Unrequited

Even more hilariously, probably like half of the people he's killed were in self-defense incidents. Nagiko's just like "Bruh, those are rookie numbers, LMAO!" Having not only killed more in her travels, including some Junko and Mukuro variants, but also having met what she considers "Real villainous Komaedas". In a weird condescending way she kind of alleviates his guilt about being a Remnant.

"Nagito, buddy. Come the fuck on, you're not an irredeemable monster. Want to know what a real evil version of you looks like? You should have seen the tyrannical CEO version of us I stumbled upon a few months back. Jesus Christ, now THAT guy was a piece of shit."

Unfortunately for main Nagito, she only starts laughing harder after a pause when Protag!Nagito does some mental counting. And then is like "Hang on a minute, I think I've actually killed like two or three more people than he has in the service of the Future Foundation. So...does that make me more hardcore than my own Remnant counterpart?". The main one gives a glare like he's about to deck his protag self in the face.

SELF DEFENSE INCIDENTS LOL, I my pathetic son<33 THEY ARE ROOKIE NUMBERS!! TELL EM NAGIKO 🗣️‼️ Oooo Junko and Mukuro varients!! This is just wonderful!! HIS GUILTTTT NOOO MY BEAUTIFUL SON SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FEEL THAT WAYYYY-

HAHHAHA THAT WARMED MY HEART SO MUCH!! Yeah that tyrannical version is a real basta- HONESTY THAT IS JUST SO CUTE!! We stan Nagiko here and I wanna give my boy a hug!! 🩷🩷 YOOOOOOO THAT'S HILLARIOUS!! GET HIM REMNANT KOMAEDA AHAHHAHA- he was to pathetic to kill people and his literal PROTAGONIST COUNTERPART killed more than himmm!! NO WONDER HE'S SO ANGRY AAHAHAH, That's just crazy, I love this trio hehe :)

I imagined this little backstory for her where her first encounter with an alternate doppelganger was meeting a Liquid Snake-esque version of Nagito. One who as a child was the beta model for the Kamukura project in his verse, being enhanced with a prototype of the treatment that would eventually create Izuru. An Izuru v.0.5 you could say. Only he ends up rebelling, not content to just be a footnote for someone else. And he actually succeeds in killing his verse's version of Izuru after they're created (might not even have been a Hajime). Before then going on to form a little mercenary band of fellow science experiments across the multiverse.

He develops something of a fondness for his "little sister". Accepting her request to train and mold her. Admiring her determination in spite of her illnesses. Not every Nagito variant will end up with the dementia + lymphoma combo, but it's quite common for many of them to have at least some kind of disease. Hers perhaps might be something connected to her heart? Or her bones? Whatever the case though, there is a secondary reason related to that why she joins him. She wants access to the same physical enhancements the rest of his group have to neutralize or at least weaken her illness. The technology that created Kamukura having been democratized and more widespread across the multiverse.

He indulges this request. On the condition that she complete one last test, and take out the two individuals she'd been training to kill back in her home verse. Honestly he finds the whole vendetta a little childish, being like "Oh, those guys", remembering a long forgotten episode of his life where he killed his verse's Despair Sisters. Which was just another job for him. But he plays along. And ramps up the difficulty by warning the sisters in advance. Naturally of course Nagiko is pissed after having completed the job, as she lies on an infirmary bed. With her "brother" channeling Death in Terry Pratchett's 'The Hogfather'.

"You warned them I was coming."

"Well obviously. It was a test. It was meant to be educational."

"I lost my fucking right leg! I had to blow it off with a shotgun after they caught it in a trap!"

"And that was an important lesson."

In the end though she still gets rewarded for her accomplishment with the same enhancements to her body as the other members of the group. Not gaining all the talents + combat knowledge of a Kamukura, but now having their inhuman strength, speed, and stamina. As well as alleviating her illnesses somewhat. But it all ends on a rather bittersweet note. With Nagiko slowly realizing that despite her affection for her mentor "big brother", this is not a healthy sibling relationship at all. It occurs to her that she's starting to mirror Mukuro somewhat. And the assassination mission she went on ended up alienating her from her verse's Chiaki and the others. Eventually she decides to call it quits, and flees the group to strike out on her own.

Oooo backstories!! LIQUID SNAKE?!?! I'M SORRY I CAN'T TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY WITHOUT CRACKING UPAHAHAHHAHA JUST THE MENTAL IMAGE- the snake stole Tsumugi's cosplay wig or some sheet, OH NEVERMIND THIS GOT DARK REAL QUICK- part of the Kamukura project?!?! Ohh he a rebell!!!! Good for him!! Go snake guy- AHHHH THEY SIBLINGS I LOVE SIBLING BONDSS!!

Yep I can't argue with that, he seems really ill I can imagine the other variants having some sort of illness even if it's not the same one, maybe a branch or something completely different.. oh a heart or bone illness?!?! NAGIKO NUU- OHHH THAT MAKES SENSEEE!! SHE DESERVES THE WORLD OKAY!!

