this was beautifully painful. nanami my love, YOU DID MORE THAN ENOUGH đ«”đ«”đđ
pairing. nanami kento x gn!reader
content/warnings. 2.9k+ wc | fluff to angst | narration heavy! | mentions of alcohol | minimal proofread | tw death
in which: nanamiâs last seven minutes of brain activity was filled with his wishes, his regrets, and you.
Legend has it that in the final minutes before one's demise, a lifetime unfolds in a rapid reel before their eyes.Â
As Nanami faces his imminent end, he can attest with certainty that the scenes playing out are not just a chaotic montage. For Nanami, those final scenes are a reel of memories â vivid memories painted with the colors of you.
And in his last breaths, he swears it's a life worth watching.
[MARCH 09, 2012]
The first time Nanami laid eyes on you, it happened in the pulsating atmosphere of a nightclub he never intended to visit. From his vantage point, the allure of your presence hit him like a tidal wave.
Your aura, a blend of magnetic charm and elusive mystery, transformed the mundane night he was having into a vibrant spectacle. The way you moved through the crowd was like poetry in motion, and Nanami couldn't help but be drawn into the orbit of your enigmatic presence.
He wasn't accustomed to losing himself in a few drinks, but he swears, one look at you was enough to make the room spin.
In his conscious mind, he found himself wishing to see you againâin a much more dignified situation, perhaps. Some place where he wasn't lost in liquor, and where you wouldn't mistake his intentions for anything less than pure.
So, he sat still on his bar stool, sipping the last ounces of scotch in his glass.
âItâs rude to stare at someone.â
Yet, as fate would have it, you were suddenly seated on the stool beside his own.
âMy apologies. I didnât mean to,â he admitted.
You chuckled at his seriousness, clearly not expecting how seriously he took being pointed out. Heâs the serious type, you noted.
You shrugged at his apology, swiftly turning to the bartender to order a drink. âNot having a great time?â you asked, turning to him.
Not anymore, Nanami thought. âYou could say that. And, you? Do you not find yourself enjoying the night?âÂ
Nanami blamed the alcohol (he had a high tolerance) for his sudden chattiness. Even he was surprised by the plethora of words he was spouting.
âMaybe. You could put it that way, too.â you said, taking a sip of your drink. Nanami watched as you winced at the bitter taste. Clearly not a drinker, he noted.
âMay I know why?â he asked. Again, he swears itâs the alcohol.
âItâs my friendâs engagement party,â you started, âI donât know why but I feel left out of the conversation. I excused myself, and can you believe me they encouraged me? They said itâs about time I try.â
You turned to him, a complete stranger, if you'd forgotten. Because from the way you babbled to him, it seemed you'd forgotten he was one.
Bashful, you turned your gaze away and gulped the drink in front of you. âSorry, Iâm babbling.â
âI donât mind,â he assured.
âHow about you? Are you out with friends? Donât you have someone at home, waiting?â Before you even realized the implication of your probing questions, you saw a subtle upward tug of this manâs lips, and oh, was he gorgeous.
âCo-workers,â he corrects you, âAnd no, I donât have someone waiting at home.â
Nanami might have had a scant amount of dating history, but he wasnât clueless about what you were implying. Being around two (loud) men who often prided themselves on their âcharismaâ would teach you exactly how to ask someone if they were single.
It was a relief, you thought, knowing this about him. You only hoped you had done a good job of drawing out the information and expressing your relief in a better way.
Before either of you realized it, minutes slipped into hours, and the night deepened with the two of you exchanging stories and innocent details of each otherâs lives.
Nanami learned that you were freshly out of college with a degree your younger self was passionate about. You were on your first corporate job, and havenât yet found the best footing on how to keep up with the fast-moving world of adulthoodâ a sentiment Nanami nodded in agreement with, having once found himself lost as well.
In return, you learned that Nanami was much older than you. Not too old, but just the right amount of years ahead to know he wasnât as corporate clueless as you are.
Later, you couldnât recall what had prompted the deep conversation with a man you now knew as Nanami Kento. But, in your defense, he was surprisingly easy to talk to, and never once did the conversation take a suggestive turn toward a room and a bed.
âWhat do you want in your life?â he asked. It wasnât invasive, given the nature of the conversation unfolding in a nightclub, a place where such discussions were said never to happen.
âI donât know,â you admitted, laughing at your own cluelessness. âI want my family to be happy, does that count? I want them healthy, safe, and ââ
âWhat do you want?âÂ
Momentarily stunned, you blinked at him. âWhat do you mean?â
âWhat do you want for yourself?â he repeats the question to you, seemingly clarifying that he was asking a question you misunderstood.
