Suguru laughed, surprising himself. His chest felt lighter for the moment, like they really were back to hanging out after school, talking about anything and nothing without underlying meaning. It’s cool was so blatantly Satoru that he had to laugh, an expression of unexpected relief, seeing inside the gimmicky parts of his best friend again. He wanted to believe nothing had changed. That was the easy lie.
“They’re going to rob you of your humanity, aren’t they? Every last inch of it.” Jujutsu society took and took, they both knew that, but Satoru would never stop being busy, never stop being a savior. Suguru knew he’d push back, because Satoru never did anything he didn’t want to, and yet it still didn’t change the fact. And he was jealous for it, stupidly, confoundingly. He didn’t want to be a god. He didn’t want there to be any gods.
“I’m going to get the shitty jobs,” he said it without malice, like it was fact. It was. Suguru felt his chips scratch at the inner lining of his throat as he swallowed a bite, fighting against the words that seemed to sit there permanently now. “Getting sent out in a few days, there’s this village.”