"We haven't done this in years!" Shoko couldn't suppress her laughter as she whispered. Gojo extended his hand and effortlessly hoisted Shoko onto the roof of the tallest building at their old high school.
"Who says we need to be students to have fun here?" He pulled her up beside him, keeping close to the rooftop's surface as he climbed.
"Wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing if we were caught as adults doing this?" She asked, her grin lighting up her face.
"What's the worst they can do, fire their best teacher and only medic?" He flashed a mischievous grin and settled down on the rooftop.
Shoko lay down next to him, and the crisp winter air enveloped them. She scooted closer to Gojo, who lay there gazing at the midnight sky.
"Why the big smile, Gojo?" She propped her head up and watched as he slowly turned his gaze toward her.
"I could ask you the same question, Sho. I haven't seen you smile like this in years." He lifted his head and planted a soft kiss on her lips. Shoko nestled back against him, interlacing her fingers with his over the chilly rooftop tiles.
"I could just stay in this moment forever, Sho... I've never felt this happy," he sighed, as if amazed by the overwhelming emotion.
Shoko turned her head to smile at Gojo, admiring him before shifting closer and resting her head on his chest. She listened to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat.
"I've never felt this way before... I'm exactly where I want to be," he murmured to the vast sky adorned with stars above. "If I ever go out any way... I want this to be my last view..."
"I'd rather you not go at all," Shoko squeezed him a little tighter.
"Then...just for you I'll stay..."
I was not going to write this, but hell, I just saw a a video of the lyrics and with everything that happens well... Guess it was stronger than me. It always is.
A reminder that English is not my first language.
"heavens and hell were words to me. When my time comes around, lay me gently in the cold hard earth. No grave can hold my body down, I'll crawl home to her."
Spoilers of manga ahead.
No one could listen to anything. It was a dead silence to him, at least.
His body was hurting and his head not working right, but the only thing he was noticing was how something was missing. Something wasn't there, and it should have been. Something was wrong.
He has to go back to her.
At first no one noticed. The kids, happy that they survived, grieved the dead, cried for them, laughed and then resumed their lives. Some of them visited Shoko at the morgue, others went out of school completely. But the only important thing was how they were alive.
Shoko, Utahime and Ijich were the only adults alive. Shoko was the only one left behind. Ijichi tried. He would come everyday, ask her to drink, and the doctor would only smile and say she had so much work to do.
Utahime would show up unannounced and bring her to do something, and at first Shoko would do, for some minutes before taking her things and going back to her house.
Her house. Gojo's house.
No one speaks about how his body just wasn't there to be cremated, no one told a thing about how Shoko was living in his apartment. No one knew what to say.
The kids sometime tried. Megumi would show up, awkward and young, looking at Shoko's face and ask if she was okay.
She was always okay.
Yuji would bring some food, smile and ask if she needs help with anything.
She was always okay.
Nobara would sit by her side, saying nothing, eye patch like a pirate, she once said.
Shoko was okay, she said too.
They noticed something wrong when Shoko disappeared. No one could talk to her, no one could call her and that was a motive to everyone to freak out. She was the healer. She was the only thing . . .
She was the only person left behind, and they needed her.
Yuuta had found her. She was crying, holding her own leg, bucket right beside her. The young man, because he was not a kid, not anymore, held her, long arms around her body, finally noticing how her belly was bigger, how her hands were shaking, and how maybe, just maybe, shoko was not okay.
Shoko was pregnant.
Satoru's kid.
But something more. Something more had happened.
They all agreed, while Ieiri was sleeping, that her cursed energy was high, and how skinny she was, and they all agreed they should look out for her. it would be something Gojo would've asked. They were sure.
"He would never ask that", Utahime said, looking at her sleeping friend. " He would never ask because would never believe that he would leave her."
" He would come back to her." Ijichi whispers, and the kids agreed.
But he wasn't there.
Shoko agreed, she needed help, but no one should ever be at her house. Their house. Never.
And more signs showed up.
They couldn't touch her. Just like Satoru's mugen, it was formed a wall around Shoko. She was being protect by the kid, they said, she was properly carrying the next Six Eye. The only Gojo Heir.
She started to talk alone. No one really cared about that, but at anytime, if you looked at her, right there she would be, whispering things, telling the walls about something. They didn't understand, but they never asked to stop.
