Where he draws the line | p1
Being loved by the strongest is complicated.
Being married to him as a sorcerer from a despised clan makes you dangerous.
But no one is foolish enough to cross the line of an utterly devoted man, right?
CW / Fic tags: NSFW. Married couple/Established relationship. Plot & Smut. Possessiveness. Vaginal sex, vaginal fingering, praise kink, creampie, oral sex (f and m rec), inappropiate use of cursed technique, fluff, hurt/comfort. Satoru Gojo goes insane
The first week after the wedding, Satoru Gojo stopped pretending he had any self-control. Not that heād had much to begin with. But now? Now he didnāt even try.Ā
He was fairly certain he was going to live in a permanent honeymoon state forever. And honestly, he wasnāt complaining.
āYouāre being obnoxiousā you murmured under your breath, keeping your tone carefully neutral as he leaned down behind you, his chin settling comfortably on your shoulder. His weight was lazy, both arms draped around your waist like heād decided this was his new default position.
āMmm-no,ā he corrected lightly, breath warm against your ear āIām being a married manāĀ
You kept your eyes forward, expression composed, because the second you acknowledged the fact that Satoru Gojo was practically purring into your neck in front of the entire staff, you would lose whatever dignity you still had left.
You met him at Jujutsu High, back when you were nothing more than two stupid teenagers with too much power and even less sense. It hadnāt been instant. Not even close.
You were a year younger, and he behaved like he owned the placeāwhich, in hindsight, maybe he did. Still, that wasnāt the point.
Then came shared missions. Long nights. Close calls. Feelings you hadnāt planned onāfeelings Satoru had made very sure would take root.
And now here you were. Married. Seven days in.
He squeezed your waist once ā absentmindedly possessive. You pinched his wrist in retaliation.
He grinned. You didnāt need to see it, you could hear it in the way his shoulders shifted, smug and pleased with himself.
You finally slipped out of his hold just enough to turn and look at him.
āDidnāt you have a class to teach or something?ā
āHm?ā one hand came up to his chin, thoughtful āI donāt thāā
āSensei.ā Megumiās voice cut in before he could finish ā flat, cold, and deeply unimpressed.Ā
He stood a few feet away, posture straight, expression carved from stone as always. His dark eyes are fixed squarely on Gojoās face.
āStop behaving like a teenager and come teach the classā he says evenly. āWeāre waiting.ā
Thereās a beat of silence.
Slowly, you look up at your husband.
Megumiās gaze shifted then ā just slightly ā and softened when it landed on you.
āMrs. Gojoā he says, bowing his head a fraction.
āIn my defense,ā Satoru says thoughtfully, āI forgot.ā
Megumi exhaled through his nose.
āYou didnāt forget,ā he replied flatly. āYou ignored it.ā
Satoru grinned, shameless.
Megumi looked like he was reconsidering every life decision that led him here.
āSenseiā he said again, warning creeping into his tone.
You stepped back, folding your arms. āGo. Teach.ā
Satoru sighed like heād been asked to endure something truly unbearable ā but before moving, he leaned down and pressed a quick, warm peck to your lips.
Casual. Unapologetic. In front of Megumi.
āYouāre doing that on purposeā you muttered
āOf course I amā Satoru replied brightly.
He finally stepped away, squeezing your hand once more. You smiled, shaking your head as you watched his broad back stroll off toward the exit without a care in the world.
āLetās go, Megumiiiiā he sing-songed as he passed his student.
But Megumi didnāt follow immediately.
He lingered by the doorway, posture relaxed, expression unreadable.
You looked at him, resisting the urge to tell him he didnāt need to be so formalāneither you nor Satoru caredābut Megumi was endearingly respectful, so you let him have it.
āMegsā you answered, tilting your head.
āHeās worse lately.ā
You blinked once. Then raised an eyebrow. āWorse?ā
āMoreā¦ā He hesitated, searching for the word. āā¦attached.ā
A soft huff escaped you before you could stop it. āHeās always been attached.ā
Megumiās gaze dropped for half a second, then returnedāsharp. Certain.
The words settled heavier than they should have, and you didnāt answer right away.
There was something different. Something that had crept in quietly beneath the teasing and theatrics, beneath the hands on your waist and the shameless affection.
