And definitely not the kind that involved feelings.
He rarely told people what was on his mind, preferring to keep everything tucked safely behind quiet responses, blank expressions, and the occasional shrug.
If something bothered him...
He'd deal with it himself.
If something made him happy...
You'd probably never know.
And if he cared about someone?
Well...
You'd have to figure that one out on your own.
There was, however, one thing Megumi seemed perfectly comfortable expressing himself through.
Music.
He almost always had his wired headphones with him.
Sometimes one earbud sat in his ear.
Sometimes both.
Walking to class.
Studying.
Training.
Waiting around between missions.
Even during those quiet walks home you took together.
It was starting to get annoying.
Not because you hated music.
Because you were curious.
What was he listening to?
What songs did he replay?
What kind of music did the quietest person you knew actually like?
You'd asked before.
He'd simply said, "...Music."
Oh, sooooo helpful.
Very helpful.
So eventually...
You decided you'd just have to find out yourself.
The walk home has always been a routine.
Not in the boring sense, like it once was.
More in the comforting one.
The route never changed.
Left at the convenience store.
Across the small bridge.
Past the row of vending machines that always seemed to have at least one out of order.
Then the long sidewalk that led back toward the dorms.
Somehow...
You always ended up walking it together.
Today was no different.
The afternoon sun hung low in the sky, bathing everything in warm shades of gold as students gradually disappeared in different directions.
You, unfortunately, had discovered you were painfully bored.
"...So."
"Mhm."
"...How was training?"
"...Fine."
"...That's all?"
"...Mhm."
You sighed dramatically.
"Do you ever answer with more than one word?"
"...Sometimes."
"...When?"
He thought about it.
"...I don't know."
"You are unbelievable."
Megumi glanced at you for a brief second before looking back down the sidewalk.
"...You keep talking anyway."
"...Because someone has to carry this conversation."
"...Mhm."
You groaned loud enough for a passing cyclist to glance over.
"You know, one day you're going to miss my talking."
"...Probably."
"...That sounded sarcastic."
"It wasn't."
"...Liar."
The conversation fizzled out after that.
Well...
Your side of it did.
Megumi continued walking at his usual pace, hands tucked into the pockets of his jacket.
A thin white wire disappeared beneath the collar of his hoodie.
You noticed it only because the afternoon had become so quiet.
"...Are you listening to music?"
"Mhm."
"You've been listening this whole time?"
"...Yeah."
"...And you let me talk to myself?"
"I was listening."
"You nodded three times."
"...I did."
"That's barely participating."
He didn't argue.
Instead, he reached up, pulling one of the wired earbuds from his ear.
He held it toward you.
"...Here."
You blinked.
"...Really?"
"Mhm."
"You don't mind?"
"...No."
You took it carefully, trying not to let your fingers brush his for too long.
The moment the music started, your expression softened.
Homesick by Wave To Earth.
"...Oh."
Megumi looked over.
"...What?"
"I know this song."
"...Do you?"
"Mhm."
“One of my favourite songs actually.”
For a moment, neither of you spoke.
The two of you simply kept walking, sharing the same song beneath the fading afternoon sky.
It felt...
Strangely peaceful.
When the song changed, you smiled.
"...You actually have good taste."
"...I know."
You looked at him in mock disbelief.
"...Was that confidence?"
"...Maybe."
"I should've kept the earbud."
"...Mmmm too late."
"You know Megumi, you've changed."
"I haven't."
"You smiled earlier too."
"...Did I?"
"Mhm."
"...That's unfortunate."
You laughed.
"No, it's not."
The corner of his mouth twitched ever so slightly.
"...You're smiling again."
"...You're imagining things."
"I literally watched it happen."
"...Mhm."
"You know, I think you secretly like talking to me."
"I tolerate it."
"Wow."
"...Generously."
You nudged his shoulder.
"You're truly impossible."
"Yet... you still walk home with me."
"..."
"...That's different."
"...How?"
You opened your mouth.
Closed it.
"...I don't know."
Megumi looked ahead again.
"...Thought so."
The music continued, one song fading into the next.
Sometimes you talked over it.
Sometimes neither of you said anything at all.
Oddly enough...
The silence never felt empty.
It was filled with footsteps.
The breeze drifting through the trees.
The occasional sound of cars passing.
And the quiet understanding that neither of you had to fill every second with words.
By the time the dorms came into view, the playlist had nearly ended.
You reluctantly handed the earbud back.
"...Thanks."
"Mhm."
"...Can I make a confession?"
Megumi raised an eyebrow.
“…Hm?”
"I think I liked listening to your music more than talking to you."
He clipped the earbud back into place.
"...I know."
"...You were supposed to be offended."
"...I'm not."
"...Why?"
He opened the dorm door, waiting for you to walk in first.
"...Because you'll ask again tomorrow."
You paused.
"...Will I?"
"...Mhm."
"..."
"...Maybe."
The next afternoon...
Before you'd even had the chance to ask—
Megumi silently held out one earbud.
You smiled as you took it.
Somehow...
It had already become part of the walk home.
a/n : I was gonna do Island In The Sun by Weezer but I felt homesick was cooler... don't come for me.... pls..
wait can we also talk about how i’m ranked unreal in fortnite now 🙏🙏🙏😛😛✌️✌️🐐
Not in an obvious way. He wasn't the type to announce that he wanted your company, and he certainly wasn't going to admit that he'd begun gravitating toward you.
But somehow, whenever you looked up there he was.
Across the training field, At the table beside yours during breakfast, Walking next to you on the way back from missions, Sitting close enough that your shoulders occasionally brushed.
It was almost strange, especially because Megumi wasn't particularly affectionate. At least, not with anyone else.
“Are you following me?” You stopped abruptly in the hallway.
“No.” Megumi, who had been walking beside you, stopped too.
You stared at him.
He stared back.
“You're going the same direction I am.”
“Yeah.” he answered like you were saying the most obvious thing ever
“You've been going the same direction I have for the last ten minutes.”
A pause.
“…We have class.” he deadpanned
“You have class in the opposite direction.”
Megumi's expression didn't change.
You raised an eyebrow.
He looked away. “Whatever.”
And then he continued walking.
You couldn't help but laugh as you caught up.
“Were you seriously following me?” you said smiling
“I said no.” he mumbled
“You're terrible at lying.” you smiled even harder
“I'm not lying.” he said a little louder
“You are.”
Megumi glanced at you.
For a second, something softened in his expression, Then his eyes moved away again.
“Just keep walking.”
You did.
Neither of you mentioned that he'd slowed his pace so you could walk beside him.
It got worse during training, Or better, Depending on who you asked.
Gojo had paired the two of you together again, which meant Megumi had spent the better part of the afternoon watching you.
Not training. Watching.
“You're staring again,” you said.
Megumi's brows pulled together.
“I’m watching your movements.”
“You've been watching me for five minutes and I haven't moved.”
“…You're distracting.”
You blinked.
Megumi seemed to realize what he'd just said.
His ears turned faintly red.
You smiled.
“Am I?”
“Forget it.”
He turned away.
You laughed.
“Megumi.”
“What?”
“You're cute when you're embarrassed.”
He froze.
Completely.
You hadn't expected the reaction.
His shoulders stiffened, and he stared straight ahead as though the training field had suddenly become the most fascinating thing he'd ever seen.
Then, quietly—
“Don't say things like that.”
“Why?”
He looked at you.
His expression was almost painfully serious.
“Because I like hearing it.”
Your smile disappeared.
For once, Megumi looked away first.
And then, as though admitting that hadn't been enough, he stepped closer.
Close enough that your arms brushed.
Neither of you moved.
Megumi looked down at your hand.
Then back at your face.
“You're staying after training, right?”
You frowned.
“I don't know. Why?”
His fingers twitched at his side.
“…Just stay.”
There was something almost vulnerable in the way he said it.
So you nodded.
“Okay.”
Megumi relaxed immediately.
His shoulders dropped.
And the smallest smile appeared on his face.
“Okay.”
He looked almost relieved.
Like he'd been waiting all day just to hear you say yes.
That's exactly how you found yourself in the situation you were in now, in Megumi's dorm, still flustered from being pushed back against the door as soon as it latched behind you and being kissed with such impatience like you might disappear any second.
He kissed down your neck “fuck been thinking about this all day” he mumbled against your skin.
This was new, actually foreign, he is emotionally constipated like Nobara once said and it's the same for in the bedroom, biting his lip to hold back his moans only letting the occasional groan of your name slip out.
When he dropped to his knees in front of your already flustered body, you let out a surprised sound, he looked up at you like you were his owner and he was a puppy begging for a treat. His eyes were so wide, his cheek pressed against your lower stomach.
“Gumi what has gotten into you” you said, reaching down and ruffling his already messy hair.
“Just need you, need you so bad it hurts” he whined out
“Yeah? What do you need?” you whispered down at him
“Your hand, your mouth, anything y/n just please” he said, his eyes getting even more puppy-like.
After that final please it was a blur, a blur of kissing so hard and fast teeth clashed, a blur of clothes getting stripped off and thrown somewhere and a blur of stumbling to the bed.
He was sprawled out on the bed while you were kneeled beside him on the plush surface, he was naked, already breathing heavy, chest already red, cock already hard and standing for you and all you did was kiss him.
“Please” he whimpered out
You bent over and let spit drip out of your mouth directly onto his length, as soon as it hit his hips bucked up. You wasted no time wrapping your hand around him, he immediately tensed up in pleasure letting out a long breathy moan.
“Gosh what's got you so worked up, gumi?” you said with a chuckle not stopping your movements
“Nghh i had a- fuck a dream about you” he struggled
“Yeah got you all needy for me hm?” you said tilting your head sideways at him
All you got in response was a nod and a whimper of your name, you leaned down and kissed your way around his abs and down his happy trail, you gave a quick kiss to his tip causing his body to thrash as he cursed.
Your tongue connected to his balls, hand still working on his length, his hand had left the sheets and now was gripping your back with such a tight grip you were for sure going to have a bruise tomorrow.
“Oh fuck y/n im gonna fuck im gonna cum” he called out his body thrashing even more now, you kept your movement on his cock the same, ypu tightiend your grip and sucked his balls harder, his body stilled and he cried out your name as you felt his warm seed spread over your face and hand. You pulled away from him smiling to see him eyes still scrunched up in pleasure, breathing heaver than before, and his cock still standing angry and red.
“Can you please sit on my dick” he whined out eyes still closed, hand still on your back grip still as tight.
You smirked and swung your leg over his hips to take your seat.
I accidentally wrote too much so i had to make it into two parts LOL. y/n is special grade obvi, and if there is any confusion on her technique i can make a separate post going over it!!
tw: fighting and blood
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The first thing you noticed about the abandoned building was the silence, not ordinary silence.
The kind that felt wrong, No traffic outside, No insects in the overgrown grass, Not even the faint hum of electricity from the streetlights. Just the quiet creak of the old building settling around you, You stood at the entrance, staring into the darkness.
"Four stories," Megumi said beside you.
You glanced at him, His hands were tucked into the pockets of his uniform jacket, his expression as unreadable as ever.
"Three confirmed victims. Two missing."
"Three missing," you corrected.
Megumi looked at you.
You pointed toward the darkness inside.
"There's another connection."
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"You sure?"
You smiled.
"You know I am."
He didn't argue.
He never did when it came to your technique. That was one of the things you liked about working with Megumi. He trusted you. Maybe a little too much.
You stepped over the threshold, The instant your foot touched the cracked tile, something shifted beneath your skin.
A faint pressure traveled through your fingertips.
There.
You closed your eyes.
Cursed energy spreads outward from you, not like a wave, but like invisible threads being cast through the building.
One connected the floor beneath your feet to the foundation, another stretched toward the broken staircase, another disappeared through the wall, and then you felt it.
A pulsing, twisted knot of cursed energy somewhere above you.
Your eyes opened.
"Fourth floor."
Megumi was already moving, You followed.
"You're awfully eager." you mutter quietly
"It's a curse." he murmured
"You usually complain more." you bite back a smile
"I complain plenty." he said
"Not tonight." you said smiling now
He glanced back at you, For half a second, his expression softened. Barely.
Anyone else would have missed it, You didn't, You never did.
You reached the second floor when a violent shriek echoed through the stairwell.
The walls trembled, Megumi stopped, You stopped behind him crashing into his back.
"Left," you said.
His head turned.
"There's nothing there."
"I know." you smirked
A beat, then Megumi stepped left.
A second later, the wall exploded, A mass of blackened limbs burst through the concrete, jaws opening far too wide as it lunged for him.
Megumi moved instantly, His shadow spilled beneath his feet.
"Divine Dog." he called out. The shikigami erupted from the darkness, Its jaws clamped around the curse's arm, The creature shrieked and tried to pull away. You raised your hand, Your fingers tingled. There were connections everywhere, The curse to the wall, The curse to its own arm, The curse to Divine Dog, And one particularly strong connection between the curse and the cursed energy it was gathering inside its body.
You focused.
"Found you."
Your thumb and middle finger pressed together, The connection snapped.
The curse's energy vanished, Its attack died before it could form.
Megumi didn't hesitate.
"Now."
You didn't need him to say it, You moved, Your cursed energy surged through the space between you.
Resonance, You saw the invisible threads, Every connection, Every relationship between objects, people, cursed energy, and space. Most sorcerers saw a room, You saw a web.
The curse was caught in your web, You reached toward the thread connecting its body to the floor and pulled.
The curse was ripped sideways, Megumi's Divine Dog lunged, The impact sent the curse crashing through the opposite wall.
Dust filled the hallway.
You coughed.
"That was my wall." you whined
Megumi looked at you.
"You're worried about the wall?" he muttered wiping sweat from his forehead
"It was load-bearing."
"You don't know that." He shook his head
"I don't need to."
He stared at you for a moment.
Then, very quietly
"Idiot."
You smiled.
There it was. Megumi's version of affection.
You turned away before he could see how much it affected you.
"You're welcome." he said quietly
"I didn't say thank you." you turned back looking at him with an annoyed expression
"You were going to." he said the corner of his mouth turning upward slightly
"I wasn't." you said crossing your arms
"You were thinking about it." he mumbled
"I wasn't." you said louder this time
You looked up at him.
"You're bad at lying."
"And you're annoying." His eyes narrowed as he spoke
"Still dating me, though." The words slipped out before you could stop them.
Silence, Your eyes widened.
Megumi's expression changed immediately, not much. Just enough.
His gaze flicked toward the stairwell, then toward the hallway, then back to you.
"You said that pretty loudly."
"Sorry."You lowered your voice.
"Someone could hear." he said between a sigh
"No one is here." you said in a mototoned voice
"That's not the point."
You smiled at his statement
"You worry too much." you muttered
Megumi stepped closer, Only one step, But it was enough, His fingers brushed yours for the briefest moment. A secret touch, Barely there, Then he pulled away.
"We're working." he said blankly
You stared at him giving him a dramatic confused expression
"You started it." you said pointing at him
"I didn't do anything." he said shrugging
"You literally held my hand." you say still pointing at him
"I brushed your hand." he deadpanned
"Same thing." you said shrugging
"No." he said shaking his head
You laughed quietly, For a moment, the curse almost seemed forgotten, Then the building shook, Both of you looked up.
Megumi's expression hardened.
"That wasn't the curse downstairs." he said quietly
You felt it too, The web of connections surrounding you suddenly tightened, Something enormous had moved above you, Something with enough cursed energy to make the entire building feel like it was holding its breath.
You looked at Megumi.
He looked at you.
"Fourth floor," you said.
He nodded.
You reached for the thread connecting yourself to him, Not consciously, You didn't have to, It was already there, Strong, Familiar, and steady.
Megumi's eyes flickered toward yours. You felt the smallest tug.
I'm here.
You smiled.
"Let's go." you whispered out
His shadow spread beneath his feet. "Stay close."
You stepped into the darkness beside him. "Always."
The fourth floor smelled like blood.
You knew it before you reached the top of the stairs.
Your fingers tingled, Connections, Dozens of them, No, Hundreds.
You stopped halfway up.
Megumi noticed immediately.
"What?"
You held up a hand.
"Don't move."
He froze.
You closed your eyes.
The building changed.
The darkness disappeared, Your cursed technique spread through the floor, and suddenly the world was no longer made of walls and doors, It was made of connections, The concrete beneath you connected to the walls, The walls connected to the ceiling, Dust connected to the floor, Old furniture connected to the rooms around it, And beneath all of it, Cursed energy, A tangled mass of it.
Your eyes opened.
"It's everywhere."
Megumi's expression sharpened.
"Meaning?"
"The curse isn't on the fourth floor."
A low rumble passed through the building.
You looked down.
"It's the fourth floor."
Megumi understood immediately.
His shadow spread beneath his feet.
"You think it's merged with the building." he asked
"I know it is."
Another tremor, The hallway ahead warped, The walls stretched, The floor buckled upward like something underneath it was breathing.
Megumi summoned Nue.
The shikigami appeared above him, wings spreading.
"Find the core."
Nue shot upward.
You watched the connection between the shikigami and Megumi stretch farther and farther.
Then, it snapped tight.
Your eyes widened.
"Right."
"What?" Megumi turned.
You pointed. "Three rooms down. Behind the wall."
He didn't question you, Megumi moved.
You followed, He slammed his palm against the wall.
"Divine Dog.” The shikigami tore through the concrete, the wall exploded, and something screamed.
Not human, Not entirely cursed, either, A massive eye opened inside the darkness.
You stared.
"Oh." Megumi's hand immediately moved toward you.
Not touching.
Just close enough.
"How bad?" he asked
You swallowed. "Special Grade."
His expression didn't change.
"Thought so."
The eye blinked, Then the entire hallway moved, The floor beneath your feet vanished.
You dropped.
"Y/N!"
You reached for Megumi, Your fingers caught his sleeve, Then both of you fell.
You hit something soft.
Megumi, He'd twisted in midair, You landed directly on top of him.
For a second, neither of you moved, His arms were around your waist, Your face was inches from his.
"You okay?" he asked.
You blinked.
"You're underneath me."
"I noticed."
"You caught me."
"Obviously."
"You could've gotten hurt."
"So could you."
You stared at him.
Even now, he looked annoyed.
You smiled.
"You love me."
His ears turned pink.
"Get off."
You laughed and climbed to your feet.
"That's a yes."
"It wasn't."
"It absolutely was."
"Can you two finish flirting later?"
You froze.
Megumi froze.
Both of you looked toward the voice.
Your stomach dropped.
There was no one there.
The curse was speaking.
Megumi immediately moved in front of you.
His shadow spread across the floor.
Your expression hardened.
"That wasn't funny."
The curse laughed.
Its voice echoed from every wall.
"You are connected."
Your smile disappeared, Megumi looked at you, You could feel it, The curse had noticed, Not your technique, Not your cursed energy.
You And Him.
The invisible thread between you suddenly burned against your senses, You grabbed Megumi's wrist.
"Don't let it touch that connection."
His eyes narrowed. "What happens if it does?"
You looked toward the darkness "I don't know."
The curse laughed again.
"Then let me show you."
The walls exploded.
Megumi's shadow swallowed the floor.
"Nue!"
The shikigami tore through the debris. At the same time, you raised both hands. The world is filled with threads, thousands of them. You grabbed the connections between the falling concrete and the ground, severed them, and the debris stopped, then you connected the pieces together.
The rubble slammed into the curse instead, Megumi moved through the opening, Divine Dog attacked from the left, Nue struck from above.
You redirected the curse's counterattack toward the ceiling, Megumi appeared behind it.
"Now." he called
You knew exactly what he meant,Your cursed energy surged.
You reached for the connection between the curse and the building, And pulled.
For the first time, the curse screamed in fear, Its body began separating from the walls.
Megumi's eyes widened. "Keep going."
"I'm trying."
The connection resisted, It was enormous, too strong. Your vision blurred, Blood began dripping from your nose.
Megumi noticed. "Stop."
"No."
"Y/N." he muttered out
"If I stop, it'll recover." you said quietly
"You're overdoing it."
"I can hold it." you reassured him
Your hands shook, The connection tightened, Pain shot through your skull, You heard Megumi swear.
Then his hand closed around yours, Warm, Firm, Steady.
"You don't have to do everything yourself." he said
You looked at him, His eyes were locked onto yours, No annoyance, No sarcasm, Just concern.
Your cursed energy steadied, The connection between you brightened, And suddenly You understood.
You weren't manipulating his cursed energy, You weren't borrowing his strength, You were synchronizing.
Your breathing matched, Your cursed energy matched, His shadow spread beneath both of you.
And your technique flowed through it.
Megumi's eyes widened slightly. "Again."
You smiled. "Together."
You pulled, Megumi summoned Divine Dog, The shikigami lunged, And the curse was ripped free, The curse hit the far wall hard enough to crack the concrete. For a moment, everything went still.
Dust drifted through the air, You stood beside Megumi, breathing hard, your hand still wrapped around his, Neither of you let go, Then the curse moved.
"Again," Megumi said.
You nodded.
The connection between the curse and the building was broken now, but the thing itself wasn't dead. It dragged itself upright, Its body was a grotesque mass of limbs and mouths, pieces of the building still embedded in its flesh. Black cursed energy poured from the cracks in its body.
You narrowed your eyes. "Something's wrong."
Megumi glanced at you.
"Regeneration?"
"No." You could see it.
The threads surrounding the curse were changing. It wasn't healing.
It was "Splitting."
The curse's body suddenly tore open, Three smaller curses crawled out.
Megumi swore. "You've got to be kidding."
You backed up. "Those aren't separate curses."
His eyes sharpened. "They're connected."
"Exactly."
The three smaller bodies moved simultaneously, One rushed Megumi, Another came straight for you, The third disappeared into the darkness.
Megumi's shadow spread beneath his feet.
"Rabbit Escape." A swarm of white rabbits erupted into the hallway.
The curse attacking you disappeared beneath the mass, You took a step back, Then you felt it.
A thread tugged at your wrist. Megumi.
You looked toward him, He was surrounded by rabbits and two curses.
"Left," you said.
He moved without hesitation, The curse's claws passed through the space where his head had been, Megumi ducked beneath the attack, Divine Dog appeared behind him, Its jaws closed around the curse.
At the same time, you reached toward the connection between the third curse and the shadows, Your fingers closed. Snap, The curse reappeared, Right in front of you, It lunged, You barely managed to raise your arm, The impact sent you flying backward.
"Y/N!"
Your back hit the wall,Pain exploded through your shoulder, You slid down, The curse turned toward you, Megumi's expression changed, It was subtle. But you knew him.
You knew exactly what that look meant, He was angry. Very angry.
"Don't." you muttered
You pushed yourself upright, Megumi didn't look at you.
"Don't what?" he questioned
"Do something stupid." you muttered
"I wasn't planning to."
"You were."
His eyes finally met yours.
"Stay there."
You rolled your eyes.
"Bossy."
He turned back toward the curse.
"Just stay there."
You almost smiled.
Almost.
Then the curse charged.
Megumi's shadow opened.
The curse fell straight through it.
"Now."
You understood.
You raised your hand, The curse's connection to the shadow beneath it became visible, You grabbed it.
Megumi pulled the shadow sideways, You pulled the curse in the opposite direction, For one perfect second, the two techniques worked together, The curse was stretched between them.
You severed the connection, Megumi's Divine Dog struck, The curse disappeared, Silence returned, You breathed out.
"One down."
Megumi looked at you. "You okay?"
"Fine."
"You're bleeding."
You touched your lip, Blood.
You wiped it away. "It's nothing."
He frowned, You knew that look.
"You always say that."
"And I'm usually right."
"You're usually not."
You smiled. "You're worried about me."
"I'm worried about finishing the mission."
"Sure."
His jaw tightened, You stepped closer. "Say it."
"No." he muttered
"Come on."
"No."
"You care about me."
Megumi looked away, His ears were red.
You grinned, Then you felt something, Your smile disappeared.
The connection between you and Megumi suddenly pulled tight, Hard.
You grabbed his wrist. "Wait."
He immediately stopped. "What?"
You stared into the darkness.
The final curse hadn't disappeared.
It was still there.
But it wasn't hiding, It was waiting.
And whatever it was doing, It was connected to something outside the building, Something enormous, Your stomach dropped.
"There's another presence."
Megumi's expression hardened. "Where?"
You looked toward the window. "Outside."
The glass shattered, Megumi grabbed your waist and pulled you backward as something enormous crashed through the wall. You landed against his chest. For one brief second, you forgot the mission entirely. His arm was around your waist, Your hand was pressed against his chest.
You could feel his heartbeat.Fast. Yours wasn't much better.
Megumi looked down at you. "You hurt?"
"No." you shook your head
"Good."
Neither of you moved, Then the curse growled.
Megumi sighed. "We really need to stop doing this."
You looked up at him. "Doing what?"
"Getting distracted."
You smiled. "You're the one holding me."
He immediately let go. "I was keeping you from getting hit."
"Of course."
He turned away. "Focus."
You laughed softly. "Yes, Megumi."
The curse roared, Megumi summoned his shikigami.
You raised your hands, The threads appeared again, This time, there were far more of them, And somewhere among them, You felt something you had never felt before.
A connection that wasn't merely between a curse and its surroundings, It was between the curse and something alive, Something watching, Something waiting, You stared into the darkness.
"Megumi."
"What?"
Your voice dropped. "This curse isn't the one we're supposed to kill."
He looked at you.
"It's bait."
The thing outside smiled.
And then the lights went out. For half a second, there was nothing, no sound, no movement, just darkness.
Then BOOM.
The entire floor shook, You stumbled.
"Megumi!"
"I’m here." His voice came from somewhere to your right.
Relief barely had time to settle in your chest before something tore through the darkness. You heard Megumi move.
A shadow opened.
"Divine—"
The impact came first, a violent crash, then silence.
"Megumi?"
Nothing.
Your heart stopped.
"Megumi!"
You ran toward where you'd last heard him, Your foot caught on debris, You fell forward, catching yourself against the floor, Your hands shook as you pushed yourself upright.
"Megumi!" Still nothing.
Then you felt it, His connection, Weak, Faint, But there, You followed it. Your fingers brushed against his uniform, You dropped to your knees, He was lying on his back, completely unconscious, Blood ran from his temple, His breathing was shallow. For one horrible second, your mind went completely blank.
It was enormous now, Its body had expanded beyond anything you'd seen before, limbs stretching into the walls, its cursed energy flooding the entire building, You looked back at Megumi, Then at the curse, Your eyes hardened.
"You did that."
The curse smiled.
"His connection to you is quite interesting."
You froze.
The curse tilted its head.
"I wondered what would happen if I broke it."
Something inside you went cold. "You didn't."
The curse laughed.
"You felt him disappear."
Your cursed energy surged, The floor cracked beneath your knees, The curse's smile widened.
"There it is."
You slowly stood.
"Shut up."
"You are frightened."
Your fingers curled.
"Shut up."
"You cannot protect him."
The air changed, You felt every connection in the room, The walls, The ceiling, The floor, The curse, Megumi, The building, The space between you, Everything, Normally, you had to choose, One connection, Then another. Careful. Precise. Controlled. But right now, You couldn't care less, Your cursed energy exploded outward, Every thread became visible, The curse stopped laughing.
"What—"
You reached toward the walls, And pulled, The entire building groaned, The curse's limbs were ripped away from the concrete, You reached toward the floor, The connection snapped, The curse stumbled, You reached toward its cursed energy, And severed it.
The curse screamed, You stared at your own hand, You had never been able to do that before, Not so completely, Not so easily.
Your technique had always required precision, Now you understood.
You weren't manipulating individual connections anymore, You were manipulating the web itself, The curse lunged, You raised your hand, Every connection between its body and the space around it tightened, It stopped midair, Its limbs trembled, You pulled your fingers together, The curse was slammed into the ground, Hard.
The entire fourth floor shook, You walked toward it, Blood began running from your nose, You didn't notice, The curse tried to move, You severed another connection, It screamed.
"You shouldn't be able to do this." You stared at it.
"I know." you smiled as another thread snapped.
"You shouldn't—"
"You're right." You reached toward the connection between the curse and the cursed energy sustaining its body, This one was different, Stronger, Deeper, It felt almost alive.
You gritted your teeth, Your vision blurred, You pulled, The connection resisted, You pulled harder, Something inside your head screamed, Blood ran down your face, You didn't stop.
Because behind you Megumi was still unconscious.
And you had never been more afraid in your life.
"You're not taking him from me."
The curse shrieked, You pulled again, The connection broke, The curse's body collapsed, For a moment, there was nothing.
Then a second presence emerged from the remains, You stared.
The real curse, Smaller, Faster, And much more dangerous.
It launched itself toward you, You didn't move, You simply raised your hand, The connection between you and the curse appeared.
You looked at it, then smiled.
"You should've stayed hidden." You closed your fist.
The curse was ripped out of the air and dragged toward you, It tried to resist, You pulled harder, It slammed into the ground at your feet, You stepped forward, Your cursed energy continued pouring out of you, The threads filled your vision, You could see everything. Every weakness. Every connection. Every possible path.
You could even see the connection between the curse and its own technique. You reached for it, And severed it, The curse went completely still, Then it began to disintegrate, The pressure disappeared, The building stopped shaking.
Silence. You stood there, breathing heavily.
Your knees finally gave out, You caught yourself against the wall.
For the first time, you looked back at Megumi, He hadn't moved.
Your heart clenched, You crawled toward him.
"Megumi."
Nothing, You placed your hand against his chest, His heartbeat was there, Steady.
You leaned forward until your forehead rested against his. "You scared me."
Your voice cracked. "You really fucking scared me."
You closed your eyes, And then, His fingers moved.
Barely, Your eyes opened.
"Megumi?"
His brow furrowed, His eyes slowly opened.
"...Y/N?"
You laughed, It came out halfway between a sob and a breath.
"Yeah."
He blinked up at you. "What happened?"
"You got knocked unconscious."
He frowned. "I did?"
"You did."
His eyes drifted over your face, then stopped.
"You're bleeding."
You wiped at your nose. "I'm fine."
His expression immediately hardened. "You always say that."
You smiled weakly. "And you're always annoying."
He tried to sit up, You pushed him back down.
"Don't."
"I'm fine."
"You're not."
He stared at you.
Then, quietly
"You were scared."
You froze.
Megumi's eyes stayed on yours.
"I could feel it."
Your smile disappeared.
"You were unconscious."
"I know."
"Then how—"
"Your connection."
You looked away.
"Oh."
His hand moved, His fingers found yours, He squeezed gently.
"You don't have to be afraid."
Your throat tightened. "You don't get to say that after you scared ten years off my life."
"I'm sorry."
You looked back at him, Megumi almost never apologized, Not like that.
You squeezed his hand. "Just don't do it again."
He closed his eyes. "I'll try."
You smiled. "That's not reassuring."
"It's the best you're getting."
You laughed quietly, And for a few seconds, the curse, the mission, and the danger outside disappeared.
There was only the two of you, Then Megumi opened his eyes.
"...Did anyone see?"
You blinked.
"See what?"
He glanced down at your joined hands.
You immediately let go. "Oh."
A pause.
"Right."
Megumi sighed. "We're still keeping this secret."
You looked at the unconscious curse lying several feet away.
Then back at him. "After everything that just happened, that's what you're worried about?"
His ears turned pink. "...Yes."
You smiled. "Idiot."
His fingers brushed yours again."Yeah."
And neither of you noticed the faint cursed energy lingering beneath the floor.
Because the mission wasn't over Not even close, For several seconds, neither of you moved, The curse was gone, Actually gone.
The oppressive weight that had filled the building had disappeared, leaving behind nothing but dust, broken concrete, and the faint ringing in your ears, You remained on your knees beside Megumi, Your hand was still pressed against his chest, His heartbeat was steady.
You let out a breath."Okay."
Megumi blinked slowly."What?"
"Nothing."You sat back. "I just needed to make sure you were still alive."
"I'm alive."
"You've said that already."
"And you're still worried."
"Obviously."
He pushed himself upright, You immediately caught his shoulder.
"Slowly."
"I can sit up."
"You just got knocked unconscious."
"I know."
"You could have a concussion."
"I don't."
"You don't know that."
Megumi looked at you. "You sound like Shoko."
"That's insulting."
A faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, Barely there, But you caught it, Then his eyes moved to your face.
The smile disappeared. "You're bleeding."
You touched beneath your nose.
Your fingers came away red. "Oh."