Oh no she have to kill in turn- actually this is the apocalypse of course people gonna die, WHAT?! HE TELLS THEM IN ADVANCE 💀💀 No offense to him but Nagiko get them both!! Him and the Despair sisters honestly!! Yeah no wonder she's mad!! CONFRONT HIM GIRL!! Oh NO HER RIGHT LEGG!! AHHHH the parallels though!!!! Maybe she'd get a robotic leg or something ehe

YASS SHE GOT AN UPGRADE!! LESSGOO SHE got them strength!! She got them stamina!! Atleast it somewhat helps her illness even if it's not a complete cure- oh no.. THAT'S SO SADDDD AGHHH, And now she calls it quits and is on her own WHY YOU GOTTA HURT ME LIKE THAT ANON?!?! actually she does meet up with the other two Nagitos so all is well am I right<33 💝💝

She was BRUTAL 🗣️🗣️

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It was like a little bonding moment for Protag!Nagito. The survivors all had a big communal bath, split between boys and girls. And it just felt weirdly nice for him to be hanging out with Kaz and Gundham there, since it made him feel included.

Honestly I imagine lots of moments like that for their AU. Like I've got this one idea where they're actually not immediately saved by the Future Foundation after getting out of the school. And so they go on a little roadtrip with one of Hope's Peak's leftover vans (which they fit as many supplies in as they could). Deciding to stop off at Nagito's house first. Mainly to give him about a week or so to properly heal from the lost arm. But also because it occurs to him that in the post-Apocalypse, money probably isn't as useful for trade as items to barter. And assuming that his house hasn't been ransacked, there's still his dad's old wine cellar that they can use for currency. They think perhaps they might try to find some kind of boat after that, to head to Novoselic in Europe.

It's just like a really quiet "calm before the storm" period. Where they lay him down in his bedroom, while the girls share his parents' old room and the boys share the guestroom. And take turns keeping him company (with Mikan as his main nurse). Just lots of tender FTEs with his classmates, who slowly get a bit more of an idea of what his life was like when they look around his house. Like imagine Mahiru getting a bit of a shock when she sees a photo of a happy kid Nagito, and realizing he didn't always have white hair. He makes a special request that if he doesn't make it, that they please bury him in the spot out back right next to where his dog is buried. They assure him it won't come to that, but promise that they would if it did.

...Also on a less serious, and more morbidly hilarious note, I did have this one funny idea for how Junko potentially died in the AU. Nagito accidentally killed her in a scene reminiscent of Pulp Fiction's bit with Marvin. Carelessly waving around a handgun he believes is empty, with his finger on the trigger while the two get into a big finale debate. Only for the gun to go off and hit her directly in the head, bringing an anticlimactic end to things. Everyone panicking for a moment, Nagito most of all, with him being like "Oh shit, I thought it wasn't loaded!" This whole thing of course being televised.

Hrjsjaiaksnks bonding moment ehehhehehehe, the protage and the bonding<3 AHHH HE FELT INCULDED FOR ONCEE MY BOY!! 💖💖 give him love everyone!!!! Includeee himmmm

OH!! OMG OMG THIS SI AKAZINAG AGHH I LOVE SEEING MOMENTS IN THE APOCALYPSE, The red sky aesthetic and the wastelandd- Oooo an abandoned van!!!! My guy lost his arm yep let em heal, haha money ain't gonna work at the end of the world OHHHHH A TRIP TO NOVOSELIC AHHHH AGRESSIVELY EATS YOUR IDEAS LIKE A DOG WITH RABIES

TAKEN CARE OF BY MIKAN, HE'S IN HEAVEN MIKAN MY ANGEL I LOVE HER SO MUCH<33 ✨✨ And they start to understand him better lemme go sob in the corner this sheet giving me emotional damage- HAPPY NAGIBOY WAHHH THAT'S SO.. beside the dog.. WAHHH THAT'S SO SADDD NOT THE DOGGGG

AHAHAHAHAH HE WAVED AROUND HIS GUN AND WHISTLED UNTIL HE KILLED A RANDOM TEEN AND WENT :0 PFFT, and y'all panicking understandably, and the audience too lol, but bro saved the universe with that!! He did them more good than bad because it's "The Junko" bro deserves some medals and a crown or something ahahah this is so crazy I love every part of it

If there was a similar situation with Kaede, it could be a really pivotal friendship moment for all of them. Nagito being convinced he's found proof that the mastermind is cheating, and challenging Monokuma to a class trial to prove it. To which Monokuma replies that if they go through with it and he fails, the penalty will be the death of not just himself, but the entire class.

This makes Nagito falter for a moment, and look to them. Not sure if he has the right to make that call. Only for Mahiru, Gundham, and Sonia to step forward and say that regardless of whether or not he wins or loses, they're gonna stand with him on this. Mikan, Hiyoko, and Kazuichi follow, deciding they're tired of the Killing Game. And that if they do end up dying here, they'd rather go out united as a class.

The way Nagito discovers evidence of a Kaede-like situation could parallel Makoto's Chapter 5. With Nagito being framed for Imposter's death (they could have discovered something important and been killed), and being put through an execution that fails due to his luck. Leading to him falling down to some location where there's evidence of some kind of cover-up. Only in this AU, the execution could also parallel his life in the main verse. With him losing his left arm in the process of narrowly escaping.