Something denser. More deliberate. Protective, yesābut not playful. Watchful. Like he was constantly counting exits. Like he was listening for threats that hadnāt arrived yet.
You straightened without realizing it, shoulders squaring.
āDonāt worry,ā you said, offering Megumi a small smile. āIāll fix it.ā
Youād known Megumi since he was six years oldāplayed with him, walked him to school, watched him grow. You knew him well enough to recognize concern when he buried it. And the last thing you wanted was for him to feel responsible for something that wasnāt his to carry.
He studied you for another second, then nodded once. Without another word, he turned and headed inside.
You stayed where you were.
And for just a split secondāyou felt it again.
Like someone, somewhere, was watching.
Nanami found you where he always did when your thoughts grew heavy.
A quiet corner of the campus, far enough from the main buildings that the noise faded into something distant. Youād started coming here years ago, back when you were still studentsāback when you and Nanami were simply classmates learning how to survive the system.
Same year. Same rank. Same expectations.
Your friendship had been built in silence, shared exhaustion, and the unspoken understanding of what it meant to be useful to the wrong people.
You were leaning against the railing when he approached, his glasses catching the late afternoon light before he removed them.
āYouāre thinking too loudlyā he said, resting his forearms beside yours against the cool metal.
That earned a quiet huff of a laugh. āThat obvious?ā
āWith you?ā he replied. āYes.ā
For a moment, neither of you spoke. Nanami didnāt pushāhe never did. He waited, patient as always.
He was the person you trusted most after Satoru. And right now, the only one you could speak to freely.
āI feel like the higher-ups have been circling,ā you said eventually. āNot openly. Just⦠watching.ā
Nanami turned his head slightly, jaw tightening almost imperceptibly.
āTheyāre unsettled.ā
āBecause of Satoru,ā you said.
āBecause of youā he corrected gently.
You closed your eyes for a moment.
Your technique had never been flashyāno explosions, no spatial distortions. Just amplification. Pure. Terrifying. When you touch another sorcerer, their attacks become absolute. No misfires. No wasted effort.
And power like that had always made people nervous.
Your clan had never fit neatly into jujutsu politics either. Old, but not obedient. Powerful, but uninterested in tradition for traditionās sake. Theyād refused council seats that demanded compliance. Refused marriages arranged for optics.
The higher-ups had done everything they could to keep the Ataru at the edges.
Until you married Satoru Gojo.
āAn Ataru married a Gojoā Nanami said quietly. āAnd not just any Gojo āhim. ā he paused only a fraction before adding āThey wonāt forgive thatāĀ
āNoā you murmured, tucking a loose strand of hair behind your ear.
Silence settled againāheavier this time.
āThey donāt like that an Ataru now has accessā Nanami continued
You werenāt just married to a Gojo. You were married to Satoru. The strongest sorcerer alive. A man the higher-ups couldnāt control, punish, or touch.
āI wonāt abandon my clan,ā you said. āAnd I wonāt apologize for my marriage.ā
āI wouldnāt expect you to.ā
From somewhere deeper in the campus, Satoruās voice carriesāloud, dramatic, unmistakable.
Nanamiās gaze flicked briefly in that direction. When it returns to you, it lingers.
āHe will protect youā he says. Not reassuring. Just stating a fact.
You donāt answer. But he notices the way your shoulders have gone rigid. The way your hand tightens against the railing, knuckles paling slightly. Your gaze drops, lashes lowering as your brow knits without you meaning to.
He exhales quietly. He has always been good at reading what people donāt say.
āYou donāt want him toā he says after a moment.
The words catch you off guard. You look up at him, surprised āBecause heās right, and because you hadnāt let yourself put it into words yet.
Megumiās voice echoes in your head.Ā
Not the affection. Not the attention. The weight behind it. The way Satoruās presence sharpens when heās around you.
āHe already carries enough,ā you say āJust.. being who he is.ā
You vaguely hear Nanami say your name, but it barely registers.
āI donāt want to be another thing he needs to get his hands dirty for.ā
Nanami studies you for a second longer.
āIf you canātāor donāt want toātalk about it with him,ā he says evenly, āat least trust me. Donāt fight this alone.ā
Itās brief. Barely noticeable. But itās there.
