History Fanfic / MakotosLies

* FatalFlaw: Makoto [[spoiler: literally is killed because of her penchant for lying, keeping secrets and taking on big problems by herself.]]

* HollywoodEncryption: Ren is unable to tell the other Phantom Thieves about the Velvet Room. When he tried to tell the others, they just got distracted and forgetful. When he tried to tell Makoto, she was hit with a painful headache, so he stopped trying.

* HelloNurse: Ann, like in the game. A bit of a {{Deconstruction}} happens when she and Makoto go swimsuit shopping for the gang's day at the beach. Makoto was actually pretty confident with how well her first pick fitted her figure... until she saw Ann in hers. Feeling suddenly inadequate, Makoto changed her mind and went for the less-daring swimsuit set she wore in the game.

** Makoto seems to have a thing for bad boys. Not only she's dating the leader of the Phantom Thieves who happens to be a convicted delinquent serving probation, Makoto also barely managed to not {{squee}} like a fangirl when she met Iwai, who in her own words seemed like a character taken straight out of one of her favorite {{yakuza}} movies.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Akechi is an InUniverse example here. Ren thinks of him as yet another of Shido's victim. Makoto has a far less charitable opinion of him and she's conflicted that Ren doesn't feels the same while also acknowledging that his kindness as one of the reason she fell for Ren in the first place. [[spoiler:This comes to a head with Akechi's death. Ren regrets being unable to save him, whereas Makoto admittedly doesn't and thinks she likely never will. What she ''does'' care about, though, are ''Ren's feelings'' on the matter and so she won't push her opinion further than that.]]

* DoubleMeaning: Futaba comments to Makoto about how Morgana is worrying that Ann won't hang out as much with him now that she's dating Ryuji. It takes a moment for Makoto to realize that what Futaba is actually doing is asking Makoto if it's okay for her to be as close as she's to Ren now that he's dating Makoto.
* FerrisWheelDateMoment: Takes place in Ren and Makoto's first date. It's also where their FirstKiss take place.

* HelloNurse: Ann like in the game. A bit of a {{Deconstruction}} happens when she and Makoto go swimsuit shopping for the gang's day at the beach. Makoto was pretty confident with how well her first pick fitted her figure until she saw Ann in hers. Feeling suddenly inadequate, Makoto changed her mind and went for the less-daring swimsuit set she wore in the game.

* KickTheDog: When Makoto and Akechi meet each other again after Ren's capture and "suicide," Akechi proceeds to describe how bloody the crime scene was. To add insult to injury, he claims that Ren must have beenwas working under Kaneshiro and then used the Phantom Thieves to get rid of him when it suited him better. To make things even worse, Akechi rips off and destroys a necklace that Ren gave to Makoto on their first date. Makoto retaliates by breaking his phone.

* NarmCharm: InUniverse. Makoto says to Ren that some of his romantic lines are too cheesy for even him to pull off. He retorts that's not really convincing coming from someone sporting a LuminescentBlush as bright as hers.

* OnceMoreWithClarity: Inverted. Unlike the game, the story depicts the events leading to the Casino heist chronologically instead of setting up TheCaper's PlotTwist by hiding key events from the audience.

** {{Defied}}. Ren refrains from initiating physical intimacy with Makoto, including kissing, once they learn about the Conspiracy's plans to kill him. Given her personality and the prospect of his death looming in the horizon, Ren arrived to the conclusion that Makoto wouldn't have been able to refuse him if he were to take things too far regardless her real feelings in the matter.
** The above becomes a {{Subver|tedTrope}}sion when they finally talk it out. Contrary to his concerns, Makoto was in fact feeling pretty insecure due to his apparent disinterest, but she wasn't able to convince Ren that her reassurances of the opposite weren't at least tinged by that fear. They compromise to let her take the lead, something she wasn't exactly content about, but she reasoned with herself it was only a temporary measure and that they did have bigger problems to worry about.
* RelationshipUpgrade: In canon, the player romances Makoto during rank 9 of her confidant story, but that doesn't happen in this fic until much later. Ren and Makoto become a couple when he asks her out after looking into Sae's Palace.

** Eiko, as in canon. She squees when she learns Ren and Makoto are going out for real.

** Makoto started to feel insecure about their relationship when Ren stopped kissing her for no apparent reason. When she finally worked up the nerve to ask whether she was really ''that'' bad at kissing, or rather when the question simply [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud jumped out of her mouth]], Ren admitted he was instead worried that their awareness of the plan to kill him would [[QuestionableConsent make her feel obligated to consent]] so he opted to avoid putting her in that position.

* SecretRelationship: Ren and Makoto keep their relationship a secret from even their friends until Futaba realizes they're dating. Makoto keeps it from Sae even after she is turned to their side Makoto eventually tries to say something about it to Sae, but is constantly interrupted.

