You hated him. Thought you did, at least... But that was before. Now, his body is slowly growing colder, more lifeless, in your arms.

For starters, you and Satoru have always bumped heads. Even during your high-school years. As a first-year, you'd make fun of his stupid hair, and he'd make fun of how short you were. When his hair grew out and there was nothing left to make fun of, you went after how you thought his glasses were stupid. And, well, he still went after your height with you being a literal foot shorter.

All this led to adulthood. Yes, even as mature adults. Some more than others. You'd make fun of each other's teaching skills, how you spoke to your students, etc, etc. It was such a stupid thing to carry into adulthood. Since there were multiple times your actions could've changed towards one another. Like after everything that happened with Suguru... how you took care of him, checked up on him...

Just a few seconds ago–seconds–you were helping him fight Sukuna despite his "I'm the strongest, I can do it all myself" attitude. Just when Satoru thought he had beaten him, you sensed something. In the blink of an eye, Satorus' body.... i-in... two.... You completely froze, breath caught in your throat. Your eyes shifted to Sukunas, and suddenly, you felt as if all your energy had drained.

But before an attack could come in contact with you, Satoru used all his remaining strength, even lying in two, to stop Sukuna. And just like that, he was dead. Before your mind could catch up, your body moved to Satoru. Knees hit the ground in an instant as you tried to piece his body back together. As if you could. How was he even still letting out little breaths right now? Idiot.

"... Shit... Shit. Ah... There has to be... something you can do...." You whispered, staring at his split body in shock. What could you do? Nothing. In that moment, all the hatred you had towards each other faded as you watched him take his last final breaths. "L-like that day... With the T-Toji guy... How you came back....? God dammit.... Why did you use your last bit of strength to save me... Idiot..."