She was laughing. As her belly got bigger and bigger, more laughs came from her, she was happier, even if her face still looked like a skull's one. She was beautiful. A morbid kind of beautiful.
And once, between the silence and dark, Yuuji looked at his friends and told them how much of a death's bride she looked like.
And hell happened then.
July 15th. Obon. Where they all looked at the dead ones..
Shoko was screaming, on labor , and no one could at least touch her, or get close to her, because right beside her, holding her hands, it was him.
Satoru Gojo.
And if Satoru Gojo once was the strongest sorcerer, what should they expect of the curse?
But he was there and everything started to make sense. Because who was protecting her was not the baby, never the baby and always him. Always Satoru.
White hair, blue eyes, and so much love for her, Satoru was there, holding his lover, whispering things that no one could ever understand but her.
On July 15th the last Gojo was born.
On July 15th, everyone, at Shoko and Satoru's apartment saw how the curse lifted the doctor's dead body with so much love and never looked at the baby, who was just crying.
On July 15th they found the body of Satoru in his apartment, they were left with a baby and never heard of Shoko and Satoru again.
And they were sure, they would never see them again, because in the end, Satoru only had come back to her.
And the only proof of their love was the kid, white hair, blue eyes and the same mole his mother once had.
I was listening to Cardigan, by Taylor, and this happened.
So yeah, I guess satosho fandom is stuck with me.
Warning: Spoilers from manga; I think it's fluff with a little bit of angst?
" And I knew you'd come back to me "
The only source of light was a lamp, an old one, sitting in the small table in her bedroom. Not any bedroom, not the bedroom from her house, but her old dorm on that school. The dorm that she left as soon as she could, that she didn't even look behind, that she never missed.
Sitting there, on her bed, she looks at the window, close to her bed, remembering how she made two tall boys help her change all furniture placements, how she explained to them that making her bed next to the window was the only answer to her smoking inside the dorms without someone noticing, and how weeks later Yaga still discovered about it. Sitting there, she remembers everything, her mind working like an old movie, an old camera.
She has been living there since Shibuya, and everyday she wakes up, looks at the ceiling and realises that she is alone, without her boys, without her sensei, only living. Surviving.
But she is alive again.
" What are you thinking about? " Gojo asks, standing on her doorway, looking at her with his big blue eyes. Blue like the ocean, like the brightest sky, looking alive and so much hers.
She doesn't need to worry, even if she does, because he would come back to her every time. It was a promise, their promise.
" About how did you get so . . . " she asks, gesturing to all his body, with more muscles that she remembers, and she remembers all. " when you were sealed."
He laughs, his head falling behind, his throat exposed and very much alive. She is noticing every second that he is alive. It's not a illusion. His laugh is full and loud, and it doesn't look like he had just seen his best friend's body being used by a curse, like he just had agreed to fight sukuna in some weeks, like he was in a damn cube. He just looks like the boy she loves so much.
The man she loves.
He walks to her, making her lay down on the mattress, his body on hers, and he isn't laughing anymore, but he is smiling and Shoko feels so full. Full of love, full of hope, full of life. And when he kisses her, she is not a sorcerer, they aren't preparing for a fight, they weren't separated for months.
When he kisses her, they both are just a couple, in love, and missing each other so much that they can't let their hands out of each other. When she kisses him she is just an ordinary woman loving her childhood love.
Because, that's him. Her childhood friend, love, person. The one she thought would leave her but was always there. The one she loved so much rhY she had to let go. She loves him, and while he is kissing her body she is praying, whispering, for their love, for their lives. She is telling him how much she loves him, how much she needs him.
It's between whispers, sighs and prays that she asks him to never leave, and he promises, even if both of them know he will soon leave. But it's okay. He always comes back. Shoko is so sure of that. He will always come back to her.
SatoShoko is the first JJK ship I ever wrote for. It was sort of an accident - I have a v. kind reader who was into the series, and I wanted to write about a character that they like. Shoko was in the first few episodes and her laidback energy is an excellent foil to Satoru's bananas behavior, and that was enough, apparently.
Please note the rating at the end of the description. All adult situations depicted are between consenting adults. There is also drug use, mental health issues, and violence in a few of the stories. Please mind the tags of each story - I go out of my way to ensure that readers know what they are getting into.
