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Assistant: Title: don't stop yet, it hasn't ended yet
        Author: strawberrylemontart strawberrylemontart 
        Chapter: 1/1 
        Summary: It wasn't a reprimand, Gojo sounded almost fondly exasperated. Patting down Megumi's unruly hair with one hand as he held him closer with the other. Now his gaze drifted to the trees outside, staring out in the near quiet as the candlelight flickered and grew before settling. There was not a lot of comfort in their lives as sorcerers, but Gojo knew things like this weren't ever easy even outside of sorcerer society."What if he hates me?" Megumi managed to choke out, lifting his head to stare up at Gojo.-----While Yuji was opening up to Nobara about himself, Megumi was on a mission with Gojo having his own moment of raw honestly with the one person who understands his fears better than anyone else
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              It wasn't a reprimand, Gojo sounded almost fondly exasperated. Patting down Megumi's unruly hair with one hand as he held him closer with the other. Now his gaze drifted to the trees outside, staring out in the near quiet as the candlelight flickered and grew before settling. There was not a lot of comfort in their lives as sorcerers, but Gojo knew things like this weren't ever easy even outside of sorcerer society."What if he hates me?" Megumi managed to choke out, lifting his head to stare up at Gojo.-----While Yuji was opening up to Nobara about himself, Megumi was on a mission with Gojo having his own moment of raw honestly with the one person who understands his fears better than anyone else
            
        

        
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      Writing for fun not planning to get better means I don't plan my fics out beforehand, I tend to just get an idea and build around that in one sitting, meaning I did not predict this would be the next instalment for this series. While I'm sure people wanted to get into Yuji talking about his self-discovery, I thought it interesting to see where Megumi is because there are two halves to this relationship.Speaking of relationships, I don't mind if people read Gojo and Megumi as father/son here. I don't love the idea of older mentor characters being pushed as family because I feel in some ways it can undervalue the dynamic and make it reductive. When I explore these types of dynamics, I like to think of it as two people coming together as individuals without ties like family "forcing" them to be together. To me it makes it feel more like a continual choice to be together which reads nicer to me personally, that being said even though it isn't my intention, if others see them as father/son it doesn't bother me at all, your read on it is perfectly fine!I tagged Gojo/Geto's past relationship because it will be slightly relevant with how Gojo advises Megumi in the future and kinda works to contrast Megumi/Yuji's relationship going forward but it won't be explicit in this series or explored in much depth so don't look for it specifically while reading, it's more a warning for people who don't like untagged ships.
    

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          Even though it had been so warm during the day, as the sun began to set there was an odd chill in the air. At least for Megumi who was curled up on himself, sat by the rented rooms window. A chill had sat in his bones and made him feel uneasy. Gazing out the window and out to the expanse collection of trees that blocked everything else from his sight. Megumi couldn't help but feel himself sigh.If he had the mind for it in that moment, he probably would've commented about how pretty the sky looked. The sun setting on the horizon was not something he often let himself watch. Dipping down further as it began hiding behind the tall trees, blocking Megumi's sight as the light dimmed in the sky. Behind him there was a singular lamp lit on a low table, flame flickering and dancing as the door to the room was pushed open.They were renting out a room at a small place in the middle of the woods. It was close by the area they were working in for the mission and the lady had been so polite with them when they entered that he couldn't even be displeased. A bath on the smaller side was situated out by the left of the building and that's where Gojo had now returned from. Towel around his shoulders and hair still dripping wet.Realistically Megumi should have also gone to clean himself up at the end of the day. They were basically done with their mission so today hadn't been particularly strenuous but he had sparred with Gojo in the early evening. Working up a sweat as he tried to work out his frustrations. Unsurprisingly it was to no avail, they clung to him and slowed him down. Making him frustrated and aggressive, sensitive to Gojo's usual pocking and prodding.Hadn't even been difficult for Gojo to get him to tap out. When they had called it a match Megumi had been left internally seething, an