This chapter is a big mess, like I'm not even kidding. I was hesitating when writing Chapter 036.1 on whether I should keep the airport scene for later in the story, but I finally decided to add it in Chapter 036, so here it is PLUS CHAPTER 15. Anyway, there's a lot to unpack here. Just please make sure you read the author's note at the end... it's important 🙏💖
C/n = your country/city/town (whatever you prefer) name
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The next day
Gojo stood by the vending machine at the international Tokyo-Haneda airport, his phone pressed to his ear as he called someone
"Hello?" came the voice on the other end just as Gojo reached for his drink
"Hey!! Ijichi my man, how's the ride back?" Gojo asked with a hint of mockery as he knew Ijichi would be stuck in traffic after dropping him off at the airport
"Uhm....fine....do you need something?" Ijichi responded apprehensively and a little scared of Gojo's intentions
"Why are you always so suspicious?" Gojo scoffed, a touch of annoyance in his voice "I'm just waiting to board..."
"I checked the weather for C/n and it looks good, so it's great for you" Ijichi said, sounding more relaxed
Gojo strolled through the terminal 3 which was for the international flights, casually glancing at the luxury stores windows before continuing the conversation
"Yeah... by the way don't forget to talk to Y/n" he said casually before taking a sip from his drink
"Get as much informations as you can. Addresses, names, everything.... but don't make it too obvious" he explained while still walking aimlessly through the terminal
"Oh okay... should I take her out for a drink to make it less suspicious?" Ijichi asked, a little unsure on how to proceed
"Nah don't let her drink when I'm not around... she gets uncontrollable..." Gojo explained, stepping in front of the bay windows overlooking his plane
"What should I do instead?" Ijichi asked once again a hint of uncertainty in his voice as he looked for some guidance
"That's your problem! Anyway, I've got a plane to catch.... Bye!" Gojo said amused before ending the call, leaving Ijichi with a rather tricky task
Gojo chuckled softly, glancing at his phone one last time before putting it back in his pocket and gazing pensively out at the view before him
'I hope I'll find some answers there' he thought, his lips forming a slight pout as he thought over his plan 'I need to start thinking about what I'll do when I come back... ugh...if only Shoko had kept her mouth shut'
End of chapter 036.2
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Chapter 15
(Someone noticed and pointed out in a comment that there wasn't a chapter 15. I deleted it because it's the flashback of what happened to Y/n. However, I decided to still post it here since it helps show her relationship with her 'best friend' back then and how she ended up thinking he was helping her. More importantly, after this chapter, I'm going to start focusing more on Gojo. By the way, this version is changed compared to when I first posted it)
⚠️TW : mention of SA (honestly skip it if it's a sensitive topic for you!!!)
The response made me laugh 🧍♂️
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Flashback 4 years ago
It was the final day of school, you and your best friend had bought a bottle of vodka the day before to celebrate the end of the school year mostly since you were changing school for next year
In the morning, just before your classes started you both decided to smoke a blunt... You had started smoking and drinking a few months earlier just like your best friend, as a way to spend more time together
As you took a hit from the blunt, you began coughing uncontrollably
"Bitch you don't even know how to smoke" she teased while watching you clearly amused
"Sorry it's just hella strong" you said, squinting your eyes from the effects of the blunt
"Yeah I put a lot in it"
"Urgh... you always do that..." you rolled your eyes and waved your hand in the air to disperse the smoke
"You better be quick or else we 'bout to get late" she said while giving your shoulder a quick nudge
"I don't think I can finish it" you said, handing her the joint
"Pussy~" she chuckled before taking the joint from your hand and heading towards the school
"Don't forget we've got the vodka to drink after school" you reminded her as you struggled to stand up to follow her
"Yeah yeah..." she replied not bothering to look back
You both ended up arriving late to school. You and your best friend weren't in the same classes, so you too had different schedules...
Back when you were 14 you actually were eager to make new friends and not being an outcast but over the past few months, you had lost many friends due to your new hobbies of smoking and drinking, leaving you with only your best friend
Despite losing your other friends, you didn't mind it much, as long as you had your best friend. you had fun with her and always thought she was nice for sharing her drugs with you since she was the one buying them
After your final class you left the school and waited for your friend before pulling out your phone to text her
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4:50 pm
Y/n
Heyyy
Wyd
I'm waiting near the school entrance
Bf/n
Oopsie
😭
I already left
Y/n
Are u fr??
Bf/n
Yea the blunt gmfu
Lmao
Y/n
What about the vodka ?
Bf/n
Idk
Do wtvr you want
Y/n
U suck
We were supposed to spend the last day of school together
Bf/n
Yea Ik but I'm too high rn
Y/n
☹️
U know that I'm changing school
Bf/n
Hold on a second let me grab a tissue to wipe my tears
😂
Y/n
Funny.
