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kyojuro rengoku x fem!reader
word count- 12.2k
synopsis- the discovery of an old letter from kyojuro rengoku's room shakes the world of tanjiro. he thought he fulfilled every wish of rengoku. however he missed one. tanjiro needs to deliver it to the one it was written for; but the letter has nothing written except a name 'y/n'. who is y/n and how will tanjiro find her?
genre/warnings- post war timeline/ mentions of death/ slice of life/ angst/ fluff/ lots of flashbacks/ kamaboko trio going on a quest to find reader/ emotionally unavailable parents/ just read it i swear it wont disappoint/ comfort/ scenes of rengoku and mitsuri training/ mentions of mugen train
a/n- i had this idea in my head and i literally wrote this in two days. Loosely based off a film I'm obsessed with...this is my first time writing a long fic. im hella nervous. it will have a sequel with a reincarnation au and smut. not fully proof read, ignore small errors.
Nezuko chimed in as urokodaki made his appearance. Soon more people will join in. Kanao and aoi are helping in the kitchen, making several dishes while inosuke is trying to get aoi give him some to taste.
Tanjiro and zenitsu are spreading out the mats for people to sit and get comfy.
âurokodaki sensei! Please come and join.â tanjiro said noticing his former teacher, carrying a huge basket wrapped in a cloth with water patterns similar to his haori. Nezuko trails behind him bringing another basket.
âi brought some mitarashi dango and some hanami-zake for everyone.â said urokodaki with a soft voice, that made nezuko wonder if he was smiling under his tengu mask.
It's been 2 years since the war ended. People lost their dear ones with a pain bearing smile. Some endured injuries that would sustain through out their life marking them as âcrippledâ; while some sacrificed themselves for the greater good.
Seasons changed since then.
So did several people.
People who turned their hearts into stone, heavy from guilt of their family dying; who suffered from the culpability of being protectedâŠ
âgiyuu sanâs here too, please sit inside with the others while we get the stuff ready.â
âyeah how's your sister? I brought her some new kimonosâ
A mild smile forming on his lips.
Tanjiroâs eyes widened a bit. It's kinda still new to him seeing such a soft side of the guy who barely used to smile.
âŠâŠhave let their guard down, allowing themselves to move on, now that there's no more threat hanging in the air.
People who had been afflicted by the remorseful long sleepless nights of trauma; killing the one who once bore them in her womb; whose eyes had become dull and frantic, dying inside in agonyâŠ..
âoi tomioka! Move outta my way!â grumbled sanemi, throwing a box wrapped in a delicate green cloth in tanjiro's direction as he catches it with difficulty. Having a hand crippled like an old man is sure a poor thing, not that tanjiro minds that.
âahh the scary guy's here again! Don't touch the box tanjiro. It must've been poisoned!!!â shouted zenitsu, panicking around, hiding himself behind tanjiro.
âWhat did you just say?â Sanemiâs eyes narrowed at zenitsu, veins becoming more prominent, ready to throw a first at the blonde head's face.
âGoddamn shinazugawa! Don't scare the kidâŠâ said giyu, grabbing his wrist and pulling him inside. âWh-youâre such a creep tomioka!â
âKk.â
âStop giving me that kanroji face!â sanemi said as shivers ran down his spine. Somehow a smiling tomioka was scarier than muzan to him.
âŠhave let go of their distraught, accepting the dreams which they wanted for their loved ones. Fulfilling it in their place.
âBoth of them are creeps!â Zenitsu said digging his nails into tanjiro's skin as he spit curses on them. âZenitsu they are gone now, can you please give this box to kanao san, it smells of fresh ohagi.â
âI'm telling youâŠit's fuckin poisonedâ
âIt's not, zenitsuâŠdon't be like thatâ tanjiro pushed him away with the box. He then took up a broom and started sweeping any other leaves that fell down from the trees.
Pink flowers blossomed everywhere, now that another peaceful season had arrived.
Kanao had suggested nezuko and aoi that they should spend time together this hanami festival. Nezuko and aoi agreed to that instantly. Thus this is how they ended up inviting everyone at tanjiro's, whose house was surrounded by a lots of cherry blossoms.
Kiyo chan naho chan and sumi chan were playing with tengenâs baby as Suma kept pestering urokodaki san for loosening his face mask (I can't blame my lil curious mommy). Makio was sure annoyed at her behavior while hinatsuru just chuckled. Murata sat stiff in the presence of four former hashiras.
Almost all of them had arrived. Except the rengokus.
Aoi brought them some appetizers, as they kept on chatting. After decorating the food all of them would join outside admiring the moment of bliss.
âSenjuro Kun and shinjuro san ain't here yet right?â Asked tengen.
âThey haven't made their arrival yetâ announced aoi, âhowever tanjiro san is waiting outside for them, the food is almost done, we can start after they get hereâ
âHAHAHAHAâŠ. RUSHING IN LIKE A BOAR!!!â inosuke dashed in with a sakura onigiri in his mouth, from the kitchen. âWAhahhh scar guy!! Fight me!â As expected from inosuke, nothing could ever stop him. At first he was a bit spooked seeing a lot of people at once and sticked to aoi till his normal composure returned.
âStill that dumb boar head! Will he ever get mature?â Sanemi grumbled lazily. âI agreeâ said giyu, smiling at sanemi, which almost made his stomach churn. Tengen bursted out in laughter, âI see you are still in spirit huh? Quite flamboyant of you.â
âYEAH THE GOD OF MOUNTAINS INOSUKE SAMA IS ALWAYââ Aoi smacked him on his head and dragged him away while muttering some apologies to the hashiras.
âHe's still much of energyâŠand his voice has become much hoarse ain't it? I still remember taking those kids on that mission. And this kid in particular was such a ruckus.â Said tengen, stretching his arms.
âIsn't it good to see all of us after so long without having to fear losing someone?â Said hinatsuru, makio and Suma smiled at each other.
âBut we had already lost many people.â Sanemi sighed. He wished he could apologize to genya. If life ever gives him another chance he would like to be a little less aggressive.
âIf you keep sulking like that, your brother will definitely curse you from heaven.â giyu took a gulp of the matcha tea, sanemi sent at tanjiro's a month ago.
âNow that there are no demons, you two get along with each other quite well don't you think so?â Tengen threw the snarky question at them.
âwhat theââ
âI wish rengoku could have seen you guys like thisâŠremember the one time himejima san told us that oyakata sama wanted to see giyu smileâŠ.â
âSee me smile?â
âYeah, what a waste of time i swear.â
âRengoku disappeared for a while to buy glasses in order to make giyu smile.â laughed tengen.
âIt didn't work though and then kochou emotionally blackmail me to make him laugh.â
âOh so this is why you wanted to have sake daikon with me?â Giyu smiled again at sanemi.
âI swear if you make that kanroji face again at me, I will kick you on your balls.â
âEveryone foodâs ready, let's go and sit outside!!â Said nezuko halting the heated nostalgic conversation of the two.
Murata finally lets himself relax a bit as the hashiras start moving out. Urokodaki slammed a hand at his back, as he felt his stiff posture return. âDon't be so stiff we aren't gonna ask you to duel.â murataâs cheeks reddened in embarrassment as urokodaki laughed off at the kid's nervousness.
These days are indeed peaceful.
Senjuro made his appearance a bit late. He apologized for his fathers absence, blaming on his health. It's not been that best for a few days.
âOh goodness, is he really going to be fine, we can go run a check up on him you know?â Kanao offered an idea, worried about the shinjuroâs health.
âThanks a lot. Actually there's something that has been troubling us for a while.â
âIs everything okay?â Tanjiro's asked with concern lacing his eyes. Sanemi noticed, he had always been kind. He was kind to his brother. During hashira training when tanjiro stepped over the line, it actually made sanemi kinda happy and relaxed. Atleast genya had someone in life he could rely on.
Shinjuro's put down his bowl and chopstick on the mats as he brought his hand to his knees.
âThere's something we found a month agoâŠ.while cleaning anikiâs room.â
Not only tanjiro but tengen, giyu, sanemi, zenitsu and inosuke froze for a second. The untimely death of the young guy was such a sad event that has ached their hearts for a long time.
Tanjiro could smell senjuroâs emotions and it was odd. It wasn't sadness, or guilt, or anger. It was pity. And somehow it stinged tanjiro, the same way it did years ago.
Senjuro took out some bunch of old papers from the sleeves of his yukata.
Tanjiro's throat felt dry and uneasy. It were a bunch of letters.
All of them looked like they were forgotten for months. The letter envelopes had stained yellow and some even have their edges teared off. But it sure emitted a strong smell. The smell of kyojuro rengoku. Tanjiro's still remembers the distinct hints of his aura. And it somehow still lingered around these letters. Especially the one which was sealed.
âWhat is it?â asked aoi, finally breaking the deafening silence. A strong gust of wind blew the pink petals along with the letters from senjuro's hand. It's scattered around the mats as all of them tried to collect them.
âYâŠ.y/n?â read nezuko aloud. She hold the sealed letter in her hand as tanjiro extended his palm to grab it. It had tear stains. One side of it had brush marks written âto y/nâ. The ink has now blurred a bit. But it was still readable.
âWhat's the meaning of all this?â Tengen asked, grabbing one of the opened letters in his hand. Giyu had hold of one reading in pure shock, while sanemi pondered from the side. Eyes as shocked as giyuâs.
âWhat happened tengen-sama?â asked makio, seeing all of their disturbed expressions. Zenitsu tried to snatch away the papers from inosuke who was trying to eat it.
âWe found these letters from anikiâs room. A lady named y/n had sent those letters to him. Anâ?â
âAnd that lady was his lover?â asked giyu.
âWhat nonsense!â
âHe never mentioned any of that to me.â frowned tengen.
âNor did aniki said anything about it at home. At that time our father didn't pay us any attention. He was drowned totally in despair from the death of our mother. Seeing us only infuriated his anger and sorrow. Aniki would train or be at missions and he was rarely at home. He never told me anything about thatâŠ.â
âA letter?â thought tanjiro. He started sweating all of a sudden. He thought he fulfilled all his wishes butâ
âRengoku san! Please think about yourself, can you stop the bleeding with your breathing technique?â Tanjiro has muttered those words back then, panickingly, devastatingly.
He wanted rengoku to say yes. He wanted him to live beside him, fight beside him, eat beside him. But he didn't get that as an answer.
âNo, very soon i'll be dead. Before that happens, i need you to hear me out. I have a younger brother named senjuro. Please tell him to follow his heart. And walk down the path he feels is right.â Rengokuâs face had the same content smile, which warmed their hearts up. He continued, âAnd tell my father to look after himselfâŠand lastlyâŠâ
Rengoku went on and expressed his views on nezuko. It felt like a warm hug. Someone has accepted nezuko. Not because they pitied her but since they saw her true potential and that she was no harm to humans. And now when he remembers it clearly, there was something rengoku whispered before his heart stopped pumping.
It was a faint whisper. So subtle that tanjiro thought it was his ears ringing. But now that he recalls, after he said he trusted them as a slayers, he whispered a few words
âand the letteââ
Rengoku stopped mid sentence as tanjiro kept weeping. He wasn't looking at tanjiro but something behind him. It made him smile as he took his last breath.
âOni-chan? What happened? Are you okay?â Nezuko pulled tanjiro out of his daze. Everyone was looking at him worriedly. Even sanemi was worried.
âI've not fulfilled rengoku sanâs last wishes. I- i haven't. I haven't deliveredâŠhow can I be so dumb!!â
âWhat? Tanjiro san! Calm down! You told us everything aniki wanted to say to us.â Senjuro tried to comfort tanjiro.
âNoâŠbefore dying he whispered something. I thought my ears were ringing but he did whispered something. It was about a letter.â tanjiro kept on babbling as everyone felt dead silent even senjuro couldn't move his hands.
The sealed letter stayed in tanjiro's hands.
Something that belonged to the girl named y/n.
Something probably dear to kyojuro rengoku.
Some words which were waiting since 3 years.
ButâŠ..who is y/n?
The rest of hanami festival gathering went by silent. Senjuro entrusted the letter to tanjiro as per as his request before leaving early since he need to be home before sunset to check upon his father. Murata and urokodaki san accompanied him on the way.
âThat's completely ridiculous. None of us have any idea who the fuck this y/n is? how are the fuck are you even planning to find her?â Sanemi spit out bitter words at tanjiro, sitting on the porch, watching the sun slowly turn a deep shade of orange. It reminded him of rengokuâs odd hair colour. It's funny how not only he, but his tsugoku also had weird hair colourâ a colour which was dear to Iguro obanai.
Tanjiro lowered his head, smiling a bit. Sanemi changed a lot, even if he speaks harshly, he can only smell pure concern. âBut I can't start a new life without paying my debts. Rengoku san saved my life. Whoever lady y/n isâŠ.I need to deliver this letter to her.â
âI get what you're sayingâŠbut there's no address in any part of the letter. Moreover you are being hesitant on opening it. How do you think you will find her then?â Tengen spoke from the back, alerting the former wind hashira and tanjiro. Both wondered how long he's been eavesdropping them. They expect nothing less. He was a hashira and before that he was a ninja. Even after losing one arm and one eye, he still holds the same power.
âHonestly, I've no idea. But I just can't sit and let it slide.â said tanjiro.
âyouâre getting married to kanao next year. Better focus on that. Don't get into useless troubles hanging her off.â sanemi said lazily, yawning and getting up to his feet, stretching a bit. âI will be leaving then. Take care.â Tanjiro didn't reply to him.
Tengen shared a look with sanemi. His eyes shooting a mischievous look filled with pride. Tengen has been in a mission with tanjiro and he knows how stubborn he can be. He knows how pure of a heart he had. And how he even had empathy for demons. He knows sanemi have to surrender infront of him.
Annoyed, sanemi rolled his eyes, âif you're that insistent on finding the girl, then why not refer to kasugai crows. Rengoku's crow might know something about the girl.â He suggested as tengen was in literal awe. He never thought sanemi could ever think logically with his brain. Tanjiroâs head perked up in joy at his idea. Now he finally has a path to look up. Sanemi felt awkward and took his leave, avoiding to look in their eyes.
âAh! Shinazugawa san! Thanks for the idea!!â
âThat brat finally seems to work a bit humane ain't he ?!â A deep laugh bubbled up tengenâs throat.
âIâm happy that he has softened a little now that demons have perished. However, about rengoku sanâs kasugai crow, do you know where do I get in contact with it?â
âAbout that, i would recommend writting letter to kiriya sama. I'm sure he would know.â Tengen patted his head with a reassuring smile.
Soon he took his leave with his wives and giyu, since they were going to an onsen. Basically makio Suma and hinatsuru dragged him along forcefully. Giyu looked a bit tired but he was happy.
Things changed and improved rapidly in a short time. Zenitsu and nezuko got married last year. Murata also got engaged. Tanjiro couldn't help but wonder if the lady named y/n had moved on or not? Will rengoku san be happy if she found someone else? Will he be sad? He looked at nezuko smiling at zenitsu as he played with kiyo, naho and sumi. He looked at inosuke giving his shiniest acorns to aoi. He looked at kanao, smiling delicately, just like shinobu did.
He was happy.
But was the lady named y/n happy in her life?
Kanao looked at him and smiled. She came near him and took his wrinkled hand in hers. âTanjiro san, you know I would really like you to deliver this letter to y/n san before we start a new life.â
âEven if it takes time?â
âEven if it does. I will wait for you for an eternity.â Tanjiro chuckled as red tints his cheeks. How pure kanaoâs heart is? How did he get so lucky to have her in his life? God knows.
âThen I will write a letter to kiriya.â
After a few days, a letter arrived from ubuyashiki's. Along with that two kasugai crows were found circling over the house. Among them one belonged to tanjiro, when he was a demon slayerâ tennoji.
The other was the one who accompanied rengoku till his last breath. Kiriya felt sad for rengoku and wrote his kind regards to tanjiro sending the crow to him. His name was kaname.
The crow looked pretty much normal and wasn't as hot -tempered as tennoji.
This was the first time tanjiro had seen him. âHello, kaname san. Sorry for summoning you all of a sudden. But I wanted to ask you somethingâŠâ the crow didn't reply, but tilted his head at tanjiro.
âI-ahh- do you know anything about a lady named y/n?â
The crow remained quite for a while, as if reminiscing the days which followed great sorrow. âMaster'sâŠy/n samaâŠmaster's loverâŠlettersâŠâ
His words were what tanjiro was expecting. Tanjiro finally saw a path clear.
âCan you tell me where she lives?â Asked tanjiro hopefully.
The crow shaked his head,âi don't know.â
Slightly disappointed, tanjiro started asking how she looked. The crow wasn't exactly able to describe her. Accepting his defeat, he asked the crow where he saw her for the first time. Maybe if he goes there, he will be able to find her.
âtokyoâŠcapitalâŠmission..â
the crow wasn't that helpful, they only got to know two things.
First- whoever this y/n is, she was rengoku's lover.
Second- rengoku's crow saw her in tokyo, the capital.
This indicates maybe rengoku and the people who went to the mission in tokyo as said by the crow, if alive, they might know something about it. Tanjiro wrote updates to the others.
A few days later, giyuâs letter came along with some sweets. In that he wrote that rengoku went to tokyo for a battle with lower moon 2 back then. Oyakata sama had assigned him to that mission, before he was a hashira. There were a bunch of people accompanying him, one of them being kanroji mitsuri.
Oh! Mitsuri kanroji was his tsugoku, tanjiro almost forgot about that, he got excited to ask her when reality struck him down. She died after the war. Even if she knew y/n tanjiro couldn't ask her.
He continued reading the letter from giyu as the path which formed in his mind started getting blurry.
Upon hearing from tanjiro, kanao dropped by at the kamadoâs. She said she might have one way to get to know about y/n. Tanjiro's eyes perked up at kanaoâs remark, which almost made kanaoâs heart jolt since he was so cute.
Kanao explained, when shinobu was alive, she had once told her that mitsuri was close to a kakushi couple. She further said that mitsuri used to write letters to them about her missions on a regular basis. Those two even came to congratulate her when she was promoted to hashira. She said it was nice to see that a girl around her age so lively.
Tanjiro wrote a letter to kiriya again. And next week when tanjiro went out with inosuke to sell some charcoal in the city, a couple came to visit them.
Nezuko welcomed them, while zenitsu narrowed his eyes on them, especially upon the male.
When tanjiro returned home he was delighted to find the kakushi couple still waiting for him. They didn't hide their faces anymore. Dressed normally as regular citizens. Honestly they were pretty young, and tanjiro admired how they served the corps group keeping them intact.
âI'm so glad you both came.â Tanjiro bowed infront of them in gratitude.
âOh no, that's completely fine. We are happy to be of any help. Oyakata sama said you wanted to know about mitsuri.â said the woman.
âAhh not exactly about her, but for instance, do you have any idea if she ever mentioned a name called ây/nâ?â tanjiro said pulling inosuke back beside him as he kept munching on the snacks for the guests. The guy gave him a creeped stare as he focused back on tanjiro's words.
ây/n? No I don't think soâŠ.she ever mentioned that name. Did she tanaka san?â The woman said.
Tanjiro felt anxious as the guy named tanaka tilted his head to think a bit.
âNope I don't think she did.â, he clarified.
âOhâŠ.â Tanjiro's voice was barely a whisper, that even inosuke sat straight checking if he's alright.
âIs there something else we can do, tanjiro kun? You look upset.â
âNo noâŠit's fine. I was just trying to deliver a letter to rengoku san's loveââ
âRengoku san? Kanroji sanâs master ain't it?â Tanaka spoke before tanjiro could finish his sentence.
âYeah.â
âOh my god? The one whom rengoku san loves was y/n?â
âYou guys know her?â Hope shined bright in tanjiro's eyes. So did a fervent fear. Fear of disappointment. Fear of not being able to pay his debts. Fear of not fulfilling rengoku san's last wish.
âWe didn't know about her name but kanroji san used to tell us about herâŠisn't it shimi san?â The guy turned to his wife with a fuzzy smile on his face.
âYeah, she seemed so happy, wanting to have a love like them.â Said the wife.
And for the first time till now tanjiro wasn't let down. âReally? Did she lived in tokyo? Rengoku san's crow said he saw her for the first time during a mission.â
âA mission? No.â The wife let out a chuckle, âit started way before that. Kanroji san saidâŠ.. â
âAhh! Master! Can we please have a break! I'm tired from hitting the sword, my limbs are sore.â Mitsuri cried barely holding another strike from her master.
âHaha you got tired this fast, we haven't even started.â the blazing hair resembling fire, moved swiftly as the guy attempted another strike on mitsuri, but thanks to a call outside, he stopped midway.
âWait a bit, I will be back in a while.â Said kyojuro rengoku, her master. âi will be happy if you don't come back for a while.â she thought as she collapsed on her knees, to exhausted to move.
âAhh senjuro kun! Bring me some snacks please!!!â She shouted hoping for the little kid to hear.
A bit later, rengoku comes back. Senjuro looked at his elder brother, frowning while holding a letter. Mitsuri sat beside senjuro, who brought her some onigiris.
âWhat's that master?â She asked, stuffing another onigiri in her mouth.
âEven I'm confused. It's a letter but it wasn't delivered by a kasugai crow but by a postman.â
âHuh? Maybe it's from some neighbour wanting to lower your voice while eating.â Senjuro said shrugged off his shoulders as mitsuri suppress her laugh bubbling on her throat, almost choking on rice. It wasn't an irregular thing that neighbors anonymously complained about kyojuro shouting âumaiâ every time he ate.