anxious jitter to his fingers as he desperately tried to reign everything in. Unfortunately, it all blew up when they returned back to their room. Small and comfortable, they had set out where they both slept on the floor on the first day. Clothes folded off to the side to be put away before their return.Gojo had said something to him, probably innocuous and harmless but Megumi had been teetering on the edge of too sensitive for too long. He hadn't even really yelled or shouted, his voice was too broken and his throat strained from the effort of keeping everything in. Someone paying attention may have noticed the tears bubbling at his lash line, threatening to dribble over and roll down his flushed cheeks.Megumi rubbed at his eyes before it could be commented on though, and Gojo didn't push it and draw attention as Megumi all but rubbed his eyes raw in frustration. Also, it hadn't even been a two sided argument or anything of the sort. Mostly it had just been Gojo standing there in the outfit he usually uses for training, eyes a little wide as he took in the sight. He didn't seem surprised though or upset, taking everything Megumi let out.Without Gojo yelling back or blaming him, or reacting much at all Megumi's outburst was quickly fizzling out without a proper outlet for it. Instead of staying in that moment to watch Megumi properly burst into tears under his watchful gaze, Gojo excused himself to the bath. Now he was back holding a drink in each of his hands, the one on the left was opened and he was taking sips from it. The other was unopened.Carefully Gojo came over to Megumi's side by the window and put the drink down. Knuckles brushing by Megumi's thigh before he let up, gaze focused on assessing where Megumi's current state lay. He thankfully didn't experience Megumi blowing up at him again. Watching as Megumi's body turned ever so slightly to pick up the drink, a chill to the can that made Megumi visibly shiver. Huddling in on himself further."I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier." Although it was genuine, Megumi still had to force the words through gritted teeth.Sitting himself down on the floor a little way away from Megumi, Gojo accepted the apology without further comment. He didn't stare as Megumi turned his attention a little towards him. Letting him stare in silence as he got his phone out, screen lighting up with the time and a series of missed messages. A few were from Shoko about something they had been discussing, Ijichi had given Gojo a play by play on his students schedule for the day.From the kids themselves were messages with photos attached. He clicked on them and swiped through them unhurriedly, not being able to help the smile that spread small across his features. A photo of Nobara sulking by a shelf in the store, looking at products without success. A few photos of Nobara and Yuji with their drinks, the look on Nobara's face as she had tried a sip of Yuji's. A photo of Yuji helping a kid get something from a tree.Each of the photos had already been agonized over by Megumi a little earlier. It's actually why he had come to sit by the window instead of just going to bed. He had stared at the photos for far too long before shutting off his phone, dropping it somewhere on the ground. Honestly, he couldn't actually place how he felt at this very moment. All he knew was that it was sitting in his stomach like an illness, throat constricting.What caught Megumi's eye though had been Gojo's lock screen when he had turned his phone on. Standing side by side out the front of a building was himself and Tsumiki, school uniforms on and hair done up all proper. Gojo had taken it so seriously they had almost been late. Their bags filled to the brim with everything they could have possibly needed. Choosing the school and handling the paperwork had been stressful for Gojo.Tsumiki had always offered to help where she could, she was always kind and thoughtful in that way. An attention to other people's needs and wants that Megumi found more impressive than anything. Back then Megumi had found it difficult to be entirely open and honest, let alone thankful when it came to Gojo who entered his life with the destructive force of a whirlwind. He had tried to make up for it later in little ways."Lots of photos from Nobara and Yuji today, looks like they had a big day out together." Gojo spoke as he put his glasses aside, staring at Megumi with knowing eyes. "Seems like their week off has been spend well."A whole lot of feelings came crashing in on themselves in his chest, a feeling welling up in his throat. A sort of lopsided pout of displeasure took over Megumi's features as Gojo continued to scrutinize him closely. It was harder to pretend Gojo couldn't see everything clearly with his eyes trained on him so openly and it had nothing to do with his abilities. Rounded with softness but no less calculating and watchful."Most of Yuji's messages these past few days have been complaints about Maki monopolizing Nobara's time. It's the first full day he's been able to spend