Shame On Me || satoru gojo x f!reader

Sacrifice

The late afternoon sun paints the walls a golden auburn fitting of a king. The still air is tense but the silence that hangs over the heads of the group gathered in the room is more rigid still. The beautiful afternoon sun is so serene you have half a mind to wonder if it recognizes the gravity of the situation you've found yourself in.

At the head of the room, Yaga and an older man that had only been referred to as an 'old fart' by Satoru stand with stern looks as they wait for a debrief from Choso. Megumi had taken him for a breather when he'd begun to panic and no one seemed to dare speak while they awaited their return.

Glancing around the room, you're almost surprised by how few people you recognize, but with the higher-ups out of the picture, Yaga and the older man seemed to have been trusted with directing missions now.

When Choso returns, he doesn't seem any less distraught, lips pressed into a firm and fearful frown. He takes a breath as he stands beside Yaga, exhaling shakily while overlooking the small room crowded with sorcerers.

"Yuji and I were on a mission," he explains, casting his gaze to the floor momentarily, "when Uraume and Kenjaku appeared."

Uraume?

Do you know Uraume? You wonder to Miriko.

They have been around a long time if I am to assume it is the very same. They are an ally of Sukuna. I do not believe this bodes well for us.

Your heart pounds in your throat as you find yourself inadvertently backing into Satoru. His arms move from their spot crossed over his chest to rest on your shoulders, soothingly rubbing circles into your tense muscles.

Without his grounding presence, you're sure you would have fallen apart by now. Of course, you knew this day would come, but it doesn't make it hurt any less knowing that someone was using the body of the man who was once your world to kidnap your student.

"Uraume cornered me and Yuji chased Kenjaku. I didn't think about- I should have- I should-" Choso stammers over his words, staring down at trembling hands before a tall blonde woman you don't recognize reaches out to him. It seems to reassure him as he continues. "Kenjaku led Yuji into a big warehouse on the dock and lowered a veil. I tried to join Yuji so that we could fight together but I couldn't get into the veil."

You frown, letting out a long breath of your own as you consider who exactly the veil would be designed to let in, if anyone at all.

"That's... all I know." Choso's voice grows strained as he all but scrambles to join the blonde woman at the sidelines of the room, to get out of the watchful eyes of the room.

"If Uraume's around, we can assume this is a part of the plan to complete Sukuna," Yaga states confidently behind dark glasses not entirely unlike Satoru's. "We should still have one finger which will give us an advantage. Ino, can you check on it?"

The sorcerer you can only assume is Ino salutes and bounds out of the room quickly, leaving behind a tense room of what remains of the sorcerers.

Satoru had mentioned once that the Shibuya incident last year had thinned out the ranks of sorcerers fairly severely. Surveying the room, you wonder if this is truly what's left of those who can fight Sukuna, as you're not sure it gives you confidence for the battle given what you've heard about the monster of a curse.

"The next question we need to consider is the veil. Given what we know of the Shibuya incident, we can assume it's likely meant to keep Gojo out." All eyes turn to you and Gojo and you suddenly want to shrink into oblivion, but the attention diverts quickly to Yaga once more. "We may also want to consider the possibility of multiple barriers."