Alexiskuwata

Ryuji's POV: I generally had a difficult time falling asleep. There were nights, where I would find myself, literally trying anything to pass the time, to do one final push, to squeeze that remaining internal energy supply from my body, so that I could peacefully drift off into sleep. Doing pushups, studying, reading manga, whatever I feel like. However, recently, it has been getting tougher for me to find any peace of mind from the get-go, period. I couldn't pinpoint the source of my problems, until I realized: Our current team dynamic was not up to my liking. I mean, they are my friends... are they not? Ever since that incident between us, two years ago, when I selflessly decided to risk my life to save them all from certain doom inside that piece of shit's Palace, who had haunted Ren's consciousness for so long... And then returning their gratitude to me, by beating the literal daylights out of me, never apologizing for it and never speaking up about it as a whole, all because I

The Phantom Thieves had been slowly foiling the plans of Shido and the SIU in his pocket, causing all sorts of problems for them. A serious threat to their plans was a dumb, but capable fighter who bashed through every wave of shadow sent at him. On Shido’s orders, something was to be done about this boy, and quietly. Ryuji stood in the hallway after class, yawning loudly as he waited for his buddy Joker to arrive. He scratched his head, growing impatient with his friend’s tardiness. He decided to go looking around, turning the corner and bumping into a  girl. “Kyaa!” The girl girlishly squeaked as she was knocked to the floor, the papers she was holding spread across the ground. Her curly, black hair had fallen onto her face, obscuring the view of her fogged-up glasses. Ryuji stared at the girl who he’d never seen before, but she somehow reminded him of Joker. He was about to ask about the resemblance, when he got distracted by the girl’s large bust and stopped to stare for a