āThank youā you say quietly.
Nanami inclines his head once, accepting it without comment.
When you finally turn and walk back toward the building, your gaze drops to the ring on your finger.
And the terrifying reminder of what Satoru Gojo is capable of when something matters to him.
Morning light poured in through the penthouse windows, catching on bare skin, rumpled silk sheets, and the solid weight of Satoru above you.
āToruā you warned, already breathless, hands still tangled in his hair.
āYes, wife?ā he replied, lifting his head just enough to look at you, those devastatingly bright eyes fixed on your face from where he was settled between your ribs, completely unbothered.
Heād already fucked you as a good morning, and then decided you wouldnāt be escaping the bed. Or him.
āI have a meetingā you grumbled, palms pressing uselessly against his shoulders. He was all lean muscle and stubbornness. āIf Iām late because my husband decided to be a menace before breakfast, Iām blaming you.ā
āWhat are you talking about?ā he said, shamelessly grinning āIām having breakfast exactly right now.ā
Then his tongue dragged in one slow, deliberate lick along your sternum.
āFour years together and I still canāt get enoughā he murmured against your skināand proved it a second later, shifting just enough to press himself into you.Ā
You gasped, before you could stop yourself, fingers tightening in his nape.
And youād known exactly what you were signing up for when you married him.
His mouth found your neck, warm and open, while one large hand slid down to your hip, fingers spreading possessively, grounding himself while keeping you still.
āAre you bored of me yet?ā he murmured, grinding once more, a low sound slipping from his throat as his nose brushed your jaw.
This was the side of Satoru the world never sawāthe raw, needy hunger of a man who spent his life being treated like a god and only felt human when he was tangled in your sheets. Infinity off. Blindfold gone. A small, fragile bubble where he was just a husband enjoying his wife.
āI could neverā you breathed, caressing his cheek āBut I have to goāĀ
He leaned into your touch before resting his forehead against yours, breath warm, familiar. For a moment, neither of you moved. Thenāreluctantlyāhe eased back
āJust because itās sexy,ā he said, smirking, voice low and lazy āyou going to work while I stay home playing housewife, begging you to stay.ā
You snorted softly, thumb brushing along his jaw.
āThatās crazy. Anyone would think the Six Eyes user might actually have a lot of work to do.ā
āNever heard that beforeā he replied smoothly, unfazed.
You laughed, the sound light, and tugged the robe closed as you finally stood. His eyes followed the movement with open appreciation, head tilting slightly like he was committing the image to memory.
You leaned down again, unable to help yourself, capturing his mouth in one last slow kiss. He responded instantly, hands coming up to your waist, pulling you closer like he still wasnāt done with you.Ā
āYouāll be late tooā you warned lightly against his lips, half a tease, half genuine.
āIām the strongest,ā he said easily, mouth brushing yours again. āI can afford it.ā
āYou married me anywayā
You sighed, forehead dropping briefly against his shoulder, smiling despite yourself.
āCanāt argue with thatā
When you finally pulled away, you felt itāthe warmth, the safety. The last uncomplicated moment of your day.
Youād already finished reading the folder by the time you spoke. The papers now lay closed on the desk between you and Yaga.
āA support assignment,ā you said, eyes still on the folder.
Yaga remained quiet, hands folded on the desk.
āFor a grade one sorcererā you added, skepticism threading your voice.
āWhy me?ā The question lingered in the air for only a heartbeat before you shook your head onceāa small, humorless motion.
āNo,ā you corrected yourself quietly. āActually, I know why.ā
Yaga didnāt interrupt. He simply waited, eyes steady, as if he already knew the shape your thoughts would take. As if heād watched you learn to trace them years ago.
āMy cursed technique almost guarantees success for any sorcererās strikeā you continued, almost absentmindedly.Ā
Yaga didnāt react. He didnāt need toāyouād had this conversation in pieces years ago. He had been the one to help you understand it in the first placeāback when you were still clumsy with your cursed energy
āBut itās most effective when paired with lower-grade sorcerers,ā you continued. āIt corrects their cursed energy output. It removes the margin for failure.ā
You paused, fingers curling slightly against the arm of the chair.
