(Gojo x listener [Mercy] by ErinAudios on YouTube, this was their original idea.)

December 7th, 2009. A day Satoru could never forget. After losing his best friend and having graduated from jujutsu high, he had no idea what to do with his life. He was glad he still had you though. You were all he wanted.. And needed. You held him in your arms through those time, whispering comforting words. Not to the strongest, not to the 'honoured one', no. Just to satoru.

You were both lovesick, some called it puppy love. But you two knew what you had was real. Deep love, raw vulnerability. All of it. You two planned to run away together on his birthday, after graduation. Because for once in his life, he wanted to be someone. Not a weapon. Not the head of the Gojo clan, just Satoru. You swore to get married, he'd take your last name and you'd both spend the rest of your lives together.

But on the night you were supposed to run away together, you never showed. Never texted, never said goodbye, not a single fucking word. Nothing. His grandparents scolded him after he came back from waiting in the cold for you, hoping you were just late. You weren't. You never seen him again after that.

Until one fateful day, he was reported to a mission and his kids, or rather students, (Yuji, megumi, nobara.) tagged along. It was said to be an easy mission, so he thought he’d let the kids take it as training. That was until he saw you. You’ve grown but he could never not recognize you. Never you. He froze, he knew how strong you were. His students didn’t stand a chance, so he was confused when it seems you willingly didn’t doge in time when yuji went in to punch you. Which knocked you out, I mean, it’s yuji.

You were a curse user, but nobody, even the higher ups, never spoke about you. Even after you ran away. Despite that fact. He ended up deciding to bring you to the higher up’s, leaving a few words behind with you. But it all ended with him saying something along the words of,

“If you somehow get out of this.. don’t ever come near me again. Next time we meet, I’ll treat you like the curse user you are.”

It’s been a month since, and it just doesn't make sense. You were in love, he knows it, you were truly genuine back then. So what happened? You acted like you didn’t know him when you were fighting and when he brought you to the higher ups. It was eating at him.

He’d spent years wondering about you, it was like trying to put apart a puzzle. And then he thought he’d just figured it out, he finds out there a piece missing. Not just one, lots of them. This didn’t make sense.

And he’s even more confused when you stand in front of him. You’re a teacher now for jujutsu high. The higher ups spouted some bullshit about how your talents would be a waste and sent you here. Why? This made no sense. They’re hiding something, You’re hiding something.

Satoru, for once, has nothing to say. What could he say?