with Nobara and he seems excited. If only he had another friend who could've spent their week with him so he wasn't so lonely.""You don't have to spell it out for me, I know I'm letting him down." A soreness evident in his tone."Now that's not what I said. This was meant to be your week off too, your first week of with the three of you completely off duty in a while. I'm sure Yuji had devised plans in his head about the things you two would get up to. He probably hadn't been concerned that any time Maki wanted Nobara that he would be left alone is all.""Don't be so sure."It was a surprising response but Megumi didn't outwardly deny anything. This week, they had realized, would be their first week in quite some time that they were all entirely free of burdens and responsibilities. Schedules completely cleared up with some help from Gojo undoubtedly. When the man himself had informed them, standing at the front of the class with a warm smile. Nobara and Yuji couldn't contain their joy.Jumping around out of their seats with an unmatched level of genuine cheer. They had thanked Gojo before turning back to each other to talk about things both of them wanted to do with this sort of time off, Yuji had turned his head back around to Megumi and smiled. He had asked if Megumi was excited and all he had been able to do was smile. Not actually answering the question, he had waited until later that day to approach Gojo at his bedroom door.Knocking until Gojo opened up, he had been mildly surprised by Megumi's appearance but no less inviting. Megumi had heard that Gojo was being dispatched on a weeks worth of a mission, it wasn't particularly difficult so he didn't need a lot of help and it wouldn't help further the students training any. Mostly, he liked to take these longer missions himself unless he could take them all. Separating them from regular teenage activities for that long was unwelcomed.Though, he hadn't often been able to deny Megumi much of anything. Relenting pretty easily and with only a little back and forth between the two of them, Gojo had informed the school of the schedule change. Nobara and Yuji had both seemed to deflate at the news, but Yuji seemed to collect himself the quickest, telling Megumi to promise to message and keep them updated. With a smile, Nobara told him to take care.Given Megumi had been so caught up in his own thoughts he hadn't watched the smile drop off of Yuji's face. Nor had he watched him struggle, as if he had wanted to say more than that before giving up. They had all split up after that and gone back to their own bedrooms, with Megumi disappearing by the morning. Gojo had complained about them not having a proper send off but had sucked it up after Megumi's glaring."What's going on in there, kid?"Gojo had suddenly appeared above Megumi without him knowing, too caught up once again in his own thoughts. He was squatting down but still seemed to loom over Megumi who was sitting, finger pressed against the centre of his forehead. The trees outside stood tall and seemed to cast nasty shadows on the ground outside. Everything seemed to be closing in on him, and Megumi didn't image he could escape this easily.Except he wasn't scared of talking to Gojo, arguably it was one of the few easy things he could do. It was uncomfortable though and that made him hesitate, lips pulled in together as he thought out his options. Having gotten as good as he had with his shadows, completely disappearing wouldn't be hard. Although Gojo could potentially follow him, he knows Gojo wouldn't invade a boundary like that.Similarly, he could actually just stand up and leave or get into bed. Although Gojo wanted to get inside of Megumi's brain and work out whatever had been eating away at him this past week, he wasn't someone who forced an issue so strongly. It was just that Gojo had been pocking and prodding at him all week, coming close by him and stepping away with practised ease. Making sure he didn't push too far but making sure to stay noticeably in his vicinity."I just don't think you should be so sure Yuji would want to spend the week with me.""Megumi, I think Yuji would go out there right now and eliminate every curse in Japan if it meant he got to spend an entire week with you. What's got you doubting that?" There was a genuine note of confusion in Gojo's voice that made Megumi grimace."You're just saying that because you haven't been around lately, he's been. Distant."Hard to explain exactly what that meant for them because to others it may not be noticeable at all. They still had classes together and talked over answers to questions, training together regularly on the mats indoors or on the grass outside. Comparing improvements on their techniques and overall builds. Semi-regular mealtimes spent together, usually eating meals one of them had prepared.Despite all that, Megumi had felt Yuji pulling back and while that all still happened it was decreasing. It wasn't even that he was just pulling back from Megumi to spend time with others, that Megumi would have found easier