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Best ShuAke Time Loop Fanfics

The best time loop ShuAke (Akechi Goro/Kurusu Akira) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. The loop is a pressure cooker for character study: infinite retries strip away pretense, and readers love tracking what changes and what the looper finally understands.

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Top ShuAke Time Loop Fic Recs

3 time loop ShuAke fics matched, followed by other top-rated ShuAke stories.

1

Oh Alice, There's no Reflection in the Looking Glass.

Time Loop

by intothefrisson

What do you mean?” Ryuji tilted his head.“It’s called Just Die. It reduces the SP needed for Insta kill skills like Mudoon or 'Please Die for Me' to zero.”Ryuji and Ann blinked and blinked again trying to figure out what Morgana is trying to say. He watched as the gears churn in their head and they

12,335 kudos 496,095 words 32/32 chapters Mature
2

Once More, With Feeling

Time Loop

by beesandtoes

Akira's determined not to let Akechi die this time. Akira's determined not to let Akechi die this time. Akira's determined not to let Akechi die this time. Akira— well, he'll get it next time for sure.

6,777 kudos 77,083 words 22/22 chapters Mature
3

never a wish better than this

Time Loop

by shouldbeworking

“Akechi,” Ren says.“Shut up.” Akechi snaps again, as dismissively as the first time. He stands with his gun resting against his hip, pinches the bridge of his nose and shuts his eyes tight. “Shut up, I need to think.”“Akechi, have you been, uh,” Ren taps his foot nervously against the floor. Can’t b

4,739 kudos 8,425 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
4

marigolds

by colbub

Akechi meets a mysterious being chained to a door after death and gains a second chance.   Translation to Chinese:Chapter 1-29 by Cloudd: http://cloud-yunchangde.lofter.com/post/1e2d1c46_1cd01d3b0Chapter 53 onwards by 乐乌: https://www.lofter.com/front/blog/collection/share?collectionId=23790157(Visit

14,671 kudos 787,636 words 74/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
5

L’appel du vide

by Xov

Akechi Goro is alive – one of his biggest regrets is alive and standing in front of him looking like he’s ready for some highbrow sports photo shoot when what he really needs is five years intensive therapy and at least five more steps away from Akira.No, no, no – the universe is not allowed to shov

12,696 kudos 154,039 words 21/? chapters Mature
6

this account's tweets are protected

by alsahm

@dungeonmap @J0KER420 nishima is offline@J0KER420 @dungeonmap ♥@kirifuda hey if we're mutuals you can add me on my priv @J0KER420or: fandom au, where joker is a big name fan, crow is his favorite fic author, and everything goes even worse than expected.

7,316 kudos 28,934 words 10/10 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
7

You've Been Invited to Join a Server

by Erina

blackmask: @Joker do you accept constructive criticismJoker: Sure, go ahead.blackmask: you suck at this gameJoker: That’s not constructive criticism.in which Akira is a variety streamer and Akechi is a competitive gamer and both of them are determined to hide that at all costs

6,854 kudos 32,932 words 12/12 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
8

A Tale of Two Tricksters

by Zoe2k8

Why have one champion when you can have them both? A bet between gods that decides humanity's fate. Yaldy knows that the outcome is certain, now with both tricksters under his grasp. Yet Humanity's sponsor is confident. The ‘god’ of the velvet room does not sway. It’s incomprehensible.Everything is

6,356 kudos 1,137,455 words 59/63 chapters Mature
9

contact tracing

by sorry4yourloss

0422-XXXX: Hey.0422-XXXX: It’s the guy from the restaurant this afternoon. I was debating whether or not to send you this message, but I feel it’s only fair I let you know.0422-XXXX: I’m not interested.0422-XXXX: I do appreciate you giving me your number, and I’m sure your confidence will treat you

6,122 kudos 27,867 words 8/8 chapters General Audiences
10

Guilty Eyes

by SomewhereFlying

Despite everything, Akira Kurusu cannot keep himself from meeting with Goro Akechi, even if he has to do it behind the Thieves' backs. On paper, their fates are destined to oppose each other... but Akira has no intention of betraying his team OR of abandoning Akechi. When you come to love so many pe

5,800 kudos 47,886 words 11/11 chapters Explicit
11

Fools Rush In

by Atalan

Akechi Goro is a fascinating mystery and probably dangerous, Akira thinks. It would be stupid to pass up the opportunity to learn more about him.Kurusu Akira is a fascinating mystery and probably dangerous, Goro thinks. It would be stupid to pass up the opportunity to learn more about him.And after

5,777 kudos 35,176 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
12

Throw Away Your Mask

by MollyPollyKinz

Instead of dying, Akechi finds himself eight years in the past. With his persona abilities still intact, he has to find a way to stop the end of the world.And work with a bunch of teenagers who thinks he's a child.Akechi would've preferred to stay dead.

