Even the leader of the Phantom Thieves needs a hug sometimes!

And while I’m here, have some headcanons about my fluffy-haired nerd:

• Akira is short sighted. In the metaverse, his eyesight doesn’t get much better so he tends to stick close to his team. And, well, if he abuses his third sight, nobody but him has to know.
• When people ask about the cat Akira is always carrying around, he explains that Morgana is a therapy animal to help his anxiety. Later, when Ryuji and Ann ask if it’s really the case if gives a crooked smile and says ‘of course not’. (Morgana knows he’s lying, but says nothing. Ann and Ryuji don’t believe him.)
• Akira is sleep deprived 24/7. Because of this, he can sleep almost ANYWHERE. He can sleep standing up if need be. Usually he doesn’t nap around others, but it doesn’t take long for him to trust his friends to keep him safe.
• On mornings when Akira’s sitting at the Cafe bar with shaking hands and dark smudges under his eyes, Sojiro will silently make him a cup of tea then distract him with small talk.
• He has a horrible habit of keeping all of his problems to himself, and will generally not open up until he’s on the tipping point.