âOpen it.â Said senjuro, curious what type of sarcastic words they might have chosen now.
Kyojuro did as his little brother requested. However kyojuro didn't reacted after reading the letter.
âToday's practice is over. You can relax.â He, then ordered senjuro to boil him some bathwater, shooing him away.
Senjuro obeyed his brother, while mitsuri felt kinda odd, yet she was happy to have a day off.
As soon as both of them left the backyard, rengoku blushed like crazy. The letter was still in his hand as he tried to digest the words.
âA love lettââ a big palm shut mitsuriâs mouth, preventing her from shouting. Yet she was squealing. âI thought you left! You've gotten quite quick in sly footing didn't ya? I'm impressed.â He finally removed his hand from mitsuri's mouth.
âOfcourse you made me practice for 23 hours without sleep. Anyways, what's written in that?â
âDo you want me to make you practice for 2 days straight?â
âNaah I'm fine! But master, I'm happy.â
âOkay.â
âAnd curious too. Please let me read it.â
âNo!â
After shooing mitsuri out of the backyard he tucked the letter in his sleeves. This letter was sure weird.
âRengoku san thought that she didn't read the letter, but she had a strong memory and could remember each word after seeing it once. She was so excited telling us about that.â said the wife, looking outside the window at the moon.
The flame of the lantern flickered a bit. âSo that might mean that the letter should be among those papersâŠâ
âWoah zenitsu! I thought you were asleep?!â
âHow am I supposed to sleep if you're talking that loudly idiot!â
Yeah the paper. There were a lot of papers. Some were smudged and unreadable, so they didn't read all of them. Tanjiro went over their cupboard and brought the bunch of papers.
âCan you identify the letter among them?â He asked the guy to inspect. The couple looked at each other. âMaybe we can try but the writings aren't clear.â
âPlease if you can. I need to deliver that letter.â tanjiro bowed his head down begging to the couple.
âYou're a nice kid, Tanjiro kun. We will surely help you.â
It's been more than twenty minutes since they are reading each and every paper. Inosuke got bored and slept on the tatami mats. Nezuko was already asleep so they didn't wanted to bother her.
âYeah maybe this one. From what Kanroji san had explained, this seems to be the one.â The guy tanaka handed the delicate piece of paper to tanjiro.
âHowever, in each of these letters, she referred herself as his wifeâŠI didn't know he was marriedâŠ?â
âHuh?â Tanjiro frowned upon the man's words. âwhat?â he checked the letters again. And the guy was right, y/n did refer herself as his wife. They didn't read the papers as carefully since they were long, they just assumed she was his lover. But rengoku san wasn't the one to hide such crucial information.
Tanjiro was confused, they were so focused on finding the address of y/n that they ignored reading the letters, which could provide information about her.
Tanjiro spent the entire night reading each word carefully. Fingers running across elegant handwriting and smudged ink. As he kept reading those with a pain in his heart. There were in total 7 of those letters, which were written to rengoku. And the one which tanjiro kept seemingly in careâ the sealed one; one which has a strong smell of rengokuâs aura; one with tear stains.
The couple spent the night in their house and left the next morning after breakfast.
This helped but not that much. However the path had become clearer.
He knew that the girl was from a nice family who had hands in education from the curves in each characters of her words.
Second, she had mentioned that he had saved her and her friends from a fire, in yokaichi.
âI'm leaving for yokaichi.â Said tanjiro during breakfast.
âEh? Oni- chan?â
âDon't worry nezuko, oni-chan will be back soon.â
âI will also go!â Said inosuke, âinosuke-sama will protect kamaboko gonpachiro, his minon from any harm.â
Tanjiro chuckled at how inosuke shows his care for him, âfine then.â
âZenitsu san you also go with themâŠâ
âEhh, but nezuko chan won't you be lonely without me? I know you will be lonely without mââ
âI won't. You guys will be back soon. Till then I will be at butterfly mansion.â
âB-but nezuko channn!!!!â Inosuke dragged him away as nezuko watched the poor soul. She felt bad but she wanted him to be with her brother. She just felt that the three of them should go together.
The three of them finally reached yokaichi town. It was small but quite dense in population. Tanjiro felt that this was an advantage for them since they stories and folks might spread fast in a vast social surroundings.
âInosuke, zenitsu let's ask the older citizens first, since they might be living here for a while, they must have known about any fire incidents.â
âI was about to say the same thing as you.â Snorted the board masked guy rushing off in the east direction. Zenitsu simply nodded and went in the opposite direction, sulking. He has been giving tanjiro silent treatment since he had to leave nezuko alone.
Tanjiro sighed as he started finding old citizens nearby asking about a fire incident.
After asking a few of them, he sighed, it didn't really do any help, since many weren't able to hear and some weren't able to remember. When he asked the youngsters, they ran away seeing his old crippled hand.
Tanjiro, let down, returned to the spot where they had started searching. Inosuke was already there tapping his feet as he was waiting for the others.
âDid you find anything?â Asked tanjiro.
âNahh! They were mere cowards. Running way from me. Though I liked it! Everyone should fear the great inosuke sama.â As expected from inosuke, zenitsu was yet to return. Both of them decided to wait till he comes back.
After a while, zenitsu came back. His sulking still hasn't tailed off. âAhh zenitsu! Did you find anything? You took so long!!â
Zenitsu didn't reply.
He stared at him with dead eyes.
Oh god! Zenitsuâs moody phases are the worst, especially if it's an urgent task. The whining and sulking from a few years ago flashed in front of tanjiroâs eyes.
âYou turned mute or what?â said inosuke, already having enough of zenitsuâs tantrums.
But the only reply that came from the blonde was an eye roll. Inosuke got pissed, ready to throw hands at him if not stopped by tanjiro.
âZenitsu, I will get nezuko chan make sweet washagis for you when we get back home.â
âReally!! You better do that. I can't even explain how much I've missed my dear wife nezuko chan. She must be so lonely without me.â Babbled zenitsu, finally speaking for the first time till they left home.
âShe won't.â
âStop making snarky comments you stupid boar head. What do you even know about pure love between me and nezuko chan?!!!â
âAhh zenitsu! Did you get to know anything?â
Zenitsu considered tanjiro a while, before giving in, âAt the very west of this town, there's an inn. People said it almost burned down about four years agoâŠI looked for its owner but they said he will be back late.â
Tanjiro let out a breath. If that's the case, then the owner might remember the incident clearly. If only he could provide any useful information.
âBtw do you really believe whoever this y/n isâŠshe's still alive?â Zenitsu scratched the back of his neck, shooing away the mosquitos ready to feed upon his blood. It's been long three of them are waiting in front of the inn for its owner to arrive.
âLet's just not lose hope.â The inn did looked like it suffered severe consequences from whatever happened 4 years ago. Most of it has been repaired but the aura and the smell can still be recognised. There are still some wooden planks with burn marks which are yet to be repaired.
âMay I ask who you three are?â
A chilly voice turned their attention. There stood a thin, frail boy, barely an adult. His eyes were small with hair falling down on his brows. He speculated about them with a suspicious look in his eyes(especially on the boat masked guy). Was he the owner? He looked too young for that.
âAhh good evening! I'm tanââ
âIf you're wanting to stay the night, go somewhere else, I'm not opening the inn today.â He replied coldly before tanjiro could even introduce himself.
âAhh no, you're misunderstandingâŠ. actually we are here to ask you something about the incident four years agoâŠâ
The look on the boyâs face changed from suspicion to disgust.
âWellâŠI don't wanna talk about it. You guys can leave.â
âNo please, at least hear our questions. It's really important.â
âAs if I care.â
âHey fucker! If you don't answer I'll break each and every bone in your body.â
âStop it inosuke!â This isn't going any better. It's almost night, they also need to find a place to stay.
âtanjiro can you move aside a bitâ said zenitsu, without waiting for his reply, he went to the kid. Apparently he whispered something in his ears which seemed to have creeped the guy out.
Tanjiro gulped. He must be desperate to go home and see nezuko. Sometimes he forgets that their coward friend can be hell scary when it comes to nezuko.
âOkay. He's ready to spill anything he knows.â The look on the kids face made it clear he didn't wanted to recall anything about that incident. However tanjiro had no choice but to push him off the edge.
âHey I'm sorry if we're causing you any trouble, but you know we really need to know anything you know about a girl named y/n.â
âY/n?â
âYeah. Heard it before?â
âNo. There were none with this name.â
âEh? Can you try to recall. There must be someone. A girl who was saved by rengoku san. A guy whose hair was similar to fire.â
âKyojuro rengoku you mean? He pretty much saved everyone. The inn you see here, is small. Before the incident also it was small and not that popular. Only a few people stayed here occasionally. So I can be sure there was no one named y/n.â
An âohâ is just what tanjiro could manage. The boy got inside the house behind the inn. The night fell and they were still in the same position as before.
Inosuke was throwing tantrums in hunger, so they decided to go to an udon shop nearby. Perhaps they should not lose hope. Thinking empty stomach is not always the best option. This they were sitting in the shop waiting for their order to come.
âBut she did mention in those letters that she was saved by him. How come the owner doesn't know anything about that?â
âI already told you we should have broken his bones, monjiro.â
âI think it's useless, let's just go back home to my nezuko chan.â
âZenitsu! What if you were in place of rengoku san? Would you be happy if your last words don't reach nezuko?â zenitsu went silent at that.
They stayed silent till three bowls of hot udon were placed infront of them. Tanjiro and zenitsu thanked the server for the food whereas inosuke just shoved his head into the hot udon bowl. âYou guys seem a bit tense, is everything okay? Asked the old man, the owner of the udon restaurant.
âYeah we're just a bit disappointed.â Said tanjiro. âHaha and why so? Got rejected by a girl? Can't blame her, it's your hand.â The old man pointed at tanjiro's crippled hand. âWhat happened that's it's such in a bad condition?â
âOh! It'sâŠfromâŠfrom a fight.â Tanjiro smiled, it's hard to offend him anyway,â i already have a fiance and we are getting married soon.â
âOh my god! Please forgive my mean words then. I wish you both happiness.â
âThank you.â
âThen why pull a sad face. My udon tastes the best when you eat it with a good mood, ya know?!â
âHaha, I'm sure it will still taste good. Actually we were here wanting to acquire some information about the fire incident 4 years ago.â
âOh that was such a bad one. If there wasn't that guy everyone would have lost their lifeâŠâ
âRengoku san? You mean?â Tanjiro's eyes perked up. âI see, you know kyojuro. Yeah, that boy was a regular in my shop. Although it's been more than three years since he last visited, i wonder how he's doing? Tell him to visit once, the old man misses him.â the man bursted in laughter while the three of them couldn't even managed to smile even once.
How are they even supposed to tell him, tell him that, ârengoku san died three years ago while saving us fromâŠâ zenitsu's voice trailed down into nothingness. So did the old man's. They didn't knew if he's aware about demons so they didn't exaggerated it anymore.
No one spoke for a while.
âI see. What did you guys want to know then? I'm sure you were close to him if he gave up on his life for you allâŠâ
âdo you know anyone named y/n? I need to deliver this letter to her.â tanjiro took out the yellow stained letter and handed it to the old man, who squinted his eyes on the writings, drawing a wrinkled finger tracing it's shapes.
âYâŠy/nâŠ..yeah she asked me to send some letters to his residence. The kid was young and beautiful.â he returned the letter back to tanjiro.
âShe did?!â
âYeahâŠthat kid almost begged me to not tell kyojuro anything about that.â
The three of them looked at each other. âCan you tell us more about her?â âDo you know where she lives?â âCan I get a refill?â The three of them threw questions at the old man's face, whose lips creaked a bit. âHmm, I don't know where she lives but I can tell you about her.â He said taking inosukeâs bowl to the counter for another refill.
The restaurant was almost empty so they went and sat on the round seats opposite of the counter.
âIt was about four years ago when she appeared in my shop after kyojuro leftâŠ.â
âumm excuse meâŠâ you said
âYeah young lady, what would you prefer?â asked the owner pointing at the chart hung on the wall which displayed all the items on the menu.
âI will take a hot tempura udon please.â said the girl beside you.
âAnd you miss?â The owner directed the question towards you. âUmm I will take anything you prefer.â âEhh is that so? Fine, I'll make you the tastiest bowl of my special udon.â
âJust tell alreadyâŠ!â The girl beside you whispered into your ear, which was audible to the owner, he chuckled a bit. âCan you shut upâŠ.!!â
âI will if you say itâŠ!â
âOkay fine!â
âUmmâŠif you don't mind, is there any way you can ask the address of the man who just left a while ago?â you asked hesitantly, fiddling with your fingers.
âKyojuro you mean? I already know his residence, he made me deliver udon to his place before.â the owner said trying to keep his composure, young kids are just so bold nowadays.
âIs that so?â your eyes shined dreamily.
âWhy harbored a crush on the man you saw a few mins ago? Hahaha!!â you felt blood rush to your cheeks as you couldn't find words to answer his question.
âShe wants to thank him for saving her.â said the girl beside you. âAtsuko!â Atsuko just gave a smirk, ignoring how she threw you in such humiliation.
âAhâŠif you don't mind then can you please deliver this letter to him anonymously. Don't tell him I asked you to send it. PleaseâŠI can pay you for that..â
âI don't need any payment. I will do that. You can just come and enjoy my special udon sometimes.â the owner accepted the letter from your hands, tucking it in his sleeves. âAnd maybe watch that man you talked aboutâŠhe comes here around weekends.â The man hinted you the place which kyojuro normal has his lunch. And if you weren't blushing any harder, you felt your entire face burn with embarrassment. But you want to do it anyway.
Atsuko giggled beside you excited to see what happens next.
âSo you delivered the letters in her stead?â asked zenitsu.
âYeahâŠshe kept coming back with letters for a good six months, if i remember correctly. Maybe kyojuro replied to themâŠâ
It fell silent for a while. The only sound echoing was of inosuke slurping on the noodles.
âSo, while you delivered letters rengoku san didn't knew her?â The guy with red eyes pointed the question at the owner.
âNo i don't think so, she never came when he used to visit, that is, the weekends.â
âCan you tell us what was the name of her friend again?â
âAtsukoâŠif I remember correctly..â
âCan you describe how she looked?â
âEhh? I can't really remember people's faces clearly, but she was very beautiful, big eyes with a nice soft skin. Her hair was long and dark. She had a soft voice. She looked like she belonged from a privileged family. So did her friend.â
âOh is there anything specific you remember about her?â
âHmmâŠlet me thinkâŠif I'm not wrong rengoku once mentioned her name to a boy who tagged along with him. If you go to him i believe he could provide you some answers.â
âReally? Who was he?â
âHis name wasâŠ.daisuke I guess. He used to wear a similar black sort of uniform like kyojuro.â
After finishing their meal, tanjiro payed for everyone and thanked the old man for all that information. They went to a nearby inn and spent the night.
Tanjiro wrote some letters updating each one of their current status. And he sent a crow to kiriya requesting him to take a look if there's any former slayer named Daisuke and used to frequent his missions with rengoku.
The next day around afternoon, tennoji returned from ubuyashiki's. He said there was indeed a slayer named Daisuke. He had suffered severe injuries from the war and now lives in his village.
As directed by tennoji, tanjiro's crow, they went to the south east from their current position. After two days and one night of sleeping in the jungle without the fear of demons, a village appeared. It wasn't that populated. After asking a few kids, they showed the path which led to Daisukeâs hut.
âUmm excuse me? Daisuke san?â
âYes, whâ taâŠtanjiroâŠ.aren't you tanjiro?â the guy said, he was blind from one eye similar to tanjiro, with a missing arm and a limp leg. Tanjiro felt sorry for him.
âYes, they are inosuke and zenitsu. Sorry for being a botherâŠ.â
âOh no please come inside. I will get tea for youâŠâ he said excited.
âOh, you don't have to. It's fine. Actually we wanted to ask somethingâŠ.â
âYeah? Please come in. I will surely help you as much as possible.â
They entered the hut and sat on the tatami mats. Even after pleading not to bring any snacks, Daisuke brought some rice crackers for them.
âPlease have them.â
âYou didn't have to.â
âOh it's nothing. Now what did you wanted to ask about?â
âIt's about y/n.â Tanjiro said as the rest simply focused on rice crackers. A hint of familiarity glistened in Daisuke's eyes. âY/n? You mean the one rengoku san was madly in love with?â
Madly in love with? Tanjiro felt a pinch in his heart. Rengoku san must have adored you. The sealed letter had tear stains. Did rengoku cried while writing that?
âAhâŠyeahâŠI need to deliver this letter to y/n but I don't know where she lives. Did rengoku san ever mentioned where she lived?â
âA letter? Why sent a letter when he was so adamant about that?â
âAdamant?â
âYeahâŠhe said that the pages limited his words to her. He was so desperate wanting to see her that he spent like 2 weeks searching for her without taking rest after his missions.â
âSeriously? So how are you supposed to recover from those injuries?â Daisuke said to his senior with an exasperated expression.
âIt will heal when I get to see her face.â Said rengoku, bandaging the cut from a demon's blood arts whom he just killed.
âYou're gonna exhaust yourself from build up fatigue.â The sun rays kissed the soil painted in crimson from the shedded blood.
âI will be fine. You go and take rest.â
âI can't believe you're going to find the creepy girl sending you creepy letters claiming herself as your wife.â Daisuke let you a sigh at rengoku's stubborness.
âIn that case I gotta meet my wife.â Rengoku's laughter echoed among the vast field.
It still echoed in Daisuke's memories.
âSo rengoku wasn't marriedâŠ?â
âNaah. Honestly I think, after rengoku sanâs mother died, he had faced severe neglect from his father. He was the oldest son of the family, so he had to be strong for his sibling. But sometimes we forget, even the strong needs someone to back for them. Even they need some kind words to let go all their tiredness and have a tight sleep. Even they need someone who assured them that they have a bright futureâŠâ
That's right. Tanjiro had seen how shinjuro, rengoku san's father, disrespected his sacrifice. He was so lost and depressed in his wife's loss that he forgot about the ones who need the most careâ his kids.
Daisuke continued, âwhen the letter came from y/n, rengoku san must have read comforting words for the first time since that. He used to reread those letters a thousand times when he was free. Sometimes I wondered if he ever got bored doing thatâŠbut I knew he didn't. A starved man will eat anything. And I knew he was emotionally starving.â
Zenitsu and inosuke stopped eating rice crackers. Rengoku's death solely hurted them as much as it did to tanjiro, but they never thought it was that deep. That it was something beyond his life as a demon slayer.
Zenitsu could relate. After all he was an orphan. And rengoku was too, being in a situation similar to him, where his only parent was emotionally unavailable for him. He felt sorry for him.
No one dared to say anything. The silence was piercing their hearts like splinters of iron.
âFun fact was that he did find her,â Daisuke chorted a bit before continuing, âand he literally begged her to marry himâŠâ
Rengoku searched from cabin to cabin in the steam train. In the last letter you mentioned you were going to aomori to visit your relatives by train.
After a bit of negotiation he learned that there was only one train which was going to stop at aomori. This is how he ended up buying tickets at the last moment getting in the train, to find you.
He hasn't seen you before. He wondered how you would look. Even more beautiful and kind than your letters. Even more beautiful than the slight hooks of the curved kanjis you had written his name. Even more beautiful than the blazing sun.
He had checked almost the entire train. The content smile on his face has now thinned into pursed lips. He was nervous. What if he fails to find you? What if he never gets to find you? What if he never gets to see your face?
What if he didn't recognise you?
He flashed all the passengers in his head before lowering his head. None of them carried the same demeanor your letters did. He couldn't imagine any one of them being you.
He entered the last cabin. It was empty. However this cabin seemed a bit different. It had a narrow passage on the right with doors while the opposite side had small rooms. It seemed private. One previously booked by someone.
Rengoku turned back to return to his cabin when the door beside him shot open.
Inside was a girl, who seemed to have frozen for a while.
âY/n?â
The girlâs eyes widened at the name which left rengoku's lips. She shut the door close, but it didn't closed, something was blocking it. The girl looked down, realizing rengoku had slipped his feet in to prevent her from doing that.
He barged the door open. âY/n right?â
The girl remained silent for some time.
âI apologize to you with all my might rengoku san. Please forgive my intrusiveness.â you said, lowering your head, nervous at the sudden appearance of him.
âGod you're even more beautiful than I thoughtâŠâ you shoot your head up only to see him looking with such dreamy eyes at you as if you're the only thing he's ever wanted to look at. And it made your stomach churn. Guilt rushed in each of your veins.
âRengoku san, i shouldn't have wrote those letters to you.â You say. Your friend had warned you before. You didn't listen.
âWhy?â He took a step closer.
You gulped before answering,âi wrote nonsense, pretending to be your wife I'm very sorry yoââ
âThen don't pretend anymore.â
âHuh?â
âBe my wife.â Rengoku suggested. His face now inches away from yours.
âAnd then she ran away?â Said daisuke, barely containing his laugh.
âYeahâŠdid I do something wrong?â Rengoku said with visible confusion plastered on his face. It was rare to see any expression other than his smiling face.
