[Western Crossover] Detectives and Phantom Thieves Are Made for Each Other

Their first meeting was at school. Amamiya sat beside him.

A student from Japan, with a slight accent, big glasses, and decent grades: the very image of the stereotypical Asian student.

Except that he secretly brought a cat to school.

"Please keep it a secret for me." His new classmate blinked innocently.

Tim realized his new classmate had long eyelashes.

By the time he came back to his senses, Amamiya had become his regular seatmate throughout college.

Their second meeting was at a cafe he stumbled upon during a night patrol. The distinctive, rich aroma of coffee drifted through the door and out onto the street.

The little Red Robin, his eyes nearly closed, followed his instincts inside and spotted a young man behind the counter.

Making coffee in his hands was like a performance art, the aroma brewing beneath his touch.

The little Red Robin almost thought he was falling in love: with coffee.

After that, the cafe became the one he visited most often.

And so Tim enjoyed a happy life: petting his seatmate's cat during class by day, then drinking delicious coffee after class at night.

Until he ran into that damn phantom thief.

Red calling cards announcing a heart theft rained down from the sky. A phantom thief who shared a codename with a certain mentally ill criminal stood atop a high-rise, taunting the world's second-best detective below.

"I am the heart-stealing phantom thief, JOKER."

"The world's second-best detective? Come catch me if you can. I'll give you the truth you want, if you're up to it."

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With a certain purpose in mind, Ren came to the city called "Gotham" and began college.

He also continued his career as a phantom thief.

He went to class and petted cats by day, made coffee after school, and worked as a phantom thief at night. Along the way, he rescued people around him who had fallen into desperate situations.

He stole the distorted desires of villains and made them reform. It had no regard for due process, but to JOKER, this was justice.

Until he met the world's second-best detective, whose intelligence and determination were both maxed out.

Troubled, he told his cat partner that he thought he might like that detective.

The cat was shocked and asked him, "Then what about your seatmate?"

JOKER thought for two seconds and made his choice.

Nothing for it, then. He'd have to date them both.

* A sweet 1v1 romance, about a hot-blooded young couple who save the universe on impulse

* Written after playing P5R left me feeling oppressed. The main story has a little bit of chuunibyou energy, but I'll do my best to make it understandable even for readers who haven't played the game.

* A lot of details are made up for the sake of the plot.

* The story includes short-term side arcs that may feature ABO, corruption, cross-dressing, worlds that will definitely turn into BL and worlds that definitely won't, and a cast of entirely poor people... Please mind the tags.

* Ren has a dual nature, alternating between cheeky banter and motherly compassion, with all five stats maxed out.

Short scene:

Tim thinks his seatmate is a little like Harry Potter.

A head of messy black curls, thick glasses, living in an attic, and a close little animal companion.

Besides that, his seatmate has plenty of other distinctive qualities.

Like his long eyelashes, how well he cooks, how he accepts every request from the people around him, and how he is as understanding as a mother.

But when he smiles, he is unexpectedly cocky.

I want to kiss him.

Coming soon:

[Western Crossover] Can an Alien Cat Adopt a Bat-Cat?

The Wayne household recently gained a fluffy little black cat named Milo.

He is the most concerned little boy in the family, racing around the house every day. He's either covering Damian's belly button while he sleeps or licking Bruce's hair to groom him.

According to pet behaviorists, the little guy seems to think of himself as the head of the household.

The little one is pretty and well-behaved. No one could turn down the affection of this fluffy cat.

Except Jason. He didn't come home often and didn't know much about the cat.

Until disaster struck one day, and Jason was left gravely wounded and near death in the street.

Just as his life was about to end, a little cat appeared out of nowhere and sat on his face.

The cat: "Purr, purr."

When Jason woke up, he discovered that he had turned into a cat too! A tuxedo cat, no less!

And that wasn't all. Jason found that he could understand Milo!!

"Oh, little kitty, you're such a cute, scruffy little cat." Milo happily twitched his whiskers. "Let me help you groom your fur, you silly little cat."

After half a month of living as a cat, Jason's fatal injuries had completely healed, and he turned back into a human.

Then a black cat wearing a red bow tie suddenly appeared in the house.

Tim Cat: ...

Jason: (hiss)

Jason: Wait, I've already turned back into a human.

Another half month later, a black cat with green eyes appeared in the house. Half a month after that, another black cat with blue eyes and a very perky backside showed up...

Just before the Bat-family could turn into a family of black cats, Batman found them, though he was on the brink of death.

Milo happily sat on Batman's face and started purring.

Great. Now they were adding a big black cat to the family.

Milo is a fluffy alien who really likes Earth's cats.

But there's one serious problem.

He can't tell humans and cats apart.

"So that's why you listed your species as an alien cat on the Justice League's alien registry?" Jason finally found Milo's file.

Milo: "I can't tell them apart! I really can't tell them apart!"

* Bottom, pairing with Jason; he will take human form later in the story.

* A happy family story. Everyone turns into cats and gets adopted by the protagonist. Once they're healed, they turn back into humans, then keep getting adopted by the protagonist.

* The protagonist thinks he's the head of the Bat-family, with Alfred as the second-in-command.

* This blurb may be revised later.

* Inspired by the song: Humans Are Cats.

Theme: Never give up fighting back in life.