You realize what he was referring to and you will be lying not to admit that it didnât do things to your heart. âI want the simplest things in life. I want to travel as much as I can and take as many pictures, I want to learn more, I want to laugh more, and I want to love and be loved for the rest of my life.â
It came straight from your honest thoughts. It was as candid as you can be. âYour turn. What do you want?â
âA proper date with you.â
You stilled at your seat with your glass hanging mid-air, unable to reach the rim of your lips. Turning to him, you met his gaze, finding a hopeful shimmer.
âMay I take you out to somewhere less crowded, perhaps? Would Friday night do?â he continued, his voice an octave lower than before. You could only hope your face didnât betray the shiver running down your spine.
âIâd love that, Nanami.â you replied, and to Nanami, it seemed as though his wishes had been granted by some benevolent force.
[AUGUST 01, 2014]
âLove, come here.â
Nanami's toned arm snaked around your waist, leading you away from the lively swirl of carnival lights and the enticing aroma of cotton candy to take you to his place of interest. What could be more interesting than cotton candies and popcorn?
Apparently, your boyfriend thought a wishing fountain was.
âYou don't even believe in things like these,â you pointed out to him.
But he was hellbent on his purpose. He handed you a penny after kissing the side of your face, right between your temple and the apples of your cheeks. âI believe in everything you believe in,â he whispered.
âYou love me that much, huh?â you playfully quipped, though your flustered cheeks betrayed the truth.
âYes,â he responded, a declaration that needed no secrecy. Every day, in every way, Nanami intended to remind you of that loveâas long as you'd let him. And he wished that would be a long, long time.
Perhaps, two years werenât enough â no, two years was more than enough time for Nanami to realize that life was worth living with you in it.
He first realized it after the first proper date he took you. It was a lovely night in an Italian restaurant, graced with your smile that put famous paintings to shame.
You were breathtaking, a masterpiece in your own right.
From shy touches to the silence on the way home, the date after that night, and the one after. And may it be far-fetched, but in every moment you spent with him, he knew â it's you.Â
It had to be you.
âStop being mushy, mister. Here,â you handed him the penny, âHow about you make a wish, then.â
âI don't know what to wish for.â
âCome on! There's got to be something you want.â
He pondered about it for a few seconds, his gaze flicking to you and back to the penny. âI might have thought of something.â
âOkay, don't tell me about it. It's bad luck. Just close your eyes, hold the penny like this,â you took his hand holding the penny and placed it inches away from his face, just below his nose, âAnd say it. Only in your mind, love.â
Nanami did exactly as you said. As he closed his eyes, you allowed yourself to linger on him.
What a beautiful soul, you thought. He was just so⊠âMine,â you whispered.
âYours,â he breathed as he opened his eyes, meeting your gaze with a tender softness replacing the usual stoicness. Seconds passed, and the next thing you knew, the love of your life was giving you a tender kiss. So tender, you knew it was one that would linger forever.
And in between soft kisses and whispers of sweet nothings, there you were â thinking two years with him were more than enough time to realize that Nanami Kento was the reason why it never worked out with anyone else.
That he was meant to be yours in the most perfect time, and that he made the trying and waiting time so worth it.
Because not to be oh-so-hopeless romantic, but you like to think he was it for you.Â
And he is. Or at least, he wishes he is.
He threw the penny into the fountain before leaving, sealing an unspoken wish for forever.
[APRIL 11, 2016]
Yet, it seems, forever was just wishful thinking. Just a word that once echoed in the enchanting glow of a wishing fountain, now stood shattered in the harsh light of reality.
âKen, I don't like where this is going.â
âItâs for the better,â he lies through his teeth. It was a blatant lie.
But Nanami â he resists, and stubbornly persists. It is for the better.Â
âDonât pull that shit on me,â you hissed in gritted teeth. Tears threaten to spill free, and you feel every fiber of your being pulsating with anger.Â
Was it anger, truly? Itâs not. How could it be, when it was Nanami who stood before you? You can never be mad at him, even when heâs hurting you.
âYou saidâ you said you were just having problems at work, and I understood that.â a sob escaped you, âI... I gave you space, time to think. I've been supportive, have I not? It was just some problems, you said.âÂ
âBut now, suddenly you're breaking up with me yet you can't even look me in the eye.â you continued, voice becoming more and more incomprehensible from crying, âJust tell me what problems you're having, and we'll figure it out. We'll figure it out like we always do. Justâ just don't do this to me.â
Bargaining and pleading echoed in the hollows of your shared space. Yet, one look at his resigned face told a story of endings, not new beginnings. It was enough telltale that there's no figuring your way out of this.Â
âI can't give you what you want.â Not when he will be bargaining with death every waking day. It's the life of a jujutsu sorcerer, it's nothing he can't change. But yet again and again, he wishes to.