āWith Nanami,ā you went on, more carefully, āthereās nothing to compensate for. Heās more than capable of handling this alone.ā
Silence settled between youāheavy, but not uncomfortable.
āNot only that,ā you added, because accuracy mattered, āIād be a nuisance. This assignment doesnāt require me.ā
āThe order came with specific instructions,ā he continued. āThey requested a sorcerer.ā
Your jaw tightened, just slightly. It was a reaction you didnāt bother hiding. It wasnāt a surprise for either of you.
āThe mission is in a few days. I canāt cancel it or alter the assignmentā Yaga said. āBut I can make sure youāre not walking in blind.ā
You looked down at the folder again, though there was nothing new to see. You hesitatedājust barelyābefore speaking.
āThey think theyāre subtle,ā you said. āBut this doesnāt look procedural.ā
āThatās exactly why Iām worried,ā Yaga replied. You understood immediately what he meant.
āI donāt want Satoru to knowā you said, voice low but steady. āI donāt want him intervening.ā
He studied you for a long momentānot as your principal, not as your superior, but as someone who had watched you grow from a reckless first-year into something far more dangerous. And far more exposed.
āYouāre asking me to withhold information that concerns you from Satoru Gojoā he said evenly. āAre you aware of that?ā
āIām asking you to trust me,ā you replied.
āAnd I do,ā Yaga said at last.
The words werenāt light. They carried responsibility.
āBut you wonāt underestimate them,ā he continued. āIf anything changesāā
āIf this stops being manageableāā
āIāll tell you,ā you said immediately. No hesitation.
He studied you a moment longer, searching for cracks that werenāt there. Then he nodded once.
But the quiet understanding that something had begun movingācarefully, deliberatelyāwhether any of you liked it or not, lingered long after.
You rested two fingers against Inumakiās shoulderājust long enough for your ritual to take holdāthen stepped back.
Youād been working like this for weeks. Inumakiās technique had always been particularly brutal on himself; every command exacted a price, every word tore something from his own body. Precision mattered. Control mattered. And todayāfinallyāit held.
The command detonated through the training grounds with surgical accuracy. No backlash. Nothing wasted. Nothing misaligned.
When it was over, Inumakiās hand flew to his throat on instinct.
No pain. No tearing burn.
He looked at you, eyes wide, and relief washed over his expressionāsoft, unguarded.
āSalmon?ā you said, smirking as you spoke his language.
āSalmonā he replied, cheeks faintly flushed.
You laughed softly. āPerfect. Go rest.ā
He bowed quickly, a little clumsy with excitement, before hurrying off toward the dorms.
You watched him go, warmth settling in your chestāquiet pride, simple and deeply satisfying. Beyond exorcising curses, moments like this were exactly why you stayed. Why you kept doing this job.
Your phone rang, the sound cutting cleanly through the calm you hadnāt realized you were holding onto.
Nanamiās name lit up the screen. You closed your eyes for a brief second before answering.
āI was informed this morning,ā he said once you picked up, skipping pleasantries entirely, āthat your name was added to my upcoming assignment.ā
You knew that tone. Years of friendship had taught you how to recognize when his anger was carefully restrained.
You turned slightly, lowering your voice out of habit, even though no one else was close enough to hear.
āYeah,ā you said. āI figured youād find out.ā
āThis isnāt standard procedure,ā Nanami continued. āThey know very well I donāt need an amplifier.ā
You exhaled through your nose.
āIāll go. They want me thereā you said, already anticipating where this was headed. āIām not going to disappear. I can fight. I can exorcise. I can handle myself.ā
āFor them, itās a win either way,ā you went on āTheyāll discredit me if I donāt do my job wellācall it inefficiencyāeven when they know theyāre sending me to a mission Iām not needed in the first place. And on the other hand,ā you added, more bitterly āthey get the chance to see me hurt.ā
āItās not fair. And I wonāt letāā
āI want you to treat me like Iām not thereā you cut in.
āIf you prioritize me,ā you continued, firmer now āif you adjust your movements or your decisions because of meāthen they get exactly what they want.ā
A long breath came through the line.