Bf/n
Come to my house tmrw
I still have some 🌿 left we'll smoke
Y/n
I'll bring the vodka
Bf/n
Nah just throw it away
Y/n
U fr ??
Bf/n
Yea I'm not drinking vodka
So do whatever tf u want with it
Y/n
😒😒
K
see u tomorrow 😘
Bf/n
😘😘
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You let out a sigh before tugging your phone back in your pocket and going to a nearby parking lot, there was a bunch of stairs leading to it. You sat down on them and took out the bottle out of your backpack
"Im not gonna throw you away that would be a waste..." you eyed the bottle for a few seconds as you hesitated on what to do with it before you finally decided to drink it
After an hour, you had almost finished the entire bottle. You were extremely drunk, you couldn't even stand up without risking to fall down the stairs. Therefore you decided to rest a little bit
Your vision was blurry and your thoughts were incoherent after a few moments your eyes started to slowly close themselves before a voice interrupted you
"Y/n?"
You turned around curious to know who was calling your name, and to your surprise it was a man, an old one maybe in his fifties but even after that you still couldn't tell exactly who it was because of the alcohol
The man approached you before lowering himself to get to your level
"Are you ok?" He looked around you and noticed the almost empty bottle of vodka
"Is this yours? Did you drink it?" He asked while grabbing the bottle to inspect it
You slowly nodded since you couldn't even think about speaking
He chuckled before putting the bottle away "that wasn't very smart... you must be pretty drunk now hm?"
Once again you nodded agreeing with everything he was saying
"Do you need help?" He asked as he started straightening out your clothes and brushing off the dust from when you were laying on the stairs
You grabbed his arm for support before opening your mouth, slurring your words "Nooo"
"Does your parents know about this?" The man asked while looking around the area to see if you were with someone else
"...No..." you mumbled as you dropped your head forward
The man's lips slowly arched upwards at the information before saying
"Come on I'll help you out" he grabbed your arms to make you stand up
Your legs felt sluggish and couldn't support you properly which made him put an arm around your waist to help you stand and guide you along
"...where...hic...we going?" You asked
"You can still speak?" he chuckled, tightening his grip around your waist "We're just going to my car"
"W-who...are you?"
He didn't respond immediately as he mumbled under his breath "you're so drunk"
"You don't recognize me?" He asked calmly before shooting you a glance from the side
"Mhmm" you shook your head showing him that you didn't remember
"T/n" he slowly said his name as he kept guiding you through the parking lot
You slowly raised your head to face the man only to realize the familiar name wasn't just a coincidence since he was in fact your teacher
"T/....-n?"
But before you could get an answer you both arrived to his car, he opened the rear door of the vehicle and put you on the back seats before also coming in
Quickly he grabbed your shoulders to put you in a sitting position in front of him
"Do you usually drink that much? You know that underage drinking is illegal?" He asked eyeing you up and down
"I wonder what your parents would say If I told them...?"
Your heart started beating faster at his words and the situation became much more anxious, the alcohol you drank only making it worse
You were scared that he might call the cops or your parents because if he did so you were scared that they would do a bunch of tests on you, and find out about how you also were taking drugs
Your breathing started to get quicker and tears slowly started to form in your eyes
"P-please don't... say anything...hic..." Your voice was muffled between your sobs as your tears started pouring down your cheeks
"My mom... My-My mom is gonna kill meee" your crying became louder before you felt the man's hand place itself on your thigh
"Don't worry I'm gonna help you okay? I won't say anything..." The tone was calm and almost reassuring as you sniffed a little bit to calm down
After the incident, you spent the entirety of your summer vacation indoors not wanting to go out. You didn't use your phone at all making you lose your 'best friend' who didn't even come to see you at all
Since then, you haven't tried to make any new friends and you quickly started to pick up bad habits such as drinking alone in order to numb whatever you were feeling afterwards
End of flashback
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I'll once again apologize for chapter 15 It's a hard one to read honestly... if anyone ever needs to talk about a bad experience that they had, my dm's are open just know that I'm here for you and that you all are amazing people no matter what happened or what others might say ❤️
Quick question before you move on to the important part: do you mind if for the next chapters, I put the reference pictures inside the story rather than at the end? Because for the next chapter, there are some outfits and animals that I describe So I wanted to know if it wouldn't be better to also put the reference pictures next to it directly or do you think it's better at the end?
