are you an artist, fanfic writer, or other creative in the jujutsu kaisen fandom? would you like to give and receive digital gifts this upcoming holiday season? then look no further than the jujutsu kaisen 2025 secret santa/gift exchange !
organized by @kashimosgf, this gift exchange is open to people on tumblr and twitter! for any questions or concerns, feel free to send an ask or a DM to this account :) the info doc has all the rules, so please check it out before signing up !
hey, i thought id drop this here in case there's something going on, but. i'd like whoever has me for the secret santa to not be stressed about meeting the deadline, or rushing or anything. it doesn't bother me 😊 🩵 if you could tell them that they can take as much time as they need, i wont be disappointed at all
will do, we'll pass on the message! i just need to check with cat who it is since they did the assignments, so it might take a few hours!
Here is a very special KashEMO for @kashimosgf as part of the @jjk-exchange !! When I saw this prompt as a suggestion, I knew it was the one I had to do.
Sorry for posting so close to the end date, but I was coming out of a major surgery, so I've fallen a bit behind.
there are now only 5 days left before the gift posting period ends! please tag #jjkexchange2025 and/or @ this account when posting your gifts! thank you!
happy winter season to @itsvriskabitch !!!! i was your secret santa for @jjk-exchange but i had some stuff to wrap up before posting this, terribly sorry for the late gift T_T hope you'll enjoy it and happy holidays!!
from anon, to @keysorsomething : hi hello !! working on this was really fun and i hope i did the theme right <3 have a great winter season with this summer themed drawing (lol)
Hii everybody :)) I hope the holidays went well for everyone! I hope @plibbed enjoys the fic I wrote, since that's who I was assigned to for the secret santa exchange !! I was hoping someone else would post first but I havent been seeing anything yet lol @jjk-exchange
Choso takes a deep, labored breath, his heart pumping as he gasps for air. Oh, how nice it is to be free, to move his legs, his arms, to feel his lungs burn with oxygen. These past few months have been near heavenly, learning how to put his century and a half of thinking into action. Human beings are so complex, and there's so much to learn, so many subtleties he's yet to grasp.
He could only think before. Melt away into his innate domain to learn. Now, he really did things. He flexed his muscles, he ran, he laughed and cried and felt true pain. His physical form aches, his cursed energy spent, as he stands there. A bit lightheaded from the blood loss as he closes in on his limit. Blood flows down his cheeks, dripping from his hair and staining his boots. It was messy, filthy, gory. Even the strongest stomach would turn at the sight, twist at the copper sting in wafting off of him. But he had to train this hard. He had people to protect, mistakes that he had to stop from making again. He takes in another gasp of air and stands back to his full height. Using the small amount of cursed energy left in him, he pulls the blood up from his shoes and into his hands. The warmth slides against his palms. He breathes out slow, until there's only just enough in his lungs and closes his eyes. He sees Yuji there, smiling and calling out "Choso!", and it steels him. His arms shake with effort as he tries to squeeze out a little more strength.
"Big Brother?" Yuji's voice breaks the silence, the focus Choso had spent so long building up. The blood splatters onto the floor with a sick squelch. Choso spins around, eyes wide in shock. Yuji looks a bit concerned - and a little tired - but he grins back. "Hey, that worked," he speaks softly, walking closer.
Choso looks… rough, if Yuji had any right to say that. He's worried. Yuji's been watching him push further and further, without caring for himself. His eyes are wild, hair soggy with blood. The same crimson stains the white sleeves of his robe. His breathing pulls his chest each way violently, to the point that his shoulders jolt as well.
"Yes, Yuji?" He asks, his voice strained with breathlessness in a way that exacerbates his usual husk.
"You should come in," Yuji replies. "Get some sleep… maybe a shower?" His brow furrow in worry. Something that pulls on Choso's already speeding heart. He's the older brother. Yuji had no business worrying for him.
Thunk…
Thunk…
Thunk…
Choso's footsteps are heavy. He doesn't yet know how to walk quietly, the sound echoing through the dull, empty halls of Tokyo Jujustu Tech. The visual makes Yuji a bit sad, even though he knows that it isn't much different than when he first came here. Perhaps it was the fresh eyes, considering the events of the past few days. The loses were burned into everyone's minds, and it made the quiet turn into silence. The deafening kind, where you loose your sense of touch and start seeing things, too.
Choso is kinda heavy against him. His breathing is a bit more normal now, but he isn't speaking. It seems to Yuji like they're both lost in thought, thinking of the things that happened. It must be hard on him, to loose two brothers and then feel the need to switch allegiances to the guy that did it.
Yuji doesn't notice that they've stopped until Choso speaks again. A deep, heavy, "You don't need to wait for me." It confuses him for a long moment, before he realizes that he was trying to drag the other man forward.
"Oh," He mumbles, looking around. "We're here," He announces, trying to hide his embarrassment. The changing room just before the showers. Jujutsu Tech was old, and combined with the dorms it made sense to Yuji they still had public showers on campus. Choso smiles at him, chuckling to himself. "But… we're brothers..?" Yuji responds to Choso, though he's unsure. Yeah, the half-curse insisted he could feel their connection in his blood stream, and he was a nice guy and all… Yuji was glad not to be fighting him anymore, too. But he still feels a bit of hesitation at the use of such a term.