āYou understandā Nanami said slowly āthat the moments youāre amplifying me, you wonāt be able to defend yourself.ā
āAnd youāre still intending to amplify me,ā he went on, voice tight, āwhile asking me not to cover you.ā
āIf Iām going,ā you said quietly, resolute āthen Iām going to do my job.ā
Two days had passed since your meeting with Yaga and the call with Nanami.
Two days during which you had triedāreally triedānot to let the conversation replay itself in endless loops inside your head.
You buried yourself in routine. Morning classes. Stacks of mission reports waiting for your signature. Faculty meetings where the same three voices dominated the room while everyone else nodded and pretended to take notes. Familiar motions. Predictable rhythms. Things you could control.
That morning, you had finally spoken to Satoru about the upcoming mission.
You had left out the part where your name appeared on the support rosterānot because anyone needed your particular skill set, but because someone had requested you specifically. You omitted the detail that youād be supporting Nanami unnecessarily, assigned to a role that didnāt actually require you.
In reality, you knew exactly how it would look through your husbandās eyes. And you knew he would be right.
I donāt want him to be another thing he needs to get his hands dirty for.
You had said those words to Nanami without hesitation. And you had meant them.
By the time the sky began to dim into early evening, exhaustion had settled into your bones. It was almost six when you finally left the building, mentally listing the groceries you still needed to pick up before heading home.
You were halfway when a figure detached itself from the covered walkway.
You stopped, and slowly turned.
You recognized the intermediary immediatelyāone of the elders who never quite reached the inner circle but carried their messages with almost religious precision.Ā
You offered a courteous nod and ignored the deliberate omission of your married name. They had all done it at first. Some still did. A quiet, stubborn refusal. A reminder that, in their eyes, Ataru's blood still ran in your veins and that was all that mattered.
āWe will be requiring a formal review,ā he continued, tone measured and unhurried, āof your operational role moving forward.ā
You tilted your head just enough to signal curiosity rather than alarm.
āYour marriage constitutes a significant shift in existing power alignments.ā
You understood immediately. Satoru and you were expecting it since the wedding announcements went out.Ā
Of course they were going to keep an eye on you. To make sure an Ataru who now belonged to the Gojo family didnāt interfere more than expected. To keep a rein on an amplifier who had married the strongest sorcerer aliveāa man who already stood at the pinnacle of power without any amplification at all.
āYouāre concerned about a conflict of interest,ā you said calmly, almost conversationally.
The elder didnāt deny it. He inclined his head a fractionāconfirmation and dismissal wrapped into one small gesture.
āWe believe a reassessment is appropriate.ā
You felt the shift before you saw him.
Not a sound. Not a footstep. Just a sudden density in the air behind you, like the atmosphere itself had thickened.
Satoru stood several paces away, white hair catching the dying light, dark glasses firmly in place. He had clearly been on his way home.
Now every line of him radiated something lethal, leashed only because he want it to be. The elder clearly stiffened at the new unexpected presence
āMy values and my judgment havenāt changed.ā you said firmly
The elder recovered quickly, though his eyes flicked once to Satoru before returning to you.
āThat remains to be evaluated.ā
Satoru laughed, stepping closer with lazy confidence.
āEvaluate me instead,ā he suggested lightly, as if recommending a restaurant. āSince Iām the conflict, clearly.ā
āWe are well aware of your position and capabilities, Gojo.ā
Two words. The Infinity flexed. The courtyard lanterns flickered once, as if the bulbs had momentarily forgotten how electricity worked.
You moved without thinking, your hand lifting toward Satoruās chestāright over his heart. Infinity stopped you just short of contact, but it didnāt matter. The message landed anyway.
He looked down at your hand first. Then at your face.
He knew somewhere beyond the quiet campus, behind closed doors and carefully measured conversations, men with too much authority began calculating risk. But here, in the fading light, with his attention whollyādangerouslyāfocused on you, Satoru Gojo wasnāt thinking about politics. He was thinking about you, and the catastrophic mistake of anyone who mistook you for a weakness.
So he smiled againāslow and deliberateā and let the pressure ease.
āOf course,ā he said brightly, voice slipping back into its familiar lightness. āOversight. Committees. Reports. Love that for us.ā
The elder bowed stifflyāmore reflex than respectāand retreated down the walkway, his measured pace doing very little to disguise how quickly he wanted distance between himself and the two of you.