âOf course she would run away.â
âand why so?â
âRengoku san, a girl thinks about her future first after marriage. She knows nothing about you.â
âBut she wrote me lettââ
âWhich you didn't answeredâŠ.since you thought you couldn't fit your words in papers.â Rengoku couldn't say anything in his defense. It was true rengoku never replied to any of your letters. When he received the first one he thought someone was pranking him. But then the letters came continuously, one each month. He slowly fell in love with those. He fell in love with your letters. And somehow, he fell in love with you.
âThen what do I do?â
âBe honest, tell her about your salary and your job, tel her you can take care of her needs.â
âYeah? Kk I'm going thenâŠâ
Rengoku stood at the aomori station waiting for you to get on the train for your return. Upon spotting you, he called out for you. The train had a delay and he had a good 1 hour to make things clear.
âEh? R-rengoku san!â
âI work in demon slayer corps. And currently I'm in the highest rank which is kinoe. I get a decent salary of 42,500 yen. I live with my younger brother and father. My mother died a few years ago from illness. I spend my day training, slaying demons and rereading your letters,â guilt rushed through your veins again. âI promise, I will fulfill all your needs and treat you like my queen.â
ârengoku san...â
âsorry i didn't replied to any of those, I just couldn't express myself much in writing. If possible I would like to crawl into a hole. However you don't need to worry. I will make sure that I keep you happy.â
You frowned at his words, unable to explain him. How could you do that to him?
âY/n san, let's make the words on the letters true. Let's be husband and wife. I know that I work in an organization that isn't approved by governmââ
âRengoku san, shall we walk while talking? We are blocking the road.â you change the topic, not wanting to talk about it.
âSure.â
Rengoku continued telling you everythingâŠeverything about him. From his childhood till his mother's death. From his father's neglect, to his way up to kinoe, from his sword to the number of demons he slayed. You didn't believe in demons before, but now that rengoku tells you about this, demon folks is something you want to believe. You wanted to believe in everything he said. Even if he's telling the dumbest thing, far from reality, you wanted to believe it.
âY/n san! Look here!â You turn back to rengoku.
Click.
âAnd did she said yes?â
âMaybe. He didn't mention her answer. He was so happy that finally he met her.â
âYou must have seen her thenâŠcan you tell us how she looked?â
âI think I might have a photo of her. Rengoku san, asked to recieve a photo delivery, since he had a mission from the previous oyakata sama.â Daisuke got up limping to the one of the backrooms of his hut. He returned a few minutes later, handling a black and white photo to tanjiro.
Inosuke and zenitsu peeped from the sides to take a look at the long awaited moment, when they finally get to see y/n.
The photo was black and white, but tanjiro felt it was still colorful to rengoku san. In the photo there was a girl, young, with long beautiful hair, in a loose braid. She wore a flower hair ornament, which must have shone in gold back then. She was just how the udon owner described her, big doe eyes, pretty mouth, she looked educated. She was dressed in a floral patterned kimono. Zenitsu wondered what sort of colour the kimono would have been. He wondered if he could get a similar one for nezuko as a souvenir.
The girl was beautiful. Inosuke thought, she had similar smile to shinobu, he wondered if his momâs smile was like that.
The girl's reflection reflected in several mirrors behind her, and one of the mirror had caught the reflection of the one clicking the photoâ kyojuro rengoku.
âThe last I heard from rengoku san, he said she wanted to meet him before taking the mugen train mission. He seemed happy, maybe she agreed eventually to marry himâŠ.if only he didn'tâŠâ Daisuke didn't finished the sentence, considering his surroundings.
They sit in deafening silence for a bit.
A bit later tanjiro thanked Daisuke for the rice crackers and his help. He asked if it were okay to take the photo with him. Daisuke had no problem with that. After bidding farewell they continued their journey, unsure what to do next.
After two days of staying at an inn, cluelessly with no idea how to find y/n, inosuke suggests to go to the station from where they got on mugen train.
âIf we go to that lord's land and ask the people over there and show this painting of this long haired girl, then some might recognize her.â He had said.
âFirst of all that's a train station, second it's a photo. How can you still be the same stupid even after 3 years?â zenitsu cringed hard.
âwhaââ
âInosukeâs right zenitsu, we should go there and ask the people over there.â tanjiro said halting the cat and mouse fight which was about to start between the two.
Daisuke had said rengoku was about to meet her before the mission, which means before getting on the mugen train. Even if it is difficult, some locals must have seen even one glance of her.
The next morning, as per inosuke's idea, three of them left for the station.
âUmm excuse meâŠâ said tanjiro, forwarding the photo in front of the local he stopped on his way, âcan you tell me if you've seen this girl?â
The man gave a disgusted look at tanjiro. âno I haven't.â
âEhh? Are you sure you havenââ
âI don't have time for bullshit.â He went off ignoring tanjiro. Strange. People here are less friendly, some even get irritated if stopped on their way.
It's almost lunch time, zenitsu and inosuke had tried to stop the locals as tanjiro asked them about you. It was clear that this ain't ending soon. Especially when they've got nothing good in hand.
âLet's go buy something to eat.â
âYEAH! I'M HECK HUNGRY!!â
âI saw a kid wearing glasses, selling bentosâŠlet's buy some thenâŠshe went in that direction.â
Upon seeing the kid, tanjiro asked her to give them three boxes of bentos. It seemed similar to the ones they had three years ago. The girl was about to leave after receiving her payment, but tanjiro's instinct told him to stop her.
âWait!â The girl turned back to him as zenitsu and inosuke watched him, confused. Tanjiro put his hand inside the sleeves of yukata, taking out the only photo they had of you.
âHave you ever seen this girl around here?â
The girl squinted her eyes behind the round glass frames,ây/n san! Isn't she y/n sanâŠâ
Zenitsuâs eyes popped out, he wondered if tanjiro's a mind reader or something, how can he be so quick?
âYes! You know her? Can you tell us where she lives?â Tanjiro asked desperately.
âShe never mentioned that to usâŠâ the girl said frowning her eyebrows.
âOhâŠhow did you know her then?â
âWell, a demon slayer who saved us three years ago, requestedâŠâ
You waited for kyojuro to come. The sun shone brightly above you. The empty roadway started getting crowdy. You've had enough.
âY/n san. You wanted to see me?â kyojuro had become a hashira now, and amongst his tight schedule he barely had time for you. It's not like you were disappointed, but stillâŠyou and kyojuro often talked through phone booths, after you've suggested that casually one day while strolling with him. Last week when he called you, after what felt like years, you said you wanted to meet him soon. âfine meet me at the near hinakawa station, I will be waiting.â he'd said.
Though it was you, waiting for him to come. You've felt distant from him. And you didn't like it.
âI ran away.â You announced looking in his honey drizzled eyes. Though you aren't sure if it were your overthinking but those eyes seemed a bit dull today.
Kyojuro didn't say anything, maybe confused how to interpret your words.
âmy family's against us. And I'm against them. I left the old relations to form a new one. With whom I love. Let's get married.â You said taking his hand in yours.
Kyojuro said nothing but wrapped you in his arms. You hugged him tighter, never wanting to let go. âI'm not alone anymore.â He said before nuzzling his face on the crook of your neck.
Yes. You've always wanted to hear these words from his lips. You've wanted to let him know that he's not alone even when he thinks he is. You wanted him to know that there's someone who will always support him even if he's father thinks he has no talent. This was the reason you wrote him letters in first place. This was the reason you let yourself get tangled in a world far different from yoursâ in the world of kyojuro rengoku.
He left soon saying he will be back after completing a mission. He said he will send someone to you and asked you to wait for him till then. And you agreed gladly. About half an hour later a girl wearing round steel rimmed glasses along with her grandmother appeared.
âY/n?â You nodded your head at them. âRengoku sama asked us to keep you safe till he gets back. If you don't mind then you can come home with us.â
You got to know from the grandmother, how the rengokus had saved their lives two times. You've never seen kyojuro fight, but you knew he was hella strong. Still your heart sinks into your stomach whenever he mentions a mission. You've never encountered demons, once you didn't even believed in them, and now here you are nodding at each of those demon tales of the grandmother.
It didn't mattered anyway as long as he comes back safe. You have to wait for a while for him to comebackâŠ.after all you weren't doneâŠ.you still had an important thing to say.
âThen?â
âThen days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months, the slayer never made its return. She left eventually, thanking us. We told her to wait for a while moreâŠbut she was too stubborn.â said the girl, fixing her specks again.
Tanjiro couldn't believe what he heard. Rengoku had so many things going on in his life. He had more priorities than him and his friends. Someone who was more important. Someone who left her entire family for him.
Yet.
And yet.
He chose to save them sacrificing himself.
He wondered if the you hate him now.
Zenitsu and inosuke were too stunned to speak. All of them were on the verge of crying. To thinkâŠthat he couldn't return because of them. To think that they played a role in ruining you happiness. That he died saving them.
âShe said she was going to asakusa at her friendâs house, named atsuko.â
Tanjiro bowed at the girl, he couldn't manage thanking her, since he knew if he draws one more breath trying to talk, he would break down right there.
The three of them took a train to asakusa after eating those bentos. They looked similar because rengoku had bought the same boxes from that bento girl 3 years ago.
Inosuke was oddly quiet inside the train. The other two also barely chatted before reaching their destination.
Tanjiro had visited asakusa before and he didn't liked that experience very much. Especially the narrow lanes. This time the city looked more developed than before. And it was more crowdy too. They made their way as the girl has previously informed, that atsuko works as a teacher in a big school for aristocrats.
Coincidentally, tanjiro found the same vendor from his last visit. Back then nezuko wasn't able to savor his ramens since she was a demon. He wished he brought her along. They ordered a steaming bowl of ramen, as the vendor was delighted seeing tanjiro again.
âWhere that bamboo girl you carried along with you?â
âShe's at home right now.â
âDon't give my wife stupid Nicknames.â ,shouted the blonde at the vendor. Tanjiro apologized in his stead as he kept fuming. âSo why are you three here all of a sudden? It's been long ain't it?â
âYeah we're looking for a girl named y/n. She has a friend who teaches in a big school named atsuko.â
âY/n never heard that sort of peculiar nameâŠâ
âare there any big schools in this area, where aristocrats study?â
âUmmâŠthere are a lot of big schools, you could go and ask at the library. There's only one library here and all the school students or teachers borrow books from there. They must know something about that.â
âOh really! Thankyou very much.â
Without any further do, the three of them went to the public library after eating.
âWoah this is so big.â Tanjiro said.
âIt has so many books shall I borrow some for nezuko chanâ zenitsu got lost in his dream world. Inosuke was quite whenever he gets in a new environment with a lots of people, so tanjiro didn't bother checking at him.
However, inosuke tugged on tanjiro's yukata pointing at something with his boar mask tugged on his head. Tanjiro could see his eyes popping out.
âWhat happened tanjiââ zenitsu choked on his spit. Tanjiroâs jaw dropped, his mouth open wide. Inosuke was pointing at a picture hung on the wall. Tanjiro took out the photo hurriedly from his sleeves.
There's no mistake. This was indeed the same girl. Underneath the painting was written âprincess akikoâ in bold letters carved carefully on metal.
âBut isn't her name y/n?â Said zenitsu. What's going on? Before tanjiro could say anything, a woman in her twenties bumped into them while rushing.
The photo slipped out from tanjiroâs fingers.
âI'm so sorrââ the women's words halted as she looked at the photo lying on the ground in front of her. She picked it up before tanjiro could.
âWhere did you get this picture from?â She asked as if it were a taboo to have this.
âAhh you know y/n?â
âY/n?â
âShe looks similar to the girl in that paintingâ the boy with the boar mask declared.
âFor the hundredth time inosuke it's a photo.â said zenitsu.
âShe doesn't looks like her. She is her. She is princess akiko. The youngest daughter of the imperial family.â
What?
Three of them couldn't believe their ears. âBut her name is y/nâŠâ whispered tanjiro in a low voice.
âJust who are you?â She looked at the picture carefully, as if hiding it from the world, âisn't this rengoku?â
âYou know rengoku san?â
âThat's the man who saved us from a fire incident in an old town. And then became the main reason of the storms in akikoâs life.â
Tanjiro's eyes widened at the mention of the fire incident âAre you atsuko?â
The women nodded, surprised they know her name. Tanjiro, then explained the whole matter.
âI see.â
âThis isn't right akikoâŠyou shouldn't have continued writing letters to him in first place.â Atsuko said trying to persuade her not to run away.
âI can't. I can't live here. They will never accept him. And I can't live without him.â
âAkiko, try to understandâŠrengoku loves y/n.â
âAnd i am y/n!â The sound of the rain pouring down increased.
âYou are princess akiko. Y/n is just a fake name, you created to hide your real identity when decided to write him letters. I supported you then since i thought it was a one time thing.â Atsuko shook the girl's shoulders trying to bring her to the path she considered right.
âBut I don't wanna be akiko. I wanna be y/nâŠy/n rengoku.â Tears fell from the eyes in front of her as sobs escaped her lips.
âYou're playing with rengokuâs feelings. Even if you run away, how do you intend to tell him the truth? You can't pretend to be y/n your entire life akiko.â
The girl didn't answered atsuko. That day slowly came to an end along with the rain. And Akiko did run away to rengoku, away from her pointless life, being a puppet in her family's hands.
âShe returned a month after she ran away. When I asked him about rengoku she said nothing. Soon her brother came and took her away.â Whispered atsuko in a voice so doleful, that it was clear, it hurted.
âDid rengoku san knew she was a princess?â Zenitsu asked.
âHe probably didn't. Akiko's family arranged several politicians later to set her up but she caused such a ruckus that her family gave up at last.â
âDo you know where she is nowâŠi need to deliver this letter to her.â Each word tasted like bile to him. He couldn't even imagine how miserable it had been. You literally rejected a crystal palace only to live a normal life with him. Which didn't even come true. How feverishly would it have hurt? How apathetic fate wasâŠ
âShe lives in osaka, running an orphanage. You would find her there. Shall I get someone two drive you three over there?â
âThat will be very thoughtful of youâ said tanjiro.
Atsuko arranged a driver, who would drive them to the orphanage, they expect to find you in. The car ride was even more silent than the train one. Inosuke, even, didn't make any fuss seeing a car for the first time.
âSo this is where princess akiko lives.â thought tanjiro. The building was similar to butterfly mansion, nothing that luxurious but quite spacious. The driver left soon after dropping them.
They crossed several corridors of children buzzing like bees. Laughter echoed among the hallways. How wonderful of a place for someone who lost their parents. Similar to them. They wondered if they would have grown up in this orphanage if they were born here.
Finally they reached to what seemed like an office. Similar to one shinobu used when researching herbs, the one which kanao uses now. They entered with a knock.
âY/n san?â
Your head perked up at the name, which once your beloved used to refer. That beloved who never came.
Your heart ached a bit expecting kyojuro. A melancholic smile forms on your face seeing three kids infront of you. Of Course it wasn't him.
âyes?â you said gently, trying not to give in to your emotions.
But tanjiro could smell it. He smelled the intense grief bubbling within you. He could imagine how long you've bottled up your emotions.
Without saying much, he took the letter out of his sleeve placing it on your desk.
âIt's been waiting for 3 years.â
âHuh?â
âRengoku san wanted me to deliver this to you. Sorry this took so long.â your hands froze at his name. Your chest heaved without even you realizing as you grab the letter.
A single drop of tear fell on the spot which had been previously stained with tears. Tears of kyojuro rengoku.
Your fingers shaked tracing your name on the letter. The name which he used to call. Y/n not Akiko.
You teared the seal, taking out a paper. It was filled with words. Words, he never thought he could express on paper.
Dear y/n,
If you're reading this, then I'm sorry. I might have broken my promise of protecting you forever because by the time you read itâ I will be dead.
Y/n i wanted to tell you, that I've loved you. I have loved you from the very beginning. Before even I saw you. You were the one who protected the flame in my heart. While others told me to set it ablaze, you made me learn how to keep the flame burning.
You were as beautiful to me as the rising sun. So bright, so clear. You were the epitome of my life. I wanted to live a peaceful life with you, in which my father let's go of his depression. In which your family accepts us. In which we don't have to hide from others. I wanted you to have my surname.
Your words were like the first rain of summer to me. You saved me from quenching my thirst by your words. I have been starvedâŠ. starved for so long that I forgot what being hungry for love feels like. Until you came into my life. you healed my heart, handled it as if it's porcelain.
I thought papers were something I would never choose to express myself with. But look at me now. Haha. I don't know why I'm writing it now, but I just feel like, the timeâs soon going to be over. And I feel like I will be gone without seeing your face.
Please don't hate me for that.
If I get to spend my life with you I will probably burn this off, but if this letter somehow unfortunately finds youâŠI want you to know, I gave my best. I gave my very best to save the ones surrounding me. That I fullfilled my duty till the end. So don't feel sad.
I still can't believe you chose to love me. If possible I would like to meet you in another birth, in another universe without demons, where I will be yours, completely yours. You're the best thing that happened to me, y/n. You're just perfect.
But I must sayâŠ.youâre dumb for choosing a man who bets his life for others, leaving the silver spoon you had in your mouth.
Sadly, our time was limited in this birth. Good bye princess akiko.
~ your kyojuro
The letter fell from your hands. Your lips quivering as you barely contained your tears, which stained the letter.
You just managed a smile at the kids who brought you this letter. He was no more. And you couldn't believe that. He knew you were Akiko not y/n. The truth you weren't able to tell him.
âI'm sorry for making this long. Rengoku san died saving us from a demon, 3 years agoâ said tanjiro, tears staining his cheeks. So do the others, barely containing their emotions.
âoh! But i-im glad you all are safe. H-he fulfilled his duties right?â
âDoes it hurts?â Tanjiro asked.
âA lot.â And if he wasn't seeing things, he saw rengoku for one second with a silly smile on his face, maybe wondering how to comfort you.
The second he blinked his eyes he was gone. What remained was his letter. Tanjiro handed the photo to you before leaving. He wondered if in another birth he gets to see the both of you reconcile.
He took a deep breath wanting to return to kanao. Maybe he would just ask her to marry him this year. He doesn't want to waste anymore time away from her.
âWhere were you?â Asked zenitsu to inosuke, who went missing for a while. They are currently waiting for a train to go back home.
âTo buy this.â Inosuke showed a butterfly hair pin decorated with blue crystals. It was beautiful.
âWoah. Who did you buy it for?â
âAoi.â Tanjiro chuckled at his bluntness, while zenitsu smirked. It's funny how inosuke still gets both of their names incorrect but he never made a mistake in saying aoiâs name correctly. Who knows they might have two weddingsâŠ
Now that tanjiro had finally payed off the debt, he wished you happiness as he looked forward to a happier future. He will remember you, not as princess akiko, but as y/n.
