Mango 🥭 back at it again?

Goro and Akira eating ube and cheese ice cream on a hot summer's day. Both are wearing light summer clothing. The sun shines down hard on them and the mass of foliage behind them as they attempt to cool off. A colorfully hand-painted ice cream cart waits nearby, a popular and familiar sight in the streets of Manila, Philippines.

Summer's in full swing! When you're caught in that heat while walking around Manila, nothing's better than a quick bite of dirty ice cream~

This is my full piece for Winds of Blessing, an Akeshu travel zine. Leftover sales are on until September 7!! ☀️☀️☀️https://shuaketravels.bigcartel.com/

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This is still one of my all time favorite akeshu pieces EVER. "I truly hope your heart rots when you think of me." Ugh, your brain.

Profile view of Akira and Goro, their faces close together. Goro's gloved hand covers Akira's mouth. He's kissing Akira over his own hand. There are tears in Akira's eyes. The gems of desire from Royal's opening fall around them, but they only have eyes for each other.

—you gently covered the mouth that said a false happiness would be enough.

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#akeshu #February2

🥺💕

Shoutout to when I finished Royal for the first time and burst into tears while listening to this damn song

I am here and I will make it everyone's problem

I think the fact that they never were is a huge contribution to why they have been rotating in my brain for nearly a decade now. Thank you, Heather! (Also I haven't been on social media in a while and your pfp took me tf out LMAO<3 )

Thank you!

the caption, of course, from the second verse of Our Light. time to give it another listen, it's part of the holiday celebration.

Profile view of Akira and Goro, their faces close together. Goro's gloved hand covers Akira's mouth. He's kissing Akira over his own hand. There are tears in Akira's eyes. The gems of desire from Royal's opening fall around them, but they only have eyes for each other.

—you gently covered the mouth that said a false happiness would be enough.

—
#akeshu #February2

Page 4 of 7 Everything is suddenly toned red. The page shows A young Akechi walking into a room to find that his mother has hanged herself. In the background, he is in full view, lit by the doorway, with his mother's dangling feet next to a knocked over chair in the foreground. The text jitters with chromatic aberration now, too. Dialogue: I CARE IF I AM GUILTY!

Page 5 of 7 A panel in the same style as the previous one. This time it shows a closeup of an injured Black Mask, holding up a gun, yelling at something or someone behind him. Dialogue: I CARE IF I AM GUILTY! Dialogue: I CARE IF I AM GUILTY!

Page 6 of 7 The comic goes back to black and white, with only Akechi still toned red. His figure stands in a mostly black background. Above him, a panel of Maruki's sad face. Below him, a panel of Akira's face, obscured by his glasses. Dialogue: God was silent. Everything was SILENT.

Page 7 of 7 The comic is suddenly in full color, and shows Akechi laying in the floor of gems, like the scene from the P5R opening. He's on his back, arms spread out to either side of him. He's expressionless. Azathoth's tentacles encircle the frame. Dialogue: I lay back down in the snow.

2/2.

Page 1 of 7 A panel of Maruki, standing and holding his hand out to the viewer. Azathoth's tentacles fill up the negative space behind him. Everything is mostly in black and white, with the tentacles tinted blue. Dialogue: God said: GOD MADE YOU.

Page 2 of 7 The viewer turns out to be Akechi, sitting on the floor and looking up at Maruki's outstretched hand with an unreadable expression. Azathoth's tentacles surround him. Dialogue: GOD DOES NOT CARE IF YOU ARE "GUILTY" OR NOT.

Page 3 of 7 A closeup of Akechi's face, full of contempt, disgust, and maybe a hint of fear. His outline jitters. His eyes are red. Dialogue: I said:

An excerpt from the poem "The War of Vaslav Nijinsky," by Frank Bidart.

1/2.

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#akeshu #February2

Akechi falls through a void, looking like he's glitching out. His eyes are barely open, his hand almost reaching upwards but not quite, towards Akira's hand that is straining to reach him.

⚠️WARNING: Changes you made may not be saved.

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#akeshu #February2

An old comic of mine back from when I had just binged SPOP. Thought I'd upload it here for the season!

