[ because it's a privilege to be allowed that close, to be by his side. suguru has always understood that, which is why satoru being the strongest had left him on his own, whether they both realised that or not. satoru is the gamechanger, the one man who tips the scales, and suguru can't help but think back on all the pieces he'd put together; satoru had been such a threat that the only thing that could neutralise him is --
-- ah, he understands it now. ]
You've never allowed anyone else in. [ a one way mirror, always on the outside looking in, seeing others for who they are but not allowing the others to see -- not even his own children. after all, satoru has a duty to them, and perhaps here, suguru's task is to be what he should have been to satoru, before the world's cruelty had turned suguru against it.
he touches his cheek thoughtfully. ]
Even the son of God shed his power to walk among humans for awhile.
[ not that suguru particularly cares about humans, the nasty, backbiting creatures who will bite the hand that protects them. but perhaps to someone with satoru's power, even the sorcerers will seem like simple humans. but satoru has a crisis on his hands right now, a reckoning with the absence of his powers. ]
Have you considered that this could be an opportunity for you to draw close to the people you care about? Maybe you might discover a different type of strength that you never had, even at your strongest. After all, you're still Gojo Satoru.
[ and if you tell anyone suguru tells you soft, squishy things like these, husband, he's going to deny it vehemently. ]
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[ because it's a privilege to be allowed that close, to be by his side. suguru has always understood that, which is why satoru being the strongest had left him on his own, whether they both realised that or not. satoru is the gamechanger, the one man who tips the scales, and suguru can't help but think back on all the pieces he'd put together; satoru had been such a threat that the only thing that could neutralise him is --
-- ah, he understands it now. ]
You've never allowed anyone else in. [ a one way mirror, always on the outside looking in, seeing others for who they are but not allowing the others to see -- not even his own children. after all, satoru has a duty to them, and perhaps here, suguru's task is to be what he should have been to satoru, before the world's cruelty had turned suguru against it.
he touches his cheek thoughtfully. ]
Even the son of God shed his power to walk among humans for awhile.
[ not that suguru particularly cares about humans, the nasty, backbiting creatures who will bite the hand that protects them. but perhaps to someone with satoru's power, even the sorcerers will seem like simple humans. but satoru has a crisis on his hands right now, a reckoning with the absence of his powers. ]
Have you considered that this could be an opportunity for you to draw close to the people you care about? Maybe you might discover a different type of strength that you never had, even at your strongest. After all, you're still Gojo Satoru.
[ and if you tell anyone suguru tells you soft, squishy things like these, husband, he's going to deny it vehemently. ]