: Youâre out of touch, heâs out of time.
| A Sorcery AU Oneshot
âŹ: Out of Touch - Daryl Hall & John Oates / Reflections - The Neighbourhood (I donât support them)
tags: Unestablished relationship, small angst, hurt/comfort, reader has a C.T similar to Midas' touch (but everything you touch loses life by the minute), pining ragebaiter Gojo, more on dialogues hehe, (and for reference: readerâs fingertips are like the scarlet witchâs, look it up it's so cool)
a/n: before you say it, YES this is akiangel inspired. So sorry itâs short :(( fuck school like I genuinely have 2 reports due rn LOLLL
âSo uhm, that basically summarizes the whole topic. Donât forget to finish your reportâagain, Yuji. Friday. Is. The. Due. Date. Does anybody have more questions before I go?â
Awkward silence fills the room.
âAlright, thatâs it- listen, can anyone here just address the elephant in the room?â
âJust do it Itadori!â a certain brown-haired girl insisted.
âW-why do I have to be the one to say it?!?!?!â he hissed.
âBecause youâre already so dense that sensei wonât even wonder why!â
The only thing Megumi could do at this moment was to nod in agreement. Whether he likes to admit it or not, heâs actually a bit scared of youâpurely out of respect, of course.
âFuck! Wait, maybe I shouldnât-â he thought. But that thought quickly washed away as he saw Nobaraâs horrifying death glare.
âUhhh.. sensei, uhm- before I start, let me just say that THIS WAS A COLLECTIVE IDEA! LIKE- LIKE WEEEEE ALL THOUGHT OF THIS TOGETHERRR!! NOT JUST ME!!!â
âNo, Yuji. Before you start, would you stop screaming? I can very much hear you loud and clear.â
âOops- sorry, sensei. Anyway, uhm⌠again, we were just wondering if⌠uhmâŚâ
âCat got your tongue?â You tease as you cross your arms.
âI hope so! God, this is so hard to say without offending you. Curse you two!â
âNah you were gonna spit it out anyway-â
âFacts.â Was all Megumi could say at this moment.
âSensei, we were wondering why you wear gloves all the timeâŚand youâre always covered up from head-to-toe even in this heat!â
Hm, so thatâs what this is about.
âItâs because of my technique, you three. There you have it, Iâve answered your questions. Now go!â
âSee? I knew it was just about technique. Sensei! Itadori thought you were a robot!â
âA robot? Pfft- can a robot do this?â You throw the chalkboard eraser at the top of Yujiâs head.
âMhm. Thatâs not all, he also thought you had no hands at all. Like a ghost.â
âWoww Fushiguro, now youâre talking?!?!?!â
âAll of you are so silly. You got Yuji trembling on his knees just because of my gloves?
âExactly! See? Sensei gets me. Thank you, my humble master.â
âNo. I donât, Yuji. Câmon boy, really? A robot?? Ghost hands???â
âAh-ah-ah. No more talking, go. All of you have to train, the 2nd years have been waiting.â
You quickly usher them out, waving your very real hands side to side.
âSee ya, kids.â You failed to hear Yujiâs second question. And why are you always away, sensei?
Exhaustion crept over you as you walked to the building where your office was located.
The moment you got inside, you immediately lay on your couch, stretching your limbs as you took a deep breath.
You stare at your gloved hands.
The peace didnât last for long, as one of the roots of your stress knocked at your door like some hungry loan shark.
âHaahh⌠what is it this time, Gojo?â You lazily put an arm over your eyes.
âOpen the door so I can tell you!â He eagerly shakes the doorknob.
âItâs not even locked⌠what are you on bruh...â
âOh, yeah, thatâs- haha! It wasnât lockedâ
âIdiotâŚâ You curse under your breath.
He sits in your office chair, acting like he owns the place.
âGet off my chair, you dimbo.â
âSo I was thinking we should go to this new pastry shop that just opened last week on 3rd Avenue. I heard they make really good mochi!â
âDid you even hear what I said? Get off my chair, Gojo.â
âSo, how does Thursday 7 PM sound?â
âI- what?â Sooooo apparently he has selective hearing now?
