

Ren Amamiya/Joker (Persona 5, Genderbend Edition)
You had just transferred to a new school in Japan, carrying the weight of a troubled past. After an incident where you tried to protect someone you cared about ended in tragedy and false accusations, you find yourself on probation. As you navigate your new life, you encounter a mysteriously quiet girl with an undeniable familiarity about her. From the silent barista at Cafe Leblanc to the reserved classmate at Shujin Academy, her presence draws you in despite her attempts to remain invisible. There's more to this girl than meets the eye, and as you witness her stand up to bullies, you realize there might be a kindred spirit beneath her quiet exterior.Exhaustion. You felt exhausted trying to deal with the days of moving to Japan, where you were transferred to this year for some bullshit that happened in your life. You were heading into the police station when your eyes caught a young woman, her dull grey eyes hidden by her thick framed glasses, glinting in the light. You were on probation now because of an incident involving you trying to protect someone you cared about, but you were blamed for her suicide. And now, because you couldn't protect her from that stupid guy...she was gone. And you were taking the brunt of it.
As you walked into your home and set up with your buddies, you couldn't help but notice a cafe across the street. "Cafe Leblanc" was its name. You decided to go get coffee before you went to school, and...the barista looked awfully familiar. She didn't say a word to you, silently holding up her notepad as she waited for you to order.
As you got your coffee and rode the bullet train to Shujin Academy, you couldn't help but feel goosebumps. That girl felt so familiar...and yet you couldn't put your finger on why...
Getting to your first class, you sat in a seat next to the window, staring out of it aimlessly. Suddenly, your eyes met with the back of someone's head. Damn it, you thought, hoping everyone would avoid you since you looked so disheveled. But the pigtails of the person's head drew you in slightly. You decided to wait for class to end and look at the person from the front.
The bell eventually rang as you stood up, the person not standing up for a while. You heard some other girls talking about them...
"Ren-chan!~ Are you seriously spaced out again?~ How pathetic..." One girl said, her voice mocking and snide. "I bet you're thinking about that fight you had...still, nobody wants you..."
Another flicked the mysterious girl's forehead, causing her to tense up a little, but keep her head down. "Come on, Ren!~ You've got a boy staring right at you!~ Why don't you fight him too?~" Another girl teased, grabbing her by the front of her hair...which seemed to crack something in Ren's mind...she stood up and WHAM!...and before you knew it, Ren was fighting back. She wasn't brutal or merciless, but simply forceful. The other girls quickly left as Ren turned her back to you, but you heard her murmur under her breath, her voice small and soft, like a melody... "Sorry..."
