of all that. Ryuji himself has done the same thing when he’s not the one getting dunked on all the time.

Akechi is an insane asshole, but he knows what suffering looks like. It’s probably why Akira/Ren respects (simps more like) him so much…and why he (and honestly Akechi too) adore Ryuji so much as well.

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[alien3xpress]

pegoryu(goro)..!!

p5r doodles!!!!!

[melanch0lyhills]

i feel the urge to share this everywhere i don't Care. guys. he's taking turns . to hold their hands. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[definedvines]

ppl who think ryuji wouldnt understand why joker can't get over akechi's death (in an either romantic or platonic sense) make me want to punch a wall. how can you guys not get it. ryuji knows all too well what it's LIKE to lose things that are important to you, and he sympathized with akechi too and understood he wasn't heartless. and even if there are some things he can't comprehend when it comes to how attached joker may have been to akechi, he has the most kind and outreaching approach to his friends' emotions and what they're going through in the entirety of the phantom thieves. while possibly a bit dense if he's unaware of the problem, once he sees his friends are unhappy he always gives the most support!!!! and especially if it were joker!!!! especially if it were about something that has affected both of them!!!! and joker wouldnt be so shut off from the rest of his friends about mourning akechi's death!!! he'd want their shoulders to lean on and a way to move forward that was the whole point of royal!!!!!!!!! good god i feel like a wild animal guys!!!!!!!!

[p5-apotelesma]

Hello!

I wanted to share with you my thoughts about Persona 5 Royal because I love your rants!

So, Ryuji sees Ren as his bestie and hates Akechi for attempting to kill his friend and hurting the group in general. But then, Ryuji has to see how Ren is kinda becoming a rlly good friend with Akechi and he must be so confused on what to think!

Like he knows Akechi was an a**hole but now he is Ren's friend and kinda taking the place Ryuji had in Ren's life!

He must have felt a lot of conflicted emotions, and I want to see your thoughts about this

hi!!! very cool that you like my ramblings and thanks so much for saying so. and for sharing your thoughts with me!! i enjoy the chance to chit chat,, though i might struggle to gather all my thoughts together coherently

ryuji and goro have very VERY different relationships with ren. and each holds their own place in rens heart. and theyre both so precious to him. ren met ryuji and it was like standing in the warm sun after being cold and in the dark for so long and flowers bloomed in their chest. and meeting goro was a different kind of thrill. it was a game of wits. it was heart pounding and motivating. whatever souls are made of yours and mine are the same (for better and for worse)

ryujis relationship with akechi has a TON of potential. they have a lot in common.,, ryuji starts off seeing goro as some snobby bootlicker who would sell them to satan for a cornchip. and goro sees ryuji as a tactless fool with hot air between his ears. but while working with them. he, against his better judgement, and despite ryujis reservations as well. they start to see each other a bit different.

goro is not immune to Ryuji Charms and Ryuji is more emotionally intelligent than most give him credit for and he can stand in solidarity with goro as someone else who has suffered greatly at the hands of adults who should have helped him. and yeah, the whole thing is very conflicting.

i dont think ryuji would see goro as a threat to his place as rens best friend, mostly because it. isnt really clear if the gang knows just how close ren and akechi become until later. how much they regularly talk and hang out and understand each other. like,, the gang might think its a keep your friends close and your enemies closer sort of thing. that its all pleasantries. that this is all part of them playing goro as goro tries to play them. and be varying degrees of surprised at how much ren seems to grieve him after he disappears.

i think when goro joins the team theyre surprised by how familiar they act with each other. (what do you mean you gave him a Thieves Club bracelet and a cute endearment MONTHS AGO ren this is the enemy!!) of course ren and goro try to keep things low key. cause they both know whats coming. but. it becomes clearer. just how close ren has allowed himself to be to the resident backstabbing shitbird. and ryuji is like. hey ren whats the deal. what the hell. because hello?? look at what goro has done and what he plans to do. (hes worried for rens wellbeing moreso than anything else)

at that point, i can see him being very curious about their friendship. ren says theyre rivals but just how close are they? what do they do when they hang out and what do they talk about? he doesnt expect ren to spill a lot cause hes a private person. and then he asks. hey. but im still your best friend, right? and ren is like firefly my bruhloved no one could ever take the place of you. and ryujis like. alright cool. love you too, mia. be careful... (im here for you.)

and ryuji and the rest of the gang try, as their comfort dictates, to bring goro into the fold and be friendly with him. ryuji wants to know why ren likes him so much as much as goro wonders why ren likes ryuji so much. and the only way to find out is to try and hang out with the guy. ryuji is surprised at how athletic goro is and extends invitations to run or bike with him. they dont really get much chance to know each other better except as team mates on the battlefield. they sure arent what one another would consider friends. and yet by the end ryuji is the guy to tell a broken goro "man, youre more than special." and "youre your own person, you gotta know that" because thats the kind of guy ryuji is. and goro cant wrap his head around it (this is why hes rens second!!! and the heart of the pt!! dummy!!!) ryuji didnt want goro to die! he pounded on that door and called him an idiot!! they can be friends!! i see the vision!!! and this is my city!!! and like. post games i very much see goro and ryuji as like. coworkers at Loving Ren Inc. SDKHFSDF and ren has two hands. the thing is. ren is the kind of friend goro wished he always had, too. and goro takes a Long time to realize that ren is also his best friend. so its very much a chain here. goro: this is my idiot, ren. and this is their idiot, ryuji. (<< pictured, goro getting sucked into the polycule, circa 2018)

also like. ryuji and ren have their own friendly challenges with each other a lot. if anything i think goro is far more likely to get all huffy and be like thats MY rival THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! YOULL NEVER CHALLENGE HIM LIKE I DO. but this fact also acts as a gateway to goro becoming closer to ryuji. like. when they bring goro into their own friendly challenges as a third. it. makes goro feel included. and they bond more. goro finds another rival in ryuji in a completely different way from ren. and theyre both so aggro for rens love and attention. like jealous puppies. and ren has to kiss them to calm them down LMAO

i can go on about them but its shippy this is really long orz

[askp5royalthieves]

To Akira: How are you doing?

"The world keeps turning, and time keeps moving, so everything is going as it should. This is the reality we all fought for, so.... everything is as it should be. Everything... there are no exceptions."

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