to accept. As time went on Yuji had built up such an impressive group of people to care about. He wouldn't dare question or deny him the right to hang out with any of them, they had all been through so much.Instead of something that made sense like that though, he had just been spending more time in his bedroom. Megumi found that there was little out there worse than being able to hear someone next door, so close by and being denied time with that person. At first Megumi had assumed after everything, that Yuji had just built up a desire to rest and recuperate. Then Megumi stared questioning whether it was a partner, a girlfriend.Most of the time he could hearing Yuji typing away at their school issued laptops. It felt like he could be talking with someone, maybe he hadn't wanted to get caught so he was being secretive about it. Someone could check his phone but nobody would realistically search through his school laptop for evidence. Though, Megumi isn't really sure why Yuji would hide something like that. Then the fear had begun sinking in.All Megumi had been left with in his head was that Yuji had noticed Megumi's feelings for him and had began slowly separating from him. Drawing back into his room where he was free from being pressed up against Megumi's side where they sat on the couch watching movies, or under Megumi's gaze as they sat across from each other eating dinner. Maybe he didn't want to make it real by bringing it up so instead he pulled back.Truly, Megumi hadn't meant to make it obvious. Really. He had gotten so good at hiding it that sometimes he forgot himself, letting it sit in the back of his mind as he didn't even register romantic feelings. Such a dormant thought had been startled awake that year when Todo had approached him, asking what his type was in women before his knowing eyes seemed to lock in. Grabbing hold of this locked away thoughts and telling him ideal man was okay too.How was Megumi meant to ignore that, after that his mind couldn't help but register growing feelings. He had only known Yuji a little while at that time, it wasn't a crush at first but an infatuation maybe. It wasn't something he had thought about before so he wasn't sure what he was feeling or how he was meant to be feeling, it didn't match what's described in books and movies. Megumi just knew Yuji was it for him.Whatever he was feeling. He knew he wanted to be by Yuji's side as they continued in life, even after leaving Jujutsu Tech. Megumi was sure that holding Yuji's hand must feel nice and that if they were together, in whatever way that entailed, that hugs were probably all the more comforting and probably went for longer. Staring at Yuji, watching him accomplish impressive feats and become his own person had been something he was unable to help.Yuji just caught his attention in a way no one else had before and it made him feel raw, exposed and sensitive in a way he could no longer hide and contain. He had been though, forcing all his organs back into his body and sewing himself back up. Megumi had hidden everything behind his chest, locked underneath his ribcage in a way someone would have to crack him open to find. Having been so sure he kept it hidden.The realization that someone had probably noticed it all anyway, and that the person who noticed had been Yuji himself. Megumi had wanted to pull away immediately, then the announcement had come. A week off. Honestly, he wasn't sure if he ran to Gojo because he feared he couldn't be around Yuji for a week or if he feared that Yuji wouldn't want to be around him. Either way he had ran, and had continued running."I think he knows."He had never outright told Gojo that he was gay but he knew well enough that it wasn't something he had to come out about. Gojo had seen it, maybe in the same ways that Todo had seen it, perhaps in other ways. Although he hadn't told Gojo it was clear what his words meant as Gojo didn't fail to catch on. Squatting down to be more level with Megumi, Gojo took on a softer tone with his voice."And this scares you?""Terrifies me." It was short and raw, voice cracking as his eyes welled up almost instantly.Like a dam breaking, the floodgates burst open and the tears came pouring out. Gojo had his arms full of Megumi before he could really process it, infinity switching off to collect Megumi up as he all but collapsed his weight. As if he was too tired after everything to even hold himself up at this point, shoulders shaking but his crying was quiet. Almost silent as he took deep breaths in, wanting to be calm."You haven't even talked about it with him and you're already this worked up."It wasn't a reprimand, Gojo sounded almost fondly exasperated. Patting down Megumi's unruly hair with one hand as he held him closer with the other. Now his gaze drifted to the trees outside, staring out in the near quiet as the candlelight flickered and grew before settling. There was not a lot of comfort in their lives as sorcerers, but Gojo knew things like this weren't ever easy even outside of sorcerer society."What if he hates