Could make it extra funny when he crawls his way back up, walks into the cafeteria, and is all like "Heeeere's Johnny!" when revealing himself to the others. Who all start screaming and going WTF. After a few seconds of silent staring, he's just like "S-surprise. Not dead, guys.". Before finally he just falls over comically, having fainted from the blood loss. Mikan has to scramble to properly treat the wound.

THIS IS SO GOOD, oh no he falters- YAYYY THEY GOT HIS BACK WE LOVE YOU GUYS YOU'RE AWESOME, YASS THOSE GUYS TOOO, CLASS UNITE AGHH, I really like them supporting him for once :D, OH EM GEE THAT COULD WORK SO WELL, Ooooo that's an interesting look at it, AHAHAHAHAHAHAH THEY'D BE LIKE BRUH YOU WERE DEAD AHHHH OR SOMETHING, Kazuichi would be the loudest screamer and I love him for that, AHAHAHHAHA he falls over ( kind of like that scene in chapter 3 ) and Mikan would freak out and attend to the wound, this scenario is both silly and amazing- thanks for sharing this with me my favourite anon 💞💞

I believe the first fic was one called Paper and Steel. An ongoing FuyuPeko fic that has some neat Fuyuhiko + Nagito quasi-friend interactions. Which is doubly fun for me, as Kuzukoma is actually one of my fondest ships for both characters. He reveals to Fuyuhiko that he actually requested a withdrawal and transfer from Principal Kirigiri so that Natsumi could take his place. There's also one fairly recent Nagito x Natsumi one-shot I came across, where he goes to her funeral with Fuyuhiko.

The other one was an ongoing Persona AU comic on Reddit. I can't remember the exact name. But yeah, it had Nagito and an amnesiac Sato end up in a cult that worships talent. Where they end up developing a kind of sibling bond, with Sato as Nagito's only real friend. A big turning point for both characters is when they finally defy the cult leader and leave together.

Tbh...I actually can't help but fantasize about Komahinatsumi and Komasatozumi AUs as well. Since I'm also a fan of Komahina, Hinatsumi, Komazumi, and Satozumi. Maybe Nagito would be platonic with Natsumi and Sato, or maybe it'd be romantic, who knows lol. Or wait...a Komahinanatsusatozumi verse! In which somehow that cheeky shit becomes the unifying cog-piece in a complex five-way relationship that prevents the Twilight Syndrome incident...And he may also be having some flings with Natsumi's brother on the side. Yasuke can join in too.

Paper and Steel got it!! I definitely have to give that a try soon, AHHHH IT HAS FUYUPEKO MY BABIESSSS ehehehhe that sounds adorable Kuzukoma is cute too!! AWW HE DID THAT'S SO NICE OF HIM FUYUHIKO WE LOVE YOU BOI!! The last one looks angsty!! I live for angst haha

Oh my gawd I love the idea of Nagito and Sato being a found family, defying the cult leader and leaving together?!?! AHHHH THAT'S SOUNDS SO GOOD HOW DO PEOPLE WRITE SO WELL!!

KOMAHINANATSUSATOZUMI SUPREMACY PEOPLE‼️‼️ They should all just poly it out, YEAH yasuke should!! And a Nagito having a few flings with Fuyuhiko hehe poly ships are just so adorable and would you look at that it prevented a murder too!!💞💞

"She forgave my existence.. my beloved"

Yeah, thought it'd be funny if in keeping with the theme of Nagito's fem doppelganger being his opposite in a lot of ways, mentally and physically, she has a bionic right leg instead of his bionic left arm.

Ahahhaah it is!! He lost an arm, she lost a leg, what an amazing friendship PFFT, I really like the three of them and their interactions by the way, this AU is honestly just pure gold!! :)

Dear aeymii,

I am the author of the P4 + D2 comic on Reddit. I would like to say thank you for taking an interest in the comic. Once I'm done with the entire comic, I'll probably give it a rewrite on...A03, assuming that's where things go.

However, I must admit, I could have done more character dynamic build up (I'm trying to get the story done at this point and focus on the character building later), and I may shift some characters around (I don't want to give away too much of the story so far, but i feel like i played into a specific personality of a character a bit too much and I'd like to change that)

But other than that, I am very happy you took an interest in it and hope you like what parts you read, though admittedly the specific Nagito and Sato chapter is a few chapters back.

From, Kame.

P.S, I promise there's a lore reason to everything as I've gotten in the habit of making things up but making them story "relevant". This includes the amnesiac Sato and the Nagito and Sato in a cult part

AHHHHHH THE KAME IS TALKING TO MEEE?!?! :0 I feel honoured, I love your comic so far!! I'm already hooked, OMG I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO AN AO3 REWRITE ( If you ever feel like making one ehehe)

Personally I think everything is amazing, the way you write them all in character and the dynamics it reminds me a bit of my favourite writers work, which filled me up with nostalgia and it's honestly amazing, yeah there's a few flaws here and there but it's really minor and the plot is way more interesting and the lore is so good!!, I'm so happy you reached out to me I think I'll go cry now :))