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"Oda Nobunaga"
There's a silence as Kugisaki for some reason places the anime version down into the small round cake that is beginning to overflow. Megumi only watches as Itadori is snorting at the sight, leaning in to get a closer look at what was put into their homemade treat.
"Seriously Kugisaki?" a laugh bubbling out his throat, "none of your hear me outs have been actual people"
Quickly looking up, Megumi sees that the ginger is flustered, her mouth opening as if she's trying to refute, but quickly shutting close as she points back to the cake, "They are real! And you can't speak for yourself" her finger dragging in between all the ones Itadori had put down during his turn.
"Jennifer Lawerence, Megan Fox, Mrs. Incredible, Megan The Stallion, Doja Cat," her voice getting angrier as it's clear the type that Itadori is attracted towards. Even Megumi has to stop the inner turmoil as he knows deep down that he fits none of the things that Itadori is looking for. Shaking those thoughts away he focuses on Kugisaki ranting about the rest that was put down.
" Ugh , Itadori you're such a typical boy!" despite her face, she seems to be joking around, "always putting people you could never get," her eyes quickly meeting Megumi's, but not long enough for Itadori to notice as Megumi's face heats up from the call out.
Itadori though doesn't seem to be annoyed by Kugisaki calling him out, instead fiddling with the remaining two small cutouts in his hand, "wanna bet?"
As if time slowed down, Itadori grabbed one of the cut outs, aiming to place it in the front of the cake, in direct line of sight for Megumi to clearly see. In that moment he could feel his stomach drop as he saw the large amount of white hair, and piercing blue eyes staring back at him.
" Gojo!? "
"what"
Megumi can't speak, he feels like he's having an out of body experience right at this moment. Seeing his crush put down the one and only Gojo Satoru, who Megumi does not look anywhere close to. At the same time the man himself showing up to this ridiculous moment, no fucking way.
"Um, what is this?" the older sorcerer questions, leaning down to get a better look at all the small cut outs placed in the cake, stopping to get a good look at the picture that Itadori had picked out for himself.
Kugisaki laughs continue as she's holding her stomach, looking between Itadori and Gojo, Itadori at this point looks like he's trying to suffocate himself with his hoodie, his face so red that he looks like he could blend into it.
"Megumi?"
Without looking up at the other he only responds, "um, basically you have to put down whoever you think is attractive" he can't look away from the cake, not when his crush has a crush on Gojo. He wants to throw up. Or grab Itadori by his uniform and ask why of all people would Gojo be his crush. He just wants to die on the spot.
"Oooohhh, so Yuji put me as his crush?" the six user laughs, his fingers grabbing onto the small picture, "i'm flattered really-" Itadori can only croak out a response, " please don't " which obviously doesn't stop Gojo, "but you're way to young for me Yuji," huffing out a chuckle he points the cutout back into the cake. "Plus dating students is just straight up unprofessional and creepy, sorry kiddo," the six user leaves at that, patting Itadori's head in an attempt to comfort him as he looks at everyone, "don't forget you all have training tomorrow with the second years!"
"At least he let you down easy Itadori," Kugisaki attempts to comfort, reaching out her hand, but Itadori quickly gets up, his face clearly embarrassed as he doesn't bother to look at the other two students as he walks out of the lounge room.
"Yikes"
"yeah"
"Hopefully he isn't so heartbroken tomorrow," Kugisaki sighs out, her face soften as she looks at the way that Itadori had left, "he'll be fine," which is true, Itadori can handle anything, and a rejection like this wouldn't stop him from being who he is.
"Don't be this way," the ginger warns, "just because you have a crush on him doesn't mean he can't have his feelings hurt by others," he doesn't respond to that, only watching her stand up, "I have to go find Maki, but you should try and comfort him" she huffs out, not bothering to wait for a response.
He feels like an asshole, but he just can't find himself comforting Itadori right now, especially now that he knows that the teen does like men, but only those who look like Gojo. As he makes his way back to his room he can't hear anything from Itadori's side, the teen always loud and clumsy in what he does, so he takes it as his cue that the boy had simply fallen asleep from embarrassment.
Going into his room he picks up the book that he had left on his bed, staring at whatever page, and unfortunately it's like he can't even see the words that are there. His mind keeps going back to earlier and he decides to give up and try to sleep.
-
He's awoken to knocking on the door. It's light enough to wake him up, only him, and he knows that it has to be Itadori. Carefully getting out of his bed he's not surprised by Itadori standing there, but he is surprised at the way the other looks. He looks like he just woke up as well, which makes Megumi frustrated because the other looks so cute this way.
"Sorry if I woke you up Fushiguro," the pink haired teen puffs out, "but I wanted to talk to you" amber eyes are looking up at him, and he fears if he says anything wrong he might fuck up their friendship. "It's fine"
Stepping aside he knows the other wants to speak a bit more privately, though due to them being the only ones in this hall they already have enough to begin with, and he knows Itadori well enough to know he would have asked anyway.
After closing his door behind them, he can't help but feel awkward. Itadori seems to be nervous, maybe due to his crush finding out and rejecting him in a matter of seconds. So really if he wants to talk about Gojo he is a little more upset than anything.
"About the cake-"
"It's fine"
"No" Itadori immediately stops him, " please let me explain," and of course Megumi would let him, because at the end of the day he's only a stupid teenager who is in love with his best friend.
"I didn't think Gojo would show up, and really I'm more embarrassed about him giving me that little lecture than anything because I didn't get to put this down after," raising a tanned hand out there lay a small cutout of Megumi. A picture that he remembers Itadori had taken when they had gone on one of their shopping trips with Kugisaki.
He remembers that picture, Itadori had taken it on a pure whim, and after showing Megumi had begged to keep it. And despite his threats, Megumi allowed him to do so. "I-I put Gojo as a joke because I was afraid that if I put you first you would have been disgusted," looking up from his hand Megumi can't help but look at Itadori, his eyes shining and for a second he's worried that he might cry.
"I've never dated anyone, and I sure as hell have never admitted it to them before so really what I'm saying is that ireallylikeyouMegumiandihopethatwecanbemorethanfriends"
"Yuji"
"And if you don't like me back I might have to move in with Sukuna or something because I cannot face any of you guys after th-"
Without thinking Megumi is pulling Yuji towards him, kissing him gently but with a hunger that has been festering for a while now, and it doesn't take Yuji long to try and catch up with him. Pushing back into the shadow user until they made their way to the edge of Megumi's bed, landing softly with Yuji on top of him.
And it all feels like a dream.
Because no way in hell does he have Itadori Yuji on top of him, making out like it's the end of the world. At the same time all he can think about is the way that Yuji compliments him so well, fitting like a puzzle. It’s odd how now that he’s had a taste he wonders how he will be able to ever live without this again.
“Kugisaki told me to do it as a joke,” Yuji says as he pulls away, “and I wasn’t going to do it, but I kinda got his picture mixed up with yours,” and he lets out a soft chuckle.
“Seriously?”
“Yeah, and him showing up did not help at all”
There’s a silence as Megumi looks up at Yuji, amber eyes looking down at him and he wonders if this is the afterlife.
“Don’t ever listen to Kugisaki again,” he snorts out, “especially when it comes to Gojo, that guy is a menace”
“I won’t!” Yuji squeaks out, “but you have to admit that if I hadn’t down that, I wouldn’t have known how jealous you get”
“You’re lucky that I like you so much”