Megumi reached toward you, You instinctively leaned closer, His thumb wiped the blood from your upper lip, The touch was gentle, Far gentler than anything he had done during the fight.
You looked at him, He looked back.
For a moment, neither of you spoke, then
"You pushed Resonance too far."
You sighed. "Not this again."
"You almost collapsed."
"But I didn't."
"That's not the point."
You looked away, He was right, You knew he was right.
The heightened state had been different, Normally, Resonance was precise, Controlled, You chose what to manipulate, You chose how much cursed energy to use.
Back there, you hadn't chosen anything, You'd simply reached for everything, And everything had answered.
You stared at your hands. "I couldn't feel the limit."
Megumi's expression softened, "What do you mean?"
"When I was fighting it..." You flexed your fingers. "I could see everything."
He waited.
"Every connection in the building. Every movement. Every piece of cursed energy." You swallowed. "It was like there wasn't a limit anymore."
Megumi was quiet. "And now?"
You closed your eyes, You reached outward, Nothing, Your cursed technique responded, but sluggishly, Like a muscle that had been pushed far beyond exhaustion.
"Now it feels like my technique is asleep."
Megumi nodded. "Then don't use it."
You opened your eyes. "We still have to finish the mission."
"The curse is dead."
"There's still a barrier."
He looked around, the building was still standing, technically, Though several walls had collapsed, the remaining cursed energy was slowly dissipating, Megumi stood.
"We can leave."
You tried to stand, Your legs immediately buckled, Megumi caught you around the waist, You grabbed his shoulders.
"Okay." He looked down at you. "You're done."
"I can walk."
"You just proved you can't."
"I tripped."
"Your legs gave out."
"Same thing."
"No."
You sighed. "You're annoying."
"So I've been told." He didn't let go. You looked at his arms around you.
Then at him. "You know, if anyone from school saw this..."
"They'd think you're injured."
You raised an eyebrow. "That's what you're going with?"
Megumi's ears turned slightly pink. "What else would they think?"
You smiled. "Nothing."
You rested your head against his shoulder, Just for a second, Neither of you said anything.
Then Megumi spoke quietly.
"We need to get out before the building collapses."
"Yeah.”
He adjusted his grip, then lifted you.
You stared at him. "Megumi."
"What?"
"You could have just helped me walk."
"You couldn't walk."
"I could have."
"You couldn't."
You folded your arms. "I hate you."
"No, you don't."
Your mouth twitched. "...No. I don't."
He carried you toward the stairwell, The building groaned around you, You looked over his shoulder. "Do you think anyone noticed?"
"Noticed what?"
"Us."
Megumi glanced down at you. "We've been careful."
"You got knocked unconscious protecting me."
"I was fighting a curse." he muttered
"You caught me twice."
"You were falling."
"You held my hand."
His expression went blank. "I don't remember that."
"You absolutely did."
"I was unconscious."
"Before that."
He looked away. "...You're imagining things."
You laughed. "You're terrible at this."
"At what?"
"Hiding that you love me." He was silent.
Then, very quietly, "Keep your voice down."
You smiled. "See?"
"You're impossible."
"And you're still carrying me."
"Because you're injured."
"Sure."
Megumi sighed, But he didn't put you down, And as the two of you made your way through the ruined building, his grip never loosened, Not once, The walk back was quiet, Mostly, Megumi carried you through the ruined building with one arm beneath your knees and the other supporting your back, You had stopped arguing somewhere around the second floor, Not because you had admitted he was right, You simply didn't have the energy.
Your head rested against his shoulder, Every step made the pounding behind your eyes worse, You closed your eyes.
"Almost there," Megumi said.
You hummed in response, then something warm gathered in the back of your throat.
You swallowed, It didn't go away, You coughed, Once, Twice, Megumi stopped.
"You okay?"
You nodded against him. "Yeah."
Another cough tore through your chest, You covered your mouth, When you pulled your hand away, there was blood across your palm.
Megumi went completely still. "...Y/N."
You looked down. "Oh."
Another cough, More blood, Megumi's grip tightened around you.
"We're going back."
"I'm fine."
"No."
"I'm—" You coughed again.
Megumi turned around, You blinked.
"What are you doing?"
"Changing plans."
"Megumi—"
"We're going straight to Shoko."
"We need to report the mission."
"I'll report it."
"You can't just carry me all the way back."
He started walking. "Apparently I can."
You frowned. "You're injured too."
"I'm fine."
"You hate when I say that."
"I know." Despite yourself, you smiled.
"You hypocrite."
He didn't answer, His pace quickened, You could feel the tension in his arms, He was scared, Megumi was rarely obvious about his emotions, But you knew him, You could feel the way his heartbeat had accelerated, The way his jaw was clenched, The way his fingers kept adjusting against your back, checking that you were still conscious.
You reached up and touched his cheek. "I'm okay."
His eyes flicked toward you. "Don't say that."
"Why?"
"Because you don't know."
You went quiet. He looked ahead again.
"You don't get to decide you're fine when you're coughing up blood."
Your fingers curled lightly into his uniform. "Okay."
His expression softened for half a second, then hardened again.
"Stay awake."
"I'm awake."
"Keep talking."
"About what?"
"Anything."
You smiled weakly. "You're worried."
"Yes."The answer came so quickly that you actually blinked.
Megumi seemed to realize what he'd said, His ears turned pink. "...Obviously."
You rested your head against his shoulder again, "You're cute when you're worried."
"Don't."
"You're blushing."
"I'm not."
"You are."
"Y/N."
You smiled, then your eyes drifted shut.
"Hey." Megumi's voice changed immediately.