âAlright! 7 PM it is.â
âWHO are you talking to???â
âNo! Because clearly you didnât hear me and youâre just making up bullshit right now- get off my chair!â
âOuuu you got some nerve now, huh. Be careful, I might cancel that 7 PM-â
âHaha youâre so easily pissed!!!â He finally gets off.
âGod, youâre so difficult.â
You looked towards his direction and gave him a piercing stare.
âGojo, why are you here?â
âNo. You were gonna tell me something else. Come on, spit it out.â
He lightly chuckles. âYou and your perceptive ass.â
âI donât have all day. What is it?â
âYagaâs sending us on a mission.â
Yes. You knew it. That uneasy expression on his face that he tries so hard to hide by being unserious. The blindfold doesnât help one bit either.
â...T-Thursday, around- 7 PMâ He chokes out.
âSo you were expecting that 7 PM pastry date??? Aww donât be so disappointed, we can reschedule!â
âWhatâs your issue? I donât care about your pastry shit. And stop with the 7 PM thing itâs getting annoying! Just tell me the information fuck.â
âAlright okay, supposedly- thereâs been biiig curses roaming around Okutama Ropeway. Give or take 6 days before it reaches the residential area: one special grade and two grade ones. Donât worry. Iâll handle the big potato stuff, and you handle the small potatoes.â
âYouâre such a childâŚâ
The night of the mission came. Both of you stood in front of the said location. The ruins stood against the frost-bitten, eerie breeze, carrying the heavy scent of dead earth and filthy curses.
âDid we really have to do this at night?â You complained.
âYeah, duh, it sets the mood alright.â
âWhatâre you, scared?â
âNo what the fuck~â He mocked.
âLetâs just- get it over with.â You canât afford to waste more time on him.
Stepping ahead of him, you started to walkâtaking a deep sigh, preparing yourself for the suffocating sensation that comes with the absorption of curses.
Using your teeth, you swiftly pulled off your gloves from your middle fingerâexposing your jet-black fingertips.
âCareful, itâs really hot when you do that.â
âQuit it. Letâs split.â
âCopy that, boss!â He teleports to where that âbig potatoâ curse is.
You hate to admit it, but now that youâre walking aloneâthe atmosphere feels more intolerable.
The moment you heard some distorted ruffling in the woods along with the echoing guttural and gurgling noises that came from the two fuckers, you knew it was go-time.
âThere you are.â You taunt.
Your lungs burned, running on pure adrenaline. Two grade ones, huh. You were able to duck under the first curseâs razor-sharp attack, but the second caught one caught youâside-swiping your ribs, sending you tumbling across the slick cobblestones. Motherfuckers.
Too slow, you thought, pushing yourself up with trembling arms. A few more seconds without energy, and youâd be a corpse.
Enough. You have to lock in.
The bladed curse lunged again, screeching. This time, you didn't dodge away, you leaned into the strike. The blade hit deep into your shoulder, pain flaring white-hot, but it gave you exactly what you needed: proximity.
You jammed your palm straight onto the curseâs chest, fingers sinking into its icy, writhing flesh.
The siphoning was immediate and violent. The curseâs screeches warped into a muffled, hollow gag as decades of stolen life flared up your arm like venom. Under your palm, the creatureâs skin shriveled, turning into a brittle, blackened husk before crumbling into fine jet-black ash.
You were feral now, itâs been a while since you were assigned to a mission as thrilling as this, let alone absorb this much energy.
Color flushed back into your cheeks, energy rushing up to your neck, heartbeat hammering like a war drumâeyes dangerously dilated. You simply ignored the agony seeping into your shoulder that dulled to a faint throb. You stood upright, exhaling a plume of heat as you pulled the blade out of your shoulderâtaking your jacket off after, leaving you in a bare tank top.
The second curse froze, its multi-eyed face twisting in sudden, primal terror as you turned to face it, eyes glowing with its partner's stolen life.
