Gojo has always been chased by darkness when you think about it, and itāll lead to his downfall. Like, metaphorically he is the light that protects others as the Strongest, that guides his students as a teacher and he legit shines with his power and infinity and what not. Even his appearance is in reference to light and brightness.
He has to fight curses born from humanās darkness, fight the corruption of Jujutsu Society and faces the embodiment of bad in the form of Sukuna.
HOWEVER
On a more tangible side, the darkness follows him literally too in the form of Toji Fushiguro since he was a kid (and will kill him), Geto Suguru (who will try to keep up with Gojoās light but wonāt be able to catch up), and Megumi Fushiguro who is literally in control of shadows.
Gojo is literally a magnet, which is ironic considering his Infinity. Itās like he attracts all that is tainted and rotten but is unable to exorcise it of its darkness because of the one thing that makes him shine.
Just saw a TikTok comment theorising about Kenjaku killing Mamaguro so Toji would go back to his old ways leading to the star plasma vessel incident and yada yada
Alright, but letās imagine itās the truthā¦.and like itās revealedā¦..Toji would come back from his double death in an instant let me tell you
The last few chapters have been resonating so deeply like.. (spoiler warning)
megumi saying he doesnāt want to live anymore ??????? At barely 17yo ??????? My sweet boy whyyyyyyy
And like the whole parallel with geto/megumi just this time Gojo couldnāt kill him UGH
And we saw how happy go yuji was after sukuna extermined the entirety of Shibuya !!?!?? When (or if) megumi comes back to his body what the FUCK is going to be his reaction ?!?!?
Everything hurts, Iām TERRIFIED of Gegeās pen more than ever rn
Just thinking about Gojo and Tsumiki because I donāt have enough arts or fic about Satoru taking care of the sweetest little girl ever ????! (A crime imo)
Just imagine Gojo letting her do his hair while she rants about her day, putting stickers on his face, her putting on glittery nail polish on his hands as he sits there ranting about HIS day like a teenage girl.
Tsumiki always leaving food for him when she knows heās gonna come late from missions, also leaving him breakfast in the morning.
Gojo making sure that she gets to live life as a kid, relieving her of the burden of taking care of her younger brother.
Satoru never leaves for (long) missions before kissing her (and megumi even if he fights him like his life depends on it) goodbye.
The both of them rallying against Megumi for fun. Tsumiki never daring to ask for anything ever but Gojo keeps on buying her everything and more.
Gojo putting her high up on his shoulder as her tiny hands clutch to his spiky hair. (Megumiās probably frowning and grumbling about how he is a big boy who doesnāt need to get on anyoneās shoulders especially NOT Gojoās) (He ends up on his shoulders at some point)
Gojo calling Shoko in panic when Tsumiki gets her periods before proceeding to buy her the entire female hygiene products corner of the store and not allowing her to move an inch from the couch. (He paid megumi to fan her with a leaf for the whole day uninterrupted)
Tsumiki noticing the strain and fatigue behind Gojoās smiles and his over the top attitude, so she doubles down on the kindness and gentle attentions. Always voicing her gratitude and admiration towards Satoru.
Cuddles, lots and lots of cuddles.
On hard days he let her sleep in his bed, watching upon her, vowing to himself that he wonāt ever let anything happen to his angel.
Satoru is DISTRAUGHT the first time she goes on a school trip or at a friendās house for more than a day. (Megumi refuses to cuddle with him)
They get matching keychains, a goofy looking duck for Satoru and a cute little duckling with a flower crown for Tsumiki. (Megumi also has one, itās a black duckling with a cracked egg on its head Calimero style)
Gojo going to her dance recitals, parent/teacher meetings, taking her shopping and picking flowers in parks, showering her with love and care and ensuring her safety at all cost.
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When Tsumiki falls into her coma due to the curse, Gojo goes on a rampage for four days straight.
He doesnāt sleep for weeks and overuse his body and brain to the extent that one day he nearly collapses in Shokoās office.
He was angry. Angry at the world, at jujutsu, at this stupid curse, at Tsumiki for getting cursed, at Toji because itās his fault he cares so much, at Shoko for not being able to fix Tsumiki, at Megumi who refuses to get out of his room.
Mostly he is angry at himself. He loathes his power, he feels ironically useless, helpless, weak.
He failed to protect Tsumiki. Sweet, brave and kind Tsumiki.
Satoru Gojo failed to protect his daughter despite being the Strongest.
Satoru Gojo always has three things on him : candies, his blindfold, and a duck keychain.
(The only thing motivating him to get back up and keep going was Megumi)
(He always keep one of his eye on a specific hospital bed in a private clinic in Tokyo, thereās always a duckling keychain and fresh flowers on the nightstand.)
(Years later, Gojo faces Sukuna wearing Megumiās face, feeling like he failed his child once again)
(He refuses, wonāt, canāt, look at Tsumikiās lifeless body on the battlefield).
We can ponder the question of which comes first between the soul and the body, argue about the very birth of a soul and the final death of a body.
We could also wonder what it means for both entity to be so intertwined within each other. The topic of soulmates has been bating the human brain for centuries, between myths and science, no one seems to find satisfaction in any theory whatsoever.
Alas, one would argue philosophy is only the getaway of the cowards, desperate to find answered to all their whys, terrified at the mere thought of a pointless existence.
And humans ARE cowards, so pathetically scared at the simple thought of nothingness. Loneliness is a form of nothingness. Humans are fragile creatures, unable to survive without peers.
Thatās where the soulmate enters the performance of their life. Soulmates renders life more bearable, it gives it a direction, something to search for, a promised treasure, sweet and soft, assigned to every single individual.
But Life is nothing but sweet nor soft. Itās cold, itās unfair, itās illogical and unpredictable.
Souls, are a curse. And humans couldnāt bare it, too weak to handle this harsh reality. So they invented myths and legends to comfort themselves, forcing life to be more sweet and soft.
But their are forces out in the universe. Forces who watch and control. Forces who were offended by humans, weak creatures refusing to evolve the way it was planned and instead sought out comfort and soft arrangements.
Those forces were ultimately bored, and humans were becoming arrogant. And so they decided to punish them, using their own inventions against them.
Having a soulmates, it means that thereās someone out there who upon meeting you for the first time, will know of all your weaknesses and ugly parts. Having a soulmates, it means that there is someone out there who will accept and love your entire being. Having a soulmate, it means that your life has a direction, a meaning, a motivation, en end goal full of love and happiness.
Having a soulmates, it means that if you ever meet them, you are condemned to either die by their hand, or execute them with yours. Over and over, in every lifetime.
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"At least curse me a little at the end"
Satoru Gojo exhaled. His mouth a straight line on his pale face, the bandages around his eyes remained unmoving. He could see Suguru Getoās cursed energy slowly fading, like a bone fire slowly going out. Itās still warm, stable and comforting.
Satoru remembres sensing it for the first time. He was late for his first day at Tokyoās Jujutsu Tech High School. It was his first year, and even then he was leisurely strolling down the hallway to his class.
Thatās when it struck him. Behind the door of the room, right behind the corner. A cursed energy so warm, so comforting he felt he could nap in it for ever and ever. It was steady, with a slight edge to it. Something unpredictable, something exciting.
Satoru finally opened the door of the class 10 minutes late.
Thatās when it struck him. A gaze so intense he felt his six eyes shudder under it. Dark, profound, cautious, intoxicating. Something dangerous and oh so comforting.
Thatās when Satoru first met Suguru Geto.
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Suguru sucked in a breath and chuckled, his hand gripping his bloody shoulder tightly.
Thatās when Satoru crouched down, he opened his mouth and took a breath in.
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"You could kill me, thereās meaning in that too"
Suguru never glanced back. His eyes glued to Shinjukuās sidewalk. He focused all his might and will in ignoring Satoru.
His mind was set. His heart ached something cold and relieving.
Suguru could breath again. Stripped of his responsibilities as a Jujutsu Sorcerers, of his loyalty to a corrupted society.
Stripped of his devotion to what once was his.
Suguru had known from the exact moment he first sensed Satoru Gojo, without even seeing him, that he had been doomed to love him.
They are so perfectly opposed. So logically different.
The strongest. Plural.
Gojoās techniques made him godlike. Unbreakable, untouchable. Forever allowed to keep curses and humanity at arm length.
Getoās technique made him miserable. Vulnerable, rotten. Forever condemned to bear humanityās sorrow within him.
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The report read as follows :
Special Grade Curse User Suguru Geto has been executed by Special Grade Sorcerer Satoru Gojo following his defection and the events of the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.
This case is now closed.
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"Oh you found my student ID ! Thank you Gojo-Sensei"
Satoru smiled and looked up at the falling snowflakes.
Tears prickled at his covered eyes.