âLet's go! I can't wait to see nezuko!!â
âZenitsu watch out your way!!â
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â A LOVE TRIANGLE GONE RIGHT ?! REPORTING FROM THE SET OF THE HIT SHOW JUJUTSU KAISEN ! â
â§ pairing: actors!satoru gojo and suguru geto x actor!reader
â§ summary: rumors swirl about a love triangle between you and your two heart throb co-stars on the set of jujutsu kaisen. except in this case, you and your two co-stars are happily dating. but what happens when you get casted in a movie where they want you to have a PR relationship with your co-star? especially when your boyfriends find out who it isâ
â§ warnings: 18+, nsfw, a lot of smut, no curses, modern au, jjk is a tv show, actor au, yes the actors and characters have the same names lol, reader is dating both of them, funny interview hijinxs, this is kind a lot of crack, jealous! gojo + geto, sukuna is here lmao, innuendos, oral (f + m), fingering (f! receiving), handjob (m! receiving), semi-exhibitionism, face sitting (f! receiving), multiple positions, multiple orgasms, sex (p in v), double penetration, creampie, multiple rounds, swearing, fanart by @ / _3aem
â§ wc: 17,900
âReporters say the love triangle between the actors Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto and their co-star has become even more shrouded in mystery than the show itself!â an influencer reports on your social media of gchoice that morning, nearly vibrating from assumedly her three espressos, âthe stars of Jujutsu Kaisen, the fantasy horror drama series written by Gege Akutami have been embroiled in dating scandals over the last few weeksââ your phoneâs notifications cut the audio from the video for a moment until you switch it to silent, âafter being spotted leaving Suguru Getoâs loft just two nights ago, she was then seen having a lunch rendezvous with Satoru GojoââÂ
You lock your phone, rubbing your temples, as the device nearly had an aneurysm from your social media notifications â buzzing itself off your dining room table and into an early death. Your agent was going to have a field day with this, and the main event is going to be your murder.Â
âWhat are they saying about us now?â Suguru sighs, as he emerges out of the shower in only a towel wrapped around his waist, steam rolling out of the bathroom, as you offer him a coffee, his fingers brushing yours as he takes a sip, âmy agent is demanding I call himâ and Iâd like to know what weâve done now before he kills me,â he says, though he continues to sip his coffee nonchalantly, unbefuddled by the thought of his death.Â
âOi oi, calm down, shouldnât you be more upset at the reporters than me?â Satoru comes from the bedroom, âNanamin, just take care of it. Tell them weâre just friends if they ask you â do me a favor and pay off the reporter who got a picture of us kissingââ and you nearly snort at the thought of Nanami Kento doing any sort of favor for Satoru.Â
âYou let him kiss you?â Suguru raises an eyebrow, a smirk on his lips, as your cheeks burn, rolling your eyes.Â
âNot so much âletâ as he just kissed me without a second thought,â you shake your head, drinking your coffee as Satoru continues to bicker with Nanami, âI told him I thought I saw paparazzi butââÂ
âSatoru is do first, ask questions never,â Suguru sighs, but still the smirk remains, as he leans closer to you, his large palm against the back of your chair, âyou never let me kiss you in public,âÂ
And youâre resisting the urge to bite your lip, âYou know better â look at what Satoruâs done nowââÂ
âAnd was it worth it, Princess?â Your mind wanders to the kiss â Satoruâs hand against the nape of your neck, his lips sliding against yours, the faint taste of the strawberry cake he had for dessert lingering on his tongue and now yours, and the sticky heat that settled over your body from the too humid night air and his warmth leeching onto your skin, and the eyes watching his need for you made it all the moreâ
âMaybe,â you mumble, choosing to sip at your drink as Satoru cut off your conversation with his own.Â
âJust deal with it, Nanami, thatâs why I hired you after all, huh?â He earns a swear from Nanami for the claim that he âhiredâ him in any way whatsoever, and then his lips curl. âNo they arenât here with meââ the bespectacled man shouts from the other line, âeh? What do you mean I look and sound like a man who only lies?â And then heâs hanging up, running a hand through his hair, a pout on his lips, âI was supposed to wake up to the two of you, not Nanamiâs tirade,â he groans, as he makes his way over to you, only to wrap his arms around you from behind.Â
âWell, it is your fault, Satoru,â Suguru smirks over the rim of his cup, âsomeone couldnât keep their hands to themselvesââÂ
âJealous, Suguru?â he replies, as he presses a kiss to your neck, âjealous that our princess is much more affectionate with me,âÂ
Suguru cuts you off, âmore like she babies you,â and Satoruâs face sours into a scowl, âif she had stayed at my apartment for the week, this wouldnât haveââÂ
âAnd then they would have seen me coming to your place, and what good would that do?âÂ
âGuysââ you try to speak, but youâre cut off again.Â
Suguru tilts his head with a small grin, âAre you lonely? Why donât you find someonââÂ
âStop, guys,â you couldnât take this bickering this early in the morning, though you had grown used to it, âwe have bigger problems to deal with than your egos,â you sigh, rising from Satoruâs grip even as he pouts, âwe have to be more careful,âÂ
âBut how? Weâve already cut down our appearances together for behind the scenes and even stopped going out for dinner or dates,â Satoru pouts, running a hand through his hair, ânext thing youâll want to break up,âÂ
âThatâs not gonna happen,â you flick Satoru on the forehead, âbut we have to do something, otherwise our agents will have us murdered,âÂ
âAnd Nanami will join them for sport,â Suguru adds, and you snort, finally finishing your drink, before he walks over to you, fingers under your chin, âso whatâs your idea, sweetheart?âÂ
âJust take a break for a few weeks until the public finds something else to fixate on,â you sigh, âwhile the episodes air, all weâre going to get is more attention,âÂ
âWe could just take a trip,â Satoru offers, âI own a private islandââÂ
âOf course you do,â Suguru says, and Satoru only chuckles.Â
âBeing envious doesnât become you, Suguru,â the snow haired actor clicks his tongue at him, before heâs pulling you into his arms, âwe could go for a few days, get away from all the noise,âÂ
âItâs a good idea, but youâre forgetting one thing, Satoru,â Suguru tilts his head, âwonât they notice if we all go on vacation at the same time?âÂ
âPlus we have interviews to do in the coming week,â you remind Satoru, and heâs sighing, burying his face in the crook of your neck, âbut maybe we can go after?âÂ
âUnless you get that role,â Satoru mumbles against your skin, pressing sweet kisses to the nape of your neck, âhave you heard anything yet?âÂ
You shake your head, a sigh stuck in your throat, âItâs a long shot. This is such a big role and itâs for the lead,â and Suguru is finding his way to you, warm fingers cupping your cheek.Â
âThey would be lucky to have you â do you know how many people say you were their favorite character? They were ready to fight me and Satoru for you,â he adds with a chuckle, lips ghosting over the swell of your cheek, âI think they would beat us with sheer numbers,âÂ
âNah, Iâd win,â Satoru says, and you snort, rolling your eyes, âbut heâs right princess, how crazy would they have to be not to cast you?âÂ
âThereâs so many other talented people up for the roleââÂ
âThereâs always going to be someone else,â Suguru cuts you off gently, as his fingers find yours, lacing with yours so perfectly you wondered if itâs what they were made for, âbut that doesnât mean youâre any less valuable or incredible,âÂ
âAnd youâre already far more talented than you give yourself credit for,â Satoru adds, âbut when do you get the role, inevitably,â Suguru smirks at him, âwhen would shooting begin?âÂ
âProbably just after our press wraps for season two,â you lean into their touch, âthey still havenât casted the two leads, but apparently both are down to the final audition,â and youâre pressing nosing Satoruâs cheek, before pressing a chaste kiss to Suguruâs nose, âand thatâs why weâll have to cool it for the next few weeks, ok?âÂ
But you donât â or rather they donât.Â
âWho is Satoru GojoâsâŠâ Satoru rips off the tape off the cardboard printout of Googled questions, âfavorite actor to work with?âÂ
âWe all know the answer to that,â Suguru replies with a sigh, his eyes sliding to you, and you roll your own.Â
âLook whoâs talking â these two are obsessed with each other,â and Satoru has a shit eating grin, sitting back and watching the two of you argue, âthe two of you are soulmates â and Iâm not talking about your characters,â
âDonât go there,â Suguru scoffs, and you tilt your head, lips curling, as your gaze meets his.Â
âAre you begging?â and you canât help the way your tone bites back, falling far over the line of playful teasing and into blatant flirting, and you can only hope the camera plays off the dark glint in Suguruâs gaze as he smirks as teasing rather than what you know it is â lustful.Â
âYouâre both wrong anyway,â Satoru cuts in, âobviously my favorite actor to work with is Megumi!âÂ
And you and Suguru both snort, words falling from your lips in unison, âPoor Megumi,âÂ
âEhhh? What do you mean by that?â And Satoru smacks you both playfully with the piece of cardboard an intern probably painfully put together before tossing it away.Â
âWhat happened to Suguru GetoâŠ.â in Jujutsu Kaisen?â Suguru reads.Â
âDead,â you and Satoru answer in unison, and Suguru raises an eyebrow.Â
âYou both are a walking spoiler,â and you gape at Suguru.Â
âThey asked, and heâs the spoiler warning â he read ahead and told me that his characterââ and Suguru covers your mouth, looking the camera dead in the eye.Â
âYouâre welcomeâow!â And he pulls his hand away, âdid you just bite me?âÂ
âYou werenât complaining last night,â Satoru says, earning a whack to the face with the cardboard printout from Suguru, âwhen you tried to steal her snacksââÂ
And you werenât really helping either.Â
âDo you think of yourself as a heartthrob?*â You ask Satoru, hooked up to a lie detector, the polygraph examiner studying the results closely, as Suguru didnât bother biting back his smile.Â
âWell, I wouldnât say Iâm notââÂ
âItâs a yes or no question, Satoru,â you cut him off as he sighs dramatically, running a hand through his snowy locks.Â
âThen Iâll have to say yes,â and heâs winking at the camera, and youâre snorting, looking at the lie detector reader.Â
âItâs the truth,â he says simply and the examiner nods, and you scoff, as Satoru only pouts at you.Â
âHave you ever,â Suguru lets a chuckle escape his lips, âlook at fan accounts for yourself? I can answer this one, yes he does, Iâve watched him do itââÂ
Satoru scoffs, doubling down, âcan you blame me? My fans do such wonderful editsââÂ
âAnd inflate your ego to a catastrophic sizeââ and Satoru is reaching across the table to cover your mouth.Â
âBe careful she bites,â Suguru warns, leaning back in his chair, as you grin against Satoruâs hand, and he shrugs, lips curling.Â
âDonât worry, I like it,âÂ
The examiner nods, âthatâs the truth.âÂ
âWeâll start out tame,â you say, as you look at the list of thirst tweets in front of you and choosing one of the moreâŠhinged ones, âSuguru Geto, I would let you kill me like the monkey I am, and Iâd thank you for it,â and you show the tweet, âmonkey emoji covering their face,âÂ
âThatâs a tame one?â Suguru covers half his face with his hand, much like the emoji, âwhat the **** are the wild ones?â And you open your mouth to reply and he cuts you off, âI donât want to know,âÂ
âSweetheart, Iâll read one for you next,â and Satoru scans his list, and he clears his throat, holding out his hand to you, your name on his lips, âthe only way I could die happy ever is if I suffocated when you sat on my face,âÂ
And heat climbs your face at his words, a single chuckle giving way to full laughter, â***, thatâs a lot of pressure to put on meââÂ
âAnd on them,â Satoru adds, and youâre glaring at him only to dissolve into giggles, âI can't blame them. It wouldnât be a bad way to go,âÂ
âItâs my turn,â Suguru scans the list and grimaces, âI donât want to read this,â and then he runs his fingers through his hair and sighs, âIâd let Satoru Gojo **** me, spit in my mouth, and make my daddy issues worse, and Iâd thank him for it, respectfully,âÂ
And youâre doubled over in laughter by the time he gets to the end of his monotone reading, while Satoru only grins at the camera, leaning against the table, as he pulls his sunglasses on only to tilt them down his nose.Â
âIâm available.âÂ
No, this press junket did not help at all.Â
âFuck,â you grumble, propping yourself on your elbow, your knuckles pressed to your lips, âhow are we still trending? Aren't there other things to talk about?âÂ
âStop checking it, itâs only making you crazy,â Suguru sighs, collapsing next to you on the couch, his hand thrown over the top of the couch, before it slips down behind you, warm palm resting on your hip, âthereâs nothing you can do,âÂ
âMy agent said sheâs definitely going to get news on whether I got the part tomorrow â and tomorrow is when the last episode of the season is airing, and whenââÂ
âThe scene with Kenjaku at the end, I know,â Suguru presses a sweet kiss to your forehead, âthink I could pull off stitches?â He drags a finger across his forehead teasingly.Â
âIf youâre asking for a lobotomy, I always wanted to try doing one,â Satoru walks in from the shower, hair still damp, as he squeezes on your other side, âPrincess, you can be my nurse, hm?âÂ
âDid you already have one?â Suguru bites back, and Satoru doesnât reply, burying his face in the crook of your neck, âsheâs still worried about tomorrow,âÂ
âDonât you know thereâs no such thing as bad publicity?â Satoru presses a sweet kiss to your neck.Â
âNot when theyâre speculating if Iâm dating or cheating on one or both of you,â you shake your head, âwhat if the director thinks Iâm a liability?âÂ
âIf the director thinks youâre a liability after seeing your work and meeting you, then heâs clearly blind,âÂ
You flick his sunglasses down, âcan you say that four eyes?âÂ
âDonât you mean six eyes?â Satoru sticks his tongue out at him, and Suguruâs fingers find yours, laced hands against your thigh, âwhatever happens, happens â you know your worth,âÂ
âAnd your worth is far too high for you â only I could afford it,â he wiggled his eyebrows, and you shove Satoru, but he grabs your wrist and pulls you against him, his lips grazing the soft skin behind your ear, âhow much?âÂ
âFor you? A billion dollars,â and his lips find yours in a kiss, lazy but warm, heat from his touch spreading like a flames carried by the wind.Â
âThat all? What a bargain,â Satoru pulls a breath away, his lips curled in a grin, only for Suguruâs fingers to cup your chin and make you turn around.Â
Deep purple irises you grew lost in, his thumb dragging down your kiss bitten lips, âand for our princess?â He hums, lips grazing yours teasingly, âa steal,âÂ
âWell, you both stole my heart so you might as well have the rest,â and Suguruâs lips finally find yours in a real kiss, deep and full, until your mind is filled with nothing but him â and Satoru, whose lips ghost over your shoulder and collarbone and hands slip under your shirt, warm palms against your far too heated skin, âfuckââ youâre sighing, melting agaisnt them, âSugu, Toru,â youâre whining already, drawing smirks to both of their lips.Â
âLet us take care of you, sweetheart,â Satoru whispers, lips finding your earlobe and sucking at the sensitive skin, and Suguru pulls away from your kiss for a moment, a string of spit connecting your lips.Â
âWeâll get your mind off things, Princess,â and his fingers tease the waistband of your shorts, âall night long.âÂ
And they do, they keep their promise â the three of you falling into bed in a jumble of limbs, and you forget until the next morning.Â
And in the morningâyou get the call, âokay, thank you,â you hang up, still between mussed sheets and arms wrapped around your waist, âI got it!âÂ
âHeh, I knew you would,â Satoru mumbles, burying his face in your side, âIâm so proud of you, baby,âÂ
âHm? Proud of her for what?â Suguru murmurs, half asleep, black locks strewn around his head like a halo.Â
âI got the role, Sugu,â you lean down and kiss his nose, and heâs grinning wide, fingers winding into the back of your head to pull into a kiss, âyouâre looking at the leading actor of a movie,âÂ
âYouâre going to be in demand now, Princess,â Suguru says, dragging a thumb down your lips, âwill you still make time for us?âÂ
âOf course, always â youâll visit me on set right?â
âYou sure, sweetheart? Maybe youâll be too busy for us,â Satoru leans up and presses a kiss on your neck.Â
âMaybe for you,â and heâs pouting, and you lean down to kiss his pout away, and then you get an email, âoh itâs the casting sheet for the other roles,â you scan the list, âoh,âÂ
ââOh?ââ Suguru raises an eyebrow.Â
âThe male lead, heâs someone we know,â you sigh, rubbing your temples, âand Iâm already getting a headache,âÂ
Satoru furrows his brow, as the two of them lean over your shoulders to look â Satoru scowling and Suguru glaring at your screen, as they say his name at the same time â as if summoning him from the underworld.Â
âSukuna?âÂ
Ryomen Sukuna was both famous and infamous in the industry â famous for his portrayals of villains and antiheroes alike, ability to make you despise the enemy to the point of near or blatant admiration, and his skill of stepping into each role and taking it as his own. And he lives in infamy for, well, what happens between takes of the camera.Â
âLook any longer and Iâll have you thrown off set, brat,â Sukuna says, without a glance at you, newspaper in hand as if he was pulled from thirty years ago, his phone seemingly laying discarded on a nearby. The P.A.s nearby cower a few feet away, trying to look preoccupied, as their terror has fully set in of this man.Â
Or should you say monster?
âI see the stick up your ass makes you as pleasant as ever,â you mutter, and you donât see that it earns you a smirk from him, his dark gaze takes over you, earning a glare from you, ânow whoâs staring?âÂ
He leans against the arm of his chair, âI was just noticing how lovely the view is without those two pests hanging on your every word,â and youâre rolling your eyes.Â
âJealous?âÂ
âOf your little throuple? No,â he smirks, rising from his chair, hands sliding into his pockets as he brushes by you, âbecause unlike those two,â he pauses, voice dropping to a whisper, âI know how to satisfy a woman on my own,âÂ
And you grit your teeth, holding your tongue â your relationship with Satoru and Suguru was a badly kept secret on the set or Jujutsu Kaisen, but it never was a problem â until now.Â
You follow behind him, heading to the directorâs trailer for your meeting before rehearsals began.Â
âYou want us to what?âÂ
âWe spoke to your agents, and they agreed with us that it would be good publicity for the two of you to pretend to be a couple during the filming and leading up to production,â the director leans back in his seat, âit shouldnât be a problem â the two of you have worked together before right?âÂ
You canât hide your aghast expression in time, not before Sukuna glances at your face and sees the horror, and it puts a rare grin on his lips, âIâm in, whatâs a little more acting?âÂ
Youâre swallowing thickly, eyes flitting over Sukunaâs smug grin so fast you only hoped your gaze was sharp enough to cut, âCan I please speak to you privately?âÂ
And Sukuna gets up from the edge of the table he leaned against, flashing you a wry grin, âsee you out there, sweetheart,â and you wished you could rip out his heart and show him how very sweet you were â but you bite your tongue, waiting for the door to swing shut, âIââÂ
âDo you know part of the reason we choose you over the other actor vying for your role?â The director cuts you off, arms crossed over his chest, and you shut your mouth, shaking your head, âJujutsu Kaisen has done tremendously this season â one of the most viewed shows across the world and do you know part of the reason?â and again you shake your head, âyour P.R. stunts with Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto,âÂ
You knit your brow together â not your talent, your work, or art â but your boyfriends? âYour ability to have chemistry with the both of them have enticed the public and the number of times youâve trended alone this seasonââÂ
Your fingers curl into fists, âWith all due respectââÂ
âIf you do this, the film will be a hit â i see you two already, thereâs chemistryââÂ
You scoff, âmore like a fucking bomb,â you mutter, running your fingers through your hair, âbottom line, do I have a choice?âÂ
âYou do,â he says, arms crossed, âbut so do I,â fuck, you grit your teeth.Â
You emerge from the office, Sukuna waiting right outside, leaning against the wall right beside the doors, âyou fucking make this difficultââÂ
âAnd youâll do what, brat?â his face twists with his frown, as he leans over, lumbering over you, âwhat do you think you could do to me?â And heâs clicking his tongue, the condescension rolling off of it, âdirector told us to play nice, so be nice,â his lips curl, âbut I like you mean too,âÂ
He stalks off and youâre scrubbing a hand down your face. You were so fucking screwed.Â
âYou what?â Satoruâs mouth gaped at you, twisted in pure disgust, while Suguru only stared at you, as expressionless as Satoru was expressive, âand you agreed?âÂ
âShe didnât have a choice, SatoruââÂ
âThatâs because the bastard didnât give her a choice,â Satoruâs face twists again, this time in anger, brow furrowed, but lips in a sharp smile, âso why donât we not give him a choice either?â Satoru is pulling his phone out.Â
âWhat are you doingâdonâtââÂ
âOne call, and Iâll have this guy firing SukunaââÂ
âAnd there goes any actors or directors who will want to work for me if these guys go off, and you know they will,â you shake your head, âIâve run this â itâs either I do the movie or I donât,âÂ
Suguru frowns, hands in his pockets, âWhat do you want to do?âÂ
Your face in your hands, âI donât want to drop the movie because of this, I canâtââÂ
âThen you do it,â Satoru rubs the back of his head, and Suguru tilts his head at him, âand after you become the biggest star out there, Iâll take care of that director and Sukuna,âÂ
You and Suguru both snort, âWell that was verging on heartfelt,â Suguru shakes his head, âbut heâs right, you canât let two bullies kick you off your movie, you earned this role â and when you act circles around everyone else, youâll have carried it too,âÂ
You wrap your arms around both of them, âHowâd I get so lucky?â You murmur, and Satoruâs nose brushes against yours before meeting your lips, while Suguru kisses wet kisses against your neck, âencouragement and threats of violence,â and Satoru only grins, pressing a sweet kiss to the corner of your lips.Â
âAnytime, sweetheart,â and Suguru rolls his eyes, before his arm slips around your waist.Â
âAnd he really means anytime, last time you talked to Toji, he pouted for two hours,â Satoru glared at Suguru, while you laughed, pulling the snowy haired actor close.Â
âItâs so cute when youâre jealous, Toru,â you kiss his chin, eyes sliding to Suguru, âbut youâre terrifying,âÂ
âWhat are you talking about?â And Satoru chuckles, tilting his head.Â
âYou mentioned me during Toji? You nearly yanked our princess away from him,â and Suguru furrows his brow, lips a thin line, âmaybe we should drop by during rehearsals,âÂ
You scoff, âYeah that sounds like a terrible idea,â and Suguruâs arms are wrapping around you, âSuguââÂ
âIf we canât spend as much time together, then we better make this time count, isnât that right, Satoru?âÂ
âYouâre right,â and Satoruâs hands slide under your baggy t-shirt, âbetter use all the time we have,â and as they lead you to the bedroom, your limbs entangled, you knew you werenât sleeping that night.Â