"I'm older," Choso argues.
Yuji cocks his head, "Does that change anything?"
Choso looks scandalized, as if Yuji had said something truly criminal. "Of course it does!" He exclaims in horror. "It's my job to care for you!" He narrows his eyes after saying that. Now he's looking. Yuji isn't sure this is how normal brotherhood looks, but he feels like he's done something wrong. "Did you sleep well?" Choso asks. Yuji clears his throat and shuffles his feet. His shoulder is wet now, cooling down rapidly.
"Well," Yuji starts hesitantly. He hasn't. It was clear Choso hadn't either, his eye bags darker than before.. But Yuji was also sure no one else was. Everyone was training hard. Everyone felt like they had a job to do, one they had to be stronger for. "Have you?" He retorts.
Choso goes quiet. He believes that the older brother is the role model. His eyes fell to the floor. Choso things hard for a long moment, trying to finds a way to correct this horrible misgiving.
"Yuji," He grumbles, still looking at the floor. Yuji lets out the hum he always makes when his tilts his head to the side, so Choso looks up. He's right, of course. But where Choso may be failing in being a good human, he refuses to fail in being a good brother. "Go to sleep," he speaks firmly.
"Big brother," Yuji whines back, playing the brotherly role to keep Choso engaged. Everyone needed to be at their best.
"No," Choso keeps his tone firm. "Go to bed," His eyes narrow sharply. "and I'll make breakfast," He watches as Yuji sighs.
"Oh," He hums, pretending to think hard about the statement. "Oooohkay, I guess," he huffs dramatically. "And you sleep good too," He steps back.
Partway through turning, hand grabs his shoulder. Firm,, tight. A crushing grip he's experiences before. It makes his heart race. He swallows hard, turning his head back to Choso.
"Uhm —"
"Give me you jacket," He interrupts stiffly.
"What?" Yuji's asks, not looking into the other's eyes.
Choso cocks his head, innocently and lacking an understanding of Yuij's sudden worry. "It has a stain," he responds as if it's obvious. "I'm going to wash it."
Yuji's face lights up and his shoulders ease, "Oh- ah- okayy," he sighs. He does his best to slip his hand off, avoiding the still tight grip on his jackets shoulder. Once he wriggles free, Choso pulls the fabric close, folding it as best he can. The two stare at each other, both unsure what to say. Neither really had experience being a brother. "uhmmm… goodnight..?" Yuji offers.
Choso smiles softly in response. "Goodnight, brother."
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"Choso..?"
"Brother…."
"Big Brother! What are we up so early?" Yuji rubs his eye, his now-clean jacket thrown over his shoulders in an attempt to keep him warm. Choso moves, loud and fast through the halls. They don't seem so sad and empty now, but Yuji is only half awake and the rushing is keeping him frown thinking about it.
"Having breakfast," Choso answers, brushing Yuji's hair down flat. Yuji shakes his head after, the hair sticking back up.
"But it's early," Yuji complains. "No-one else is even up yet!" Choso chuckles at that, the bickering warming his heart.. It was so nice, to have a normal moment with his brother.
"I'm sure someone is," He shakes his head, looking out the windows the two are walking past. "But that doesn't matter. It's brother-time." He smiles, staring up proudly at the fresh sun rays. Choso slows. Yuji grins back, a bit awkwardly, but still trying to connect with him.
Choso takes him to a kitchen Yuji hadn't been to before - Yuki had shown the former - and sits him down with heavy insistence. The older brother is the caretaker. Yuji winces as he watches Choso chop the vegetables, the movement rough and unexperienced. Yuji wasn't the worlds best cook, but he had to make it through somehow. The loud banging with each rough cut was jolting his heart beat.
Choso stands over the stove. He was taught how to use it recently, but he's still a bit clumsy. He slept last night - he said he would, he had to be a good role model - but not as much as he should. He had to look through the recipe books, and do the laundry. He makes sure to make a large, nutritious breakfast. Being a good brother required more than just being strong. He steams the rice, fries vegetables and fish, and plates some natto for the two of them. It takes a while, but once he's done he can't help but feel proud.
He places each thing on a plate, like he had watched others do. He turns around, holding the fish plate tightly in both hands. Yuji sits at the table, his head on his arms. His back moves in a slow, gentle rhythm - he's out.
Choso shakes his head. The plate lands gently on the table as he places it by Yuji's head. He moves, but Choso already knows he's a heavy sleeper.
"Yuji," Choso calls, shaking his brother's shoulder. The kid chokes and sits up.
"I'm-" He coughs, "up. I'm up!" Choso slides the fish plate forward with a comforting smile. Yuji returns the look, "Oh, thank you," he pauses for a moment. "Big Brother."
Choso's eyes light up, face beaming with pride. "Of course, Yuji. That's my job." He pulls the opposing chair out, scooting it around to be next to his brother's instead, and sits down. Yuji and Choso laugh as they chat - mostly Yuji explaining references to shows and manga - sharing their food as if they always had.
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