âWhat I want?â
âThe simplest things in life. I won't be able to give you that.â
âThen I'll take whatever you can give! Fuck what I want. I only want you!â
It's comforting, at least, to know he's been enough to you. But until when?Â
Would you want him still when he couldn't come home because he was on missions where lives hung in precarious balance? Would you want to spend your nights pacing through the quiet of your house, your mind a tempest as he failed to return before dinner? Would you want him when he was all bloodied, half-dead, half-breathing?
âThere's more to it. You're not telling me something, Kento.â
You saw through him, as you always did. Every time, he told you everything. But not this time.
He canât just tell you about cursed spirits. He canât just tell you about the life he lived before that fateful night in the bar. He just canât tell you because that means your life will change.
And none of those changes aligned with the simplest things, none of them were what you truly wanted.
Being a jujutsu sorcererâ it was his choice. Choices come with prices, and Nanami loves you too much to subject you to the inevitable pain of being a sorcerer's lover.
âWhat are these problems, Kento? Why do you have to do this? Have Iâ Have I become one of your problems, too? Is that why you can't tell me?â
You asked, you pressed, and you demanded. Only to be met by silence from the blonde. Silence was always comfortable with him. But now? It sure was not.
âIâm sorry.â is what he managed to say.
 Two words spoken in a language of finality. Two words too plenty to know itâs over.
âLeave.â you fumed, tears freely streaming down your face.
With whatever was left of him, Nanami turned his back on you to leave. He would leave, do everything you wanted.
He shut his eyes tight before closing the door of your once shared abode.
It's for the better, he desperately wished himself to believe. This way, you would never be subjected to the haunting memories of grief for the rest of your life if he stayed with you, and the day would come where he couldn't come home anymore.
It's for the better, continuously and endlessly, he chanted in his head. Maybe the more he said it, the faster it would be true.
[OCTOBER 22, 2018]
What are dying memories if not intertwined with regret? Of all the memories, it had to bring forth this one.
Two years had slipped through Nanami's grasp since he chose to reenter the world of curses. Two years, and still, none of it was for the better. Losing you was never for the damn better.
Not when each day began waking up alone. And especially not when he was less than twenty meters away from you.
Who could have foreseen that staying overtime, grappling with curses in the quiet hours, would lead him to the flickering street lamp casting its dim glow on the bus stop where you waited?
Across the street, there stood you at the bus stop, a silhouette against the cityâs canvas. Nanamiâs gaze drank in the detailsâ the way your hair caught the soft glow and the way it kissed the edges of your cheekbones, the subtle curve of your shoulders, and the rhythmic dance of your head in sync with the melodies streaming into your ears.
Your eyes, unaware of his silent vigil, held a vibrancy and depth that once intertwined with his own. Your eyes, they were magnetic and alive, and held stories Nanami wished he could still be a part of once more.
Have you lived the life you craved? The slow mornings you wished for, the tranquil nights of self-discoveryâ are they your reality now? He wishes, and he hopes, you are living the life he once thought he could give.
He canât have that for himself for the way he chose to live, but itâs enough to know that you will.
Needless to say, you look... happy. And that's good, he wants to remember you happy.
For the first time in a while, Nanami didnât mind working past beyond his normal work hours.
As the bus sighed to a halt, a mechanical exhale preparing for its nocturnal journey, his heart sank. He trailed your figure as you boarded, fingers twitching with a phantom ache â a desire to reach out, to rewind the clock and script a different narrative for your shared history.
But before he could do so, the bus pulled away, carrying you into the night and leaving him alone with the shadows of what could have been.
[PRESENT]
Nanami, for the most part, isn't one to regret his decisions.
This battlefield, this life â it was all worthwhile, he thought. Yet, as the cold grip of finality tightened, an unbidden thought surfaced â a flicker of regret for the one decision that echoed through the corridors of his last seven minutes of memories: letting you slip away.
Oh. You. Why is he thinking of you? Where are you?Â
Where was he, in the first place?Â
âYou can say your last wishes, sorcerer,â a venomous, spectral voice pierced the air.
Last wishes?
Oh. Thatâs right. He was here, engaged in a desperate struggle. The students, are they safe? He has to get back at them. They need help.
But he canât move. It hurts. Everything hurts.
Tired⊠I'm so tired.Â
âI don't believe in wishes,â he managed to rasp.
More so, he no longer believed in them.
Iâve done enough, havenât I, Y/N?
Nanami isn't one to regret his decisions, but the moment he thought of your name, he began to spend his last minutes wondering what could have been if his last wish came true.
Because if it did, it would've been you. It would be just you and him, wandering lost somewhere in Malaysia.
And he wouldn't be here. Instead, he would be coming home to you.