And now, the stories:
Never to be disassociated from the dark: Love means not wanting to be without each other. M.
Shiny Pink Bubblegum Psychopathic Sweetheart: Making it real far. M.
Hard Candy and Sour Hearts: The world sucks, but at least Shoko and Satoru have each other. E.
Terrible, No Good, Awful: Shoko is left with the kids for ten days. Chicken pox strikes, and suddenly, those ten days turn into a trial. T.
Listen I love you joy is coming: Shoko tells Satoru about the woman crying uncontrollably in the next stall. E.
Bridges: Satoru and Shoko’s relationship is full of the gaps that they think others have left behind. E.
And the SatoShoko BROTP:
The Spins: Shoko goes out of her way to avoid talking about her life; Satoru goes out of his way to get her to talk about it. T.
Displacement: For all of his strength, Satoru can’t protect people from themselves (nor does he try). M.
Kenichi really thought Misa would choose him. Poor guy 🥺😭😭😢😢. His reaction was hilarious but really cute 😘😘😚😚. Poor Kenichi 🥺🥺🥺. I will definitely choose you ❤️❤️.
When Misa gets dumped by Light because he wants someone "serious" to pursue a law career at To-Oh, the perky model decides to swap her Lolita outfits for law books and prove to her love that she is more than serious enough. DN/Legally Blonde, 2011-rewrite
Here's a collection of some of my favorite L x Misa panels from the manga. The little scraps of their interactions that I've obsessed over ever since I first became a shipper. I just can't get over how often they lean in towards one another while talking!
First meeting, already leaning in and she calls him unique
Light: *sweating* does he know? He's gotta know
L: damn you are one lucky son of a bitch
Ryuk: lmao
I know this was probably a lie, but her reaction is just so cute
He touches her butt to steal her phone and then there they go leaning in while speaking again
Bonus: the dude in the back calling his friend an idiot for wanting to grab at Misa lol
Lol
For what reason must they get that close while he questions her? According to L, the only proper way to investigate someone is to yell in each other's mouths
Light: tf is going on here
L: hold on I'm not done questioning you, gotta keep leaning in
She didn't have to lean towards him while he took her cake, but she did
L doesn't give out compliments often, so this is cute, but also he's probably fantasizing about being there
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Definitely gonna reblog with more moments, but gosh I just love these two!
Well well well, if it isn't me again, using this site like an actual blog and writing goddamn essays for an audience of like 5 people because I don't understand how Tumblr works.
I've just been thinking recently that it surprises me a bit when people see L/Misa as an implausible crack ship, especially compared to the much more popular ship of L/Light. I mean, I get why people like Lawlight. I went through my own Lawlight phase, and I still read fics about them sometimes. The homoerotic subtext between L and Light is pretty obvious.
But L's sexual interest in Misa isn't even subtext. It's literally just text. Yes, you can argue whether it's real or just an act. But in canon, every single time we see an unambiguous expression of sexual interest from L, it is directed towards Misa. (By "unambiguous" I mean "this dialogue/action is clearly intended to be sexual," but that doesn't make it necessarily genuine, since L could be lying). I'm putting the rest of this under a cut cause it's long.
The funny thing is, though it contradicts the way L is usually interpreted in fanon, out of all of the main characters, Misa and L are probably the ones who display the most sexuality. Whether L's displays of sexuality are an act or not, he's much more likely than Light to make comments about sex or to do shit like this:
And then there's the fact that L and Misa's interactions are often sexualized, even when L's actions have logical explanations. For instance, L touching her butt to steal her phone, or restraining her in an unnecessarily fetishy sort of way (she could've been held captive in the same way Light was if Watari had just worn a helmet every time he entered the room). A reader might believe that L doesn't see those situations as sexual at all, and was just doing what was necessary to catch Kira. But it was an active choice that Ohba made, to make L's actions in investigating Kira "just happen" to require sexualized interactions with Misa.
My friend @litterateur97 (who I also have to thank for reminding me about the above panel) has made some good points about this as well: as they said in a post the other day, "I noticed in the manga and in the anime that most of the time when L and Misa argue, they lean in towards one another, as if pulled towards one another. He is also often seen watching her, on cameras and in person, in a manner that looks sexual to me." This gif I stole from them illustrates both points, not only showing them getting in each other's personal space during an argument, but also, as they pointed out, L begins by looking down at Misa's chest before making eye contact with her.
