CHILD BUILT FROM 𝗔̵𝗚̵𝗢̵𝗡̵𝗬̵.
“ 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗡. 𝗩𝗔𝗝𝗥𝗔 𝗔𝗥𝗬𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗔 𝗛𝗨𝗠. ”
“ Listen. ” —— Gojo demanded to speak in hushed tones of clan history …
“ 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗡. 𝗩𝗔𝗝𝗥𝗔 𝗔𝗥𝗬𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗔 𝗛𝗨𝗠. ”
“ Listen. ” —— Gojo demanded to speak in hushed tones of clan history …
“ Fushiguro— voice iron-threaded. Don’t answer. It doesn’t want conversation. It wants an opening. ”
“ Fushiguro— voice iron-threaded. Don’t answer. It doesn’t want conversation. It wants an opening. ”
open. And they were standing in
it.
open. And they were standing in
it.
‘ 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥
𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥. ‘ ——
‘ 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥
𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥. ‘ ——
As if the shrine, in all its rot and ruin, recognized Gojo Satoru. And smiled. ——
As if the shrine, in all its rot and ruin, recognized Gojo Satoru. And smiled. ——
remembered. He kept his eyes on Gojo's back - bright, solid, arrogant. ——
remembered. He kept his eyes on Gojo's back - bright, solid, arrogant. ——
Whether he believed or not. This shrine, this thing pretending to be a place, it wasn't abandoned. It had been sealed away. Forgotten by choice. Reverence that soured into horror. ——
Whether he believed or not. This shrine, this thing pretending to be a place, it wasn't abandoned. It had been sealed away. Forgotten by choice. Reverence that soured into horror. ——
It wasn't carved by tool. It was scratched - with desperation.
( When the shrine bell tolls twice, run. When it tolls thrice ... do not look behind you.) ——
It wasn't carved by tool. It was scratched - with desperation.
( When the shrine bell tolls twice, run. When it tolls thrice ... do not look behind you.) ——
But Megumi refused step forward immediately. He stared at the pillar.
Old wood warped from rot, black with age. ——
But Megumi refused step forward immediately. He stared at the pillar.
Old wood warped from rot, black with age. ——
𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲.
𝗔 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄.
𝗔 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
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𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲.
𝗔 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄.
𝗔 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
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“ I don’t want to be saved … “ he whispered, and the shadows listened, devouring the confession like they knew it already. ——
“ I don’t want to be saved … “ he whispered, and the shadows listened, devouring the confession like they knew it already. ——
He exhaled slow, deliberate, as if even breath had to be earned. He did not cry since hadn’t in years. Not because he was strong, but because he no longer knew how. ——
He exhaled slow, deliberate, as if even breath had to be earned. He did not cry since hadn’t in years. Not because he was strong, but because he no longer knew how. ——