me?" Megumi managed to choke out, lifting his head to stare up at Gojo."Fearing the worst won't get you anywhere, let's take a few steps back and let your emotions cloud your judgement. Do you honestly think Yuji is the type of person to hate you over something like this?""No.""Okay, and do you think Yuji is the type of person to do something without a plan?""Yes?""That's my bad, let me rephrase that, do you think Yuji is the type of person to go into something half assed. Being distant from you to leave everything with an ambiguous, open end? That, or do you think it's more likely he's trying to work through something too."Megumi frowned a little but thought about it. While Yuji can go into things headfirst without actually thinking it through, and although he can follow a plan, he doesn't find it necessary all the time. He also follows things through and is true to himself, with an abundance of care for others. If Megumi settles his heart a little, it's obvious to him that Yuji wouldn't just abandon him. It's hard to be reasonable though."You've been through far more than you should have ever had to deal with, I don't blame you for worrying or overthinking it. From experience though, communication is the most important factor here. If Yuji has noticed and he's not interested, then you have to respect him and see it through by communicating with him no matter how hard that is to think about. You could also find out that he is interested though, if only you communicate.""It's scary though, I don't want to lose my best friend.""Hmm trust me, I know."Bringing his head back down, almost headbutting Gojo's sternum as he hid his face again. The tears weren't falling quite so heavy anymore and he was hiccupping more now than he was gasping for breath. Gojo was patting Megumi's on the back softly. They would need to have a proper conversation about this later on, he would have to be somewhere more comfortable and familiar than this. For now this would have to do."We have more or less finished up the mission today, all that was really left was discussions with the people who called us out. I'll send Ijichi out tomorrow morning in our place because right now I'm bringing you home."Having his tears gently wiped away and having a moment to collect himself, Gojo cleaned up their room as Megumi splashed water on his face. They were finished in no time and went back to the front desk to take their leave. The lady was polite and seemed sad to see them go so soon, thanking them for being well behaved guests and waving them off. With Gojo by his side, they managed to make it to the school in no time.When Megumi had the time to process their appearance on school grounds, he was being held by the back of his collar and they were standing at the kitchen's door. Their bags dropped to the floor off to the side. Staring in there was Yuji with his hands working at some meal in front of him, three bowls had been set aside despite the two of them being the only ones in there. Yuji seemed content, Nobara was smiling."No more overthinking it, you just have to be honest and talk to Megumi-," Her voice was cut off as Gojo made their presence known suddenly."What's this about a talk with Megumi? Glad I brought him back early then, didn't want to keep him away from youthful experiences much longer."Silence suddenly fell over the entire kitchen like a thick blanket. Everyone seemed to be holding their breath and Yuji, smartly, took the food off the stove as it finished cooking. Focus leaving the meal as he stared over at the two of them in the doorway with surprise colouring his features. Eyes wide and rounded at the edges, making him look so young and pretty. Looking like someone had caught him doing something.Nobara seemed to recover before Yuji could, eyes sharpening in on them and seemingly putting things together in her head. Gojo had put his blindfold on before they had come so nobody could watch how his eyes reacted, not allowing any insight into his thoughts. Megumi kind of let the other two fall into the background of his thoughts as he stared curiously at Yuji, wanting to know more about their conversation.Although it felt daunting and uncertain, his eyes still shining from his earlier breakdown. He had taken his conversation with Gojo to heart, feeling like he needed to do this now or he wouldn't have the guts to do it again anytime soon. Letting himself down and out of Gojo's grip, Nobara seemed to take this as her cue to dish up her dinner and leave the kitchen. Sharing a few quiet words with Yuji before heading their way.Squeezing Megumi's hand as she went to go by, Gojo had taken the nudge to the side as Megumi got down as his cue to leave as well and headed off with their bags. He was already on the phone to Ijichi about tomorrow by the time Nobara caught up with him, the pair of them out of earshot. Now it was just Megumi and Yuji left to their own devices, both of them unsure about who should speak first. Time seemed to slow down."We need to talk."'
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