* {{Adorkable}}: The story's FirstPersonPerspective makes Makoto even more {{Adorkable}} than in the game. ''Especially'' she thinks about her relationship with Ren.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Akechi is an InUniverse example here. Ren thinks of him as yet another of Shido's victim. Makoto has a far less charitable opinion of him and she's conflicted that Ren doesn't feels the same, yet she realizes that kindness is one of the reason she fell for Ren in the first place. [[spoiler:This comes to a head with Akechi's death. Ren regrets being unable to save him, whereas Makoto admittedly doesn't and thinks she likely never will. What she ''does'' care about, though, are ''Ren's'' feelings and so she won't push her opinion on the matter further than that.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl: {{Downplayed}}. Makoto is bothered by Ren seemingly going out with Ohya, even though they are not actually dating. She also feels unease when Ren comforts Futaba with a hug when remembering her mother's death.

* FirstKiss: Takes place during Ren and Makoto's date on a ferris wheel.
* FerrisWheelDateMoment: Takes place in Ren and Makoto's first date. The above trope also happens there.
* HopeSpot: Makoto believed that a cognition of her late father would exist in Sae's palace, similar to how there was a cognition of Futaba's mother in her's. She breaks down in tears when she isn't able to find it.

** Based on how flirtatious Cognitive Akechi is with Makoto, the party deduced that Sae believed the two are going out at that point.
** Makoto also mistakenly thought Ren and Ohya were an item. In her defense, she caught sight of them while they were [[FakeRelationship pretending to be a couple]].

** The above becomes a {{SubvertedTrope}}sion when they finally talk it out. Contrary to his concerns, Makoto was in fact feeling pretty insecure due to his apparent disinterest, but she wasn't able to convince Ren that her reassurances of the opposite weren't at least tinged by that fear. They compromise to let her take the lead, something she wasn't exactly content about, but she reasoned with herself it was only a temporary measure and that they did have bigger problems to worry about.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11782581/chapters/26568759 Makoto's Lies]] is an adaptation of ''VideoGame/Persona5's story except from the point of view of Phantom Thief member Makoto Niijima.

While the story follows the game closely, it has taken some liberties with the source, especially during the later chapters.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: It gets brought up by a member of the Student Council. Makoto overhears one of them rant about how someone wanted to be with a nice guy, but ended up being with a delinquent. Makoto thinks the conversation was about Ryuji and Ann, but its implied it's actually about her and Ren.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Downplayed. Makoto is bothered by Ren seemingly going out with Ohya, even though they are not actually dating. She also feels unease when Ren comforts Futaba when remembering her mother's death.

* KickTheDog: When Makoto and Akechi meet each other again after Ren's capture and "suicide," Akechi proceeds to describe how bloody the crime scene was. To add insult to injury, he claims that Ren had been using the rest of the band and was working under Kaneshiro. To make things even worse, Akechi rips off and destroys a necklace that Ren gave to Makoto on their first date. Makoto retaliates by breaking his phone.
* MistakenForRomance: Based on how flirtatious cognitive Akechi is with Makoto, Sae seems to believe the two are going out.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Haru clobbers Sae's cognitive version of Akechi for killing Futaba's mother and her father. Futaba doesn't see it happen and assumes Makoto was the one who beat up the cognitive Akechi.

* SecretRelationship: Ren and Makoto keep their relationship a secret from even their friends until Futaba realizes they're dating. Makoto keeps it from Sae even after she is turned to their side.
** Makoto eventually tries to say something about it to Sae, but is constantly interrupted.
* ShipperOnDeck: Eiko, as in canon. She squees when she learns Ren and Makoto are going out for real.

* StalkerWithACrush: Discussed. Ren reveals that he knew Makoto was following him when she was looking into the Phantom Thieves, claiming that he was partially hoping it was because she liked him. Makoto says it kind of became the case in hindsight.

* FirstKiss: Takes place on a ferris wheel.

** Haru is on board when Ren and Makoto admit the two are dating.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11782581/chapters/26568759 Makoto's Lies]] is an adaptation of Persona 5's story except from the point of view of Phantom Thief member Makoto Niijima.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Downplayed. Makoto is bothered by Ren seemingly going out with Ohya, even though they are not actually dating. She also felt unease when Ren comforted Futaba when remembering her mother's death.

* KickTheDog: When Makoto and Akecji meet each other again after Ren's capture and "suicide," Akechi proceeds to describe how bloody the crime scene was. To add insult to the injury, he claims that Ren had been using the rest of the band and was working under Kaneshiro. To make things even worse, Akechi rips off and destroys a necklace that Ren gave to Makoto on their first date. Makoto retaliates by breaking his phone.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Haru clobbers Sae's cognitive version of Akechi for killing Futaba's mother and her father. Futaba doesn't see it happen and assumes Makoto was the one who beat up the congitive Akechi.

* MistakenForDating: Based on how flirtatious cognitive Akechi is with Makoto, Sae seems to believe the two are going out.

* PerspectiveFlip/POVSequel: While Ren is still the leader of the Phantom Thieves, the entire story is from Makoto's perspective.

* ShipperOnDeck: Eiko, as in canon. She squees when she learns Ren and Makoto are going out for real.