History Fanfic / TheBodyReflectsTheHeartTheShadowReflectsTheSoul

As the story takes place after them, it will contain references and spoilers for all four games mentioned above, along with ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', ''[[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax Ultimax]]'' and ''Persona 5 Royal''.

* {{Heartfelt Apology}}: In Chapter 1, a family friend reconnects with Sumire. [[spoiler: After Ryoko Shinonome and Sumire establish enough rapport, they talk about Kasumi's death. Sumire confessed she felt jealous and thought no one would care if she died. Ryoko is shocked. After calming down, she apologizes for not checking on Sumire more often.]]


* {{Just Friends}}: Chapter 2 reveals one of Sumire's family friend has feelings for Ken Amada.[[spoiler: Usami Inaba wants to become Ken's girlfriend. She has to make him fall for her so that when she does confess, Ken too will reciprocate back. Ken at least doesn't notice girls being attracted to him. ]]

* {{Oblivious to Love}}: [[spoiler: According to Usami, Ken doesn't notice that girls are attracted to him.]]

* EurekaMoment: Ryuoto Yoshino watches Kenzo's group in Chapter 32 and, with an effort, gets a glimpse of a Shattering Shackle past its PerceptionFilter. With some thinking, he recognizes the golden feather from seeing it on his way home one day around the Outbreaks' beginning.

** Keiko Miyahara from the fic [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26708923/chapters/65152972 "Covering the Phantom Thieves" by RantingOverGlennFrey]] makes a cameo in Chapter 22, though it's unlikely that this Keiko is the same as [=CtPT=]!Keiko (as that story diverged significantly from the game in later chapters as a result of Keiko's reporting). The most likely matter is that they're the same person in two different universes. Doubles as a ShoutOut.

** In Chapter 22, Keiko Miyahara from the fic [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26708923/chapters/65152972 "Covering the Phantom Thieves" by RantingOverGlennFrey]] makes an appearance as the president (and only member) of Shujin Academy's newspaper club. In the same chapter, she's also compared to Coco from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''.

* {{Heartfelt Apology}}: In Chapter 1, a family friend reconnects with Sumire. [[spoiler: After Ryoko Shinonome and Sumire establish enough rapport, they talk about Kasumi's death. Sumire confessed she felt jealous and thought no one would care if she died. Ryoko is shocked. After calming down, she apologizes for not checking on Sumire more often.]]

** Keiko Miyahara from the fic [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26708923/chapters/65152972 "Covering the Phantom Thieves" by RantingOverGlennFrey]] makes a cameo in Chapter 22, though it's unlikely that this Keiko is the same as [=CtPT=]!Keiko. The most likely matter is that they're the same person in two different universes. Doubles as a ShoutOut.

It can be read on [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30328692/chapters/74759802 Archive of Our Own]].

* EnsembleCast: With so many characters and groups, the story often rotates the focus and POV characters and groups.

* SelfDepreciatingHumour: WordOfGod states that he keeps referring to Atsuko with the wrong pronouns (he/him instead of they/them) and had Kenzo refer to Atsuko as a "he" for this reason.

!!Premise of A Friendship Revived:
In the aftermath of [[spoiler:a Palace in Osaka forming and disintegrating]], a family friend reaches out to Sumire Yoshizawa to reconnect with her, a friend she lost because Kasumi died. As she catches up with them, Sumire learns not only how other countries are dealing with their Shadow crisis but also how their lives are different as a result. How will this change her perspective on the new normal?

Disclaimer: The reader has to read up to chapter 42 before this story can be read.

* {{Heartfelt Apology}}: In Chapter 1, a family friend reconnects with Sumire. After Ryoko Shinonome and Sumire establish enough rapport, they talk about Kasumi's death. Sumire confessed she felt jealous and thought no one would care if she died. Ryoko is shocked. After calming down, she apologizes for not checking on Sumire more often.

[[spoiler: In the aftermath of a Palace in Osaka forming and disintegrating]], a family friend reaches out to Sumire Yoshizawa to reconnect with her, a friend she lost because Kasumi died. As she catches up with them, Sumire learns not only how other countries are dealing with their Shadow crisis but also how their lives are different as a result. How will this change her perspective on the new normal? This is A Friendship Revived, A Violet focused spinoff set during The Body Reflects the Heart, the Shadow Reflects the Soul.

* {{Heartfelt Apology}}: In Chapter 1, a family friend reconnects with Sumire. [[spoiler: After Ryoko Shinonome and Sumire establish enough rapport, they talk about Kasumi's death. Sumire confessed she felt jealous and thought no one would care if she died. Ryoko is shocked. After calming down, she apologizes for not checking on Sumire more often]].

One year after the events of ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'', the Metaverse encroaches upon reality once more, now without any false gods pulling the strings. With too many infiltrations in such a short amount of time, the barrier between reality and the Metaverse has lost its strength, and Shadows begin infesting the real world.

