␥ touch me too, part ii ␥
gojo tells you exactly what mahito is: he’s resentment and hatred given shape and a heartbeat. but you just cant shake what you saw him feel.
it had been 2 weeks since your strange encounter with mahito. and it still haunted you.
even now, with you sprawled out on your bed in the same pjs, groaning into your pillow.
the sun spilled into your bedroom, but instead of lifting you gently awake like it had always done, it made your head pound and blood boil.
with an irritated groan, you reached for the nearest object on your bedside table, fully prepared to launch it at the offending curtains.
only for a hand to catch your wrist halfway.
gojo's voice drifted through the room.
"and i know you love your sleep, but you'll regret that one"
"why are you in my room?" you snap as you let out a noise somewhere between a groan and a scream.
"well... me and everyone else haven't seen you for weeks, and i'm here to confirm you're still alive"
"yeah, see, that's not helping your case."
with a dramatic sigh, he dropped onto the edge of your bed.
the mattress dipped beneath his weight.
“come on, let’s make breakfast” he warmly suggested.
Gojo raised an eyebrow. you can’t stand his judgemental face.
“fine,” you groan as you peel yourself out of bed, “i’ll get you some tea while you explain how you got in here,”
if you stayed in that room any longer, you were going to lose your mind.
"success!!" gojo pumped a fist into the air.
"i'm throwing you out of a window."
somehow, the conversation followed you into the kitchen.
sunlight pooled across the countertops. the kettle hummed quietly and for a brief moment, everything felt normal.
you busied yourself with stirring your morning tea, grateful for something to do with your hands. across the kitchen, gojo sat on the island counter swinging his legs idly, watching you with the patience of someone waiting for the truth.
you sighed, because of course he wasn't letting it go.
"it was just a really long mission and..."
"and i had the... weirdest interaction with a curse."
gojo raised an eyebrow. "yeah but you meet curses every week."
"this one was different." you sighed.
the words left before you could stop them.
immediately, gojo's expression changed. he looked more serious and attentive.
you struggled to find the words to say so you turned to face away from gojo as you continued:
"well he sort of touched me and-"
a snort from gojo cut you off. you whipped your head around to glare at him and his smile immediately dropped.
"my technique activated when he grabbed me."
gojo's expression tightened ever so slightly... as if he already disliked where this conversation was heading.
across the kitchen island, he leaned forward.
because that was the part you couldn't stop thinking about.
the confusion on his face afterwards and the fascination.
the way he'd looked at you like you'd just shown him the answer to a question he'd been asking his entire life.
"i said i know." you huffed.
"then stop looking for humanity in places it doesn't exist."
the kitchen suddenly felt too small.
you hated how easily he'd dissected thoughts you'd barely admitted to yourself.
gojo's expression softened.
which only annoyed you more.
"i think you're overthinking a curse that could’ve killed you."
a slice of toast launched from the toaster.
in one swift movement, you snatched it from the air and hurled it directly at gojo's head.
and of course he caught it.
"at least its not a lamp this time."
you snatched your jacket from the back of a chair.
"well why don't go back to geto's and have breakfast with him"
"y’know, most people would appreciate my concern-"
"most people don't break into my bedroom before breakfast."
"that's because most people don't spend two weeks spiralling over a curse."
gojo's grin softened slightly. "look."
"whatever you think you saw..."
your jaw tightened immediately. "gojo."
for once, there wasn't a trace of humour in his voice.
"mahito isn't misunderstood."
the room suddenly felt smaller and quieter.
"then stop thinking about him like he's some complex puzzle waiting to be solved."
then grabbed your jacket.
the woods had always been your favourite place.
long before jujutsu high and before dealing with curses became your full time job.
long before everything became so complicated.
whenever the world grew too loud, you came here.
beneath the trees and the tranquil birdsong.
protected by the endless canopy of green.
because no matter how far you walked
you couldn’t stop thinking about him.
him standing beneath the relentless downpour, one hand pressed against his patchworked chest.
rain soaked through his dark shirt until it clung to him completely, outlining the sharp planes of his frame and the lean muscle beneath.
pale blue hair hung heavy across his forehead, droplets sliding from the ends and tracing slow paths down the curve of his jaw.
he looked carved from something beautiful and dangerous.
like a statue abandoned to the storm.
with a frustrated sigh, you dropped your bag beside your favourite tree.
ancient roots twisted through the earth beneath you, thick enough to sit on comfortably. sunlight filtered through the leaves overhead, dappling everything gold and green.
for a moment, you simply sat there.
you tried so very hard not to think of him anymore. but the more you suppressed it, the more you felt yourself flush with annoyance and embarrassment.
you rest your head back against the solid tree behind you, gazing through the branches thinking hard - as you always did here.
when your first boyfriend broke your heart, you sat here wondering what you did wrong.
when you fell out with your friends, you hoped to find answers in the sound the wind made against the leaves.
you decided thinking about mahito wouldn’t be enough.
so you reached into your pocket and pulled out a small notepad you used to doodle or write in.
you needed an outlet. and you knew telling your friends at jj high wouldn’t end well. like gojo, they just wouldn’t get it.
so you find your hand moving in a rhythm against the pad, sketching out a familiar shape.
the scratch of graphite against paper settled something inside you.
your hand started moving automatically until after a while you froze looking down at the page.
wide eyes and a crooked smile. a rain-soaked sharp frame.
you’d almost captured the moment you’ve been reliving in your head for the past two weeks.
“that’s a pretty good likeness.”
every muscle in your body locked.
wind rustled through the leaves as your heart pounded so hard it threatened to burst out your throat.
because you knew that voice.
“you know, i’ve never had someone draw me before” he hummed thoughtfully.
tentatively, you tilted your head up towards the sky, your hair falling around your face.
perched comfortably on one of the tree branches overhead. like an innocent bird.
this was supposed to be a tiny drabble on mahito bc i rarely find fanfics of his character but im getting really into this now. i really hope you guys enjoy this!
theres no turning back now!! (⸝⸝> ᴗ•⸝⸝)