If wishes do come true, it would be just a life with you.
Yet, in the face of the harsh truth, wishes donât always come true. Still, those seven minutesâ the final seven minutes of memories with youâ itâs enough consolation.
It was a life worth watching.
note. i love him, tenderly. he deserved the best things in life. in my mind, he's alive.
ding!
. . . fushiguro megumi. sinking into an abyss of despair, time and fate sure are cruel.
note. spoilers ahead.
megumi understands that he, himself, is human as well. and just like any other human being that roamed the earth, he is one to make mistakes; mistakes that would then teach him a lesson he'd either utilize to make up for his shortcomings or disregard the moral lesson heâs supposed to take and continue on with his life.
he knows, megumi knows, that heâs made so many mistakes in his lifetime, but heâs always had the right people to look after him.
satoru was there, and as much as megumi wouldnât want to admit it, his teacher was a pretty good figure that helped shape the young jujutsu sorcerer into who he is today. though he may be a bit childish, he was a good man through and through; both a mentor and a sort of paternal figure in megumiâs life.
you were there too. a true parental figure to megumi in tandem with satoru. he often thought about how youâre constantly doting on him, treating him as though he were a little toddler who could barely stand on his own two feet, and how you coddled him most of the timeâreminding him of how reckless he could sometimes be when it came to his assignments.
he acted a little annoyed when you did this, but looking back at it now, he begs the gods out there to hear his pleasâto bring back time or to even change the fate set upon him.
he loathed this with every fiber of his soul.
being a mere vessel for the king of curses made him shiver and almost want to lose what was left of his reasonable wit.
he loathed how he couldnât do anything as sukuna held you by your throat, his grip on you so tight that your body went limp against his hand.
âfâ fuckinâ hell,â you wheeze with a chuckle.
the curse coos at this; heâs enjoying this. enjoying how youâre physically being tormented by him, all while megumiâs consciousness is being tormented emotionally.
itâs like killing two birds with one stone, and he finds absolute delight in what heâs doing.
megumiâs breath is caught in his throat the moment he sees your battered body get launched into the air, then get pummeled down to the pavement with great strength.
the absolute agony in your cry shatters his heart into a million pieces. in the consciousness in which heâs trapped, megumi could only watch in horror as your life flashed before his eyes.
he remembers the times you always checked up on him, taught him how to improve his cursed technique, and even taught him how to ride a bike when he was still little.
it hurts to even remember them now when he didnât pay much attention to them before.
you lay there, unmoving, your eyes half-lidded and dull. youâre gone. and he couldnât do anything but watch as your life cuts off within a quarter of a second.
sinking into an abyss of despair, whatâs left of megumiâs soul fades into a hollow void of space. time and fate sure are cruel, not only to him but to you as well.
one of megumiâs most regretful mistakes heâs made in his lifetime was, perhaps, taking you for granted.
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pairing: ushijima wakatoshi x f!reader wc; 900+ genre; fluff a/n; prompt request for @luvnami <33 hope you like it!
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The âUâ in Ushijima must stand for uncertainty, youâve come to realize.
You suppose you could say the two of you were âdatingâ â by a far stretch of the word. That is, if you could consider nightlong FaceTime calls and cheering him on at volleyball games dating.
You hadnât even realized he was interested in you until Tendou pointed out that no, in fact, it was not normal for the Shiratorizawa ace to be following someone around campus like some love sick puppy, Â and no, Tendou has never seen his partner smile, let alone smile at another person.
You had always thought Ushijima was always just⊠there. But now, he was making his presence known, and suddenly your vision was filled with nothing but him.
And maybe there was something charming about how he always seemed to find you. And youâve discovered that Ushijima speaks exactly what was on his mind â it comforts you to know that he means what he says, and he says what he means.
And yet, it is exactly this bluntness thatâs become the source of your confusion in the first place.
âSo, are you guys going out?â Tendou had dared to ask one sunny afternoon during lunch time, picking at his food and staring at the two of you from above his chopsticks.
âYes,â Ushijima answers instantly, wiping at the corner of his mouth with a napkin. Your heart beats faster at the certainty of his words, sharing a surprised glance with Tendou.
That is, until Ushijima says, âY/N has P.E. after lunch, so I will have to walk her outside.â
You physically had to stop yourself from banging your head on the table.
Tendou was not one to give up so easily though, opting for a more direct approach.
âNo, Wakatoshi-kun,â Tendou sighs out exasperatedly, âI mean, are you guys together?â
You held your breath, wanting to know the answer just as much as the middle blocker did.
âYes, we are together,â Ushijima says with his usual monotonous voice, though you donât let yourself get too excited.
âWe are eating our lunch together, Satori. Canât you see?â
The school bell had rung as Tendou began his third attempt, and promptly the conversation had been swept away amongst the crowds of students trying to get back to class.