Flashes of dark hair and infinite eyes. Glimpses of smug lips and soft hands. Echoes of laughter and deep breaths.
Whispers of unkept promises. Loud vows and silent pleas.
At last, a warm light, unwavering, bright and calm. Forever kept within the confines of Satoruās heart.
"I didnātā¦my best friend didā¦"
What I didnāt tell you earlier is that. When a soul kills itās other half, it also sacrifice a part of itself.
"My one and only."
And the pain ? Itās only soothed by bittersweet memories.
Every second that passes I think about the incoming and devastating moment when Megumi is gonna wake up in a body that has killed everyone.
He is going to look down at his hands, painted with the blood of his sister, of the man that raised him, of his friends and allies
"Thereās no curse more twisted than love" is gonna hit so hard because itās one thing when the people you love are taken away from you but what about when youāre the one holding the sword ?
Come to think of itā¦..the stevebucky to satosugu shipper pipeline is way too real like-
Theyāre SO tragic in wayyyyyy too similar ways I want to cry ššš
Wdym an overpowered light haired perfect superhuman being in love with his dark haired severely traumatized bff ?! Whom they see years after thinking theyāre dead but itās not actually/fully them anymore and OH MY LORD
Okay but Megumi who keeps to himself and always put distance between him and Gojo not because he doesnāt like him (although Gojo loves annoying Megumi) but because what else is he supposed to do when his own father left him ? (And Taumikiās mother left too)
Should he not expect for Gojo to do the same ?
A man who isnāt even tied to him by blood ?
Megumi isnāt mean to Gojo because he doesnāt like him, he puts distance between them because he is waiting for the other shoe to drop.
He is waiting for the moment Satoru Gojo will leave him because what else can he expect ?
Megumi most certainly love Gojo as his father figure but he canāt let himself be hurt again can he ?
And maybe Gojo knows that. Thatās why he never slow down on the (one sided) banter and pushing Megumiās buttons, itās his way of showing his affection after all.
Satoru Gojo spent a decade looking after a kid who is waiting for him to abandon him. Because what else is supposed to happen anyway ?
Gojo being so happy that Yuji is trying to make friends with Megumi, because Gojo was lonely too until he had a best friendā¦
I will not touch on the fact that (spoiler warning manga) megumi will most likely wake up in the very same body that killed Satoru Gojo.
Just started the day crying over satosugu bc I saw a white dog and black cat in my neighbors yard and likeā¦thereās a fence separating themā¦ā¦ā¦I am so unwell
"Always an angel never a god" and itās Gojo Satoru being the strongest but failing to save the people he loves the most.
"Ā“cause they see right through me, they see right through me [ā¦] Can you see right through me ?" And itās Geto Suguru loosing his mind, begging for Gojo to see his distress until it all turned into "all the kingās horses, all the kingās men couldnāt put me together again
CAUSE ALL MY ENEMIES STARTED OUT FRIENDS"
I could go on with many Tswiftās songs (and other painful ones) I need to be sedated š
The toji and megumi brainrot is real yāall I canāt stop thinking about them š®āšØš®āšØš®āšØ
Like how Megumi was the last thought of Toji before he died TWICE.
Then how Toji knew he couldnāt give Megumi a good life and thought that selling him to the Zenin was the better choice even tho they treated him like shit and most certainly traumatized him until he left but he KNEW that megumi wouldāve had a better life than him because his son is special !!!!! Heās his blessing šš
BUT THEN
he couldnāt find it in himself to go through with the decision or idea of Megumi with the Zenin clan bc he knows how cruel they are. He rather asked his ENEMY Gojo to take care of his son so yāall fucking REALISE ?!?!?!
Iām loosing my mind.
And Megumi will never know all that, even after Toji killed himself for him like ?!
Iām going insane.
Just imagine if Toji lived and actually raised Megumi ?!
The last few chapters have been resonating so deeply like.. (spoiler warning)
megumi saying he doesnāt want to live anymore ??????? At barely 17yo ??????? My sweet boy whyyyyyyy
And like the whole parallel with geto/megumi just this time Gojo couldnāt kill him UGH
And we saw how happy go yuji was after sukuna extermined the entirety of Shibuya !!?!?? When (or if) megumi comes back to his body what the FUCK is going to be his reaction ?!?!?
Everything hurts, Iām TERRIFIED of Gegeās pen more than ever rn
Idk man thereās just something so painfully poetic about Geto eating (literally) humanityās sorrow over and over again in order to gain power to protect said humanity
