History Fanfic / StealTheTruthReachOutForYourHeart

** Makoto's introduction to Mementos shows shades of this between her and Ryuji.
** Tons between Akihiko and Chie, complete with Mitsuru and Nanako as ShipperOnDeck.

** Kanji also runs his family's shop, Tatsumi Textiles, having expanded into social media and become a YouTube star with his "Badass Crafting" webshow to modernize the business.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: [[VideoGame/Persona3 Mitsuru and Yukari]] are married in the fic even though same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan [[labelnote:Explanation]]At least not in the time the story takes place (2020) and this doesn't apply to every prefecture in real life Japan, [[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/30/national/nagoya-same-sex-ruling/ as Nagoya is the first Japanese prefecture to legalize same-sex marriage in 2023]].[[/labelnote]].

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: [[VideoGame/Persona3 Mitsuru and Yukari]] are married in the fic even though same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Averted. Despite the story taking place in 2021, no reference is made to the COVID-19 pandemic.

** Tanaka advertises a product on the TV which Nanako dismisses, then another product which she impulsively buys, bemoaning that he convinced her. Said products usually come in handy in the Metaverse, such as a military cosplay costume, complete with bulletproof vest.

* SettingUpdate: While ''Persona 5'' keeps the year it takes place in [[YearX ambiguous]], it’s implied to be set in 2016. This fic changes it to 2021 so that Nanako can join the Phantom Thieves.

** Ren and Nanako rather blatantly throughout the story. While the author hasn't confirmed they will be the final pair, only tagging them as a platonic pairing, the pair's dynamic has strong shades of ChildhoodFriendRomance. [[spoiler: They become an OfficialCouple in chapter 364, shortly after the Phantom Thieves steal Kaneshiro's Treasure]].

** Ann has a crush on Shiho, [[spoiler:which is likewise now officially reciprocated.]]

** Tons between Akihiko and Chie, complete with Mitsuru as a ShipperOnDeck.

* ShowWithinAShow: Nanako uses several manga as excuses to get Sano to make her leather goods for the Metaverse, claiming she needs them for cosplay. So far we've seen Library Chicks (post-apocalyptic girls battle to protect the knowledge of civilization) and 25th Century Bike-Chan (a time traveler on a motorcycle tries to change the course of World War III).
* SignificantNameOverlap: In Chapter 168, Ren gasps quietly when he hears the name 'Sayuri.' In Chapter 170, it's revealed that Sayuri is his mother's name in this story. And in Chapter 229, the last coherent phrase that Yusuke's mother ever says is that she named the picture after a dear friend of hers, hoping that that friend's strength would rub off on her as she raised Yusuke.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Implied to be the fate of Shinjiro Aragaki. The female protagonist is the one who became the Great Seal, and Akihiko makes mention of a man he considers an annoying brother and owns a nikudon shop.
* SpellBook: Instead of a mask, Nanako summons Personas from Yu's Compendium in battle. The Personas she summons are also those that were recorded in it, such as Izanagi.

** Chie has become a cop and is working together with Akihiko as her colleague.

** Yukiko is still in Inaba, running the Amagi Inn with the help of her husband with whom she had two kids and is about to give birth to a third one.

** In Chapter 316, it's revealed that Mitsuru and Yukari are married, whereas in ''Persona 3'' they were both potential romance options for the male protagonist but not the female protagonist.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: [[VideoGame/Persona 3 Mitsuru and Yukari]] are married in the fic even though same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: {{VideoGame/Persona 3 Mitsuru and Yukari}} are married in the fic even though same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: {{VideoGame/Persona3 Mitsuru and Yukari}} are married in the fic even though same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Mitsuru and Yukari are married in the fic even though same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan.

* BiWildered: Ann ends up on the receiving end of this trope as she realizes that she is in love with Shiho.

* RedPillBluePill: In Chapter 27, immediately after being knocked out by the knights of Kamoshida's castle for refusing to dress in lingerie, Margaret confronts Nanako in a dream and warns her that she's on a path she was never meant to follow. Her choice comes in the form of two tarot cards. The Blue Pill is Justice, representing her bond with her cousin Yu Narukami, will erase the memories of the past month and return her to the happy, peaceful, mundane life in Inaba she was meant for. The Red Pill is The Fool, the mark of the Wild Card, will maintain her current path of life-risking confusion and fear. Despite her reservations, Nanako refuses to turn away from Ren and takes the Fool card, whereupon Margaret grants her just enough power and instruction to escape the castle.

** Similarly with Kaneshiro, in canon he is simply an unlikable HateSink who treats everyone in Shibuya as banks and sees the kids he blackmails as just stupid fools that he is free to exploit. Here, similar to [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebenezer Scrooge]], we learn that Kaneshiro used to have a relationship with a woman named Hanabi who eventually left him after she realized how obsessed he was with money, which affected him far more than he anticipated. [[EvenEvilHasStandards He even finds himself horrified at the thought of possibly scamming and blackmailing Hanabi's daughter upon learning about her.]]

* ThatCameOutWrong: In Chapter 101, during a flashback of Kamoshida's past, when a coach was inviting him to join volleyball in middle school: