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nanami 💸 kento ([personal profile] nonexempt) wrote2024-01-08 03:36 pm

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( starters, continuations, prompts, etc )
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-02-26 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Gojo has known that Nanami was an omega since their school days, when there would come a time every few months when they'd have to all be separated from one another to keep each other 'safe' - one of Yaga's rules, he'd been sure, as if they'd all struggle with their self-control and pounce on one another like rabbits.

They do that now that they're adults, but that's hardly the point.

The thing is, Gojo can admit to being endeared by Nanami, in the same way that some people might enjoy poking a bear to see how it reacts. He gets blocked regularly enough, he has doors slammed on his face, scolding words boxing his ears, but he knows that if either one of them needed the other they would be there to offer support and a friendship that comes from years of fighting curses and dealing with the politics of jujutsu society. Sure, Nanami took a break, but the point is that he came back.

The point is that Gojo trusts him, as much as he trusts anyone with all the things that go on in his head, so when he creeps up behind the other man outside his apartment, he can do it with a smug little grin. He knows what he's doing, and he's aware that Nanami likely knows what time it is; Gojo's ruts are as regular as the seasons themselves, never sneaking up on him. Maybe it's a side effect of his Six Eyes, or maybe it's just something that happens when you're Satoru Gojo. ]


Nanami~

[ His lean body drapes over Nanami's shoulders from behind, one arm wrapping around his chest, not caring a lick about the fact that they're in public. He's warm to the touch, his blindfold in place as he nuzzles into his partner's neck, deliberate and obvious. ]

It's time to take care of your favourite senpai. Let me inside, won't you?
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-04-05 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Sometimes, Gojo does wonder if he ought to be a little nicer, a little kinder to Nanami, given how... Desperate he gets around these times, when his mind is focused on getting his knot squeezed rather than on what it might mean emotionally. He's more than capable of keeping control of himself, able to handle it alone if he has to, but the reality is that he and Nanami have been taking care of one another for so long that it almost doesn't matter what else is going on around them.

He knows he can rely on Nanami, just like he knows the omega can rely on him for when the heats get truly bad. There's a layer of trust between them that few others could understand, and maybe he likes it that way. He can be a little greedy and selfish sometimes, too.

Right now, the primal part of him is pleased the more he shoves his body into Nanami's, smug at the knowledge that they smell like each other, desperate to solidify that into something real. Neither of them had ever asked, had ever broached the question, but he'd thought about it enough times: how it might feel, to sink his teeth into Nanami's neck and claim him forever. What would threaten the two of them together? No one would dare try and come between him and his omega, after all.

The elevator takes its time, and it means Gojo can smirk, nuzzling into the other man's neck and wrapping an arm around his waist, to tug him back. He's already hard, grinding his cock into Nanami without shame, unconcerned with who might come across them. He can't be blamed: he's an alpha going into rut. People get it. ]


Nanami... Don't make me wait.

[ He's pouting, lips pressed to the warm skin of the other man's neck. ]

You like it when I smell like this. I bet you're getting all slick for me already.
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-04-05 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If he didn't think Nanami liked it, deep down - buried beneath that exterior of scowling and pretence - then Gojo might well stop. He knows that he pushes boundaries, he knows that he can nudge and break down walls, but the last thing he wants is to do something that his partner (Nanami, it's always Nanami) doesn't like. It's supposed to be fun, spending their heats and ruts together, not a trial. He doesn't want to make this another part of life that Nanami dislikes.

He has enough of that in his work, let alone dragging it into his social life.

As the elevator continues its slow descent, Gojo keeps pressing in, nuzzling, scent marking Nanami with his thick, heady alpha-in-rut pheromones. No one is going to come near Nanami for weeks after this, and the idea of it thrums through him, making him all the more desperate. He wants to have his mate - not mate, friend, he growls to himself a little - bent over and fucked, sooner rather than later.

Idle fingers stroke against Nanami's stomach as he tries to find the right words to reply. ]


You knew I was coming. You're too organised, aren't you?

[ The whine is so, so attractive, and Gojo leans in, pressing soft kisses against his neck, scraping his teeth gently. He wants, oh, he wants so much, and it's hard to resist the urge; fingers start to press up inside Nanami's shirt, sneaking in between buttons. ]

None of that, not now. We're alone, aren't we?

[ His voice is breathless against Nanami's ear. ]

Kento...
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-04-05 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Each gentle touch to his hair, the scrape of nails on his scalp, is delicious, making him shiver and want more. He keeps rocking into Nanami, wanting to bite and mark him, to cover him in bruises and a mishmash of his own want and desire. He wants Nanami to feel this later, in a week's time, pressing his fingers into the just-there shape of where Gojo had touched him and teased him, had brought him such pleasure and such relief.

When they finally get themselves to Nanami's door, the shake of his fingers is... Terribly cute. Gojo has to shift, moving around, ducking against Nanami and reaching to take his keys, to slide them into the lock and open the door himself. It's definitely attractive, knowing he has this much power over his handsome omega, but he doesn't rub it in his face this time. There are other things he wants to be rubbing right now.

Knocking Nanami through the doorway, he shuts it behind them and then turns, twisting to shove the omega against the door as he leans up and finally, finally presses their mouths together, pressing his too-tall body against Nanami's own blockier one.

He's so big for an omega, so wide and strong... It makes Gojo groan. ]


So good for me, aren't you? I can smell it, Kento...

[ Long fingers slip down, untucking his shirt, desperate to get at Nanami's cock, to have it in his mouth. The kind of alpha that Gojo is remains unchanged - wanting to take care of his precious omega, to feel him come time and time and time again until his pretty body can't take it any more. ]

Let me, please?
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-04-07 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Gojo has always enjoyed a level of control, mostly from his instinct - he wants to take care of Nanami because the alpha part of him burns to do it, wants to make sure that he is well taken care of, that he is cherished, even if he might tease and be the most irritating man at the same time. There's no denying the fact that he wants to keep pushing, his desire to bully coming in equal parts with his desire to make sure Nanami feels as good as possible.

His rut might be taking over him, making him a little more desperate and intense than he was before, but his first instinct is always to cherish, to take care, to do whatever he can to make sure that his partner feels cherished and well taken care of. He wants to devote himself entirely to Nanami's pleasure, and the best part of it is that he knows he's good at it, dangerous in the power that he holds - Gojo knows how to tease, how to pleasure, how to fuck, and Nanami Kento is his foremost victim and the holder of his heart.

Things he could never say aloud.

Slipping down to his knees, deliberately scraping his teeth on Nanami's neck as he goes, he settles on his knees and lets himself undo his belt, throw it aside, undo his trousers, reaching in for his cock without even bothering to take them off. Gojo knows what he wants, and what he wants is to utterly devour his omega, to feel him get soaked with slick until he's ready for Gojo's knot.

It's going to be a long one - it always is when it comes to an alpha like Gojo - and Nanami is going to have to take it all.

Hand around his omega's cock, he smirks a little, flicking his tongue over the tip with a soft hum. ]


I'm going to take care of you now, Kento.

[ And then he's taking him down, deep in his throat, without pause. ]
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-04-08 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ When it comes to people like them, sorcerers who are often on the front lines, sentimentality can't come into it. Gojo had experienced that before, in the past, and he has been paying the price for it for years now - and Nanami has felt the same. They've both lost someone important to them, who had changed their view of the world for better or for worse, so giving into those feelings again feels like an impossibility. Allowing your heart to be vulnerable is a terrible fate, and love remains the most twisted curse of them all.

That doesn't stop him from feeling it, obviously, especially not in moments like this, where his utter trust in Nanami is obvious and clear. Being in a rut is not quite as vulnerable as being in heat is, but there's still a level of trust that's necessary to share it with the same person time and time again, to know they won't take advantage of it for any reason. There are numerous omegas in the world who would use Gojo's rut to get a child from him, to find their place in the clan and hold the future heir, so he has to be careful. Tactful.

He relies on Nanami for more than the other man could possibly know.

Even now, falling to his knees before Nanami, it feels like giving something over to him, letting him take something, and he can't quite find what it is in his heart. Gojo Satoru might joke and play around with people, might indulge in silly games, but he's an intelligent enough man the majority of the time. Trying to understand his own feelings (beyond the blaring foghorn of love and affection he feels when he looks at Nanami) is a little more difficult.

Taking Nanami deeper, he starts to move, letting his beautiful, handsome omega take his throat and do what he wants with it. This is one of his favourite things about their heat and rut mixing together almost perfectly, blending together as if they were a mated couple: they were obsessed with one another in the best way, wanting nothing more than to give and take and feel the most pleasure they possibly can.