But you didnât know that would be the last time youâd be sleeping with them at all for the next month.Â
âYou have to cut down the time you spend with anyone else â especially other men,â your agent told you, âthat goes for Gojo and Geto too,âÂ
âWhy is this role controlling everything in my real life too?â you mutter under your breath, âwhy does it matter we wonât get caughtââÂ
âLike all the other times you didnât get caught?â and your words leave you abandoned as no articulate response comes to mind, âitâs for a couple months. You can have them visit on set, you can still see them once a month, but not every day,âÂ
âBut whyââÂ
âOnce a month reduces your chance of being seen with them exponentially over the next few months. Just deal with it. After this, you wonât have to put up with bullshit,â she hangs up, as you stare at your phone screen, squeezing it at the sight of Satoru and Suguruâs good luck texts â and why did it feel like you still always would have to keep putting up with bullshit?Â
âBetter not fucking cry. We have to pretend to fall in love in ten minutes â I would rather not be looking at something ugly this early,â Sukuna cuts into your thoughts, hands in his pockets, as he sips his coffee.Â
Exhibit A.Â
âWeâre not shooting for an hour,â you were on set after getting ready, waiting for the weather to clear up for the shoot, and he gives a gruff chuckle
âNot that shoot.âÂ
âLooks like Sukuna not only has taken over Itadoriâs body, but also the heart of one of Jujutsu Kaisenâs fan favorites,â you groan, earbud slipping out for a moment, just like your life was slipping, âthe actress and co-star were spotted getting cozy off set before shooting had even begun for the day,âÂ
Oh what the fuck.Â
You toss your phone away before falling back in bed, far too empty without Satoru and Suguru, only their pillows to keep you company as you twisted in the sheets. You had passed off your social media to your agent to handle â it was bad enough when you were caught in a love triangle with Satoru and Suguru, but now Sukuna? You can only imagine what people would say about you.Â
And you didnât need to see it to do that.Â
But that wasnât important. It was your day off, you turned over in bed, burying your face against your boyfriends pillows â nothing a nap couldnât fix.Â
Knock. Knock. Knock.Â
Or maybe not. You slide from the arms of sleep reluctantly, already missing the warmth of the covers as the cold air hits your skin. Youâre rubbing your eyes as you check who it is before opening it.Â
âSatoru? What are youââ and his arms are around you in a moment, your breath catching, âToruââÂ
âYou see what theyâre saying online?â His gaze is stoic, lips a thin line.Â
âWe canâtââ and heâs shutting the door before locking it, before heâs had you pressed against the wood, the grain dragging against your skin.Â
âThey said you two make the perfect couple,â he cups your chin, his breath warming your lips, âeven more than me or Suguruââ his hand slides against the swell of your hip, âa walk, a coffee? Was that all?âÂ
Your brow knits together âOf course, you know I would neverââ and his lips ghost over the juncture of your neck and shoulder, nosing at the soft skin of your neck, âToruââ you bite your bottom lip.Â
âI know you wouldnât, sweetheart, I know,â he says softly, âbut I have to make sure he knows that,â his teeth grazes over your soft skin, âknows that youâre mine,â and his teeth digs into your soft flesh, drawing a sharp gasp from your lips, pain melting into pleasure, as your head lolls back against the door.Â
âToru, no I have rehearsals in a week,â you whine, but that just makes him soothe the blooming love bite with his tongue, âToruââÂ
âDo you really want me to stop now, sweetheart?â heâs pulling your mouth open with his thumb, âyour face says you donât,â and his large palm slides down your body and into your shorts, the wet squelch and the brush of his fingers through the drenched fabric, âand your pretty cunt seems to agree,âÂ
âToru,â youâre biting your lip, âfuck, youâre impossible,â and his mouth travels lower, as his other hand slides up under your shirt, squeezing your chest.Â
âYouâre the one who slept without anything under your clothes,â he murmurs in your ear, lips sliding against your jaw, nipping at the sensitive skin there, âyouâre so wet already, hear that? Did you touch yourself thinking of us? Want us to fuck you that bad after a week?â his lips ghost over your jaw.Â
âFuck, you talk so much,â youâre pouting, thighs pressing together, but heâs pushing them apart, âwhy are you teasing me so much?âÂ
And he pauses, ocean blues stormy instead of the tranquil skies youâre used to, âSukuna touched you. He got to hold you,â heâs pouting now, âthat privilege is for us, and he got to so easily,âÂ
âI didnât want him to,â and heâs nuzzling your neck.Â
âLet me erase his touch,â and heâs lifting you with the practiced ease he always had.Â
âWhereâs Suguruââ and you yelp as he playfully tosses you on the bed, pulling his shirt over his head with one hand, a grin as he watches you bounce.Â
âHeâll be here later,â and heâs kissing up your body, thumbs hooking into the waistband of your shorts to pull them down, half lidded eyes with deep lust finding yours, âfor now, youâre all mine.âÂ
âI-I canât,â youâre whimpering, your hands clutching at Satoruâs back, fingernails digging crescents into his perfect skin, only hoping he doesnât have a shirtless shoot tomorrow, but you barely can register that with three of his fingers in your pussy, âToru,âÂ
How many times had you orgasmed? Six or seven at least â it was nearly second nature at this point. Satoru knew what spots to touch, where to press, how to move to have you writhing underneath him in a moment. Heâs knuckle deep, spreading your walls as his thumb toys with your clit, drawing another moan from your lips. Your release soaked his fingers and sheets underneath, his fingers surely wrinkled from their time spent inside your walls.Â
And by his smirk against the swell of your breast, he knew it.Â
âYes you can baby, I know you have one more fâme,â and youâre already so close, but you have been â itâs been a repeated coil winding and snapping over and over, and youâre nearly to tears, back arching as he plunges his fingers somehow deeper, âknow this pretty pussy too well, look at the way youâre sucking me in,â your insides flutter around his digits again, the tips dragging against your walls, âpractically begging me to fuck you more, sweetheart,âÂ
âIâll say,â and your eyes barely can flit up to meet Suguruâs wry smile, corners of his lips curled, âI see youâre as impatient as ever, Satoru â started without me,â and heâs tugging his shirt over his head, âbut at least youâve gotten her ready for me,âÂ
âSuguââ and Satoru adds a fourth finger, stuffed full with him, drawing a gasp from your lips.Â
âDonât want you to say Suguruâs name when Iâm the one pleasuring you,â Sstoru clicks his tongue, âwanna hear you moan my name, sweetheart, when I make you cum,âÂ
âYouâll have plenty of chances to moan my name,â you make a whining noise in the back of your throat, pleasure felt as if it had burned out your nerves, but it still was able to overload them, the throbbing in your cunt a telltale sign, âyou gânna cum, pretty? Use your words for me?âÂ
âGânna cumângh, Toru,â you feel that familiar knot in the pit of your stomach, your walls wring his fingers as you cum, hard, your head thrown back against the pillow. And the squelch of your cunt rings in your ears, as he finger fucks you through your orgasm.Â
âFuck, sheâs so pretty everytime she falls apart for us,â Suguru groans, as Satoru leans over to kiss you, âso good for us, Princess,â you only moan in reply, lost in the pleasure that still floods your body, as Satoru pulls his fingers from you.Â
And your eyes catch a glimpse of Satoru licking his fingers clean, one by one, âStill the sweetest thing Iâve ever had,âÂ
âDonât hog her, Satoru,â Suguru is pulling Satoru away, settling between your thighs, âyou both made such a mess,â and you gasp, as his lithe fingers brush against your still too sensitive folds, spreading them only for your juices to slip out, âIâm always stuck cleaning up, but in this case,â he drags the flat of his tongue up your needy cunt, a moan falling from your lips, as your fingers fisted in his black locks, âI donât mind at all.âÂ
But that night wasnât the end of it â no, not by far.Â
It wasnât enough for them to ravish you, now they have to show up on set â their schedules lining up just perfect to see your rehearsals (though you think their schedules had some help from using the words âcontagiousâ and âsicklyâ). However the only thing they were seemingly sick with was jealousy â especially so as you sat with Sukuna, going over lines for the next scene.Â
You rubbed at your neck, feeling lucky that the marks they left had faded, but they still had begged you to show up to the shoot.Â
âWe wonât make you uncomfortable,â Satoru pouted, nuzzling your side, as you snort.Â
âJust like you said you wouldnât leave hickies on me?â You scoff, and suguru buries his face in the crook of your neck, pressing sweet kisses along the marks Satoru left.Â
âShe has a point,â Suguru murmurs, but Satoru only pouts, âbut I would like to be on set so that freak doesnât try anything,â and you run your fingers through Satoruâs snowy locks, while leaning into Suguruâs touch, âhe has a reputation of making moves on all his co-stars,âÂ
âSo? Itâs not like Iâll let him,â and Satoruâs gotten you pinned to the bed, your hands trying to break free but you canât.Â
âItâs not a matter of letting him, itâs matter of him trying to do something you donât want,â and your brows knit together, as Satoru presses a soft kiss to your forehead.Â
âThereâll be other peopleââÂ
âOther people who may very well look the other way, for someone like Ryomen Sukuna,â Suguru sighs, words almost whispered against your ear, âyou know thatâs how this business can be,â and it was â it could be. The Jujutsu Kaisen set was a rare exception, but this movie â the directorâs words still ringing in your ears â it was different.Â
âLet us just make sure youâre safe, make sure youâre okay, and then weâll go.âÂ
And thatâs how you ended up with their states boring into the back of your head.Â
âYou bringing a pair of guard dogs with you everywhere now?â Sukuna spares a glance at your boyfriends, who were relegated to stand near your trailer â Satoru stood, arms crossed over his white t-shirt, a black jacket thrown over it, his blue eyes narrowed in frustration, as if his crossed arms were the only things holding him back from throttling Sukuna. While Suguru leaned against your trailer, scrolling on his phone in his dark navy button up, stealing glances at the two of you, his eyes narrowed and lips a thin line, âdonât know if they are ready to rip you apart or me,âÂ
You bite your tongue, wanting to say they had already ripped you apart last night, but you only shook your head, âThey insisted on coming today, I donât know why,âÂ
He grunts in reply, âItâs bad timing on your end, brat,â and your eyes snap to his, and he tilts his head, leaning against his hand, âyou didnât hear? The director wants us to film our big kiss at the end of the movie,â
Your blood runs cold, âSince when?âÂ
âSince you were late to our morning meeting, assuredly because of those two,â he jerks his head in the direction of Satoru and Suguru, before giving them both a wide grin, âthey donât know do they?â Your silence is all the answer Sukuna needs to give a rare laugh, âoh this will be entertaining, brat, and I thought acting with you would be boring.âÂ
Oh, youâre fucking screwed.Â
âCut!â The director called for the billionth time, and you were about ready to wring his neck, and you were not the only one â if looks could kill, Satoru and Suguru would have had the director skewered a million times over by now. Unfortunately for them, looks did not kill, âwe need more passion,âÂ
And youâre biting back a groan, as Sukuna smirks, leaning over to whisper, âdonât look so disappointed, I see the two idiots havenât taught you to kiss,âÂ
âMore like the partner I have doesnât make kissing him appealing,â you bite back, running a hand through your hair as you spoke to the intimacy coordinator again, but your eyes keep sliding over to Satoru and Suguru, âfuck,â how were you supposed to do this with them staring you down?Â
âLetâs try it again,â you both get in place for the shot, the clap of the clapperboard, as Sukunaâs fingers brushed against your cheek again. You stepped into the role, letting yourself be consumed with the passion of your character, channeling what you felt for your own loves.Â
And finally your lips met his â you felt nothing, only the pressure of lips meeting one another, but you tried to show emotion, fingers clutching at his shirt in desperation, the small gasps and sighs parting your lips between kisses, and the way your hand then slid up to rest at the nape of his neck.Â
âI love you, more than anything,â you murmur against his lips, nose brushing against his, âmore than anyone. You canât go. Not without me,âÂ
âWhat choice do I have?â Sukuna mutters back, his arm coiling around your waist, âitâs too dangerous for you to come along,âÂ
âWho said you get to make my decisions for me?â your lips curl, âand who says I canât buy my own ticket to come with you?â And heâs shaking his head, âlisten,â your fingers cup his cheek, âdonât think, just let it happen,â and youâre leaning even closer, breath warming his lips, his breath hitching.Â
âCut!â And youâre trying to pull away, but Sukuna holds you there, leaning forward, making you flinch, only to whisper in your ear.Â
âSorry, just wanted to give them more of a show,â and he lets go, lips curled in a wide grin, âlooks like we have a break now, so have fun, but not too much,â he laughs, as the director beckons him over.Â
You glance at Satoru and Suguru â oh fuck.Â
âSuguâuumphââ Suguru barely let you get a step inside the trailer before he pinned you to the metal door, his hands dragged over your sides.
âHold still, Princess, I have to overwrite every place he touched you,â his fingers trace over your cheeks, lips grazing your jaw, his thumb dragged over your lips, before catching on your tongue, âdid you brush your tongue against his â run it over the seam of his lips before slipping it inside? Flick it over like you do? Did you enjoy kissing him, sweetheart?â
âOf course I didnâtââ and Satoruâs taking the opportunity to kiss you, teeth dragging over your bottom lip.Â
âCourse she didnât, but Iâm sure he did,â Satoruâs fingers traced over your jaw, âenjoyed our sweetsâ even sweeter lips, didnât he?â And Satoru kisses down your jaw, while Suguru is sinking down to his knees, large palms sliding up and hiking up your dress, âshould leave some marks to remind him who you belong to,â his teeth dig into the soft of your flesh.Â
âToru! No, I still have to finish the shoot â the makeup artistsââ you whine, but god, it feels so good, as his tongue flicks against his teeth marks, âfuck,âÂ
âBe careful, someone will hear you, Princess,â Suguru murmurs, soft kisses to your inner thighs, âhear how good youâll feel,â his teeth sink into your thigh, nipping and sucking, âand how good weâre both making you feel,âÂ
âSugu, ah, Iâfuck,â and Satoru is eagerly swallowing your moans with his lips, taking the chance to slip his tongue in, while Suguru noses at the soft of your thigh.Â
âSheâs already dripping, how are you so pretty here, Princess?â And he doesnât give you a chance to reply, not that you could with Satoruâs tongue down your throat, as his lips press a kiss to your messy folds, nose bumping against your puffy clit, âtastes even better,â he moans, sound reverberating against your sensitive cunt.Â
âOh that wonât do at all, weâve barely started,â Satoru tsks all the while tugging your sleeves down to reveal your bare chest underneath the dress barely on your body at this point, crumpled fabric pushed up and down into the middle by them, âno bra, Princess? For us or for the camera?âÂ
âFor you,â you manage between moans, Suguruâs tongue tracing teasing circles around your clit, âalways for youââ the word trails off into a moan, as Suguru meanly sucks on the sensitive nub, ângh, fuckââ your knees are buckling, quaking as if your bones were made of rubber, a gasp pulled from your lips, when Satoruâs lips press a teasing kiss to your already erect nipple, while he toys with the other between his forefinger and thumb, pinching and pulling. And he switches, welcoming the other with a graze of his teeth and the flick of his tongue.Â
The sounds of the lewd squelch of Suguruâs mouth against your dripping cunt filled your ears, volts from his touch reaching every inch of you, âso wet fâme, pretty, you like thinking someone could hear us fucking you?â Suguru mutters, his lips pulling away for a moment, as his long fingers spread your folds for him â every inch of you exposed, âfuck, youâve dripped all over the floor of the trailer, Princess,âÂ
âAll that just from Suguruâs mouth?â Satoru smirks, dragging a finger down your puffy lips, while his other hand gropes at your breast, âimagine how sopping youâll be when we fuck you,âÂ
And youâre whining, as Suguru teases your entrance with a finger, âYou fuckersââ you yelp as Suguru picks you up with ease and tosses you into the nearby bed â a request you had made so you could nap between scenes or during times you werenât needed on set â not that you had gotten to use it, until now.Â
Satoruâs pulling the dress up and over your head, tossing the garment away, both of their gazes dragging over your exposed skin. Satoru flips you onto your stomach, and you hear the creak of the bed behind you and you know Suguru repositioned himself between your thighs.Â
âOn your knees, pretty,â Suguruâs hands are lifting your legs, his fingers already teasing your sopping hole again, and heâs bracing an arm around your thighs, âsuch a good girl,â and his fingertips breach you only to pull away, even as your walls try to beckon him inside.Â
âFuck,â youâre groaning, needy cunt begging for release, you needed it, needed it so bad.Â
âSuch a filthy mouth,â Satoru clicks his tongue, as he undoes the buckle of his belt, tugging his boxers and pants down to free his weeping erection. And god, his cock is so pretty â long and pink, with beads of pearly precum dripping from the slit, lovely veins running up and down his length, âhow âbout I put it to use sweetheart?âÂ
And the tip brushes against your face, smearing against your lips, before you part your lips and let his dick slap against your tongue, before letting it part your pretty lips. The tip of your tongue traces his slit, tasting his pre, as you sucked and licked along his length, until his sweet grunts slipped from his lips. And fuck, you know he would feel so good inside you, long cock reaching the places he always did and that you never could.Â
But it was hard for you to stay focused when Suguru bas two thick fingers buried in your right cunt, dragging against your walls, moaning around Satoruâs length. And it feels almost too good, as if youâd melt between them, burning from their touches. And youâd still always ask for more.Â
Satoruâs fingers dig into your locks, as he moans, âFuck, sâgood for me, baby,â his hips buck against your mouth, his hair sticking to his forehead, sticky with sweat, ânot gonna last much longer, Suguru,âÂ
And Suguru pulled out his fingers, licking them clean, his face still sticky with your cum, as you whine at the absence, âsheâs not either, but I think she needs something more,â and you feel his cockhead drag against your folds, and youâre whining, ânot gonna put it inside baby, too much of a mess, and canât do too much, can we?â And you feel his lips curl in a smirk, âafter all, your boyfriend out there might mind,â heâs pressing your thighs together, beginning to rock forward, sending you deeper onto Satoruâs cock, making him hiss.Â
âFuck, take it, sweetheart,â his fingers tilting your head up slightly to find your eyes glazed over in pleasure, puffy lips with saliva and precum dripping from the corners, and it only makes him want to fuck your throat, âgonna go back on set like this? All messy from your âside pieces?ââÂ
âFuck, she twitched hard when you said that,â Suguru is fucking between your thighs, his hard cock rubbing against your dripping slit again and again, delicious friction sending you closer and closer, âfuck, gânna cum for me sweet girl?âÂ
And youâre moaning around Satoru, and his tip brushes against your throat with one particularly hard thrust from Suguru, and thatâs it.Â
Satoruâs moaning your name, unable to hold back, as he cums in your mouth, his hot load pouring down your throat, dick twitching as it continues to spurt as he rocks his hips into you. Suguru pinches and rubs your clit hard, rocking his leaking cock into you, and you cum, walls fluttering around nothing, as you soak him in your release.Â
The moans of their names on your lips send Suguru tumbling over too, as he pulls back and pumps, before cumming all over your back with his thick seed.Â
Youâre pulling yourself off Satoru, with a wet pop, cum and spit trickling down your lips, as your tongue flicks out to clean it off. And Satoru groans, as he lays down and settles beside you, âdonât make me fuck you right here,âÂ
And Suguru helps you turn on your side, legs still shaking from your orgasm, as he slips up behind you, his softening cock pressed against you, pressing sweet kisses to your sweat soaked skin.Â
âThink anyone heard us?â you mumble, burying your face in the crook of Satoruâs neck, and their chuckles rumble against you, making you shiver.Â
Suguru answers, âNo, if someone did, they would have comeââÂ
Thereâs a harsh knock on the door, followed by the call of your name, âThe directorâs calling you to set,â it was your agentâs voice, âso I suggest all three of you clean up and come out.âÂ
Well, fuck.Â
âHow has shooting the film been so far?âÂ
âItâs been wonderful. Itâs so different from filming a television series, and Iâve loved learning the nuances of film and how itâs made,â you say, sitting in the worlds most uncomfortable chair behind Sukuna, who managed to look interestedly disinterested.Â
âSpeaking of which, you two have worked together before, right?âÂ
âWe have,â Sukuna replies before you have a chance to answer, âthe two of us havenât had many scenes together before, so being able to finally act together isâŠfate,âÂ
You force yourself to give a wry smile, âI forget heâs such a romantic, when he isnât too busy calling me a brat,â the words slip out and youâre instantly regretting your words â fuck, fuck, fuck. You really just said Ryomen Sukuna called you brat â in an interview that will air on TV but also live on the internet.Â
âA brat huh?â The interviewer chuckled awkwardly, âis she a bit of a diva on set?âÂ
âOh and off,â Sukunaâs grin grows all the more wide, leaning against his hand and stealing a glance at you, âbut I know how to tame her,â and you self consciously tug at your high neck sweater, the bites Satoru and Suguru well concealed â and youâd never have him pass it off as his own.Â
Oh, you would kill him. If not for the fact that you had dug your own grave, and he only did you the favor of pushing you in and burying you. No the only funeral was your own.Â
âHow bad?â You ask your agent on the way home, earbuds in your ear as you sit in the back of the car, partition up as the driver makes their way to your home.Â
âHow bad? You mean how great! Weâre getting so much traffic on that interview. People keep talking about you and Sukuna. Youâre trending again,â and that was the last thing you wanted to hear and the first thing she wanted to tell you.Â
Why the fuck did you want to be an actor again?Â
âWhat are they saying about me?âÂ
âThereâs some negative stuff about both of you, but thatâs expected â mostly people surprisingly, uh, like you better with Sukuna than Gojo or GetoââÂ
âWhat? Why?â God, fuck the publicâs want for an older man.Â
âI donât know. You guys have this chemistry in interviews. The way you guys banter it feels so personal and electric I guess?â Her voice almost makes it sounds like she agreed.