Besides that, L and Misa have a tendency to be playful with each other in ways that could be interpreted as flirtatious. Compared to L and Light, who tend to be more dramatic and serious, Misa brings out L's more childish and teasing side. She pulls his hair, he bonks her on the head with a megaphone and threatens to kick her, etc. They have a very different type of chemistry than L and Light, more fun than serious, "opposites attract" as opposed to the intellectual match that L and Light have, but to my eyes, the chemistry between L and Misa clearly exists.
I've been wondering why people seem so quick to overlook this, or to brush off all of L's interest in Misa as purely an act and think of L as basically asexual. I think part of it is that Misa's role in Death Note involves personifying the romance/sexuality that is mostly omitted from the plot and the other characters. (Which is a pretty classic thing for a sexist author to do: Misa is our Token Woman, and women are identified with sex and romance, thus Misa must be.) She's sexualized in many of her interactions with the other male characters, though to a lesser extent than she is when she interacts with L.
So it seems to me like people attribute the sexual nature of their interactions to Misa, not to L. It's seen as an extension of Misa being the Sexy One, not as a true expression of L's sexuality. I personally have some ideas as to why so many of Misa and L's interactions in canon were sexualized; I think that L is used as a surrogate by which the authors can sexualize Misa.
One interesting thing is that, despite sexuality being such a fundamental part of her character, Misa isn't actually sexualized in the art very much. Compared to other manga, even other shonen manga, her artwork doesn't feel that male gaze-y. We don't get many cleavage/upskirt shots of her; even when she's wearing lingerie, she's drawn pretty neutrally, with a few exceptions. We can see that she's trying to look sexy, and that many of the characters find her sexy, but they're not especially trying to excite the reader. My guess is that Obata and Ohba purposefully avoided fanservice because they felt it would make the manga seem less serious.
But despite the lack of fanservice, they still wanted to convey that Misa was the Sexy Character. How to do this, if not through art? They used L. Compared to Light, who takes himself seriously and is more composed, L usually behaves in socially inappropriate ways. So they use L's behavior towards Misa as one of the main ways of indicating to the reader that Misa is seen as a sex object.
This especially stood out to me in the omakes (4-panel comics). There's the whole joke plot where it's implied that L is trying to figure out whether Misa's "carpet matches the drapes," only for it to be revealed that he's actually wondering about her sock color (which is a case where Ohba is injecting the concept of sex into their relationship even if L's actual intentions are innocent). There's also this moment, where L makes a totally unprompted sexual comment about Misa:
Another reason I think that people see L/Misa as a crack ship is that L's sexual interest in Misa is pretty much always played for laughs. Ohba seems to find it comical to consider L as a sexual being at all (apparently he considered making Near and Mello L's sons, but decided against it because he couldn't picture L having sex). In much the same way that L is used to draw attention to Misa as a sex object, Misa's sex appeal is used to give Ohba a reason to allude to L's sexuality, which is mostly done as comic relief. But the fact that it's portrayed as comical doesn't mean that it's "crack," or that L's attraction to Misa isn't a real aspect of his character. After all, L's obsession with sweets is similarly used for comedy.
Obviously there is no real need to justify our ships by canon, or to care that much about the canon take on things. Still, I think it's interesting to consider how much of L's sexual interest in Misa was meant as genuine. My take on canon, which may be very different than others, is that L does have sexual desires, if not any real-world experience with sex. And I think that if we accept that L is sexually attracted to anyone at all, there is the most evidence for that person being Misa.
Does he exaggerate that interest in order to manipulate Misa, or to weird her out? Absolutely. A lot of his socially inappropriate behavior seems like a front that he puts up in order to distance himself from those around him and prevent them from knowing him as a person. But at the same time, I think there is a kernel of truth behind the front. I don't think it goes as far as romantic interest (I wouldn't say that he actually "fell for" her), and it doesn't mean that he doesn't find her irritating and dumb much of the time, but I think that his behavior towards Misa is so consistently sexually charged that I would be surprised if it's 100% fake.
