「Itadori Yuuji x Fem Reader」
((notes: this ff contains jujutsu kaisen manga spoilers. it doesn't really have that much correlations to the actual plot since I made up a lot of this lol, but there's a few information spoilers in here, so just a heads up for that.))
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I couldn’t possibly convey to you how relieved I was when I saw him running towards me, arms wide open. I couldn’t help but to return his action by running just as fast, impatiently wanting to get into his arms.
He got to me first and pulled me into the comfiest embrace I’ve ever been in. I have always felt the safest in his arms, knowing damn well he was the one who was in danger but now, all that worries of ours had vanished. He won. They won I suppose, but most importantly, he was safe now.
“We did it. We really finished it and won this time. I really couldn’t believe it. Geto, no. Kenjaku. He is dead now, for good and he’s never coming back." The way he said it almost made me cry. Sometimes I'd forget how volatile their sense of safety was. For all we know, he could be killed in his sleep by some untended cursed spirits.
To no remorse, he continued to hug me tighter and leaned his head down to put it into the crook of my neck. I breathed in the scent of his hair. It smells nice even after long hours of fighting and being around cursed spirit. To be honest, I don’t even know if cursed spirit has smell. haha. Anyways, he was here, and I was with him. That’s the most important thing right now.
“So, is everything good now? I know it couldn’t possibly be okay with all the destruction he has caused but I mean, he’s dead. Thank God. I bet all you guys have to do now is to reconstruct the system, right?”
He took a few moments to think about it before replying. “Well, all that is left to do now is to deal with the higher ups. I heard from Gojo-sensei that he’d take the responsibility. By that, I think he just meant he wanted to erase them, once and for all."
He stopped for a moment to contemplate his next words before continuing. "I thought about it on the way here. I realized all my life, I have been saying that killing should be the last and least-favored choice, but I suppose at this point it’s not a choice anymore. If we don’t get to them first, they’d totally banish us from the jujutsu world, or even worse put bounties on our head. Again. Worst case scenario they'd use our loved ones to lure us in. Deep down, I... I don’t know if I deserve to live but I know you do, and all of my friends too. Megumi, and all the senpais, they all deserve to live a normal life. I don’t think we’ll be able to handle it if we’re still on the run.”
I took a look on his face and it stricken me how much he had been through. All this time, I have always wanted to be of help of him, to go to missions together, but I couldn’t. I wasn’t and will never be a jujutsu sorcerer. We were just childhood buddies, both trying as hard as possible to be loyal to our friendship despite the differences in our world. Now that jujutsu and the non-jujutsu worlds were both co-existing in the same chaos, we were pulled towards each other by the fate of hell. It’d be great if everything was easier and simpler, but this was better than nothing.
He was looking at my face now. “I could guess you're feeling bad about all this right now. You don’t have to feel that way. I’m okay. I have Megumi and all the others to help me now, and if there would be anything that’s out of our control, there’d be Gojo-sensei now that he’s finally freed from the prison realm. Honestly, I’m kind of worried about Gojo-sensei. We both knew what happened a few years ago when he had to kill Geto. Just now, he had to relive it all over again with Geto dying in his arms. What’s worse was that this time, Gojo-sensei decided not to finish him off and just let him die slowly. Honestly, I don’t know what was his intention of doing so. I bet he just want to spend a few more moments with his best friend, even though it was merely just his body that was in Gojo-sensei’s arms and nothing more.”
Now that I think about it, it meant Yuuji and Megumi were the only ones to fight Kenjaku (in Geto’s body), because that blind-folded teacher of his wasn’t there, and Yuuta-san and Maki-san were the one to free him off the prison realm. In the few moments that I was absorbing all this information, Yuuji called out to me.
“I’m really sorry. I have to go now. Is that okay? I promise I’ll come back here the first thing in the morning.” He said suddenly.
I was taken aback at first but then remembered he had just left a literal battlefield and thought it was good for him to finally rest. “God, you don’t have to apologize. I’m sorry for keeping you here, it’s just that this is the first time we see each other for months now. Anyways, you should rest now. Don’t feel like you need to go see me the first thing tomorrow. Have a good night sleep and eat and take a bath, or something. I bet you haven’t gotten enough of that for the past few weeks.” I gave him a reassuring smile.
He returned the smile before finally say “Thank you. Anyway, I’ll walk you back to your room. You’re still living here in jujutsu high for now, right? Good for you. Sure, you can take care of yourself but cursed spirits have been on a rampage for months now. It gives me a peace of mind to know that at least Maki-san is here with you in the girls’ lodgings, should anything happen.”
He took my hands and we walked back to the girls’ living quarter. It took about 5 minutes to get there from where we were talking. In that 5 minutes, I contemplated asking him everything I’ve been wanting to ask.
How was he? Had he been eating properly? Why do I feel like I’ve seen more scars in his face now than I did then? Of course, fighting curses isn’t without its danger but this is SO MUCH MORE than I had expected.
I thought it was better that we talk about this some other times, when we would finally be at peace. I suppose that time will come before long.
We were finally in front of my dorm room’s door. I took the brief chance to say what has been burdening my mind. “Yuuji, I’m honestly really worried about you. Please take a great care of yourself, and seek for help if you need to. You don’t have to fight alone, be it physical or not. Even if I cant physically be there for you , I’m here for you to confide in. We’ve been friends since forever, I think you can at least trust me a little on that, right?”
He burst into a light laugh before pulling me into the last hug for the night. He nuzzled on my hair as he rested his head on top of mine and mumbled softly “I know, and I’m thankful to have you too. If you let me, I promise I’ll be there for you from now on."