âAre you saying that or the fans?â The only thing electric about your conversation with Sukuna was the feeling of rage running through your veins faster than a million volts.Â
âI donât know. Iâm sure itâs mostly fangirls of Gojo and Geto who are relieved they arenât taken,â she adds, your silence seemingly scaring her, âyou should look on the bright side, people are really excited for the movie, and after what happened in your trailerâŠthe directorâs happy too,â you see a text from Satoru and Suguru.Â
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Bangs Baby: when are you coming home?Â
Six Eyed Dork: weâre already making dinner.Â
And you scrub a hand down your face, never having such irritation over the prospect of dinner, âTell that to my makeup artist,â because you know youâll be littered with marks by the end of this.Â
âWeâre adding a sex scene,â and you nearly spit out your drink that morning, sitting at the round table with the director, several staff members, and an extremely unfazed Sukuna.Â
âWhat?â you say, trying hold your tongue, that was only writhing under your hold to say something much, much worse, âthatâs not anywhere in the script or the source material,âÂ
âIt was my suggestion,â Sukuna lifts his hand casually, before pressing his hand to his chin, painted black nails gleaming in the dim light of the early morning, âthe characters felt lacking,âÂ
Then play your role better. Thatâs what you wanted to say. But instead you ask, âhow so?âÂ
And Sukuna glances at the director, who clears his throat, eyes shifting from him to you, âWe thought it would be better to build more intimacy between the characters. Add a certain level ofââÂ
âRaunchiness?â you scoff.Â
âTasteful raunchiness,â Sukuna corrects, doing nothing to suppress his smirk, âif you donât want to, Iâm sure we can make due with the stunt doubleââÂ
Fucker. He could have his pick of any movie â he was a pillar of the industry, but you had to be stuck with him. And stuck with the director following his every, irritating whim.Â
You grit your teeth, âwhen are we shooting it?â And Sukuna grins wider, leaning back in his chair.Â
âAbout thatââÂ
âYouâre going where?â You resisted the urge to rub at your temples, as you pack your things, Satoruâs pout filling the majority of the screen.Â
âYou heard me. Weâre filming in Canada,â with a flight that left the next day, you barely had time to pack, much less talk. Fuck, you donât have a thing for the cold, but you were told that coats and thermals would be provided â or at least they better be, âIâll be gone for a couple weeks,â you say, wondering if the sounds of you packing would be enough to drown out or enough sweaters would somehow soften the blow.Â
âWeeks?â Suguru repeats, taking the phone from Satoru, âsweetheart, you had said filming would be over soon enough â you said a month of filming in Japanâ,â and you sigh, it seems like you had been doing a lot of that lately.Â
The throbbing in your head only got worse â the long shoots and lack of sleep weighing on your body like iron weights around your neck, âI know, love, but the director wanted to add more scenes,â you swallow the lump in your throat, âthereâs one more thing,â and Satoru is pushing into view of the camera as well, a click of Suguruâs as he shoots a glare at him, âthe director decided to addâŠan intimate scene to the film,âÂ
Silence, but Suguru speaks first, âAnd that wasnât in the script before?â And you shake your head.Â
Satoru gives a bitter laugh, âSuch bullshit. They planned it and got you to invest yourself in the movieââ he cuts himself off, âsweetheart, I want to have a word with the director,â
âNo, Toru, it wonât help,â you run your fingers through your hair, trying to keep your tone level, âit just wonât. It will just make me look like I have to rely on my boyfriends for protection,âÂ
âIt still isnât right, what they are doing to you is exploitative,â Suguru cuts in, âadding a sex scene last minute after you already spent weeks filmingââÂ
âYou donât think I know that?â you say quietly, âwhat am I supposed to do? Quit? Let you guys run to the director to protect me? Great, either way, my career would be over,â the words slip out far more cutting than you want, but this has been a knife youâve honed against stones thrown at you, and you were tired of being the one to take the blows.Â
Satoru furrows his brow, âWhat are we supposed to do? Watch you get taken advantage of?â
âNo, but donât talk down to me like I donât understand whatâs happening,â you snap, âthese weeks Iâve had to deal with fucking Sukuna and these shoots, while balancing your feelings too and Iâm tired of it. Iâm just done,â you shake your head, willing your voice not to break, âIâll text you both when I board and land, ok?â
âSweetheartââÂ
âBabyââÂ
âBye,â and you hang up, eyes burning not just from your lack of sleep but now everything else too. You didnât know what to do. You couldnât see them. You couldnât quit the movie. You couldnât fix this. You couldnât do anything â you glanced at your suitcase â except keep going.Â
âYou look like hell,â you donât bother looking at Sukuna when he speaks, and out of all the seats, how did you end up next to him? Either you had the absolute worst luck in the world â or bad luck had a little help from your agents and the director.Â
âYou look like youâd knowâbeen to your kingdom lately?â youâre placing your suitcase away when a flight attendant rushes over to do it for you, and you thank them, before rifling through your bag for your headphones. Noise canceling headphones that were going to be your best friend as long as you were stuck with him.Â
âWhy visit a kingdom when my queen is here?â Your eye twitches, and you only wish that planes worked the same as ships when it came to jurisdiction. And if so, you would have tossed him into the high seas without a second though. You could start over â no extradition on Satoruâs island.Â
You glanced at your phone â no reply to your text about getting on the second flight. And they had both barely responded to your other texts about boarding and landing. Maybe it was your fault. You had blown up at them, and ignored all their calls and texts all day, until they finally stopped (even Satoru had given up sending you selfies of him crying). You switched it into airplane mode and locked it, tucking it away into your bag, before taking your seat and buckling your seatbelt.Â
âTrouble in paradise?â And you scowl, pulling out your headphones, âcâmon you can tell me about your other boyfriends â I know Iâm your favorite,âÂ
âDo you ever shut up?â You put your headphones on, your eyes growing heavy as the plane begins to prepare for take off. You choose a playlist, and start to fall asleep. The only good thing about this flight was you could finally get some sleep.Â
And maybe your life wouldnât be hell when you woke up.Â
âI already got us a private jet,â Satoru walks into Suguruâs place, suitcase in hand, as he tugs his mask off, âwe can be in Canada by tomorrowâwe just need to packââÂ
âWhat are you talking about?â Suguru looks up from his phone, âhave you even thought this through, dumbass? She barely wants us coming over because of paparazzi, you think if someone sees us in Canada with her that they will write it off as a coincidence?âÂ
âIf weâre careful, it wonât come to that,â he sets down his things, âyou heard her, Suguru, she said sheâs done,âÂ
âSheâs just tired and frustrated,â Suguru sighs, tossing his phone aside, âwe havenât exactly made this any easier on her either,âÂ
âI know, which is why we should go make it up to her,â Satoru sighed, âI can tell by her texts that sheâs upset â itâs all periods and short one word responses. Yâknow thatâs bad,â heâs pulling out his phone to show Suguru your texts â and Suguru ignored the several sad selfies Satoru had sent, before handing it back.Â
âAnd we should make her more upset by doing the one thing she told us not to do?â Suguru shakes his head, âweâre better off waiting for her to calm down and come to usââ and Satoru stares at his phone, âwhat is it? Did she text?âÂ
âNo, worse,â he shows Suguru a news article â ARE THINGS HEATING UP ON AND OFF SET? SUKUNA SPOTTED WITH HIS COSTAR GETTING COZY ON PLANES AND IN THE AIRPORT. Â
And below were images of you and him asleep, fingers interlaced on the plane, and a picture of him with his arm around your waist walking through the airport.Â
Suguruâs eyes narrow, âDo you want risk losing her, Suguru?â And he knows itâs a bad idea, he knows it may only make things worse, but â he looks at the pictures of you and Sukuna again â losing you would be far worse.Â
âWhenâs the flight?âÂ
CLICK!Â
You stir at the sound, as you hear it again and again, shifting in your sleep. Fuck, what was that noise? Everythingâs heavy, thoughts swimming through thick syrup as it tries to break to the surface and into consciousness. Another click makes you grasp at your headphones with one hand, the other caught on something, but you feel nothing but your neck and shirt. And finally, your eyes fly open just to find a camera lens in front of your face, and something holding your hand.Â
Or rather someone.Â
âWhat theââÂ
âFinally woke up? How was your coma?â and the photographers are shooed away, as you pull your fingers free only for him to drop your hand, wiping your hand on the seat, âI didnât do anything but hold it,â he shrugs, âprobablyââÂ
You scowl, âmy headphones?â He holds them up, and you gape at him, âthey fell off. Youâre quite the restless sleeper,â and you snatch them back.Â
âThey fell off or you took them off for that photo op,â you snap, glancing at him, âsince when did I give my permission to be photographed while sleeping?âÂ
âWhen you decided to go into this business,â he replies drily, dry as his skin was from holding his hand, âare you that naive? Can anyone keep anything from anyone without paying them off one way or another? Iâm pretty sure thatâs how your little throuple does it,âÂ
And you couldnât deny it â the paparazzi more than ever was a toll or a tool â a toll to pay when you wanted word to stay quiet, and a tool when you wanted things to blow up. And Satoru had been paying them off since the three of you had started this â insisting that his connection gave him discounts, but it was more likely to blow his fatherâs money.Â
âSo what was that photo op about?â The plane is slowly descending now, your ears popping, as you spare a glance outside, and he only scoffs, as if to ask if you were that stupid?Â
âTo announce our arrival.âÂ
âWhy are there so many security guards and people?â you mutter, tugging at your mask, as you hurry through the airport with what felt like a military and police escort of men around you.Â
âTo create a scene, generate interest,â Sukuna seemed uninterested as he strolled along the airport, raising an eyebrow, ânot used to this? The adoring fans,â and you spare a glance at the crowds, taking pictures more than even looking at your actual faces.Â
âThis is adoring?â and then the security guards begin to stumble as the crowd grows a rowdy, as people push through to get through their gates, others try to duck between the security guards to get closer. A security guard knocks against you, nearly sending you tumbling, âwhatââÂ
And a wrist grabs you and pulls you hard, as the security guard tumbles to the ground, another arm around your waist. He steadies you, as you sigh, glancing to find Sukuna.Â
âBe careful,â you blink â wow was he actually a niceâ and then he nearly shoved you away, âdonât need you getting injured and messing up my movie,â he strides off, and you watch dumbstruck, as you watch his back recede until bodyguards check on you and urge you along.Â
You canât believe you thought even for a second that Ryomen Sukuna was nice.Â
And now you had to spend the entirety of tomorrow kissing up to him â literally.Â
Fucking ass.Â
âYou canât seduce me into letting you go,â Sukuna smiled, one hand on your hip and the other resting against the wall, pinning you against the headboard of the bed, âjust because I let you win tonightââÂ
âThen Iâve won the battle,â you reply, fingers toying with a lock of his hair, twirling it around your finger, before dragging a finger down his cheek, âitâs only a matter of time until I win the war,âÂ
He chuckles, hand cupping your chin, âsuch a brat, how did I ever fall for you?â And you only lean close, brushing your lips against his chin, delighting in the way his body shivered, âfuckââÂ
âYou love it,â and heâs gotten you pinned to the bed in a moment with one hand, the other large palm sliding up your body, dragging your shirt along with itâÂ
âCUT!âÂ
You both sigh, glancing at the director as you both untangle yourselves â how many times did that make? Twelve? Fourteen?Â
âI think weâll be dead before he gets it right,â Sukuna mutters under his breath, as a P.A. brings him a towel to dab at his skin.Â
âWeâre calling it for the day,â the director announced, hair askew from the number of times he had pulled at it, âweâll resume tomorrow, first thing,â there was almost an audible groan from the crew as everyone packed up for the day.Â
After all that, youâre making your way to your hotel room when someone stops you, youâre trying to brush past them absentmindedly, but his voice stops you dead in your tracks.Â
âCanât run from us that easy, sweetheart,â and your head snaps up, finding Satoru in front of you, and youâre speechless, no words finding their way to your lips, before the hotel room next to yours opens up.Â
âPrincess, in here, before anyone sees,â and Satoruâs hand tries to find yours, but you ignore it, walking into the room, not speaking until the door clicks behind Satoru.Â
âWhat the fuck are you guys doing here?â and you waver when you see Satoruâs sad gaze and Suguruâs tight frown, and you sigh, evening out your tone, âsorry, I shouldnât have snapped â what are you guys doing here? I told you itâs riskyââÂ
âWe didnât want to leave things the way they were, I couldnât. Not like that,â Satoru shakes his head, âwe needed to see you, baby, I couldnâtââ he breaks off.Â
Suguru speaks in his stead, âWe couldnât fathom that was the last time we spoke,âÂ
Your brows knit together, âWhy would you thinkââ and youâre sighing, scrubbing a hand down your face as your words ring in your own ears, and you know where their minds had went â fuck, âI would never ever break up with you two,â youâre stepping forward, âyouâre idiots, but youâre mine,â and their arms are slipping around you in an instant, âI just got frustrated with everything, it wasnât just you guys â the movie, Sukuna, long shoots, lack of sleep, and not seeing you twoââÂ
âWe should be the ones whoâre sorry,â Satoru mumbles, burying his face in the crook of your neck, âwe made it all about us and didnât see that you needed us,âÂ
âWeâre never going to make that mistake again, Princess,â Suguru presses a soft kiss to your neck, and you sigh, stress melting under touch with the ease of a lit candle wick melts wax, âweâre sorry for being so selfish,âÂ
âYeah, Suguruâs sorryââ and that earns Satoru a sharp elbow from said actor, âand Iâm sorry too. We didnât mean to add more stress. Youâre already dealing with so much. We should have been there for you, sweetheart,â he finds your lips in a sweet kiss that has you sighing, âwe trust you â itâs justââ
âHim, I know, but I hate him,â you say, and Suguru chuckles, fingers turning your head towards him, pressing his forehead agaisnt yours, âseriously, everything weâve done is just for the movie or for publicity,â Suguru kisses you, teeth teasingly running along his bottom lip.Â
âYou seemed pretty cozy with him in those pictures,â Satoru presses open mouthed kisses along your neck, and you blink.Â
âWhat pictures?â and then it occurs to you, âon the plane? They framed thoseââ and Satoruâs cutting you off with another kiss, âToruââ and Suguru nuzzles the nape of your neck, âSuguââÂ
âJust let us take care of you tonight,â Suguru murmurs, lazy fingers drawing circles on your hips, âbeen too long since weâve seen you, Princess,âÂ
In a moment they have you on your back on the bed, Satoruâs eyes gleaming with need, their hands slipping up your body, âIâm yours,â you murmur, âboth of yours.âÂ
And thatâs all they needed to hear.Â
âToru, Iâm trying to make us breakfast,â you chuckle, half laughing, half exasperated, as he nearly engulfs you in a hug from behind, his face buried in the crook of your neck.Â
âSo? Iâm not in the way,â Satoru mumbles, sighing as he kisses the skin behind your ear, âright, Suguru?âÂ
âYouâre hindering the process, Toru,â youâre trying to flip pancakes for said boyfriend as he traces constellations of kisses against your shoulder and neck, âright Sugu?âÂ
âNow, now, play nice you two,â Suguru replies drily, glancing at the two of you from the couch, âcanât blame us for missing you, sweetheart,âÂ
âYâknow how many months I had to go without being able to cuddle you,â Satoruâs pouting against your skin now, âI have to make up for all that lost time,âÂ
Shooting had finally ended three months ago â after a month and half spent in Canada, you flew back to Japan. Satoru and Suguru had taken up residence in a hotel room next door (under fake names of course) for about a week before flying back because of work. Satoru had tried to convince you to let him fly back and forth, but for the sake of the environment (and your sanity), you sent them both home.Â
And still, they both were acting as if you had been away for several years, not months.Â
âDoes it have to be now?â And Satoru nods, grinning, and you relent, âwell, this is much better than having dinner with Sukuna,âÂ
âThereâs a name we havenât heard in a while,â Suguru raises an eyebrow, as he strolls into the kitchen, hands in his pockets.Â
âThankfully,â Satoru adds, brow wrinkled, âwhat does he want?âÂ
âJust a dinner to celebrate the end of production,â you sigh, as you step past Satoru to grab a plate for the pancakes, âthe movie is going to have its premiere in a few months, so itâs also to plan ahead for that,âÂ
âDid they announce a date yet?â Suguru asks, leaning against the counter on the other side of you, beginning to prepare coffee.Â
âNot yet, but it should be sometime this coming summer,â and youâre flipping pancake after pancake for the three of you, a stack forming, until youâre finally done. You catch the two of them shsring a look, until Satoru asks:Â
âCan you get us tickets to the premiere?âÂ
âOf course Iâm inviting the entire JJK cast,â you smiled, leaning over to press a kiss to Suguruâs cheek, âwhy would you two be any different?â
âAnd what about us two?â Satoru hums, as he shuts off the stove for you, daring less than an inch away from your lips, âDo we get the VIP treatment?â
âUh-huh,â you bite back a laugh.Â
âDoes the VIP package include you?â Suguru murmurs, a smirk against your ear, catching your earlobe between his teeth,Â
âOf course,â you murmur, as Suguruâs arms wrap around your waist, lips brushing against your pulse, âonce weâre away from cameras and phones and press,âÂ
âAll access?â Suguru murmurs, large palms slipping under your shirt, making you shiver from their cool touch, and you roll your eyes, as Satoru presses a kiss to your forehead.Â
âAll access.âÂ
âI donât understand why we had to get ready together,â you grumble, assistants gather around you, one adjusting your gown, another fixing your makeup, and a third trying to tame your hair, âwe could have just been picked up and taken to the venue together,âÂ
The two of you had been ushered into these adjoining hotel rooms bright and early â much too early for you to even be awake, much less have to deal with Sukuna. The only consolation was while you were getting your makeup and clothes on, you didnât have to see him.Â
âSomeone might have seen us,â Sukuna replies, letting the assistant put his watch on, âor your throuple would undoubtedly get in the way,â you shoot a glare at him.Â
âCan you not call us that? They have names,â and Sukuna scoffs, fingers running over his charcoal suit coat to ensure there wasnât even a single crease, the cut of his lapels sharp as knives.Â
âLike I care to remember them, brat,â and you raise an eyebrow.Â
âDo you even know my name?â he bears no reaction, but the corner of his lips twitch, âyou donât even fucââÂ
âAre we all ready?â Your agent enters the hotel room with the director, âwe should start heading to the venue,â and Sukuna brushed past you, and out the door, his entourage following behind him.Â
And you sighed, you were surely ready â ready to put this movie and Sukuna far behind you.Â
But of course he wasnât behind you, so much so that he was beside you. Plastered to your side for the press to eat up, his arm slithered around your waist, as you both made your way down the carpeted premiere.Â
You had been to a premiere for both seasons of Jujutsu Kaisen â but never like this. The camera flashes were blinding, the sounds of the crowd deafening, and the walk down the carpet amongst all these others was disorienting. You were almost grateful for Sukunaâs gruff and short temper, he kept most interviews on the carpet from dragging too long,Â
You finally make your way inside and Sukuna parts from your side a moment without a word, beckoned off by someone or another. And it feels like too much. The day, the long hours, the carpet â all of it bears down on you at once, and you feel as if someone sucked the air from your lungs, using it to fill this hall with the smallest remnants of oxygen.Â
Fuck, you grasped tightly to your clutch, you were going to pass out if you didnât go somewhere, somewhere else with less goddamn people, but where?Â
And you only take a stumbling step forward, before an arm is around your waist again, and a different voice murmurs in the opposite side, âLost without us, sweetheart?â Suguruâs voice steadies you, keeps you from slipping deeper away from them, while Satoruâs touch grounds you.Â
âLetâs get her somewhere private, hm? Does that sound okay, Princess?â And youâre nodding; as the two of them discreetly usher you away, you barely can keep your eyes open, still feeling your breath lodged in your throat, choking on the very thing that was supposed to keep you alive. It doesnât feel okay until youâre sitting on a bed, holding your head.Â
You feel the bed divut in as they both sit on either side of you, and their bodies brush against yours as if to ask for permission; and youâre leaning against their touch, until they engulf you in it.Â
And this was what you needed.Â
You donât think about premieres, ruining your makeup, tripping, cameras, or anything else â just both of them and you.Â
âAre you okay, baby?â Suguru murmurs softly, and youâre nodding, âdid you get overwhelmed?â And you nod again, and he sighs, pressing a kiss to your forehead, âI really wish you could have come with us,âÂ
âI told ya we should have just taken her with us anyway,â you know Satoruâs face is scrunched up in worry, âthe movieâs out anyway,âÂ
âNot like I didnât agree â I just told you she would never agree,â Suguru muttered, most assuredly rolling his eyes, âplus, we said we wouldnât do that to her again,âÂ
âCan you guys not talk like Iâm not here?â and they instantly refocus on you, as you bury your head in the crook of Suguruâs neck, while Satoru does the same to you, pressing butterfly kisses to your skin, as Suguru carefully carded through your locks. And you just sat like that for a while, until you grew calmer by the second and finally lift your head, âsorry,â
âWhat do you have to be sorry for?â Satoru furrowed his brow, âyou didnât drool all over Suguruâs suit did you?â and you elbow him lightly in the ribs.Â
âDonât worry, I wouldnât mind anyway, Iâm used to you drooling on me one way or another,â and now you glare at Suguru, âyouâre the one apologizing for no real reason,âÂ
âThere is a reason,â you sigh, shaking your head, âwe should be out there enjoying the party, but instead, weâreââÂ
âAll alone, with the two most important people to us?â Satoru tucks a stray strand of hair behind your ear, âif anything, this was exactly the VIP treatment I was looking for, just us alone, in a room together?â Satoruâs tilting your head if only to press kisses up the side of your neck, nosing your pulse.Â
âHeâs right, princess, we only came here for you â no one else, weâre so proud of you,â Suguru murmurs, his hand finding its way onto your thigh, âand all we want is to see you happy,âÂ
Happy? When had been the last time you had been happy in the last few months? It had been far too long since it had been consistent â but the two people that ran consistently through every up, far too little downs? Satoru and Suguru. It had been so hard â and now it was almost over. Only a few more interviews and public appearances, and you would be done with Sukuna.