A series of progressive panels showing Goro speaking and Akira progressively getting more and more frustrated. Their eyes are still obscured. Goro: "Don't start with this stupid, sentimental bullshit. I'm just a walking corpse. Spare me the theatrics. Stop wasting time and let me go— Akira, interrupting: "SHUT UP."

Goro stands in full view, Akira's dialogue bubbles surrounding him. His face shows plain shock. Akira's words start out big and loud, then waver and turn small. Akira: "Don't you get it?! I love you! I always have. ...So, please. Even if it's only for tonight. Just this once."

A shot of Akira's full face. He's crying. Akira: "Stay."

A comic. The title, in quotes, is Akechi's line from February 2 "Let's go back to our true reality." The first page is two panels of Akira and Akechi's faces, with their eyes obscured by the frame. Akira: "Akechi, wait." Goro: "What now? Haven't you already said your piece—?"

In the first panel, Akira is shown to have grabbed Goro by the hand. In the second panel, A closeup of Goro's infuriated expression. Neither of their eyes can be seen. Goro: "Akira. Are you FUCKING serious. Let go."

at the end of the day, we're helpless

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#akeshu #February2

A dreamy shot of Shibuya Crossing. Everything is a little blurry and out of focus. Diamonds are suspended in the air. Akira can be seen, partially out of frame, smiling with his hand extended towards Goro's. Goro's gloved hand is the only part of him that is visible, and it's unclear whether or not they're letting go or just about to hold on.

Goro stands clear in view, smiling. Akira's hand can be seen letting Goro's hand go. Everything is bright and soft, with a city skyline in the background, and glass shattering all around them as though an illusion has been broken.

everything i wanted || enough to let me go

He's Alec, aka Regent— a character from a web serial called Worm!

An illustration of Alec Vasil from the webseries Parahuman. He's wearing his Regent outfit, sitting idly while holding his mask in his right hand, seemingly shielding his face from the light.

I am the son and the heir
of nothing in particular

#worm #parahumans #alecvasil

Prince Crow laughs and clinks a glass of red wine against Black Mask's. The latter's expression is unreadable. Their eyes glow yellow behind their masks. In the background hangs a picture of Goro Akechi giving a static smile, with his eyes obscured. The photo is surrounded by a black funeral frame.

a drink for the horror that i'm in
for the good guys and the bad guys
for the monsters that i've been

—
happy birthday, akechi.

your guilt will not purify you

Here's their bluesky!!

Goro and Akira hold each other tightly as they share a long overdue kiss. The room is lit by a sunset glowing through the window. Letters written by Goro to Akira are scattered in the air around them.

And here's my second piece for the akeshu #rivalszine, a collaboration with malevolentmango. I had the pleasure of making an illustration for their beautiful fic, 'all the words i couldn't say'.

It's such a lovely read❣️ Make sure to check it out! archiveofourown.org/works/54617059

(reposted because I forgot to include the zine tag in the last one...)

anyway, cropped version!

The image perspective is tilted slightly to the right. Goro and Akira are sitting at a table and playing chess in the attic. The window behind them floods the room with a soft, golden light. Goro is holding one hand to his chin in thought while the other moves a white rook. He smiles at Akira in challenge, and Akira rests his face in one hand while confidently returning the look. He seems to be making some kind of teasing remark. Below the table, Goro's legs are crossed. One of his legs rests flirtatiously between Akira's own, touching against one.

Your move, detective.

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Here's the cover I made for the akeshu #rivalszine! Thank you to all who contributed!

A rough, uncolored sketch of Ryoji catching an unconscious Minato as the latter falls down through water. Ryoji has a soft smile on his face.

the fall

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p3r spoilers // I had to get something out of my system, especially after seeing the credits roll and watching the last movie...

A close-up profile shot of Goro and Akira. Akira is leaning his forehead heavily against Goro's right shoulder with his hand on the opposite shoulder. A tear streaks his cheek. Goro looks ahead, almost as though he's unaffected.

you can't make it feel right (when you know that it's wrong)

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2/2 akeshu

A picture of Persona 5's Joker tenderly kissing Crow's hand. Dozens of candles glow in the background. Crow is out of frame.

I tried going against my own soul's warning

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repaint of an old akeshu piece!