Reaching up, he takes one of Nanami's hands in his own and squeezes it gently. Lean on him, he thinks. Use his strength in whatever way he wants - Gojo can take it. Fuck his mouth, claim his alpha, know that he'll be taken care of - Gojo can do that for him. ]
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-04-15 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If the world didn't have expectations of them - Gojo taking a mate being too high profile, their jobs too risky, things too dangerous - then he might have mated Nanami weeks ago. Months ago. Years ago. He knows that he feels deeply for this man, feels a warmth for him, something that no one else can replicate or replace: he wants nothing more than to wrap himself around Nanami and never let him go.

It's greedy of him, fingers wanting to grasp at him and keep him close, but that's the nature of Satoru Gojo, sometimes. Just a little greedy. Just enough that people can scold him for it, in time.

Groaning softly, rocking down, Gojo takes him deeper, swallowing around Nanami's cock with a pleased noise. It was incredible, it feels so incredible, and he burns for it. He wants, he wants, but he can't voice it, not with a cock inside his mouth and his mind getting fuzzier and warmer the closer he gets to going into full rut. He wants to fuck and claim, to bury his cock inside Nanami and knot him, to feel his warm, slick body fall apart for him.

He wants it more than he can say.

The pull to his hair has him moaning softly, and he lifts his head. It's too easy, then, to stare up at Nanami, knowing that dark eyes are memorising the way he looks. ]
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-04-19 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ They're drawn to one another, impossible to ignore, to resist - Gojo wants Nanami in a way that feels like it has become a part of him, the desire to spend as much time with the other man overwhelming and desperate. He doesn't like when they're apart for too long, doesn't like when missions keep them separate, doesn't like the idea of them having to lose more and more time. He's selfish with that, despite how selfless he might be with other aspects of his time, with his precious and wonderful students.

Neither of them can deny their feelings for one another.

There's no hesitation as Nanami comes for him, spilling down his throat: he swallows it, letting it rest in his mouth before he leans back and licks his lips, red and flushed with a dark expression on his face. He wants more already, wants to sink down onto Nanami's cock and suck him dry, but the want of his rut has him desperate for more than that, to give over to the urge to fuck his knot into his precious - into Nanami before he loses his mind completely.

Pushing himself back up to his feet, he drapes his arms around Nanami and whines softly, nuzzling into his neck and leaving little kisses there. ]


I want more... Take me to your nest? I wanna be in there.
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-04-30 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The urge to bite is ever present, especially with the way that Nanami always lets him lean so close, press into him and leave kisses and marks of affection and lust all over his skin. The alpha inside of him is desperate for it, needy in a way that no one else would ever be able to inspire, but he's always forced himself to resist the urge. He doesn't want to dwell on what it means to sink that far into someone else, not when the risks are too high.

Nanami already left once, although they'd stayed together. He doesn't want to think about how it would feel if they were mated, and he chose to retire, but Gojo didn't. The pain of it would be too much. He would give up a great deal for Nanami Kento, but there are some things that only the Strongest can bear on his shoulders, and this is one of them.

When Nanami whines, Gojo leans in, rumbling a little growl in his chest, all to soothe and take care of his omega. They might not be bonded, but... They know.

They understand, surely. ]


It's not an unbonded omega. It's Nanami-kun's. The only nest I want.

[ He keeps nuzzling into Nanami's neck and skin, sucking marks and leaving little nips, a threat of something he can never do. His tongue flicks out, tasting him, wanting him, and he whines, desperate for more, more, more. His cock is so hard between his legs, completely distracting him from anything else except the desire to sink into his omega and fuck him until they were both exhausted. It's not often that Gojo gets to that point, but rutting with Nanami always leaves him that way.

Wiggling, Gojo starts to strip off his own clothes as soon as he's laid down, kicking his trousers aside and going for his shirt. ]


Nn, Nanami, I need it badly. I want to fuck you right now.
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-09-27 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Knowing that he's safe here with Nanami to take care of him in his ruts is something that Gojo probably takes for granted more often than he should, but their promise of each other is enough that they're painfully in synch time and time again. It's the desire for more that makes him hurt, and watching Nanami strip down, push his clothing aside and bare himself has his cock twitching and the urge to knot all the harder to ignore and press to one side.

He's not bold enough to declare it as love, as anything more than something that has strung the two of them together in a perfect harmony, but in another life, another world... Nanami understands. They've both always understood the roles and positions they've been forced into, despite the circumstances and the depth of their feeling.

Arms wrap around Nanami immediately, tugging him close - and down, pushing his cock up into his needy omega, grinding into him with a pleased moan. It's home, it's perfect, and Gojo leans up to scrape his too-sharp teeth over Nanami's neck, as if to threaten. A promise of what could be, of what he wants, to claim and bite and never let anyone else touch this man.

It's too risky, too dangerous, so he shoves his face into the other man's chest instead. ]


Omega, my good boy... [ He whines, low, needy. An alpha who wants to be cherished in his rut as much as he wants to fuck. ] Use my name properly.
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[personal profile] proelior 2024-09-29 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gojo knows he has enough power over his family to push off his own mating for as long as he can - he's busy with his career, with teaching, with the missions he gets sent on, and in his heart? He's busy with Nanami, the only omega he has ever wanted to bond himself to, ever wanted to claim for his own. He's scented other ones too, of course, the world is wide and large, but none of them have ever compared to this man.

They're so perfectly matched to each other, rut and heat twinning together and demanding it of each other, their natural biology mirroring each other. It shows how compatible they are, how they're meant to be together, inspiring that joy and pleasure in one another without any hesitation. Gojo moans as he leans in, teeth scraping, nose nuzzling into scent glands as he drowns in how delicious his sweet omega smells.

He's perfect. He wants, he wants so much, and trying to shove the feelings aside grows harder and harder each and every single day.

Rocking into him, grinding, pushing his cock in hard and teasing with his knot, Gojo moans, groaning. ]


Good, good... Kento... My Kento...

[ He leans up to bite at his mouth, kissing him hard, wanting to mark him, maim and claim him. ]
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[personal profile] agnize 2024-04-24 11:42 am (UTC)(link)
( 'let yourself in' is a text gojo's going to ss and keep for future use whenever he shows up again and again and again at nanami's apartment without permissions from now on. should've ended it with: 'one time use only, baby!'

naturally, gojo's going to make an appearance right as nanami's stepping out of the shower, right before he even gets to towel dry himself or try to cover up his important bits. this guy's obvious bulge this time is in his right cheek -- at least for the moment. gojo's sucking on a lollipop and he pulls it out with a loud resounding 'pop', licking at his lips, all slow, with purpose as he lets his gaze drop, staring at...
)

Eh. Is Nanami Junior even awake there? ( he bends down a bit, tilting his head to the side as he inspects, stares, scrutinizes, but stops short of judging for right now. ) Tsk. ( he steps forward, lifting a hand up and nanami will feel that invisible barrier pushing him back against the wall. )

You know, I hate getting down on my knees... ( still, that's exactly what he does as he drops the candy in favor of grabbing hold of the man's dick, wrapping his ridiculously long fingers around it. gojo's already got the taste of sweet green tea in his mouth and now there's nanami's distinct flavor as he sticks his tongue out to lick at the head of his cock.

ah. he's sure not wasting any time, huh? did nanami want some kind of a discussion beforehand? just grip his fucking hair already.
)
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[personal profile] agnize 2024-04-28 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
( of course he picked what's possibly the most disgusting location in nanami's entire apartment, but judging by his crisp suits, this guy is likely a clean freak. besides, he wanted to get down and dirty. this pants he's wearing though is going to be tossed in the trash unless nanami wants to provide dry cleaning services or something after getting his dick sucked.

how long has it been, really? it's pretty much what the smirk on his lips is saying as he leans back a little, teasing nanami with his thumb circling around that sensitive head before he puts his mouth to good use, taking him in from tip to mid-length to start with. don't wanna choke.

ah. as he's giving him this blowjob though, gojo's suddenly thinking about how he might have forgotten to tell ijichi that he can fuck off and go home. hm. he pulls his phone out from his jacket and sends a text, multitasking like a pro.
)
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[personal profile] agnize 2024-05-05 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
( can't say he's not enjoying how nanami's being all gentle with his hair. surprisingly he's liking the feel of his fingers combing through his messy locks this way; wonders what that'll feel like running over his abs and lower still... the tent in his pants is definitely making its return.

gojo lets out a playful chuckle through a mouthful of dick, putting the phone away before he pulls back completely, keeping his grip on nanami's cock with his fingers wrapped around it as he licks at his lips again. looking up at the blondie, he tugs his blindfolds off.
)

I like it better when it's for my eyes only. ( he's too impatient, or too greedy. wants it all. so it's no surprise when gojo stands up and plants a firm kiss on the man's lips. he's got pre-cum on his tongue... makes nanami get a taste of himself as he deepens the kiss.

how long has he thought about doing this? eh. it's probably only been a few days. shoko had mentioned nanami being on some dating app and that had triggered something in him. what was it? jealousy? the next time the man walked into the office, all gojo could think about was... wanting to mark him for his own. wanting to make it so that nanami would have a hard time thinking about anyone but him.

gojo tugs on his bottom lip with his teeth before sucking on it as he continues to stroke him with his fingers. his other hand grips him firmly by the back of his neck as he continues to explore his mouth. guy tastes of mouthwash. not at all shocking.
)

Let's get you into bed.
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beach time!

[personal profile] kyoda 2024-10-24 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's been awhile since nanami's last had a proper break, she knows. which is why for his birthday, she'd asked him to take a week off, and had specially prepared a surprise for him. the newest book of his favorite series, and a week off at a luxurious resort by a nude beach on a cool, lovely day.

she'd laid out a large blanket for them both under a couple of massive umbrellas, ordered coconuts to be delivered (and they had!), and she's laying on her back beside her man, enjoying the day in her pretty new swimsuit. there's nothing on the schedule today, save for enjoying, swimming, and a beach party in the evening, and up until then, the day is theirs to do as they wish. ]


How's your book coming along?
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[personal profile] kyoda 2024-10-25 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ she knows his work is a hellscape, no matter how good at it he is. she can tell in the moments before he sees her, in how he is when he thinks she isn't looking. the exhaustion is clear, and it doesn't take much for her to see how her beloved, incredibly introverted and stoic boyfriend desperately needs the time off.

he looks better now, more relaxed, more happy, and she smiles, her heart light as she shimmies close to cuddle up with him, tangling their limbs together. this is definitely an offer, all right, and look, right down there, that generous cleavage, just for him. ]


You've read some of it already?

[ light fingers are trailing over his chest, before she's laying to press soft kisses to it, affectionate and playful. ]
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[personal profile] kyoda 2024-10-27 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Getting a taste, huh...

[ tifa's breath catches when he tugs at the top of it to pull it down. the heat of his hand on her breast is a welcome one, and it's not long after being exposed to the air that her nipple pulls taut, dusky peak jutting proudly, begging to be touched and kissed.

she squirms under him, offers a token protest as her cheeks flush a deeper pink. to be fair, she's always had a fondness for skirting the line, but nanami's so smooth with it, making it so easy to just want to fuck him out here, out in the open in front of anyone who can see. ]


Kento...

[ she breathes, tangling their limbs together so that his thigh is pressed up between both her legs. it's arousal that's beginning to pool in the pit of her stomach, and her hands come to smooth down his arms, his side, cupping his face so she can kiss him. ]

It's cute how you like my tits so much.
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train dates c:

[personal profile] kyoda 2024-10-24 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's been a relatively fruitful day out. they make a date of it, from cafe-hopping, perusing libraries and galleries, and shopping; tifa has some new outfits of her own, dresses, shorts, and lingerie surprises for nanami when they return home.

the quickie in the dressing room had taken the edge off, even if her pretty lace panties and pussy are now sticky with his cum. they're taking the train home, and unfortunately they've hit the peak hour, which means they're packed like sardines in a speeding, silent tin can. she's pressed back against him in her pretty dress, shielded from the others by his arms, and as more people jostle in, she's flush against him, supported by his strength.

of course, it doesn't take long for her appreciation of his thoughtfulness to become something more. looking ahead, she reaches back to gently massage his cock through his pants. it's slow, deliberate, and a way to take their mind off the tedium on the long ride home, right? ]
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[personal profile] kyoda 2024-10-25 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ she can't say anything too loudly, not if she wants others to hear. it makes her cheeks hot, the way she's already so, so fucking horny for him and they're barely halfway there. she needs him, needs more of what she'd gotten to taste. ]

Maybe earlier was a mistake.