But you didnât want to think about Sukuna now â you wanted them. More than ever.Â
Your lips find Suguruâs first, lips sliding against his â a hesitation for a millisecond, before heâs melting into it, his tongue dragging against the seam of your lips, before youâre pulling away, soft pants filling the silence, until a warm hand is turning your head, and Satoru kisses you next, needy and persistent, as he always was, his fingers threaded in your hair, grazing against the nape of your neck. But Suguru doesnât waste time, a hand sneaking up the silt of your dress, dragging against your pantyhose, snapping the skintight, translucent fabric against your skin.Â
You part from Satoru for a moment, a string of spit connecting your lips to his, and you see the lipstick smeared on both their lips â you can only imagine what little you have left is painting more than just your lips at this point.Â
âIf we donât stop right now, donât know if I can, baby,â Satoru murmurs, guiding your palm to his already hard erection, âitâs risky,âÂ
âIt is, someone could catch us,â Suguru is still drawing tempting circles on your upper thigh, his nose brushes against yours as he presses his forehead against yours, âWhat do you want to do?âÂ
And you knew the right thing to do would be to fix your faces and return to the party, act as if this hadnât happened, as the three of you suffer through an evening without each other â until you get home far too late and far too tired to fall asleep beside them. That was the right thing, the sensible thing.Â
But your need for them both was hardly sensible. It wasnât sensible when the three of you had gotten drunk multiple nights after shooting together â Satoru only drinking a shot each time at your and Suguruâs insistence to get far too plastered too quickly. It wasnât sensible when the two asked you who the better kisser was â your character the envy of every fangirl as you got to kiss the two âstrongestâ sorcerers â and then when you cheekily replied you werenât sure, they didnât hesitate to kiss you then and there, one after another â and you realized you never wanted to stop (and the three you never did that night). It wasnât sensible to hook up again a few nights later, heading back to Satoruâs place to hang out, only for the three of you end up in bed together yet again â a habit formed, but that you couldnât quit. And it surely wasnât sensible when the three of you had started to date â it was far from it, in a business like this. But you did it anyway â because it was them.Â
It was always them.Â
You rise to your feet, facing them a moment, before turning your back to them, looking over your shoulder at them, âWell? Youâre going to have to help me get out of this dress because Iâm not letting you two ruin it.âÂ
And they share a look, before their lips curl into grins, as they reply.Â
âYes, maâam.âÂ
âOf course, baby.âÂ
âSuguru noââ and he snaps the fabric of your pantyhose against you making you whimper, âI told you notââÂ
âTo ruin your dress, you said nothing about your pantyhose,â his nails digging crescents into your lovely thighs, âand you should worry more about Satoru,âÂ
Satoruâs lips were nearly glued to your neck, tongue dragging up the side, until he pulled away to scowl at Suguru, âEh? Why me?â
Suguru shrugs, âwho left all those marks all over her neck last time?âÂ
âYou left marks over her thighs,â
âJealous?âÂ
âNo, but I think you are that everyone saw mine, but no one saw yours,â and Suguru scoffs,Â
âMy marks arenât for anyone else but me,â and his fingers tear at the fabric of your pantyhose, as you whine, lips curling as your skin is freed, âand if anyone else was seeing them, well,â his thumb drags across the swell of your far too wet cunt, drawing a pretty gasp from your lips, âIâd have to punish her wouldnât I?â He kisses the skin exposed between the patchwork tears, making you whimper, âmake her cum over and over, until she begs me to stop, show everyone how I fuck her well,âÂ
âNot as well as I do,â Satoru replies, âisnât that right, Princess?âÂ
âIâm not answering that,â you scoff â you knew nothing good came from getting between their fights, except maybe getting between their bodies.Â
âThen maybe weâll have to remind you,â Suguruâs hands drag over your legs again, tugging off the shreds of your pantyhose off, âgive you our dicks over and over until you tell us which oneâs better,âÂ
âSounds good to me, yeah?â Satoru leans down to kiss the valley of your breasts, before his fingers follow, finding the front latch with a grin, âplanned for this sweetheart? And I thought I was the one who wanted this the most,â and he undoes the clasp with practiced ease, your chest exposed to his touch, nipples pebbling under the cool air.Â
âYou still are,â Suguru replies, as he nips at your thigh, eyes flicking down to Satoruâs obvious erection straining against the fabric of his slacks, âready to burst just from looking at her chest, bet you wouldnât last a minute getting her off,âÂ
âOh yeah? Then letâs see who lasts longer,â Satoru undoes and tosses his shirt with ease, his deep blue suit coat long discarded, before he pulls you up into a sitting position while he lies back, and then lifts you with ease onto the middle of his bare chest, âyou in her mouth or me eating her out,âÂ
âToruââ you squealed, as you squirmed, your already embarrassingly wet panties clinging to your dripping cunt, slick against his skin, but he holds your hips steady with large hands, âI canât â Iâll crush youââÂ
âRide my face, baby,â Satoru smiles up at you, that same smile you could never say no to â the one that made your stomach tie itself in knots, âwanna watch you cum all over my face, wanna walk around covered with your slick mââÂ
âFuckââ you cover your face, cheeks burning, âstop,âÂ
âAlready embarrassed? Thatâs not good, Princess,â Suguru clicks his tongue, as gentle but teasing fingers pry your hands off your face, âcanât have that, we barely started,âÂ
âPlease, baby?â Satoru pouts, and you canât resist â a small nod, and his thousand watt smile almost makes it worth it, âtake your seat on your throne, Princess,â you snort, almost.Â
You gingerly shift yourself over him, still hovering as you hesitate. You whimper as he inhaled, a shudder leaving his body, âhow is it possible for you smell so fucking good?â And you hear the distinct sound of him unbuckling his belt and the zipper of his pants, and you knew he was already palming at his length.Â
Yet still, insecurity creeps up your body from his gaze, as he gazes up at your messy folds âAre you sure I wonât suffocateââ and he leans up to drag his tongue up your clothed cunt, nose bumping against your puffy clit, ângh, Toru,â his name comes out far too needy for your taste, knees already beginning to buckle, quivering when he tugs at your drenched panties to snap them against your glistening folds, âfuckââ and heâs pulling the thin fabric aside, his warm breath sending ribbons of heat up your body, nearly shuddering from anticipation alone, and itâs nothing compared to when he pulls you down to seat you fully on his face.Â
âFuck,â your body folds forward, and you barely catch yourself, as Satoruâs needy tongue drags over the length of your dripping cunt, âToru, oh my god â- fuck,â
You barely register the creak of the bed, and the rustle of clothes or the click of the belt, âThatâs the idea after all, princess,â Suguru knelt before you, his pretty cock aching for you and an inch in front of you â he was thicker than Satoru, lovely veins that you wanted nothing more than to trace, and pretty beads of pre-cum dripping from his slit, âare you going to be a good girl andââ he hisses when your lips part to suckle at his tip,tongue flicking over his slit, before you let his cock part your lips again.Â
But Satoru wasnât one to be ignored â his tongue circling your clit faster, as his hands rest on your ass, squeezing, before slapping his hand down against the sensitive flesh, sending you forward onto Suguruâs cock.Â
Suguru grunts, fingers threading into your strands, nails digging into your scalp, âsâfucking good for me, princess. Such a good cockeater,â his fingers cup your chin, forcing your gaze higher, eyes blown out in pleasure, boobs bouncing with the way you rocked against Satoruâs face and Suguruâs shallow thrusts, the heavy weight of his dick on your tongue.Â
And Suguru canât resist â palming at your breasts because youâre so pretty when you whine, as he pinches your erect nipples before rolling them between his thumb and forefinger. You moan around Suguruâs length, your hands grasping at his hips, sloppily sucking him off, as Satoru grinds his face against your cunt.Â
The wet squelch of your pussy rings in your ears, greedily lapping at your juices like a man wanting to drown, diving deeper and deeper to depths unknown. And when his thumbs reach up to part your hole further apart, youâre nearly choking on Suguruâs dick, as Satoruâs tongue slips into your entrance.Â
You whine when he teasingly pulls away, pressing sweet kisses to your clit, âGonna fuck you right, sweetheart â make sure you canât remember anything tonight except the feel of my tongue inside you, that is, until I fuck you open,â and heâs burying you back, moaning at the feeling of your juices slipping off the side of his face, âgotta open wide for you baby â gotta swallow this whole cunt, yeah?âÂ
And you would have moaned if you hadnât had your mouth full of Suguruâs dick, nearly beginning to choke on it when he began to lazily thrust into your mouth, a shiver down his spine as he looks at you drooling around his length, sloppily tracing his veins, a graze of his teeth against the sensitive skin, and a hiss parts his lips, âcareful there,â and he gives a particularly hard thrust, âdonât want me to fuck this throat do you?â and your moan makes a mean smirk curl his lips, âor maybe you do,âÂ
Fuck, you were getting close â and so was Suguru by the way his hips began to buck into your mouth, and Satoru for that matter â the wet sounds of his fisting his cock along with the messy moans against your cunt sending more pleasure up and down your spine. And fuck, his bucking against his hand was making the bed shake â and god, youâd reach behind you and jack him off if you werenât holding onto Suguru for dear life.Â
âThatâs it, sweetheart, swallow my cock, fuck, gânna cum soon,â Suguruâs balls slap against your face as he begins to fuck your mouth in earnest, âToru looks heâs about ready to burst too, gonna clean up our cocks before we fuck you, pretty?âÂ
âFuck, she nearly clamped down on my mouth from that,â Satoru says, thoroughly muffled from your heat pressed tight to his mouth, his tongue then returning to fuck you, as you ride his face to find your release, unable to think about anything else but cumming, âcum on my face, baby,â and when Satoru sucks around your clit, a sharp palm bearing down on your ass again, youâre cumming, grinding and riding out your high on his face, as he welcomes your release with an open mouth. The wet sounds of his slurping and sucking, as your juices roll off both sides of his face and stain the mattress underneath him.
And then youâre eagerly sucking at Suguruâs cock, swallowing around him as he fucks your face, âgânna cum, are you gonna let me cum alone â are you going to help Satoru cum too?â and heâs helping you reach back, leaning back with you so his cock never parts your pretty lips, and right as your fingers brush against Satoruâs cock, squeezing around the base, you hollow out your cheeks, letting Suguruâs tip brush your throat.Â
They both groan your name as they cum, thick spurts of Suguruâs release down your throat, while Satoru cums all over his stomach and your hand. They slowly still their movements, Suguru slowly pulling his cock from your mouth, strings like a spiderweb of cum and your spit connecting your lips to his dick, and Satoru helps you off his face, eyes shut as your legs are still shaking from the way he ate you out still, as they lay you down on the bed.Â
Your eyes flutter open to find Satoru licking his face clean, still glossy with your release and his spit, âFuck, sweetheart, how do you taste so good?â he murmurs almost reverently, a grin on his lips, âIâll have to sit on my face more often,â and youâre rolling your eyes.Â
âI donât know if Iâll be sitting on my throne very often, you weirdo,â you chuckle softly, far too breathlessly, and you turn to Suguru to find him leaning on his elbow, gaze still dark.Â
âWell, you do have two thrones after all,â Suguru leans down to find your lips in a kiss, tasting himself on your lips, a soft moan pulled from your lips, âyouâll have to use the other at one point or another,âÂ
âJealous?â you echo Satoru, and Suguru has you pulled into his lap in a moment, your back pressed flush to his chest, his cock already far too hard, far too quickly, and your head falls back as he drags the tip over your still sensitive folds, âa-ah, Sugu, IââÂ
âThe only thing Iâm jealous about is that the only thing thatâs been in this pretty pussy tonight has been Satoruâs tongue,â and heâs tilting your head down, to watch your cunt rub against his length, a whine leaving your throat that you barely recognize as your own, âthink we should fix that, shouldnât we?âÂ
âRoom for another over there?â Satoru adds, drawing closer, his length in hand, as he lazily pumps it to full mast, and you whimper at the sight of him, âour princess is so needy, she needs two of us to fill her, yeah?âÂ
And Suguru takes the opportunity to spread your folds with his hand, and sink his length into you, your head falling back into his shoulder, as a pornographic moans parts your lips, and Suguru is shushing you all the same, as he works himself into you inch by inch, âDonât want anything to think weâre filming a different kind of movie in here, hm?âÂ
âImagine the headlines then,â Satoru hums, as he teases your clit with his cock, âmovie star found cheating on her co star â one dick just wasnât enough â she needs two,âÂ
âCan they blame her?â Suguruâs finally inside you fully, his stretch far too delicious, shorting out your nerves with the pleasure â and you swear your cunt was making a mold of his cock, complete with every lovely vein, pretty curve, and each inch, âthis pussy deserves the best after all,âÂ
âSâfull,â youâre a mess, walls already fluttering around Suguru, practically begging him to begin moving, while welcoming Satoru in with folds that only craved his cock, âso big,â you whine.Â
âMmhmm, I know, baby,â Satoruâs tilting up your chin, lips curled in a grin, âSuguruâs almost too much for me â how are you going to fit me too?â and you whimper, shaking your head, âyou still want me?â and you nod far too eagerly, and he chuckles, âwell, you heard our princess, Suguru, mind giving me a hand?âÂ
And you furrow your brow, unsure, until you feel Suguruâs hands reach around to your front and spreads your pussy lips wider for Satoru, making your cunt clamp down on him, âfuck, she just got tighter,â but Satoru takes it in stride, gathering some of your juices on his fingers to further lube himself up.Â
âNo matter how much we fuck her like this, sheâs always so tight for us,â Satoruâs pressing his tip to your spread entrance, and you whimper, âmaybe tonight,â his fingers tilt your chin upwards, âweâll finally fuck her to remember our shapes,âÂ
And he guides his cock into you, and Suguru braces your body against his as your back arches, as both of their lengths stretch you open â like they said, no matter how many times they did this, you never quite got used to it.Â
But this pleasure? You were far too used to â they had ruined you for anyone else, because no matter what, no man could please you like either of them, much less both of them.Â
âSâfull, fuck, I-I canâtââ your walls are squeezing them hard, dicks rubbing together, drawing deep groans from both of them.Â
âDonât have to break our dicks off to get us to fuck you all the time, baby,â Satoru mutters, panting, as he lifts your leg, hooking one around his hip, âalready gonna fuck you stupid anytime you want,âÂ
âShit, Iâm not gonna last that long, Satoru,â Suguru says through gritted teeth, pressing heated kisses to your neck, âgonna start moving, sweetheart,â and youâre nodding, as they both begin to fuck you in tandem. Suguru thrusted upwards steadily, forcing you to ride him, allowing his dick to sink into sweeter depths, pleasure ripping up your spine, while Satoru fucked into you at a rough pace, hands gripping your thighs as he did. Both of their movements drove the other deeper into you, reaching depths you didnât think were possible.Â
âF-fuck, Sugu, Toru,â youâre babbling, lost in the thick haze of pleasure, dripping over your skin like hot molasses, slow but burning all the same, as your walls fluttered around both of them, âsâgood, I canâtââ tears burning at your eyes, as your hands brace themselves on Satoruâs shoulders.Â
âThatâs it, such a good girl, been thinking about you spread out on me like this since the moment I saw you,â Suguru grunts, rutting into you faster, âcouldnât wait to rip off this dress to fuck you right â didnât think youâd let us so soon,â and you swear their cocks were kissing your cervix at this point, and surely youâd look down and see a bulge in your stomach from how deep they were.Â
âPretty girl takes us so well, no one compares to you, sweetheart,â Satoru sighs, watching the way his cock sunk into you again and again, âyouâre ours, just ours,âÂ
âIâm close, sâclose, gânnaââ pleasure built like a coil in your stomach, ready to snap, and they were only more than happy to pull you apart, as long as they were the only one to put you back together.Â
And Satoru rubs at your clit, a moan on his lips, âCum for us princess,â and you do, toes curling as you cum hard with their names on your lips, clamping down around both of their cocks. Low moans of your name leave their lips as they fuck you through your orgasm, hips stuttering when they slowed, âgânna cum,âÂ
âWhereââ Suguru chokes out, and youâre leaning into Suguru, while your arms wrap around Satoruâs neck, pulling him close.Â
âInside, please, give me your cum,â And they both moan, slowing until they notch themselves deep as they both cum, thick releases painting your walls, continuing to fuck their cum deeper inside, ângh, fuck,â And Suguru finds your lips in a messy kiss, all tongue and teeth, as Satoru digs his teeth into your neck, no protest coming to your mind, only just a want for more, more, more.Â
And they slow, creak of the mattress and the pants stilling into silence, as you lean back against Suguru, Satoruâs face buried in the crook of your shoulder as the three of you bask in the afterglow.Â
And finally, Satoru slowly pulls himself from you, groaning as he watches the evidence of the double creampie they gave you drips from inside you, âFuck, sweetheart, we filled you up,âÂ
âA shame to waste it,â Suguru murmurs, as he pulls his softening erection from inside you, âshould we plug her up, make her keep our cum inside her for the rest of the night?â and youâre biting back a moan, but Satoru doesnât miss the way your lower lips twitch.Â
âOh, she likes that,â Satoru grins, cupping your face to find your lips in a languid kiss, and you taste yourself on his tongue that teases teasingly over the seam of your lips, âor maybe we should fuck her again and give her more until it drips down her thighs all night, hm?âÂ
And the moment is fraught with tension, as the two of them lean in again to kiss you, before the door bursts open, making all three of you freeze.Â
Fuck (and not in the good way).Â
âOi, what the fuck,â the three of you glance over, as Satoru and Suguru hurriedly covered you up with Suguruâs nearby discarded jacket, âyou fucking idiotsââÂ
âLook whoâs talking,â Satoru scoffs, âfuck off,âÂ
âI would say the same to you, but you already did,â Sukuna shakes his head, âall night youâve been gone, and you canât be bothered to keep track of the time?â and your brow knits together, âitâs nearly time for the fuckingââ
âQuestion and answer, with the press,â the warmth of their embraces erased in a moment by the news, a bucket of ice water spilled over your head, âfuck,â youâre trying to scramble to get up, âfuck, fuck, fuck, I canât out there like thisââÂ
âNo fuck you canât,â Sukuna scoffs, and Suguru glares at him, as he helps you into your dress, while Satoru stands with his jacket as a partition.
âStop talking if youâre not going to help,â and youâre lucky the dress doesnât require six people to get into, and you had chosen something relatively simple, with a fucking string corset you were beginning to regret as Suguru tried to retie it as best he could, âfuck, why was this dress so easy to take off?â But he finally gets it, as you open the bathroom to look at yourself in the mirror.Â
âMy makeup, my hair â I can fix it, but not the way it was before,â youâre covering your face, how was your career over before you barely started? âFuck, what do I doââÂ
âItâs simple,â Satoru sighs, âas much as I hate to suggest this, and I probably will go gouge my eyes outââÂ
You sigh, âToruââÂ
âI have an idea,â Satoruâs eyes slide to Sukuna, disgust evident in his face, until he glances back at you, âbut weâll need his help,âÂ
âDonât worry, I donât know your name either,â Satoruâs head snaps back to Sukuna.Â
âYou donât knowââÂ
Sukuna smirks, âWhatâs the plan?âÂ
Satoruâs expression sours, as he scratches the back of his head, âWellâŠâÂ
âYou surprised me, brat,â Sukuna says, as he holds your arm, as the two of you make your way back into the ballroom, and youâre adjusting your dress, still far too self conscious â as if everyone could see what you did â even though that was the plan.Â
âThat I agreed to this?â you murmur.Â
âNo, that you bit me that hard,â he rubbed the mark you left on his neck, as your cheeks burn, âdidnât expect a tiny thing like you to be able to bite that well,âÂ
âWell, I had to make it look real,â you look away, but look back when youâre about to reach the doors of the ballroom, âfuck, everyone is going to look at us, arenât they?âÂ
âLet them enjoy the show,â an arm slides around your waist, âyou know they will.âÂ
~~~
Itâs only been a few weeks since the film premiered, and itâs already far surpassed some of the top grossing films this year. A lot of the buzz generated from the film has been around rumors surrounding the relationship between the two lead co-starsâtheir tumultuous relationship seems to have come to an endâ
And you tune out the video for a moment, scrolling into the comments to see what people are saying:Â
sukunasthirdleg69: damn can i get on him next? đ Â
gegesnumber1hater: wonder if she got back with gojo or geto again? đ€ Iâd like to see that groupchat pop off.Â
gogecutestprincess replied to gegesnumber1hater: no way she lost her chance with gojo and geto đ€ they deserve betterâŠlike each other
You chuckled, at least the news of you and Sukuna had spread as planned. You had enough of the coverage of the premiere with the zoomed in images of your clothes and the marks on both of your bodies. But finally it was done â but how long would it be until you slipped up with Satoru or Suguru and the rumors would begin again?Â
âWhat are you thinking about so much? Aside from me,â Satoru collapses on the couch beside you, hair still damp from the shower, arm slipping around your waist, as he leans over your shoulder, âwhat are they saying now?âÂ
âJust more rumors â some are wondering if we got back together,âÂ
âHow could they ever think we let you go?â Suguru presses a kiss to the top of your head, before sitting beside you.Â
âI still hate that they think the marks I left are from Sukuna,â Satoru mumbles, as you flip through the comments, burying his face further into the crook of your neck, âhow could they not realize it was my hard work that put those marks there?âÂ
âBecause itâs so distinct,â you snort, and heâs pouting as you press a kiss to his cheek, ânot everyone has your sharp eyes, Toru,âÂ
âAnd yet you saved every picture they got of her,â Suguru smirks, and Satoru glares at him, âbut I did too,âÂ
âWhat are we going to do when they start talking about us again?â Satoru tilts his head at your question.Â
âLet them,â Satoru leans back on the couch, fingers toying with a strand of your hair, âand if you really donât like it, we can pay them off,âÂ
âAnd if I donât want to pay them off?â Both of them furrow their brows, âwhat if I want them to know?â You add, chewing on your lip, âabout us?âÂ
âYou want to?â Suguruâs gaze softens, âbut more than us, it could impact your career,âÂ
âIt already had,â you scoff, when had it not recently? If it was going to be like this, you would at least like to be in control of the narrative, âeveryone is always talking about us, well,â your lips curl into a grin, why donât we give them something to talk about?âÂ
âAnd what would that be?â Satoru hums.Â
You lock your phone screen, âWhen does shooting and press start for season three of jjk?âÂ
~~~~
A few months laterâŠ.
