🌀 hello hello... pinned post? this will be my sideblog for jjk headcanons and drabbles maybe...? i really like this series and i want to get a good grasp on writing the characters as accurately as i can.
askbox is currently open. i am over 18 but prefer to keep things sfw to suggestive at most. i'm happy to expand on headcanons, prompts, etc. + "[character] with an [oc/reader] who..." type imagine requests are A-ok with me! platonic, familial & romantic all accepted. just be aware that my main intent/motivation here is to try to be as in-character as possible with my interpretations, so they might not be as indulgent as wanted 🙇
i use "insert" as a blanket for reader, oc, or self insert!
୨୧ nanami always makes time to walk you home after work
you don’t clock it at first because nanami is… nanami. punctual. reliable. the kind of man who owns multiple identical watches and actually uses them. so when he’s already downstairs waiting for you after work, coat buttoned, tie loosened just enough to mean he’s done for the day, you assume it’s coincidence.
then it keeps happening.
no matter how long your day drags, no matter how late you think you’ll be, he’s always there. leaning against the railing, phone tucked away, eyes lifting the second you appear like he’s been holding his breath. it’s subtle. nanami always is. nothing flashy, nothing dramatic.
one evening you joke about it, because you’re tired and a little punchy and it’s easier than admitting how safe it makes you feel. “you stalking me now?” you say lightly, slipping your bag higher on your shoulder.
he pauses. adjusts his glasses. looks anywhere but at you.
“i leave work five minutes earlier,” he says. like he’s stating the weather. “it makes the walk nicer.”
that’s it. no grand declaration. no expectation of praise. just a quiet adjustment to his life so it lines up better with yours.
you don’t tease him. you don’t thank him out loud. you just step closer and lace your fingers through his, matching your stride to his like it’s the most natural thing in the world. and nanami squeezes your hand once like he’s confirming the choice was worth it.
motivating yourself to do things by thinking "my blorbo would want me to do this" is much less effective when you know in your heart that your blorbo is operating on a much worse level of self care than you. my blorbo would not care if i brush my teeth or take a shower today. my blorbo eats rocks and wears shirts they found on the floor.
﴿ thoughts on sukuna and a partner... let me know what you think!
it's hard to imagine sukuna being with someone who isn't either equal to his strength or talented in some way he respects. i think in the very rare case where he does allow someone who doesn't fit this criteria to be with him it's because they have a similar affliction as him – outcast for the 'inhuman' physical traits they developed/were born with. i think sukuna might find interest in keeping someone similar to him around, attempting to train them in similar ways to himself in hopes for a good, equal battle later down the line. either way, the relationship simply starts with them being his new ally.
the relationship would be very nontraditional. i think romantic feelings are foreign to sukuna, so he doesn't go about things like others would. he shows them more respect, more open praise, puts his faith in their abilities wholeheartedly, etc. if he had intent to train someone similar to him for battle, the goal begins to shift from making them a death match opponent to watching them turn into someone worthy of being by his side. to be sukuna's partner is to be his most trusted equal.
he is very neutral on most touch unless he's initiating it. at best case scenario, he's unresponsive to it. worst case scenario, he's actively annoyed by it. again, positive relationships – especially romantic – are unfamiliar to sukuna. typical affectionate gestures are mostly weird and irritating to him; instead, he prefers affection through things he can rationalize as aspects of trust: being able to rest around each other, treating injuries, odd little gestures like lifting the neck around the other as if you're dogs showing bellies – the slightest vulnerability to show you will not hurt one another.
i also unpopular opinion?! think sukuna is actually neutral on further intimacy as well. however, he doesn't mind pleasing his partner, especially if it's framed as a reward for them. in any instance he does get something out of it far more than he cares for the 'pleasure', which is once again the vulnerability of it. being bare is a big deal, especially if his partner was once shunned like him.
additional thoughts:
sukuna doesn't care about the gender, body or general appearance of his partner. given what he experienced for his appearance as a child, i think the idea of any sort of discrimination that isn't his personal (simplified) "weak bad, strong good" is stupid to him. if anything, surviving despite the treatment they might have received based on those factors is a +1 to interest for him.
building trust with uraume is a quick way to also build favor with sukuna (and vice versa tbh). i think sukuna puts a lot of value in how someone treats uraume, as they're seen to be important to him.
sukuna would still keep his overall attitude we see towards relationships - and generally just the idea of being kind - like he does in canon. i think he would think his partner is one of a kind, so there's no reason to extend care to others the way people request of him.
tiny bit more, manga spoilers below —
he's as overjoyed at his partner being incarnated as he is when uraume was, which is saying a lot. they would keep tabs on each other during the culling games. there's no misunderstandings towards why they can't immediately pair up – his partner would trust in whatever he has planned.
if his partner dies before he does, it's crushing. he looks fine, maybe scoffs something about how his equal/most trusted could fall so easily, but it's empty words. something inside of him actually hurts very, very much – the culling games just doesn't give the time to focus on it.
if he dies before his partner does, he (and uraume!) will wait for them before moving on. the idea of a different path and better life is soured without his most trusted being by him.
