forever asleep… (metaphorically)

hearing of your feats through word of mouth is one thing, using his own two eyes to see what you can do is another. and ever since ryomen sukuna had the privilege of witnessing you — the queen of curses in action, he hasn’t been the same.

he had always downplayed you in his head, figuring everyone was just exaggerating when they deemed you to be ‘one of a kind’. the title wasn’t anything he himself would be proud of, so he had no reason to expect anything great from you.

in truth, most were too scared of getting split in three for merely suggesting you might be stronger than him. it wouldn’t have been a suggestion anyways, it’s fact. a fact he is now painfully aware of, but he knows deep down that the reason for his sudden infatuation isn’t because he discovered that you’re ‘on his level’, if that were the case he would have struck you a long time ago. no, no. the feared ryomen sukuna’s been plagued with a crush!

one he isn’t the least bit happy about. never in his thousands of years of life has he spent his days observing others if not for his own benefit, now it’s often that he catches himself losing track of time when peering into your life — and it drives him crazy.

so much so that he has now forbidden any mention of you within his circle. the deafening pump of his heart when he’s reminded of your existence sickens him, it makes him feel human. weak. fantasising about what would be his ‘perfect first date’ with you leaves such a bitter taste in his mouth that he wonders if his teeth have started to rot, yet he can’t stop dreaming about how bloody it’d be.. how each gash you’d give him would feel like a warm declaration of your love.

weeks go by in which he continues to curse himself for feeling this way, until one dull morning in the garden he overhears the phrase ‘putting your heart out there’. and those five measly words that weren’t intended for his ears give him the inspiration he needs to make his first move..

with 46 human hearts wrapped like a bouquet of flowers, delivered right to your throne.

me when toji calls reader ma

me when suguru calls reader pretty girl

me when toji calls reader doll

me when sukuna calls reader woman

tojji is leaned back on the couch with one leg stretched out, elbow resting on the armrest like he owns the air in the room while shiu stands near the kitchen counter going through something on his phone with the expression of a man already regretting showing up.

"you really gonna sit there and tell me thats the cut," shiu says, not even looking up.

tojii clicks his tongue. "aint no tellin. it is the cut."

shiu sighs, already having had enough of toji. the damn guy was too stubborn. but before he can respond, the bedroom door opens.

you shuffle out first, all soft and sweet in your house clothes, smiling softly at both of the men. you spot toji immediately and your whole face changes, expression melting into something warm and familiar.

"..hello," you mumble quietly. your voice is quiet, sweet, still thick with sleep. tojis entire posture changes instantly like someone just reached over and rewired him.

"baby," he rasps.

his shoulders drop a fraction, jaw unclenching, eyes flicking over to you like youre the only thing in the apartment that matters. the scowl doesnt disappear completely, it never does, but it turns lazy.

"sleepin all day again," he mutters, but theres no real bite in it.

you ignore that completely and pad straight over, bare feet quiet against the floor, stopping right in front of him like its second nature. your hands come up immediately, smoothing down the front of his wrinkled t shirt.

after that, you lean up and press a quick kiss to his temple. toji exhales through his nose, something almost pleased passing over his face for half a second before he settles back again, letting you fuss over him without complaint.

tojis hand tightened at your waist immediately, and before you could step back he shifted in his chair, tilting his head slightly toward you as if deciding something without saying it. his grip guided you closer, and then he pulled you down and gave you one of those big fat kisses he loves.

he held you there between his hands while he kissed you properly, calm and heavy and entirely unconcerned with the fact that this was happening in front of an audience, his eyes flicked over to shiu, definetly showing off his wife, giving shiu a look that says 'yeah, look at her. thats my wife.'

when he finally pulled back, it was only by a fraction, your face still close, his thumb brushing once at your cheek like he was finishing something he started.

shiu watched all of this in silence, giving toji a flat look. you finally glance over at shiu, polite as ever even though you lowkey just made out with your husband in front of his best friend.

"hi," you say softly, and shiu nods once. "morning," he replies.

you stay there a second longer, then gently pat tojis chest like youre confirming hes still in one piece before shifting away again, drifting back toward the hallway.

"would you like some tea?" you ask, voice still gentle, shiu opens his mouth, but youre already gone again, disappearing toward the kitchen like you werent just the center of attention for a whole minute.

shiu slowly turns his head toward toji, and toji is still leaning back, looking way too comfortable for a man who was just arguing about money five seconds ago, one hand loosely hanging over the armrest like nothing in the world could possibly stress him out right now.

shiu stares at him for a beat longer and then exhales through his nose.

"youre a lucky bastard,” he mutters.

tojis mouth twitches like hes been waiting for that exact sentence his whole life.

"i know," he says simply, stretching slightly like hes got nowhere to be and all the time in the world. "aint she cute?"

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Anubis Valko, because the rumored Egypt myth card lives rent free in my head.

Haven't posted in months, but here's the mechanic Toji I spent forever on.