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JJK CHARACTERS AS VINE QUOTES
âą Itadori Yuuji â Mom made me potato wedges! Just kidding, made them myself. Be cool to have a mom though đ
âą Nanami Kento â No off topic questions. Because I don't want to. No, permission denied. That's an off topic question. You have been stopped.
âą Naoya Zenin â Four female Ghostbusters? The feminists are taking over! I'M AN ADULT VIRGIN
âą Maki Zenin Naoya: sorry I fell asleep, I was waiting on you to make me a sandwich â Go back to sleep and STARVE
âą Yoshino Junpei â Yall ugly *poofs away*
âą Inumaki Toge â Yo what's the scoot? PENIS
âą Ryoumen Sukuna â Ah, â I'm not finished. First off, oh my god, can you let me do what I need to do
âą Okkotsu Yuta â Hi my name is Derrick *gasps* let me guess, pizza? *faints*
âą Ijichi â I'm in me mom's car, vroom vroom
âą Todo Aoi to Takada Chan â I love you, bitch, I ain't never gonna stop loving you, BITCH
âą Fushiguro Megumi â You know what? I'm going to say it. I don't care that you broke your elbow.
âą Kugisaki Nobara Maki: Bring the beat in â Anything for you, my queen!
âą Gojo Satoru â People are constantly asking me. What's it like being a sexyâ *falls*
âą Mahito talking to the sewer rats â So I was sitting there, barbecue sauce on my tiddies
âą Choso Yuuji: WHAT ARE THOOOSEEE?? â THEY. ARE MY. CROCS.
âą Noritoshi Kamo â IRIDOCYCLITIS
âą Itadori Jin â I want a church girl that go to church...aNd rEaD hEr bIbLe
an angst scenario in which ushijima notices his partner is homesick.
920 words, angst scenario, gn! reader
Warnings: homesick reader
Wakatoshi knew.
He always knows.Â
Sometimes itâs easy for you to forget how observant Ushijima truly is because heâs always silent about it. Most of his observations go unsaid. Like how he noticed the way you always hum to yourself when youâre in a good mood or the way your hair feels the softest the day after itâs been washed. He sees and makes note of almost everything going on around him.Â
And most of the time heâs content with keeping his observations to himself. But not this time.
Ushijima began to worry about your wellbeing when he noticed small changes in your daily habitual actions.Â
It was the slightest quiver in your bottom lip and the way you leaned into him, subconsciously looking for support, as your parents spoke to you over the phone detailing upcoming house renovations and updates on the state of your favorite lilac bushes that were currently blossoming.
It was the small sigh you let out after hanging up the phone and the way your shoulders were tense as you lay your head on his shoulder and sit in comfortable silence after the interaction on the phone.
It was the way your gaze lingered on the photos your mom sent showing the hummingbird feeders, and the way you passed the phone to him to give him a chance to see.
He had taken note of all of these things, but it was today that he finally knew what was the cause of your behaviors.Â
It was the forced smile that didnât quite meet your eyes when your parents asked you how you were doing during your call with them today that gave it away.
You were homesick.
But "homesick" don't seem to describe the extent of your feelings, he thought to himself.Â
It was when you rose from your spot next to him after the call to go sit on the balcony that he became aware of the depth of your hidden feelings.
Earlier that month, you dragged your favorite chair out onto the balcony and would spend hours on end sitting out there. It was so that you could "feel the sky" you had told him when he'd asked why you had been spending so much time out there. Sometimes, you'd be out on the balcony, sketching the cityscape, and you'd show him the work when you'd completed them. But what he didnât know was that in addition to the drawings he'd see, youâd also spend hours sketching your homeland from memory in attempt to regain connection to your home.
But he still knew you were longing for the fresh open air and the endless sky that you had grown up with even in your attempts to hide it from him. You couldn't escape the longing you felt for the place and people you loved so much.
Ushijima knew that you werenât truly happy with him in the city, even though you loved him and would give anything for him. He thought about everything youâd done to ensure that he was able to follow his passion, from making him special lunches that worked within his diet, to spending endless nights sleeping alone when he was away.Â
And, when reflecting on all he'd observed throughout the years of what you had done for him, Ushijima was overcome with an intense feeling of gratefulness. But at the same time, he felt a pull at his heart. He recognized the feeling as deep sadness. What if you had given up the life you truly wanted. For him.Â
He feared that the most: that he couldnât give you the life that you truly deserved and longed for.Â
With him you could never be completely happy.
He knew he had to talk to you about it, so he waited for you to come back inside. It was not too long when you returned from the balcony.
âDarling,â he called out to you softly.