âA successful film, several offers to be in other blockbusters, and now youâre back shooting season three of Jujutsu Kaisen,â the interviewer leans back, shaking her head, as she fans herself with her interview cards, âI think we were lucky to get an interview with you now! Although it isnât in person this time,âÂ
âWell, you canât forget your roots,â and you couldnât â this was the first show that had requested you for an interview all those years ago when season one of Jujutsu Kaisen was airing, even if you had relegate them to a video interview, âit feels like this year has been that in many ways,âÂ
âOh? How is that?â and your lips curl.Â
âLast year with my first feature film and everything else, it felt like starting over â starting from scratch with something so new that I barely recognized myself at some point,â your hands clasped in your lap, âthis year, after the film gained so much traction, and going back to film the show that made my career, it just feels like coming home â especially to the cast,âÂ
âSpeaking of the cast, are you going to see more behind the scenes with Gojo and Geto?â she grins, âso many of your videos with those two went viral â are we going to see more of the three of you messing around?âÂ
And you canât help the smile on your lips, âOh definitely you will be seeing more of that,â youâre tucking a stray strand of hair behind your ear, and the lights glint off a set of two rings on your finger, diamonds glinting as if begging for notice, and you hear a small gasp.Â
âIs thatââ and you freeze a moment, before your smile grows wider, and the interviewer squeals, âAre you married?âÂ
âGuilty,âÂ
The interviewer grins harder than you are â and youâre not quite sure if sheâs more thrilled at the news or of getting this exclusive, âWhoâs the lucky man?âÂ
And you open your mouth, when the camera goes out of focus for a moment, only for it to come back into focus with Satoru and Suguru leaning into the frame of the camera, their arms around your sides. And Satoru lowers his sunglasses with a smirk.Â
âWho said itâs just one?âÂ
â§ a/n: ahh this was super fun to write just because of how much crack it was hahah, i hope you guys enjoyed <3
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I have inappropriate things to say.
Despair and hope
âhello kenâ you say with honey dripping from your voice, a wide smile and kind eyes when you see the blond as if he was the guest of honor in your heart.
âyou look gorgeousâ kento says slowly making his way to you, almost timidly.
yuuji observes from the side. this is his first christmas party at jujutsu tech, so thereâs many people he doesnât know, and heâs looking forward to meet all but you catch his eye by the way you so dearly address nanamin.
you get very close to each other and yuuji holds his breath thinking youâre about to kiss but instead you just touch the tip of your nose on his.
âwhat theâŠâ he whispers to himself.
âyou keep getting gorgeous over timeâ gojo says appearing besides nanami and holding your hand up high for you to give them a spin.
âshe used to be nanamiâs girlfriendâ megumi explains to yuuji.
âused to? they sound so in loveâŠâ yuuji tilts his head looking at the smile on nanamiâs face, the smile actually takes his whole features.
âyeah, wellâ megumi shrugs.
âyou guys know what to say to a girlâ you laugh, both yuuji and megumi stand there admiring the scene before they get dragged away by nobara.
yuuji looks over his shoulder one more time to catch the glimpse of when you meet nanamiâs gaze and the scene seems like itâs on slow motion, your smile widens and his softens. thereâs no way two people that look at each other like that are not in love.
type of photos their grandchildren found hehe
[papamin au đ ] fall stroll đ
Im not crying you are. It sounds dumb. But this podcast meant more to me that u can imagine
FOR SCIENCE | the project proposal
Steven Grant/Marc Spector/Jake Lockley x afab!psychologist!reader (3.2k+)
RATING: EXPLICIT (18+, mdni) WARNINGS: descriptions of mental illness, depictions of DID, fetishization of mental disorders (DID), potentially unethical scientific practices, no smut in this part NOTES: again, please donât read this if youâre concerned at all with research ethics, as this is NOT a good demonstration of scientific procedures and studies. DISCLAIMER: although iâm incredibly knowledgeable about psychology, i am NOT a professional. all psychoanalyses made throughout the course of this storyline are entirely my own, based on my own interpretations of the characters. in a similar vein, i am also not an expert on DID specifically (although i am well-read on mental disorders and diagnoses), so i apologize for any incorrect terminology or misrepresentation. donât hesitate to call me out if i say something wrong!
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Marc Spectorâs psyche was a psychologistâs wet dream.
Three distinct personalities, completely separated from each other, all occupying the same host body. At one point, all mutually unaware of the others, but now living together in solidarity and (relative) cooperation.
Meeting Marc Spector was a happy accidentâbut meeting a man with a clearcut case of Dissociative Identity Disorder as a Professor of Psychology? Now that was just pure, dumb luck.
You had met Steven Grant first. Youâd run into him at the British Museum during a university-sponsored visit. Your interaction had been brief, but it was memorable for you nonethelessâthere was just something about those soft brown eyes and dopey, shy smile that melted your heart.
Imagine your surprise when you accidentally ran into that same man on the bus, only for him to introduce himself as Marc with a midwestern American accent and a cold, calculated gleam in his stare. He was forward and confidentâvery much unlike your previous encounter with him. When you called his bluff and swore youâd interacted with him under the guise of Steven, he pulled you aside and gently tried to justify the confusion.
âItâsâI have this...condition. Itâsâhave you ever heard of Dissociative Identity Disorder?â
You had tried hard to fight your smile.
âYeah, Iâm familiar with it.â
It was only revealed to himâafter his winded and lengthy explanationâthat you had a doctorate degree in clinical psychology and specialized in mental disorders.
Stevenâs curiosity was piqued, and Marc silently hoped youâd be able to shed some insight into the functioning of his fragmented mind. You quickly established an easy friendship, somewhat reminiscent of a relationship between a client and therapistâalthough you knew and cared for each other on a much deeper and more intimate level.
Several months later, you were finally introduced to the most elusive alter within the systemâJake Lockley.
You began to spend the majority of your free time with the menâall three of them seemed to be relatively taken with you. Steven was sweet, Marc was shrewd, and Jake was steadfast. It was sometimes difficult to conceptualize that they all shared the same physical body with how differently they behaved.
It hadnât started as a projectâgenuinely, truly, it hadnât. It wasnât your intention to be so captivated by those big brown puppy-dog eyes or the softness within his smile. And the feelings you had for himâfor all of themâwere real, and raw, and indisputable. You would never, ever, ever do anything to make them feel uncomfortable or jeopardize your relationships in any way.
Which is why this was such a bad fucking idea.
Your nails drummed against the side of your porcelain coffee mug as your nervously chewed on the cap of your red pen, making a futile attempt to focus on grading the research report in front of you, but your attention was clearly elsewhere. Your eyes kept darting to the clock on the wall across from you, watching the second hand tick away slowly. The coffee shop was playing gentle soothing acoustic songs, the smell of cinnamon lingering in the air, but even the coziness wasnât enough to shake your nerves.
âHey, there, Doc.â
Your head perked at the sound of a familiar voice, a warming hand clapping your shoulder as Marc Spector walked to the other side of the small table and sat down across from you. You groaned at his greeting, pulling your reading glasses from your nose and setting them on the table in front of you.
âMarc, I swear, if you call me that one more time, Iâllââ
He threw his hands up in mock surrender, although he was smirking slyly at you.
âAlright, alright, jeezâwhatâs got you wound up so tight, huh?â
He reached for the paper on top of the stack in front of you, reading off the title aloud.
âAn In-depth Investigation Into the Underlying Psychological Causes of Erectile Dysfunction in Men Under 50.â
His face contorted in a look of disgust.
âJesusâthatâs gotta be the most boring fuckinâ thing Iâve ever heard.â
You watched as his eyes fluttered briefly, his posture sinking and his features softening. When his eyes regained focus, he shook his head, huffing.
âBugger off, MarcâI think it sounds plenty interestinâ.â
Steven smiled graciously, offering the packet back to you. You accepted it tiredly, throwing it atop the pile of what seemed like an endless supply of mediocre student submissions that had yet to be graded.
âThanks, Steven, but Marcâs rightâmy brainâs fried. I swear, if I have to read another shitty case study about men whose dicks donât work, Iâll gouge my eyes out.â
The man chuckled at your confession as you shoved the stack of papers into your briefcase clumsily, snapping it shut without a second thought and letting it fall back to the floor beside your table. You carefully picked up your mug and took a long, slow sipâyour coffee was barely lukewarm, at this point, as youâd be sitting at the cafe for hours, working quietly as you patiently waited on your friendâs arrival.
Although Steven was blissfully oblivious, Marc was observant. His consciousness pushed to the front, studying you carefullyâyour white-knuckled grip against your cup, your shifty eyes that were looking everywhere but at him, the tension in your shoulders and nervous bouncing of your leg.
âAlrightâwhatâs wrong?â
Your gaze snapped over to him where he was sat with arms crossed over his chest, eyes narrowed in suspicion. You tried to force a smile in an effort to cover up your uncertainty.
âNothingâs wrong, Marc. Promise.â
You held his gaze intently, trying to convince him with your half-hearted response. His stare didn't waver, and after a few brief moments, you had to look down, overwhelmed with the intensity of his scrutiny.
âAlright, letâs try that again. Y/Nâwhatâs wrong?â
You let a long, exasperated sigh, running a tired hand down your face. This had been weighing on you for a few days, at this point, and you still werenât sure if you could handle the emotional labor this conversation would require.
âItâs true, nothingâsânothingâs wrong, per se, I justâI just need to talk to you. IâveâI have this ideaââ
âLikeâa work-related, science-y idea? You want Steven? OrâI can try my best to help, but sometimes you get excited and start talking really fast and I canât keep up, butââ
âNo, Marc, itâs notâI mean, itâs not really science-y, but like, alsoâit kinda is? I donât know how to explain it, but I really need toââ
âI mean, whatever it is, you seem pretty worried about it, so obviously itâs important, andâand I just wanna make sure weâre giving you whatever response you need, or, at leastââ
âJesus, Marc, if youâd let me finish.â
You clipped, and his jaw snapped shut instantaneously, somewhat taken aback by your outburst. You were normally so controlled, practiced with your expressions, so seeing any sign of emotional imbalance was startling.
Guilt immediately flooded your stomach after you lashed outâyou buried your head in your hands, taking a few slow, deliberate breaths in an attempt to quell your rapid heartbeat.
âShitâsorry, I didnât meanâthis is just... Iâm not sure how to go about this.â
You felt the featherlight brush of calloused fingertips against your forearm, coaxing your face away from your palms. When you finally lifted your head, Steven had returned, his eyes soft and reassuring. He pulled your hand into his, squeezing briefly before rubbing his thumb comfortingly across your knuckles.
âSâalright, love, truly. Take as much time as you need, andâand if thereâs anythinâ you need from us, itâs yours. Justâwhenever youâre ready.â
You tried to ignore the butterflies flitting in your stomach at Stevenâs gentle promise. You inhaled once more, before finding his eyes.
âThisâI need to talk to all three of you. Can youâare you in a place where you can all be co-conscious?â
Stevenâs lips turned up at the corners at your thoughtfulness. He received verbal responses from both Marc and Jakeâa confirmation that they were both actively listening.
ââCourse. Weâre all here. Isâdo you have a preference, as to who youâd like to speak with?â
You returned his smile, offering a slight squeeze to his hand.
âI meanâsince youâre already fronting, might as well stay, huh?â
Steven blushed, trying to fight the giddiness that came from your validation. He quickly steeled himself, reminding himself that you were struggling to open up to him.
âAlright. Whenever youâre ready, then, yeah?â
You cautiously pulled your hand away from his, mostly to keep yourself grounded and get out what you needed before you second-guessed yourself.
âSo.â
You cautiously began.
âI had thisâthis idea. And itâsâit sounds crazy, and I get that, but I havenât been able to stop thinking about it, especially becauseâwell, I just feel like this is something that could have damning effects on the entire field of psychology, with both practical and theoretical applications, butâthat doesnât meanâI donât want you to feel obligated by any means to agree, orâor to feel pressured into anything, and I definitely donât want you to think thatâthat Iâm using you, because that couldnât be farther from the truth, I swear, andââ
âY/N.â
His tone was soft, a quiet interruption from your rambling, and your eyes widened in concern. However, he offered you a reassuring nod.
âJust tell us what it is, yeah? Weâll go from there.â
You nodded slowly, squeezing your eyes shut, before beginning again.
âThereâs this huge debate in psychology. Itâs pretty much the basis of a lot of our researchâthe whole nature versus nurture debate. Basically, itâs all about how much of our personalities can be attributed to genetics versus how much can be attributed to our life experiences.â
Steven was listening intently, leaning forward into your words.
âWell, itâsâitâs a concept thatâs really difficult to research, because, well, we donât really have a basis of comparison. The best thing we have to go off of is when identical twins get separated at birth and grow up in different places. Or, at leastâthat was the best weâve had up until this point. Doesâdoes that make sense?â
âYes.â
He assured, nodding in acknowledgement. You only hoped the other two alters were keeping up.
âSo, basically what Iâm getting at here, is, wellâyou, andâand all three of you, reallyâMarc and Jake, you guys provide a really, really unique opportunity, because, wellâyou share a body. So, physiologically, youâre completely identical. The only thing thatâs different about you is who you are, soâyour life experiences and memories and things like that. Youâreâyouâre like the perfect example of how our experiences shape our beings.â
âRight. Right.â
Steven followed your train of thought carefully, brows furrowed. You took a deep breath. This is the part you were dreading.
âSo, I had this thought... you three boys are so vastly different from each other. Like, really, really different, andâand you each have your own preferences, things like that, butâbut you still have the same body. In my Abnormal Psych course, weâre studying intimacy and desire right now. Soâso what I was wondering was about yourâyour sexuality. Like, to what extent are your sexual preferences due to your biology rather than your cognition.â
Steven blew out a shaky exhale, though he tried not to appear perturbed by your words. His mind was silentâhe could feel the intense focus from his alters, now hanging on your every word.
âWhat if there was a way, to, you know, test, how different your sexual preferences are? And to test and see how your arousal is different, or the same, based on locations of stimulation and things like that?â
Bloody fucking hell.
In a split second, Marc was fronting, Steven slipping back into the headspace, completely overwhelmed and unsure of what to say or how to react. You noticed the abrupt switch, and after recovering from the brief whiplash, you felt panic spur within you. Youâd scared him away.
Marcâs brows were furrowed, like he wasnât completely picking up what you were putting down.
âSo, what exactly are you suggesting?â
You closed your eyes.
âI guessâwhat Iâm suggesting is that youâyou help me research. Youâyou let me study you, each of you, independently, to seeâto see how different your sexual behaviors and preferences are.â
âLikeâlike a questionnaire, or something?â
Marc questioned, but when you shook your head, eyes casting downwards, it suddenly dawned on him. Stevenâs departure made sense. Everything made sense.
âSo... so lemme get this straight.â
Marc made a stopping motion with his hand, gesturing for you to pause.
âYouâwant to have sex, with meâwith us... for science?â
âWell, I mean, itâit doesnât necessarily have to be with me, I couldâwe could find someone else, if youâre more comfortable, andâand I could just observe, orââ
âSo youâre a voyeur, now?â
You jolted and Marcâs vulgarity, eyes quickly scanning your surroundings to make sure no one was listening in on your conversation. Luckily, the cafe was relatively deserted at that point.
âNo! No, thatâs notâIâm just saying, with what Iâm suggesting, itâit would make the most sense for the researcher toâto be more hands-on, but thatâs...â
Your voice trailed off, staring at a speck of grime on the table, trying to calm the rapid racing of your heart.
Yeah, seems she's interested in being real hands-on, huh?
Marc struggled to hold in his snickering at Jakeâs internal dialogue, but after seeing the worry that was clinging to your features, his sympathy prevailed.
âY/N.â
He spoke calmly, cool and collected. Your eyes flitted to his, where he was watching you intently. However, you could see the ghost of a smirk on his face.
âSo what youâre saying is... you want to have sex, with me, for science.â
He reiterated, and you opened your mouth to protest, to defend your credibility, to rationalize your bizarre proposition, but instead, a long sigh escaped you as you admitted defeat.
âYes. Yeah. ThatâsâŠexactly what Iâm saying.â
A brief silence stagnated between you, and there was a tightness forming in your chest as every worst-case-scenario began coming to fruition in the forefront of your mind.
âIâmâIâm so sorry, Marc, I didnât mean to overstep, orâorââ
âWhat, exactly, would this entail?â
Marc inquired, unable to deny his curiosity. You blinked once, then twice, processing his words.
âSoâso youâll do it?â
He held up his hands as if to tell you to slow down.
âJustâhang on. Hypothetically speaking, whatâwhat would this even look like?â
Excitement zipped up your skin as you reached down into your briefcase, pulling out a manila folder full of several sheets of scribbled ideas and disorganized thoughts.
âWell, see, Iâve been brainstormingââ
Christ, she has the whole thing planned.
Stevenâs voice sounded faint, breathless, winded. Marc ignored him, instead focusing in on your sudden enthusiasm.
ââand I came up with a research plan. So, the way it would goâweâd meet for the weekend, three weekends in a row, with a week break in between. Each alter will have their own weekend to be the subject of study. Day one, weâwell, you would lead the sexual encounter. Do what you want, showcase what sex usually looks like for you, what you like, what you donât likeââ
Marc's mind was reeling. He shamelessly attempted to ignore the effect your words were having on him. Do what you want. What you like. To you.
You were still talking.
ââand then the second day, youâd let me take the reins. Iâll psychoanalyze your behavior from the first day, and synthesize that with all the information I already have about you, and Iâll try toâwell, I donât wanna say push your buttons, butâbasically, as shitty as it sounds, Iâd be trying to bring to light any vulnerabilities, prod at the soft spots, stuff like that. Try to see if I can find what it is each of you seeks out through sexual intimacy. Does that make sense?â
Marc shook his head, lost in thought, but he blinked away the fog in his mind and quickly corrected himself with a nod.
âYeah, I meanâI think so? Would thisâwhat would you do, once itâs over? Like, whatâs the point?â
âIt would never be published, or shared with anyone else, I can promise you that. Itâsâit would mostly be for me. Kind of like a passion project, I guess. Iâve been thinking about it for awhile, and, well...â
Passion project?
Whatâs she mean, âsheâs been thinkinâ about it for awhile?â
Marc almost shushed the voices in his head aloud, trying to clear his head of static so he could properly take all of this in.
He looked up at you, and you were staring up at him with eye round and hopeful, almost reverent as they passed over him. He blew out a slow breath.
âDo... can we have time to think about it? To talk about it?â
The fuck do you mean, jefe? Iâm ready to start right now.
You nodded encouragingly, although Marc caught the brief glimmer of disappointment in your eyes.
âOf course, Marc. Take as long as you need. Andâplease donât feel obligated to say yes. I mean it. I knowâI know this kind of came out of left field, andâand I donât want to violate any boundaries, orâor jeopardize our friendship in any way, I would never want to do anything to make you uncomfortable, justââ
You stalled your tangent with a slow breath.
âJust let me know, okay?â
Marc nodded at you, smiling softly and contemplatively as he rose from the table and exited the coffeeshop, leaving you to stew in anticipation and something adjacent to remorse.
The call came in the next day, at 11am on the dot. It was Steven on the other line when you answered, walking out of the lecture hall doors as your class adjourned.
âHello?â
You answered.
âMorninâ, Y/N. Itâs, uhâItâs Steven.â
You giggled.
âI know, Steven. I have caller ID, and believe it or not, your accent is kind of distinct.â
You could practically hear him blush on the other end.
âRight. Yeah. Well, I justâI was callinâ to, uhâChrist, of course they made me do this, I canât evenââ
âSteven.â
You interrupted gently, your calmness soothing his nerves to some degree. He took a breath.
âSorry. IâWe talked it over. The wholeâyour experiment. Andâand I think weâre all up for it.â
You froze in your tracks, students continuing to rush around on either side of you in the hallway. Your hand was shaking.
âIâreally? Are you sure?â
âWell, noâI mean, yeah, I justâof course, Iâve got some reservations, but, I meanâitâs for science, yeah?"
A smile was creeping up your face.
âYeah. Yes. Forâfor research purposes.â
Yeah, solely research purposes, my ass.
Marc quipped internally, and Steven gulped.
âRight, then. Could weâshall we meet again today, orâwhenever, to talk it over a bit more?â
You nodded before realizing he couldnât see you.
âThatâd be perfect. We can meet same time, same place as yesterday?â
He gave a hum of agreement, and you felt suddenly breathless as the reality of the situation began to set in.
âRight. IâllâIâll see you then, okay, Steven?â
âYeah, âlright, cheers.â
âAnd, Steven?â
You called quickly, hoping to catch him before he ended the call.
He hummed in response. You smiled.
âThank you. Really, thank you.â
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