#trickstre

Chuuya is far from distracted, but he does glance around as they work; not because he has any particular need to, instincts telling him they’re not in any particular danger, but rather because such a place as this is interesting. A heart’s desires laid bare for prying eyes to see... Well, not that just any eyes can see this, it seems. He’d happened upon it, himself.

So what is Akira’s Ability, then? To change hearts? To make them manifest as such? The rest of his team isn’t here, so could Akira manage to be a Phantom Thief all on his own? Do his allies have other Abilities of their own? This whole thing is very curious indeed.

He refocuses once he notes Akira drawing a knife, tilting his head. 

“The switches, huh? Alright. We splitting up to hit them, or will that be dangerous for you?”

(   I  THINK  I  LOST  THE  LINK  SOMEWHERE  BUT  KIDS  ! !    )   /   accepting 5eva .  @trickstre

luna didn’t know what prompted the child to ask such a question, nor how did they even know about the phantom thieves of hearts, but the mention of her other self along with akira’s… made her quiet for a while. it was such a long time ago that she was referred to, or was mentioned, if any, by her alter-ego. nevertheless, her flashbacks came flooding back to her like a storm. the loss of her parents, her own awakening, joker, phantom thieves, everything. and it suddenly made her want to cry – she had lost everything she had as a child, but she had gained everything she could have as an adult, then. even her husband.

the ex-guardian smiled, putting the book she was reading aside to take the little toddler into her lap.  “  MM… I CAN TELL YOU, BUT IT’S LATE. PROMISE ME THAT AFTER THIS YOU WOULD GO TO BED ?  ”  upon hearing an obedient ‘ yes ’, she sighed. she assumed their little tale would suffice as a bedtime story even when it wasn’t a fairy tale by all means. how should she even start, though ? it was a long story of the past.  “  YOU SEE, DARLING, LONG BEFORE YOU WERE BORN, THERE WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE. THEY’RE CALLED THE PHANTOM THIEVES OF HEARTS.  ”  luna remembered it well – the day it began when the twin wardens approached her. the contract.  “  THEY WERE… HEROES. THEIR GOAL IS TO CHANGE THE WORLD. ” at this, the child eyed her in wonder. they were taught that thieves were bad people, after all, and upon telling their mother this she shook her head.  “  WHAT THE PHANTOM THIEVES STOLE WASN’T MONEY OR THINGS. THEY WERE STEALING THE BAD WILL IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE.  ”  or that was how she would phrase it, she supposed.

her hand ran through their darling’s hair when she went silent again, this time mind wandering towards her beloved husband. it was only when the other tugged her shirt in anticipation did she start to talk again, chuckling a small apology.  “  JOKER… WAS— IS— THE WORLD’S GREATEST MAN. IT’S THANKS TO HIM THAT WE’RE LIVING IN A PEACEFUL WORLD NOW. HE’S HUMANITY’S TRICKSTER, BUT ALSO THEIR SAVIOR.  ”  he saved her, too. akira didn’t know it, but it was him that pulled her back from the depths of hell. she wasn’t sure if he knew that he did now, even. not that it really mattered – it was enough that only she knew.

there were tears prickling her eyes, but she didn’t seem to notice. “  HE SAVED A DEMON, NAMED HER ANGEL, AND WILLED HER INTO BECOMING A TRICKSTER. IN TURN… SHE OFFERED HER LIFE AS THE PHANTOMS’ SHIELD.  ” oh, how she remembered !! they welcomed her, cared for her, treated her like one of them even when she didn’t deserve it. in her fury and sorrow, she held back, and it was all for them. for him. she would be eternally grateful for all they ever did for her.  “  EVEN THEN, JOKER TREATED HER LIKE A HUMAN. JUST AS MUCH AS SHE TRIED TO SAVE THEM, HE PROTECTED HER, TOO.  ”  the toddler suddenly reached up and touched her cheek in worry, and only then did she realize she was crying. the blonde laughed it off – she was growing to be quite sentimental, wasn’t she ? – as she wiped them away. her gaze looked down upon the young one again, then.

“  JOKER AND ANGEL… WELL— YOU CAN SAY THAT THEY’RE AN ABNORMAL PAIR.  ”  a severe understatement !! and luna chortled at that fact. she hugged her little child close to her when serenity graced her once again.  “  THEY STILL ARE. THEY’RE STILL TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD TO THEIR VERY BEST, EVEN NOW.  ”  her lips pressed against their forehead, then, as they continued to stare at her curiously. it seemed like this story interested even more than regular tales from some storybooks. their mother sighed, then – in the future, it was their child’s turn to do their best, too. the tricksters’ child. suddenly, it didn’t seem all that very far off.

*finger guns* trickstre is one of the best Akira I know and the mun is sweet and funny, too. Keep it up!

Akira Kurusu ... Joker ... Her former Leader.

She always did find him admirable, even if their paths would cross as enemies. She couldn’t help but think, what if he had talked to Luna a little more, what if he had changed her mind, had her take another path that didn’t end in revenge && bloodshed. Things wouldn’t have turned out as such, the Phantom Reapers wouldn’t have existed. But without the Reapers, Shido would have still been alive.

That left such a foul taste in her mouth.

❝  ... I really don’t wish to fight you, Joker. However, as long as you remain in our way, a battle, whether it be brutal or not, it will end with one side ... dying out.  ❞