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27 Soji/Youske Drabbles

By: Ebelskivers
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Fail

Author’s Note: This one is angsty and spoiler-ish if you haven’t gotten to the December Event in the game. Feel free to skip this one if you really want to; just don’t go getting angry with me if your game is spoiled.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Persona 4 *Sad face*

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3) Fail

Souji took a deep inhale of his cigarette and exhaled staring past the city skyline, ignoring the odd tension in his chest. A soft clack came from the living room and Souji turned his head slightly and mustered a slight smile for his intruder. The man was pitifully skinny and his hair was disheveled and slightly oily as if he hadn’t washed it in a week. His bead stubble was untrimmed and posture seemed slumped as if in exhaustion.

But his eyes…

His eyes were miserable and soulless.

“You just now getting up Yosuke?” Souji asked, snuffing out the fag and coming in from the balcony. “Do you want something to eat?” At Yosuke head shake Souji sighed roughly and rubbed the back of his neck. “Come on Yosuke, you have to eat something. I’m on patrol tonight, look I’ll go get some frozen Katsudon at Seventh Market before I leave just—“

“I’m sorry…” Yosuke whispered hoarsely. Souji paused and felt a shiver run down his spine, not again. Yosuke was trembling; his eyes wide and filled with terror, grief, and above all, guilt. “I was so stupid, how could I? Now everyone is-“

Souji said nothing as he pulled the other man to him as deep shuddering sobs over took him.

“I should have known Namatame wasn’t the killer…I’m a murder I killed everyone! Souji!” Yosuke rasped, beyond hysterical. Souji reached into his back pocket and pulled out a bottle of sedatives. He took out two pills and offered them to Yosuke who took them without hesitation. Quietly he held Yosuke and murmured soothingly.

“Shhh, you still have me, Chie, Yukiko, and Rise. Not everyone’s gone. I’ll always be here. You’re not a murderer.”

Souji clutched hard at Yosuke ignoring the wetness that both soaked his shirt and that flowed down his own face as he remembered.

Nanako, she had died, and after that Ryotaro and then the whole town of Inaba was swallowed by the fog and everyone in it consumed by shadows…In the battle to get out they had lost Kanji, Teddie, and Naoto. The media called it a ‘landslide’ that had wiped out the entire population of Inaba and had called Souji and the others brave for surviving the ‘tragedy’ and set up a trust fund for them and many kind people sought to take them in but it was Souji who suggested they stay together.

It didn’t work out.

With Youske slipping further into guilt and depression, Chie blamed the brunette for everything that had happened; things were always tense around the apartment. Chie was a ticking bomb and when ever anything relating to Inaba, their Persona, or The TV world was mentioned she’d fly into a rage that only Yukiko could bring her out of. Rise had only gotten more clingy and dependent and as Souji and Yukiko were the only somewhat stable ones they had to work.

Everything was fine, until one day Souji had come home early and found Chie beating a defenseless Yosuke to a pulp. She had broken his arm and had nearly broken his collar bone and jaw. Yukiko decided that is would be better for her and Chie to live away from them, for Yosuke’s sake. Rise went with them, at the request of her senpai. It was just him and Yosuke in the apartment now.

The Doctor said Yosuke suffered from PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and paranoia. He also said it was a wonder that he had even made it to 20 with this stress. Yosuke blamed himself for the deaths of everyone in town.
When he should have been blaming Souji.

In his moment of weakness, in his grief over Nanako’s death…he had wanted Namatame to go into the TV. He had wanted the other to die for what he had done. He hadn’t been a leader then, he had allowed an innocent man to die.

Souji heard a pained whimper and loosened his grip on Yosuke’s smaller body. The other man looked out of it as the sedatives kicked in and he weakly held on to Souji’s shirt.

“Please…’m so so sorry…dun go. Please, Souji?” he whispered. Souji kissed Yosuke’s forehead gently.

“I’ll call in, the chief will understand.” Souji said calmly. Yosuke did look relieved but his body relaxed somewhat. Souji stroked Yosuke’s hair; he’d take care of him. After all, he had to atone for his failure someway.

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Ebelskivers: Lots of unexplained things in this one, I'll just explain a few. Souji is a police officer, he did it in Ryotaro's honor. Chie's anger and abuse is her way of coping and what I would interpret how her relationship would change if Yosuke (or Souji) really messed up. Also why did I get rid of Kanji, Naoto, and Teddie? Because I always felt kinda bad for leaving Kanji and Teddie behind in the dungeon and I'm still mad at Naoto for being a reverse trap.

So any way, please review and leave some helpful critisim and I look foreward to seeing you next chapter!
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