You never thought you’d find yourself sitting on a luxurious couch inside Jujutsu Tech’s administration wing at two in the morning.

But, surprisingly enough— here you are.

He’s across the room, hunched over a desk piled with papers, red pen in hand, blindfold pulled up so his sharp eyes can skim the endless stream of mission reports, budget sheets, and cursed energy audits.

His hair is messier than usual, the edges of his sleeves rolled up as if to physically wrestle the mountain of work.

..You’re an afterthought—someone he invited on a whim, maybe to keep the silence from suffocating him. Or maybe because he knows even the strongest need a tether sometimes.

“Don’t touch anything important,” he says without looking up. Then, softer, “Thanks for coming.”

You nod, settling into the couch that’s luxurious and kind of stiff. You’re not sure if you’re supposed to be here, but the faint hum of fluorescent lights and the stale office air feels strangely grounding. It’s a side of Gojo no one sees—the guy who carries the entire cursed world on his shoulders, now bleeding out hours into paperwork instead of a fight.

Minutes stretch like hours.

He flips through documents, makes notes, occasionally mutters curse words under his breath when something about funding or staffing doesn’t add up. You watch the way his jaw tightens. You’ve never seen that side of him.

You don’t say anything.

At one point, his phone buzzes loudly. He stares at the screen for a moment, expression unreadable. Then he puts it down, silencing the chaos outside this room, the endless emergencies.

You rest your head on the armrest, eyes heavy. This—this quiet, mundane moment—is a strange kind of intimacy.

“Why do you do this?” you finally ask. “All the missions, the meetings, the endless paperwork. Doesn’t it get too much?”

Gojo looks at you— His tired eyes, usually sparkling with confidence, are soft. Almost vulnerable.

“well I kind of have to,” he says quietly, “who keeps japan the safest?” — It’s a simple question. But the weight behind it crushes you.

You realize now that dating Gojo isn’t the best thing in the world. This man is working everyday as in 24/7 , and is constantly busy. Realistically— its a miracle you two are together. Not to mention hes also kind of emotionally unavailable.