Besides that, even in a reading where L is entirely asexual/gay and only faking interest in Misa to make her uncomfortable, it's undeniable that Ohba is purposefully sexualizing their interactions, likely as a shortcut to sexualizing Misa herself without having to include a bunch of fanservice. So if the people in this fandom like to read into every bit of homoerotic subtext between L and Light (which, again, I am on board with), I don't really see why y'all would be surprised by people choosing to explore the sexual component to L and Misa's interactions that's been purposefully included in canon.
Honestly, I think this is what first got me interested in the ship. When I was a lil preteen in the early Death Note fandom, I, like about a million other people, had a crush on L. And I liked to watch his interactions with Misa. Because sexuality and romance was mostly sidelined in Death Note, and they seemed to have an attitude that serious geniuses didn't care about that stuff, I found it exciting when the show implied that L was a person who felt sexual or romantic desire, and that Misa brought out a side of him that was not seen in his other scenes in the show.
Whether Ohba intended it to be real or not, I wanted to believe it was real, because it made his character more interesting and compelling to me. It humanized him in some way, made him more vulnerable, especially when compared to Light, who always seemed very cold and sterile to me. And because of that, this ship has always had a special place in my heart.
Another ShiSaku fic recommendations thanks to @cherrycrow4ever for the good deal of fanfics they suggested and @sumisai-blog, even it's just one rec thank you nonetheless~🙏
Note : While it's fic recs for ShiSaku, there're some contains MultiSaku pairing which can be seen stated just below the fic's title so it won't cause confusion. Most are mature/adult content but will stated the rating regardless, enjoy the reading!
❥ ⌈ Crossfade [SERIES] • She_Who_Only_Knows_War ⌋
Rating : M / E || Modern AU
Sakura's going through a breakup. She joins Shisui on a drive as he waits for Itachi and Izumi to sober up.
❥ ⌈ Shut Up and Dance • sleepyfox ⌋
Rating : E || Modern AU
Sakura is desperate for a place to stay, and would do just about anything for a door she can shut in the face of anyone who pisses her off. Shisui hates being alone, and his apartment is too big for just him. It only makes sense that she should move in, right?
Crow is a famous YouTuber who posts dance videos and is known for never speaking or revealing his face to protect his identity. CherryBomb is a fan and dancer herself, and when she starts posting her own videos in response to Crow's, it sparks a friendly public rivalry and a far more private friendship. As their relationship deepens, they promise to remain anonymous where it matters most, because what they have is all they need... Right?
❥ ⌈ And So We Burn • sleepyfox ⌋
Rating : E || Pairing : MultiSaku (Haruno Sakura/Hatake Kakashi/Uchiha Shisui) || Canon divergence AU
Shisui isn't surprised to see little Cherry-chan all grown up with a take no shit attitude, but he is surprised by how much he likes it. Turns out, she's just his type.
“Another Uchiha, Blossom? You seem to have a thing for guys with the Sharingan."
❥ ⌈ Would you... • Espoiretreves ⌋
Rating : E || Canon divergence AU
Sakura has no time to date. Shisui has no restraints. An injury brought them closer and their story begins.
❥ ⌈ Take Me Or Leave Me • AsterKnightengale ⌋
Rating : E || Pairing : MultiSaku (Kakasaku/ItaSaku/ShiSaku/GenSaku) || Canon divergence AU
“With the last of my power, I will take everything from you, as you have from me. This I curse you.” Everything around Sakura went black. She was falling, her legs tumbling from beneath her. It all went by so quickly she couldn’t even bring herself to scream.
When Sakura opened her eyes she was back on the grass though flat on her back this time. Slowly she sat up, a hand clutching her head that was pounding. She looked around and panic gripped her chest like a vice. “Sasuke? Naruto?” She turned to the ledge her team leader was and found it absent. “Kakashi-sensei?”
❥ ⌈ make me lose my breath (hit me hard) • onemorepineapple ⌋
Rating : M || Modern AU
She should have known she was doomed when she punched him in the face and he thanked her for it.
❥ ⌈ Flowers still bloom • jimmythemystic ⌋
Rating : T || Post-war AU
After the death of Sasuke and Naruto during the War, Sakura is only alive because she's pretty sure if she hadn't pulled herself off the ground, Kakashi would have buried himself beside them. And what would the village do without their Hokage?
Life in the village is starting to go back to normal. By chance, Sakura encounters someone long thought lost by the village. Can life, and love, bloom again?
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