As he laid eyes on you, he noted that your face hid the sadness it once held. Your normal resting expression had returned. Not a trace of longing remained, he noted.
âWhat is it, Toshi?â
All of a sudden, all words left him, and he felt at a complete loss for expression of speech. He didnât know how to raise the subject to you.
Should he begin to extend the immense gratitude he felt towards you? No. Surely you would suspect that he knew something was wrong. Should he just be honest and tell you that he knew you werenât happy?
Seeing you standing there in front of him, he thought he couldnât possibly.
And with that, he made his decision to let it go, like he had done many times before with other things.Â
âOh, I was just wondering what weâre having for dinner.â
You blinked, and he held his breath. Then, to both his relief and dismay, you smiled at him in your usual manner and began to list off the options for your evening meal as you move to sit beside him.
Little did you know, your words were falling on unwilling ears as Ushijima was too distracted by the encounter to be paying attention to you.
Weighing his decision to keep quiet, he thought that maybe it was better for you if you didnât know that he knew what you were feeling.
At least thatâs what he told himself to justify keeping quiet about the fact that he was noticing the lightness leaving your eyes, slowly, slightly, one day at a time.
haha maybe college changed me because I never thought I would be capable of writing angst. Sorry, I'm a little out of practice with writing fics, but I hope you liked it, but if angst isn't your cup of tea, don't worry, more fluff will be coming soon :)
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p.s. I missed you all and writing so much! if you're reading this, thank you for sticking around, and being patient with me when I took my massive hiatus as I adjusted to college life. <3
ding!
. . . nanami kento. a promise not meant to be broken.
note. spoilers ahead.
thereâs a saying that promises are meant to be broken.
although many lived by this, kento believed that it wasnât right to do so. when kento makes a promise, he knows that he may own up to it through and throughâa silent oath to himself, perhaps a reassurance.
he holds his promises close to his heart, and there was never a time when kento made a promise and didnât keep it. he was a man of his word, and he considered this to be one of his best traits as a human and a significant other.
you were six when kento made his first promise to you.
âi promise to marry you someday!â
ah, you two were so young back then.Â
the innocence that a child possesses with their simple declarations of affection and love is so adorable, you just nodded happily, not understanding the concept of marriage that wellâthough your parents did tell you that marriage was something that two people who are sure to spend their lives together would commit to. kento, back then, was much more cheery and brightâjust like a beaming bee that was buzzing with excitement.
âyay!â
you could only nod excitedly at him, and kentoâs smile was definitely glued to his face for the rest of the day.
when kento made his second promise to you, you were both in your first-year at tokyo jujutsu high.Â
âwhatâs this?â you couldnât help but ask.
âa promise ring,â he simply replies. âi know it may seem silly to engage in something like this, but i just wanted toââ
he didnât even finish his sentence as you couldnât help but laugh a bit.
he gave you a curious glance; his head tilts to the side, his eyes furrowing in the ever-so-slightest of confusion. âis something the matter?â
âiâm sorry, kento,â you say, making an honest attempt to keep your laughter to yourself. âi just really like your hair. itâs very interesting how you manage to get your soft hair to look like that specifically.â
kento gives you a certain look, unamused by you poking fun at his hair, though he did not pay much mind to it, smiling to himself as he sees that beautiful smile of yours as you continue to laugh at him.
it was cheesy for kento to admit that your smile always made his day a bit brighter and better, so he just never said it verbally, and yet the fond, tender look in his eyes always gave it away.
âi promise to always stay out of trouble and to always take care of myself when dealing with curses,â he says to you, and itâs the way that his words seemed so desperate to let you know that he was being sincere and truthful to himself.
a plea, a vow, to you, his future spouse.
not only was he going to do this for himself but for you as well.
kento flicks your forehead when he notices that your jaw is hanging open.
âyouâll catch flies in your mouth.â
and everything was history after that.
âyouâll be back before our trip to malaysia, right?â you ask, swiftly tying your husbandâs necktie.
âof course, of course,â he softly replies.
you two are twenty-eight now. happily married and would be celebrating your second anniversary in kuantan, malaysia soon enough. it was something that you two planned out with excellent precision, knowing that your schedules were always full and were hard to match with each other.
âi promise.â he says, and a soft, chaste kiss is placed on your cheek after his words.Â
âiâm always where i need to be on time, no?â
you nod at his words, smiling. âyou better be. this trip took away months of my lifespan just to plan out.â
kento chuckles, and itâs one of those times when he indulges you in hearing his genuine, amused laughter. itâs one of those times when nanami feels like he could take on the world with you by his side.Â
it feels surreal, but it is a definite reality.
âi love you, kento. be safe, ok?â you murmur to him.