* {{Heartfelt Apology}} In chapter 1, a family friend reconnects with Sumire. [[spoiler: After Ryoko Shinonome and Sumire establish enough rapport, they talk about Kasumi's death. Sumire confessed she felt jealous and thought no one would care if she dies. Ryoko is shocked. After calming down, she apologizes for not checking on Sumire more often. ]]

* :{{Heartfelt Apology}} In chapter 1, a family friend reconnects with Sumire. [[spoiler: After Ryoko Shinonome and Sumire establish enough rapport, they talk about Kasumi's death. Sumire confessed she felt jealous and thought no one would care if she dies. Ryoko is shocked. After calming down, she apologizes for not checking on Sumire more often. ]]

* Heartfelt Apology: In chapter 1, a family friend reconnects with Sumire. [[spoiler: After Ryoko Shinonome and Sumire establish enough rapport, they talk about Kasumi's death. Sumire confessed she felt jealous and thought no one would care if she dies. Ryoko is shocked. After calming down, she apologizes for not checking on Sumire more often. ]]

----

* WeaponOfChoice: Every Persona-user has at least one. Aside from the canon ones:

One year after the events of ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'', the Metaverse encroaches upon reality once more, now without any false gods pulling the strings. With many infiltrations in such proximity, the barrier between reality and the Metaverse has lost its strength, and Shadows begin infesting the real world.

** Downplayed with Arisu's parents: they decide a lot of things for her and set very high expectations. Not good, but not as bad as other examples on this page.

** Coupled with AmbiguousSyntax in Chapter 44. Here, Shen is actually referring to Satomi, Atsuko. and ''Futaba'', but everyone thinks that he's talking about Satomi, Atsuko, and ''Arisu'' instead. It works, as everyone assumes that Arisu had a Persona already, and no one notices Shen's slip-up.
-->'''Shen''': Uh, maybe a guy who doesn’t want to get absolutely blasted by the ''three'' Persona-users on the other side of that wall?

** Coupled with AmbiguousSyntax in Chapter 44. Here, Shen is actually referring to Satomi, Atsuko and ''Futaba'', but everyone thinks that he's talking about Satomi, Atsuko and ''Arisu'' instead. It works, as everyone assumes that Arisu had a persona already, and no one notices Shen's slip-up.
-->'''Shen''' “Uh, maybe a guy who doesn’t want to get absolutely blasted by the ''three'' Persona-users on the other side of that wall?”

One year after the events of ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'', the Metaverse encroaches upon reality once more, now without a false god pulling the strings. With many infiltrations in such proximity, the barrier between reality and the Metaverse has lost its strength, and Shadows begin infesting the real world.

The story contains references and endgame spoilers for all four games mentioned above, along with ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax Ultimax]]'' and ''Persona 5 Royal''.

* NarrativeProfanityFilter: A particular curse word is written as "F***" in this story whenever it appears. Later, "D**k" also appears.

* ExactWords: In Chapter 17, when Akane Hasegawa transfers to Shujin, rumors work overtime about her relation to Zenkichi Hasegawa, the Phantom Thief Wolf. She dissuades them by saying that Hasegawa is a common surname and that she's gotten a lot of grief from the rumor mills at her old school inquiring about the same thing, never denying that the rumors are entirely correct.

** Downplayed with Arisu's parents: they only decide a lot of things for her and set very high expectations.
** Satomi's parents believed that beating a child whenever she stepped out of line was the best way to keep them from becoming a delinquent. What it only did was cause her to run away from home at the first chance she got.

** Downplayed with Arisu's parents: They just decide a lot of things for her and set very high expectations.
** Satori's parents apparently believed that beating a child whenever she stepped out of line was the best way to keep them from being a delinquent. What it actually did was cause her to run away from home at the first chance she got.

* BigEater: In Chapter 46, Yu, Sumire, Satomi, Atsuko, and Shen attempt the Mega Beef Bowl Challenge with the former two being especially voracious, as in canon.
** Partially averted with Kenzo, as he mentions having a small stomach, though he does eat up pretty quickly and still felt hungry.

* AbusiveParents: Ryuji's DisappearedDad—alcoholic, controlling, and so forth—reappears in Chapter 37, back to harass him and his mother for a place to stay. Ryuji finds him pounding on his door, and when it comes to blows, he effortlessly overpowers the man. And when his Shadow starts taking control, Ryuji knocks him out with a solid right hook, leaving the officers (called by the commotion) to arrest him.

* CallBack:
** In Chapter 46, Yu repeats a line of dialogue from [[Anime/Persona4TheAnimation the original Persona 4 anime]] when he, Sumire, Satomi, Atsuko, and Shen take on the Mega Beef Bowl Challenge.
--> Yu: To finish this monster of a meal, you must have Understanding of your limits, Knowledge to set the proper pace, Courage to tackle the mountain of meat and Diligence to keep on eating. All of these skills are required to finish off the Mega Beef Bowl!

* NebulousEvilOrganization: Hinted at starting in Chapter 19 and fleshed out in Chapter 31 as the first true villains of the story: Sandā Arsenal is a weaponry organization that's been booming in business since the Outbreaks began. They've been smuggling weapons for decades and had ties to Shido's conspiracy. Their latest plot involves trying to harness the power of Persona users by abducting ones that aren't in the public eye.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Rumi's last name was unknown in canon. Here, her last name is Tominaga.

* TheNewTens: The fic takes place in 2018, with ''Persona 5'' occurring in 2016 and ''Strikers'' in the summer of 2017.