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I had to answer this comment and I had to do it here cause there's a lot to unfold... (btw thanks for the comment i appreciate it 💖) I feel like the story focuses more on Y/n rather than Gojo cause obviously you all know him but the problem is, that I'M NOT GEGE and I tend to forget that 😓 since I try to make the characters somewhat 'canon' to me it's kinda like "oh that's how they are so I don't need to explain it" but the thing is, it's not really how they are. It's my own interpretation of them so it's more headcanons I guess 😐 anyway I'm just dumb for not thinking about it.... After this chapter we're entering a new part of the story and I think I'll focus more on Gojo and his struggles when it comes to dealing with very emotional situations/issues
I don't think Gojo is very comfortable when it comes to comforting people or even knows how to (for example when Yuta literally told him he tried killing himself Gojo's response was like "ew gloomy") so that's why I never showed him talking to Y/n in a very mature, understanding, or empathetic manner when she was struggling emotionally It's usually just a simple "it's going to be okay..."and a hug. the only part where I showed him really expressing his emotions was when Y/n was sleeping at the end of Chapter 14.
I think that's why he switches up so much, especially in Chapter 29. He was mad that Y/n lied to him, and even more so because it involved Suguru... he was frustrated because she lied and felt like he got tricked (that's why he left her for a while, it was kinda like a "punishment" of some sort, In addition to the fact that it was about his deceased best friend and the news shocked him in the moment so he needed time to process the info)
But the thing is he still understood why she did it and even though he was angry at her, he found her in a clearly exhausted state and when he talked to her she seemed so out of it that he understood that she had enough and he didn't need to insist to make her understand that she messed up.
He genuinely appreciates Y/n, he didn't lie when he said it and that he didn't want to stay on bad terms with her. He already mentioned feeling like he could be himself with her, and that he didn't need to pretend or keep the facade of being the strongest sorcerer of today...
I feel like he enjoys being considered the strongest and he even entertains it but I think at the end of the day, he would appreciate just being Satoru for someone, not Gojo Satoru, the head of the Gojo clan and the strongest sorcerer alive
That's why I appreciate his relationship with Geto, they were both the strongest, so to Suguru, Gojo wasn't just the strongest. He was the strongest, yes, just like him. But he also was his goofy friend who never knew when to shut up
And that's why I think the line "are you the strongest because you're Satoru Gojo, or are you Satoru Gojo because you're the strongest" hit hard cause he just reduced Gojo to his strength, and I feel like that's something everyone does with Gojo in the JJK universe (To be honest I feel like there's some exceptions to it...)
Anyway, I'm probably going too deep here... The way I interpret his character is that he struggles in dealing with the emotions of others, and I also think he disregards his own emotions so that's something I'll try to show later on
I wouldn't have to explain all of this if I were better at writing I'm sorry I still need to improve sometimes I feel like I should remove the story to rewrite it because it's just too bad but it's too much work and I'm a lazy person 😞
Now back to the biggest problem here.... You know what's making me feel icky Like you said ? THE FACT THAT I MADE Y/N 18
LISTEN YALL IM GONNA GIVE YOU THE BACKSTORY SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ON IN PEACE
I was 18 when I wrote the story that's why I made her 18 cause obviously at that time I wouldn't have said no to Gojo but now that I'm older I understand the unhinged age gap 😭 Y/n doesn't resemble me in terms of personality or even her life, I only gave her a few of my characteristics, like the fact that she's 18...
Anyway please forget that she's 18 and give her the age you want 🙏😭 please erase this information from your consciousness 🤧
We all make mistakes but I know I'll have to carry this one down to the grave with me and I'll take full accountability for it 😔✊
I swear when I saw the word 'child' in that comment I was shaking, couldn't sleep at night and when I did, I had nightmares waking up in cold sweat... Honestly make her 30 if you want that would ease my mind
And the worst part is that in one chapter I asked if 17 and 18 was pedophilia YALL I JUST CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE I WAS DUMB AF AT 18 PLEASE FORGIVE ME CAUSE I KNOW I WONT FORGIVE MYSELF
Just to show y'all how far gone I was back then, the reason I asked this was because I was more comfortable dating a 28year old man at 18 than a 17 year old which now that it's been years since then, is quite concerning
I know there's some young ppl here so I'll just say it as a friendly advice but be careful with older men being interested with you when you just became "legal" or 18 cause most of the time if not all the time it's not healthy attraction so be careful and take your time!! You don't need to rush yourself make sure you're comfortable in everything you do and that you don't feel pressured into doing anything you don't want !!!! 💖💖💖💖
Life isn't like a fluff romance fanfic unfortunately so it's better to stay safe 💕🫶
If you read all of this I'm impressed I talk a lot I know but thank you for taking your time to read it, I hope you like the story and I'll make sure to make the rest of the story as enjoyable ❤️ I love you all so much and i sincerely wish you the best in life !!!!
Anyway I'll see y'all next chapter 😸
Here's Gojo being a little shit to Ijichi to improve the mood here 🦗🦗🦗