âof course, love. i promise.â
he promised.
and yet, as the news of his unfortunate death was delivered to you, you swore your heart was being crushed a billion times over. was this some sort of sick joke? no, that couldnât be. a matter like this should never be joked about.
thereâs a saying that promises are meant to be broken.
you didnât think too much of this saying, seeing that kento was more than capable of living up to his promises, even if it killed him.
even if it killed him.
kentoâs promise to you was a promise not meant to be broken.Â
but alas, you could always forgive him, right?
you could forgive him as you mourn in his empty grave with only his treasured belongings buried with his casket, right?
you are twenty-eight when kento says his final promise to you. an unfulfilled promise, at that.
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âSo often we try to make other people feel better by minimizing their pain, by telling them that it will get better (which it will) or that there are worse things in the world (which there are). But thatâs not what I actually needed. What I actually needed was for someone to tell me that it hurt because it mattered. I have found this very useful to think about over the years, and I find that it is a lot easier and more bearable to be sad when you arenât constantly berating yourself for being sad.â
â John Green
âEverythingâs a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. Itâs up to you.â
â Nicola Yoon (via thoughtkick)
request:Â bestie i saw that youâre open for request so hear me out đ what about a husbandâs duty but with Nanami? đł Iâd like to think there must be people around thinking that he is a stoic as he is with his s/o when we all know heâs a soft, gentle lover đ„°
(I hope i donât sound pushy in my request. I really LOVE your writings especially the domesticity ones Nanami đ)
note: domestic!nanami is always in my head because the man is a comfort character and my standard when it comes to husband hunting - like pls sir đ„Čđ„Č give my crusty ass a chance.Â
pronouns: them/they, afab!reader/use of kimono (traditional female clothing)
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âWho do you think got married to Nanami-san?â
It was that time of the year again - where sorcerers gathered at the grand hall located at Jujutsu Tech; everyone mingling between one another in hopes of rubbing shoulders while also getting the latest scoop of Curse and Curse Users activities alike. Rumours flew about as usual - who would get married next, who was the sorcerer who blew up the other side of Kyoto two weeks ago, and which poor soul was being harassed by Gojo Satoru. However this time around, there was whispers of something more exciting; some say scandalous, even.
âI donât knowâŠbut whoever that person is, they must have a few screws loose,â One of the men seated at the corner of the ballroom admitted to his companion, both of them sharing a laugh before they returned to their attention to the crowded ballroom before them. Or more so, to a specific blonde sorcerer who was nursing a glass of whiskey at the other end of the ball room.
Nanami leaned his elbow on the edge of the standing table beside him, ignoring the whining Gojo that was nested on his side as his dark brown eyes glanced around the room without a specific target in mind. Like any other day he was dressed in a suit; creaseless and almost too perfect for how much movement his job requires. The only thing that truly stands out on his day-to-day outfit would be the silver wedding band that rests on his ring finger; silver polished so well that it shone even at his slightly of movements.
When Nanamiâs marriage had been revealed to the jujutsu world (courtesies of Gojo), it sent shockwaves throughout. Not only are weddings huge social events, where you invite everyone you can think of to increase your contact building, itâs also shocking that Nanami even chose to get married while still being an active sorcerer. Of course, Nanami had chosen an intimate and private service, which had angered many of the older generations; since they felt almost entitled to go to every wedding that happens in their world.Â
But Nanami had never really cared of what othersâ opinions; hence his calmness from the moment he entered the hall filled with people whispering and staring at him expectantly.
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Happy birthday, Nanamin! đ„đ 07/03 !
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. . . gojo satoru. to me, to you.
note. vague manga spoilers ahead. iâd love to elaborate more on this dynamic; please let me know if you want me to as well.
satoru does not remember much of his childhood.
to him, memories of forever ago are left as though they were faded film strips, too damaged to even try and make something out of them. he doesnât dwell on that part of his life because all he could ever recall was when heâs enlightened of his fate and the omnipotent power he possesses from a very young age.
but he did, however, catch a glimpse and managed to hold onâcling toâa few of the good ones.
and those memories were mostly with you.
âsomeoneâs lost in their train of thought.â he hears your voice approaching from behind. he merely shrugs his shoulders, relaxing against the marble railing of his estateâs balcony.
âmm. yeah, guess i am.â
you offered him a can of sodaâhis favorite brand and flavorâthat you brought with you. satoruâs lips curled into a small smirk as he awed at the thought of you remembering despite almost two decades of not seeing each other.