5,411 kudos 613,900 words 100/100 chapters Mature
13

Sunny with a Chance of Storms

by Mysecretfanmoments

A misunderstanding makes Akira reconsider his feelings for the Phantom Thieves’ #1 Public Relations Disaster, Akechi Goro. Summer drags on, and Akira decides to do something about his crush. They do say to keep your enemies close… right?

5,332 kudos 19,485 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
14

(don't shoot) the messenger

by shouldbeworking

It’s been, by Ryuji’s rough estimation, two months now. Two months and Ren—Ren Amamiya, his confidant, his partner-in-crime, his very best friend in the whole world—still hasn’t introduced him to the guy he’s dating. Or shown him a picture. Or given him a name. Or anything!But it’s fine. It’s fine.

5,219 kudos 5,534 words 1/1 chapters Mature
15

you've got me seeing through different eyes

by futuresoon

"I wonder," Akechi says, conversationally, "if I'm even capable of saying no to you, now."

5,168 kudos 6,607 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
16

Twisted Fates

by CremeDeLaClaire

Akira Kurusu was supposed to be dead. Except, fate had allowed him to live and the chance to fix things this time. Fate was allowing him one more chance to bring justice to light.And maybe save someone else in the process. *based on first major bad ending*

4,994 kudos 226,938 words 30/? chapters General Audiences
17

it takes a village

by shouldbeworking

June, 20XX.Each passing day brings new challenges, and each passing day brings his plan closer to fruition.So, who cares if he keeps remembering things that never happened? So what if there are eight Phantom Thieves, rather than the three he expected? And so what if their leader has proven surprisin

4,821 kudos 137,489 words 14/14 chapters Mature
18

Daredevil, You've Hit the Wall

by ez_cookie

A Post-Royal rewrite of Persona 5 Strikers with Sumire and Goro present.Akira thought his career was over as a Phantom Thief, and he was happy enough to keep it that way. After all, he couldn't stand the thought of losing someone close to him again. But shortly after arriving in Tokyo, his worst fea

4,804 kudos 321,480 words 30/30 chapters Mature
19

Robin Hood and the Little Trickster

by cruellae (tinkabelladk)

“Akira?” he says. “Is that you?” The child looks up at him. Even Goro has to admit he’s cute, with wide gray eyes and a head full of messy dark hair that curls at the nape of his neck. He sniffles and wipes his nose on his sleeve.“Are you Robin Hood?” the child whispers.

4,697 kudos 19,706 words 11/11 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
20

To Know Your Target

by KivaEmber

"Love is knowing your target, putting them in your targeting reticule, and together, achieving a singular purpose against statistically long odds."In which Goro Akechi joins the team during Kaneshiro's palace arc instead of Makoto.

4,583 kudos 397,654 words 39/? chapters Mature

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Why Time Loop ShuAke Fanfiction Works So Well

Akechi Goro/Kurusu Akira — The Detective Prince hunting the Phantom Thieves and the leader of the Phantom Thieves spend Persona 5 playing billiards, trading rivalry confessions, and plotting each other's downfall. Akechi's betrayal in Sae's Palace and his sacrifice in the engine room turned the ship into the fandom's defining tragedy, while Royal's third semester offered one last impossible reunion. It remains the most-written Persona pairing on AO3 by a wide margin.

Time Loop — A character repeats the same day, battle, or death over and over until they figure out how to break the cycle. Loops can be comedic, romantic — infinite chances to perfect a confession — or quietly horrifying as the repetitions grind a character down.

Two masked boys who only feel real when facing each other — every confrontation is a confession with a gun in it. The loop is a pressure cooker for character study: infinite retries strip away pretense, and readers love tracking what changes and what the looper finally understands. That's why time loop ShuAke fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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