Megumi can't fall asleep without being in your armsˎˊ˗ (wc 1.05k)
WARNING ⤷ manga spoilers !! this takes place more towards the ending of jjk after everything
When you felt the bed dip besides you, you knew better than to ask questions. You turned to the boy on your right and reached your arms out. Within seconds Megumi was being held closely in your grasp. His head was tucked carefully underneath your chin, hair tickling your neck slightly. You should probably brush his hair in the morning, but that's a problem for later.
This was common by now, he'd come to your dorm whenever he couldn't sleep. He used to knock on the window every night, but you learned to leave it open along with a stool right outside after noticing him struggling to climb in due to a new wound on his arm.
After Sukuna was defeated, the soon to be second years (Megumi, Nobara, yuji, and you) were assigned with a group mission. The night you came back, the four of you planned a little movie night. Though Megumi had left for bed early considering how tired he was; however, he found himself unable to drift off, mind too occupied with everything.
He slipped on a jacket and found his way to the common room, where he found you asleep on the couch, along with Nobara and Yuji on the floor.
He had laid down behind you, holding you tightly against him before feeling all his thoughts drifting away along with his consciousness. Megumi had went to sleep that night with a smile on his face, content with how it was. That was the time he realized he wanted to fall asleep in your arms every night.
The one time he tried sleeping alone again, he had shuffled around repeatedly before giving up. He even summoned his demon dogs to make himself tired and just have something to cuddle. Eventually he realized it wasn't worth it and knocked on your door.
And so it happened, he'd be at your room every night. And every night you welcomed him in with open arms. Suddenly he had needed someone to comfort him, someone to open their arms and tell him they're here. He didn't know why, maybe he did, but all he knows is you're there for him. You know he'd be in a heartbeat if you ever needed him anyway.
He hummed in acknowledgment, and nudged your cheek with his nose.
Your finger traced lightly over his burn scar before moving to the more recent ones you'd patched up. None too deep or threatening harm to him, that's good. His arm tightened around you and his face scrunched up when he felt your touch over a sensitive spot.
Sukuna made sure he left some marks when he took over your poor boy. Some would heal, some would stay. It wasn't hard to miss the way Megumi would seem a little more hesitant when going out, or opting to wear longer sleeves.
You leaned down and pressed a kiss on the burn that lay on the side his face, then continued with your lips brushing softly over whatever spot you could see on his face. His face heated up slightly, he opted to move closer to you and hide his face back in your neck.
Though you had made sure he knew just how much you loved him, with or without scars. It hurt seeing him so vulnerable whenever he was being tended too. He was still young after all, barely a teenager growing yet dealing with so much.
It's okay, he's still beautiful like this
He confessed to you one night the reason he stayed in your room more often than his.
"I feel safe here, with you."
You only smiled and held him tighter.
He never truly told any of you this, but you, Yuji, and Nobara were slowly patching up the scars inside of him. The scars that no one would ever be able to see. That's fine, his friends will make sure that they'll dissapear before anyone even can ask about them.
The death of his sister and the only father figure he ever knew almost ended him. But he was slowly healing, mentally and physically. It's a long way to go, but in the meantime he was learning to grow from it. You couldn't be any prouder of how he was becoming, and you knew Tsumiki and Gojo would feel great knowing how Megumi changed.
You felt him shift uncomfortably beside you and tighten his hold on you. His eyes were clamped tightly and his jaw clenched tight. Your thumb brushed over it slightly, easing the tension.
"I think one of the bandages came undone."
You lifted the blanket out of the way and lifted up his shirt, there was a patch of red on the bandage covering the wound on his stomach. The piece was now loosely undone, barely hanging onto his skin.
"Stay here, i'll get a new one."
You got out of bed and headed to the bathroom, pulling out a first aid kit from the cabinet underneath the sink. You tried your best to be gentle when tending to the wound, squeezing his hand when the alcohol stung a bit. You finished wrapping up the last of his bandage and sat back on your heel just to stare at him. Megumi looked almost relaxed like this, he's such a beautiful boy, your beautiful boy.
"Let me get you a new shirt too,"
His arm grabbed yours before you could step out of bed,
"I don't need to change my shirt, just stay."
The air hung heavy between you two, but not the uncomfortable the kind. The kind that made you wish you could take away everything that's hurting him. He's getting tired of being by himself, he'll be okay if you stay. Plus how could you ever say no to your dear boy?
He eased into you when he felt your arm around him again, one hand stroking his soft like feather locks. He let out a sigh, finally falling into a slumber that will ease up his feelings, for now at least.
"Goodnight Megumi, I'll see you in the morning," you whispered to him, not knowing if he heard it or not. He only snuggled closer and let out a soft breath.
You know he still has trouble sleeping sometimes after all that's happened.
That's alright. You'll hold him tonight and every other night for the rest of your life.
As long as Megumi would remain safe in your arms.
in honor of s4 coming out soon 🥹 i am not ready to see Megumi go through everything FAWKK
I also just figured out how to make the small font 😎 just thought it'd fit better not sure why
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