âyou remembered.â
âof course. why wouldnât i?â you reply with a quick, feeble chuckle. âyou always used to nag me about how you could only ever enjoy a few sodas.â
âi just have preferences,â he tells you with a slight nudge to your side. âand it just so happened to be very specific.â he glances at the can he held, and though he had his blindfold on, he could still tell that you got it right; you got it down to a t. âi knew you loved me.â
âin your dreams.â
âmhm. in my dreams, indeed.â
âoh, god. i hate you.â
âi knew you missed me.â
you rolled your eyes at his remark, glancing at his soda, then taking a gulp of your own. âstill your favorite, right?â
satoru doesnât know what youâre referring to. whether youâre asking if youâre still his favorite or the soda, though he does have a concrete answer.
âyep! youâre so thoughtful, even though you pretend to have not missed me.â
âdonât feed your little ego, âtoru. your headâs going to keep on expanding until itâs the size of a hot air balloon.â
âhey!â
conversations breeze by like the chilly night air, creeping in and making their way known. he thinks this is the most heâs ever felt like heâs home. his childhood home, a haven where he felt safe and could truly live a life that his younger self was deprived of duty to a handful of âdutiesâ and whatnot.
itâs like the calm before the storm. the restâhis restâbefore he takes on something that he shouldâve dealt with a long, long time ago. heâs not afraid, oh no.
because he is satoru, after all. the strongest.
and then the memory of someone he also held close to his heart replays, like a sudden alarm that wanted to remind him.
âare you the strongest because youâre gojo satoru? or are you gojo satoru because youâre the strongest?â
âa penny for thought?â you ask, noticing his sudden quietness.
he perks up, a bit stunned in place. âjust a question,â he sighs, setting his drink aside for later. âwho am i to you?â
he thinks itâs stupid because heâll always feel that thereâs a barrier that separates him from others. from you. because heâs the strongest, and thatâs what it means to be the strongest, right? to feel as though youâre being distanced from everybody else.
âwho you are . . . to me?â you said, tilting your head to the side. âlike, how i see you?â
âyes.â
god, satoru swallows the lump in his throat, anticipation clinging to his whole body as he waits.
âoh, well . . .â
he expected a handful of answers, but none of them ever came close to yours.
âis it weird that i still feel like iâm talking to fifteen-year-old you?â you told him. âitâs like my mindâs still processing to bridge the gap of our memories together; to fill in the years we havenât seen each other, yâknow?â
âi see you as âtoru. and to me, you are just âtoru. that same âtoru who iâve been with since when weâre literally in diapers,
who kept on annoying me to wear matching pajamas when we were kids for the sleepover he begged his parents to agree to,
that same âtoru who was spoiled to the core that he was so surprised that he went quiet when little me decided that they were over it with your incessant whining of wanting to play on the seesaw when they wanted to play on the sand box,
thee âtoru whoâs eyes almost always surprised me during the most random times, in a good way, of course.â
ah, now he remembers. those good memories, which were probably his core ones.
âyouâre satoruâno, âtoru,â you hum, thrumming your finger against the marble top. âmy best friend. not the strongest sorcerer, not the wielder of the six eyes, not the teacher at jujutsu tech, but just âtoru. my âtoru. â
satoru swore heâd lost his voice upon listening to your answer. and suddenly he feels as though he were a little kid again, looking at you with the utmost adorationâslight infatuation, evenâas you told him through his little tears that it was normal to scrape his knee when heâs learning to ride a bike to be able to join you!
âthanks,â he says with a chuckle. âdidnât know i needed to hear all of that until now.â
âdonât mention it, âtoru,â you nod. âah, now that sounded sappy. ew! bleh, thought i left all of that behind.â
âheh, i like it when youâre a sap,â he mused.
âof course you do. but we have a lot to catch up on, so you better not die out there, mr. sorcerer.â
he smiles at that. âyeah. iâll keep that in mind.â
âyou still have those big, blue eyes you always used to get out of trouble?â
âknew you missed my eyes, too.â
âdo not. you sure theyâre not neon green now?â
âha. ha. funny.â for a moment, he takes his time to remove his blindfold, his hand shaking a little as he does so. he doesnât know why heâs so nervous.
âlook.â
satoru notices the way you paused, examining how his features have matured over the years, and yet heâs still the satoru you knew. your âtoru, as you said so yourself.
âeh. put the blindfold back on.â
ây/n!â
âiâm just saying,â you laugh a little. âyour eyes havenât changed; still as ethereal as ever.â you slid your half-empty soda next to his, signaling that you wanted him to finish yours. heâs known this for so long.
âletâs catch up again when youâre free, ok? i already gave you my number, right?â
he glances at the can, seeing the numberâyour numberâwritten against the glossy layer. âyeah, do you want me to walk you home?â he offers, soft and warm.
you shook your head. âsome other time, âtoru.â
he nods in understanding as he watches you leave. as you fade alongside the background, slowly yet surely, satoruâs memories of his childhood are rekindled, outdoing his dim ones.
heâs glad that youâre home.
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