âYou can see it, right? My technique?â You wiped a line of blood from your lip, eyes locking onto the remaining curse. âYouâre wondering why I just turned your friend into dust. Donât worry, youâll join him soon.â
You raised your palms, a faint violet hum flickering across your knuckles.
âThe moment my hands lock onto you, I forcibly steal the remaining lifespan holding your form together. I consume the time you have left and turn it into fuel. And Iâve been running low these past few days. I need you.â
[ CURSED TECHNIQUE: LIFE ABSORPTION ]
Unlike standard sorcerers who generate Cursed Energy from negative emotions, this sorcerer's innate engine operates on an absolute deficit.
By making direct contact with a targetâs vital core, Life Absorption involuntarily forces the target's remaining lifespan into rapid decay. The erased time is immediately converted into high-density Cursed Energy, surging into the body at a 1:1 conversion rate ratio.
However, this technique carries two fatal flaws: One, Excess energy cannot be stored. The sorcererâs body burns through consumed life-force at triple the normal rate to maintain peak output. To fight, the sorcerer must continuously devour to prevent the consequences of drying up completely. Two, The technique is not limited to curses. Anyone who makes flesh-to-flesh contact with the sorcerer is at risk of draining their lifespan by the minute.
You leap towards the grimy curse whoâs practically running now.
The curse didnât have time to screech. Its skin shriveled, crumbling into fine ash just like how his partner did.
âGojo! Iâm done with your small potato shit.â You call out.
âCâmon I wanna go home. Youâre taking too long. Wait- donât tell me you need help thereâŚâ
God, why is it so silent? Something feels wrong.
Suddenly, something warm wrapped around your shoulderâteleporting you to another hill.
No. Wait- this couldnât be-
âGojo! What the fuck are you doing- you! GET OFF ME!â You panic.
Then, something happened. The entire Okutama Ropeway was blastedâreduced to mere smoke and ashes.
You could barely hear how heavy your breathing was because of how loud the explosion is.
âGojo- GET OFF ME, YOUâLL DIE!â
âI like holding you like this. I donât want to die old anyway. Iâd rather use my remaining years holding you.â He wraps his arms around your shoulder, hugging you from the back while he nuzzles his head into your neck.
Somehow, his words comforted you instead of making you angry. How long has it been since someone touched you? You didnât realize how touch-starved you were. This is bad. This is very bad.
âGojo, stop holding me. Iâm serious.â Melancholic eyes gazed below the destruction, letting the rushing air comb through your hair.
âI already told you-â
âBecause if you keep on holding me like that Iâll start wanting it more.â
âYou know, if you just agree to be with me, you wonât have to leave and scavenge for curses as often just to maintain your cursed energy.â He faces you, pale sapphire irises glistening in the moonlight.
â...Are you saying that youâre willing to get killed? And whereâs your infinity? Gojo, turn it on iâm not joking around.â
âIâm telling you. Iâll do anything- lock up curses in a dungeon for you to feed on. Just stay. Stop leaving. The kids like your company more than you think.â Heâs asking- no, pleading. Heâs pleading now.
âAndâŚwhy should I use you like that?â
âBecause I want you to. Okay? Please? Just give me a chance.â
A moment passed, you gave it some thought.
â...Make sure the dungeon is big.â
He couldnât believe it. Was this really happening?
âYouâre saying youâll stay?!?!?!â
âHurry before I take it back.â
The words took a moment to settle into his mind. A chance. After months of watching you from the sidelines, suffocating on unspoken feelings, he was finally being invited in. You let him in. It felt too big to hold, a dizzying surge of relief that left him completely speechless.
âIn one condition, of course.â
Fuck! Of course this was all under a condition. He gulps.
âYou keep your infinity on. Always. 24/7. You hear me?â
â...Aye, aye, Captain!â
Oh, heâs sooo ready to break that rule.
a/n: did u get the spiderman bnd small and big potato reference?? LOL and not reader lowk being a vampireâŚ