"Open your eyes."
You forced them open. "I'm here."
"Good." His grip tightened. "Stay with me."
You nodded, The rest of the walk blurred together.
The doors to Jujutsu High's infirmary slammed open.
"Shoko!" Megumi's voice echoed through the room.
You barely registered the movement around you, The smell of antiseptic, The lights, Someone pulling a curtain aside.
Then "Oh."
A familiar voice.
"That's not the welcome-back I was expecting." Gojo stood near the window. His blindfold was still in place. But you knew immediately that his attention was completely on you.
Megumi stopped. "She needs treatment."
Gojo's expression lost its usual playfulness. "Put her down."
Megumi carefully lowered you onto the nearest bed, The second his hands left you, you felt strangely cold.
Shoko appeared beside you "How much blood?"
Megumi answered before you could, "She started coughing it up on the way back."
"How long ago?"
"About three minutes."
"Any loss of consciousness?"
"No."
You lifted a finger. "Almost."
Megumi looked at you.
"You were falling asleep."
"I was tired."
Shoko gave you a look.
"Don't make me join Fushiguro."
You smiled weakly.
"Everyone's so dramatic."
Gojo walked closer.
He stopped beside the bed.
"Y/N."
You looked at him.
His expression was unusually serious.
"How much did you push your technique?"
You hesitated.
Megumi looked at you.
Gojo waited.
"...A lot."
"That's not a number."
"I don't know."
Gojo's jaw tightened.
"Did Resonance go beyond your normal output?"
You nodded.
"Yes."
"How far?"
You swallowed.
"I could see everything."
Gojo went silent.
Shoko looked up.
"What does that mean?"
You stared at the ceiling.
"The entire building."
Your voice was quieter now.
"Every connection."
Megumi's eyes narrowed.
"She said there wasn't a limit."
Gojo's expression changed.
"That's what I was afraid of."
You looked toward him.
"What?"
Gojo reached up and removed his blindfold.
His blue eyes met yours.
"When a cursed technique evolves under extreme stress, sometimes the user temporarily loses the boundaries they've built around it."
You frowned.
"So?"
"So," Gojo said quietly, "you didn't just increase your output."
He looked at your bloodstained hand.
"You bypassed your technique's normal restrictions."
The room went silent.
Megumi stared at you. "Can she do that again?"
Gojo's expression hardened. "That's exactly what we don't know."
Shoko began examining you. "Blood pressure's low."
Megumi immediately moved closer. "What does that mean?"
"It means she needs to stay still."
"I'm staying."
Shoko glanced at him. "I wasn't talking to you."
Megumi didn't move, You reached toward him, Your fingers caught his sleeve.
"Hey."
He looked down. "I'm okay."
His eyes narrowed. "You really need a new line."
You smiled faintly. "Maybe."
Gojo watched the exchange. His expression became suspicious, very suspicious.
He tilted his head.
"Hm."
Megumi immediately looked at him. "What?"
Gojo's smile slowly returned. "Nothing."
You knew that look, so did Megumi. Neither of you liked it.
Gojo turned toward the door. "Shoko, I'll leave her with you."
Then he paused. "And Fushiguro?"
Megumi looked up.
"Yeah?"
"You're not leaving until I know exactly what happened."
Megumi nodded. "Fine."
Gojo smiled. "Good." He walked out.
The door closed behind him, Silence, You looked at Megumi, He looked at you,
"...He knows."
Your stomach dropped.
"Know what?"
Megumi's expression was grim. "That we're hiding something."
You stared at the closed door. "...We're screwed."
Megumi sighed. "Probably."
And from the hallway outside Gojo laughed.
The infirmary had gone quiet, The kind of quiet that only came after something terrible had already happened, Shoko sat behind her desk, sorting through paperwork with one hand while scrolling through her phone with the other, Megumi sat in the chair beside your bed, He hadn't moved much since you'd been brought in, You were asleep now, Your breathing was slow and even, your face turned slightly toward the wall, For the first time since the mission, Megumi allowed himself to relax, Only slightly.
The door opened, Gojo stepped inside.
"Alright."
Megumi looked up
"Ready?"
"Not particularly."
Gojo pulled a chair around and sat backward in it. "Give me the report."
Megumi straightened. "The mission was supposed to be a Grade One curse."
Gojo's expression immediately changed.
"And?"
"It wasn't."
Shoko continued working at her desk. "Obviously."
Megumi ignored her.
"The curse had assimilated into the building. It was using the structure itself as an extension of its body."
Gojo nodded.
"That explains the readings."
"It split into multiple bodies."
"How many?"
"Three."
"Then?"
"We destroyed them."
Gojo tilted his head. "All of them?"
Megumi hesitated.
"The main body."
"That's not what I asked."
"There was something else."
Shoko finally looked up. "Something else?"
Megumi nodded. "After the curse was exorcised, we found a barrier underneath the building."
Gojo's expression became serious.
"What kind of barrier?"
"Old."
"How old?"
"Couldn't tell."
Gojo leaned forward.
"And what's inside?"
"We didn't find out."
"Why?"
"The building started collapsing."
Gojo sighed. "Of course it did." Megumi glanced toward you.
do u tbink you’d write itafushi x reader but omegaverse and also do u write wlw stuff? I’d love to see a nobara or maki fic coming from u ur writings literally so good 🫰
Yes I would absolutely write itafushi x reader abo!! I've actually been thinking about it recently so yes I would !!
As for the wlw I wouldn't say im against it! I think it's definitely something I could get behind doing! I've never actually written one of those before, so I will have to read some and then get back to you on writing it !!