[ she whispers, grinding back discreetly against him, forcing herself to look ahead without making it obviously. her deft fingers unzip him nice and slow when she realises he isn't stopping her, and she's massaging him through his briefs, her mouth dry. oh, maybe this is a mistake, too. his cock feels so warm, so real, and she can swear he's getting hard, too, and she wants him.

she turns her head just a little, enough to whisper in his ear. ]


It only makes me want you more. I can't help myself now.
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[personal profile] kyoda 2024-10-27 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ she is getting desperate, but the sweet embarrassment of that makes her even wetter, soaks through her already damp panties. she's tightening her grip on him with a soft sigh, and she's guiding him out of his pants, to cover him under her short skirt, right between the soft insides of her thighs.

here, he must surely feel how wet she is, how eager and greedy her cunt is for him. the thrill of being in such a public space, trying to sneak something this filthy is incredibly exciting. ]


I would... [ a little roll of her hips when the train rounds a turn and the cabin shifts just a little. a push, and she has the length of him snugly in between her thighs. ] ...won't you?
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[personal profile] zoka 2024-10-25 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
( a - i decided to post this here because 'mid-fuck' seemed to be too rude and skipping too much of the good parts so here i am.

b - continuing my usual rambling, the 'two souls in a broken world that know something normal will never really be waiting for them, but hiding out in one another and pretending just the same' trope is everything to me. stabs my own chest with feelings. please forgive my tl;dr setting all this up just for juicy smut + tba feelings. )


———

( the night had started just as all the others the group had tried to paint — friday nights like a guise on what their lives were, what their lives meant, what would always be waiting for them come sunrise. always the same bar, always the same lingering scent of menthol as shoko looped an arm through hers, feeding her drink after drink that, more often than not, she left at the edge of a table the moment her attention drifted once more.

they'd never so much as had to ask gojo to join them, having stapled himself into the tradition. it was, however, a seemingly rare occasion that the honey-toned blond would acquiesce, slightly stiff in that bar stool he favored, nursing drinks with the same professionalism he donned in the field. she can't help but to note the impenetrable sadness that emanates from him; no matter gojo's childish, prying efforts; no matter how many times shoko hung over his broad shoulders with a pout affixed to her lips, sake heavy on her tongue.

every so often she'd find her gaze drifting to him, like a buoy amidst the chaos. wondering silently if he agreed to come just to please the other two, to grant them an easy-fought contentment they all deserved a little bit of, after all this time. after all this grief. sights lingering, stitching two images together: the scrawny, floppy-haired first-year with the man sat perched before the array of liquor bottles now. the before and the after.

maybe it's the sake, or maybe it's the hint of whiskey settling deep into her bones that makes her feel a bit more brazen with a pinch of flush to her cheeks, but tonight, she doesn't look away.

the later hours of the night pass in a haze, and he offers to take her home. insists it's no trouble when she assures him she can just catch the next train, says it with kind eyes and a gentle heart, and she tries to press back the way it catches at something within her chest. tries not to replay their shared glances scattered over the evening again and again, as if it were merely the alcohol playing tricks on her.

and then they're standing before the door to her apartment, cropped sweater slouched over her silk slip of a dress and keys in hand. she fiddles them from one finger to the next, the bow holding half of her hair having drooped, leaving stray tendrils and bangs amiss.
)

Ah. ( a pause, the glitter of her eyes catching his, tugging up some of that liquid courage. ) Do you want to come in?
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[personal profile] zoka 2024-10-30 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
( she's spent enough nights out with shoko to trust she knows her limits, indulging just enough to take the edge off, to soften the notches of overworking and tension that've been left over time. there's the slightest glint of hesitation in his gaze before he replies, something she studies, ever-wondering what was on the sorcerers mind — she supposes it isn't so simple, just like her own. too quick to get away from her, too quick to try and know better, the same avoidance that's had her spend far too many nights alone.

but he agrees, and the smallest hint of a smile skirts along her lips as a particularly crisp breeze greets them, as if encouraging them inside, encouraging them closer. the liquor's long since settled a pink to her cheeks, and before either of them have the opportunity to take it back (the invitation and the acceptance), she's unlocking the door for them.

a quaint, cozy apartment greets them, filled with whites and creams and complimenting earthy tones; tall windows with gauze curtains, plants of all shapes and sizes propped on bookshelves, end tables, behind the couch. it's simple—but incredibly intimate, she suddenly realizes, so much evidence of her left in plain sight—toeing out of her heels in the genkan, shrinking a few inches.

she doesn't mean to draw it out- this... it's not inexperience so much as the fact that he was no stranger, pausing mid-drift to the kitchen to twirl and catch sight of him again—savoring the way he looks in her space, tie and eyes loosened—lingering slightly.
)

Can I get you anything?