You waited until the sound of his footsteps disappeared completely.
Only then did you lower your hand.
The word left your mouth softer than you intended, but it didnāt tremble.
āDonāt what?ā he asked.
The courtyard felt too open all of a sudden. Too exposed. You were awareāacutelyāof how easily he could turn this into something irreversible. How thin the line was between restraint and spectacle.
You knew, and you had expected it. The scrutiny. The political recalibration. The quiet attempts at pressure disguised as procedure. You had known they would try to test you. Test him. Test the space between you.
You had walked into it willingly.
āTheyāre underestimating you.ā
āAnd you?ā you asked softly. āAre you underestimating me?ā
You asked because it mattered. You werenāt shrinking. You werenāt flinching. And you needed to know that he saw that.
His eyes sharpened immediately.
You stepped closerāclosing the last of the distance so there was no ambiguity left between you.
āThis is manageable,ā you said. āItās annoying. Itās intrusive. But itās manageable.ā
He studied you for a long moment. The way he sometimes looked at unfamiliar cursed techniques right before dismantling them
āYou knew this would happen,ā he said quietly.
āYes.ā you answered without hesitation.
āAnd you married me anyway.ā
There it was. A confirmation.
Something flickered across his expression, and you barely had time to breathe before the world folded.
There was no warningājust the sudden, disorienting snap of space collapsing. The penthouse materialized in a blur of glass and twilight, and before your mind could catch up, Satoru had you pinned against the cool glass of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Tokyo glittered thousands of feet belowādistant, irrelevant. All you could feel was the radiator heat of his body pressed flush against yours.
You really looked at him then. At the tight set of his jaw. At the sharp, dangerous focus behind the lenses of his glasses. At the way all that power narrowed until it was only you.
āWhat did we talk about,ā you said breathlessly, āteleporting me home without warning?ā
āRight now, I donāt care.ā His voice dropped into a rough register that sent a sharp ache straight through you. āThey donāt get to touch you.ā
He still hadnāt used his hands. Just his weight. His chest rising and falling against yours.
āThey donāt even get to look at you like youāre something they can put on a scale.ā
āI handled it,ā you said, pulse finally catching up. Your fingers trembled as you hooked them into his collar. āYou saw that.ā
āI saw a dead man walking,ā he corrected. He leaned closer, mouth hovering inches from yours, breath warmācoffee and something rawer beneath it. āYou were too polite. Too professional. Youāre too good for them.ā
āYou donāt get to go feral preemptively,ā you said, tryingāand failingāto ground yourself.
His mouth curved into a sharp, dangerous smirk. āFeral?ā
āYes. I can see it building.ā
You said it lightly. Almost teasing.
Inside, you were deadly serious.
He laughed under his breath.
āYou have no idea how feral I am right now. Seeing them omit your name. Seeing them treat my wife like a line item in a budget.ā
That was when he finally moved.
His hands came upānot to your waist, not yetābut to your wrists, pinning them above your head against the glass. The cold at your back and the furnace of him in front made your thoughts blur.
āYou married a monster,ā he murmured, nose tracing the line of your jaw.
āNo,ā you corrected, breath hitching as his mouth brushed sensitive skin beneath your ear. āI married a man.ā
He pulled back enough to look at you, blue eyes burning brighter than any cursed energyāstripped of every shield he wore for the world. You felt the exact moment his control wavered.
You slid your hands free and cupped his face, lifting his glasses away.
āAnd I love that man so much it hurts,ā you whispered, thumb brushing his lower lip. āSo let me take care of you tonight, Satoru.ā
And even as your thoughts churnedāthe conversation with Yaga, the call with Nanami, the mission in which you had never truly been necessaryāis this the right thing to do? Am I making this worse? Should I have handled things differently?ādeep down, the truth was that you didnāt regret it.
You had chosen to protect him from one more thing that might demand blood.
You didnāt want this weight on his shoulders.
Didnāt want him thinking that marrying you had turned your life into a liability.
Didnāt want him carrying guilt for decisions you had made on your own.
If you could give him even a moment of peace before everything shiftedābefore the mission, before the scrutiny, before whatever came nextāthen maybe, just for tonight, that would be enough.
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