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scotodyne · 2 years ago

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Lethe Act I

The Beginning: Arrival of a King

In Classical Greek, the word lethe (λήθη) literally means "oblivion", "forgetfulness", or "concealment". It is related to the Greek word for "truth", aletheia (αλήθεια), which literally means "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment".

disclaimer: this is a work of fan fiction based on the Japanese manga Jujutsu Kaisen ( 呪術廻戦 ) by Gege Akutami. I do not own any of the characters.

warnings: language, suggestive themes, smut (minors DNI), sukuna cause he's a walking warning, dark themes, death, possible spoilers (?), my writing (!!!), graphic content, angst, fluff

characters: Sukuna Ryoumen x fem!reader, Nanami Kento x fem!reader, the rest of Jujutsu Kaisen characters.

chapters: 1/?

notice: For the story, reader is Haibara Yu's twin sister. For those who haven't read the manga, Haibara was Nanami's friend and classmate when he was younger but was killed while fighting curses.

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The faint glow of your open laptop is the only light illuminating your otherwise pitch-black bedroom. It was supposed to be a short break from the documents in order to grab a cup of tea and rest your reddened eyes, but Gojo had other plans. The white-haired man child kept spamming your phone demanding a response to the infinite memes he had sent despite the work you and him both had to do. Five minutes turned into ten, ten into fifteen, and those "five more minutes" somehow resulted in your phone falling next to your nightstand and you drifting away to the land of dreams.

Despite it not being very late at night, the bustling city of Tokyo is quieter than usual. No cars passing by, no drunk teenagers singing their hearts out to their crushes, not even the familiar bustle of people talking. The absence of noise gives the atmosphere an eerie, almost frightening aura that would for sure scare away those who believe in demons and monsters. Perhaps for the better.

Your body jolts awake not even half an hour into your much-needed sleep. Not in the way that your brain has your half-asleep body experience the feeling of falling to wake you up, but in one that feels like a thousand pricks piercing your lungs. You get up and immediately reach for the cup of water on the nightstand, feeling dizzy and disoriented. It's like your heart has stopped beating, like all the air has left your pained lungs. You take several deep breaths trying to calm yourself down but to no avail. Suddenly, all the hairs on your back stand up straight and a shiver runs down your entire body.

Your eyes trace the room in a panicked state in an attempt to find anything peculiar; signs of cursed energy, a strange figure, anything that could have caused your senses to go crazy in the middle of the night. Absolutely nothing.

Something glimmers in the corner of your eye. The light from your laptop falls on the case of your phone and you rush to grab it, your conversation with Gojo appearing first thing when you open it. His active status has you waste no time in calling him. Something is wrong, very wrong, you can feel it deep inside your core. He doesn't answer the first nor the second call, but relief washes over you when you hear his cheerful greeting at the third time.

«To what do I owe the pleasure, Hai-chan?» he speaks before you do. You can make out Megumi-kun's voice yelling something in the background, making your eyebrows furrow further.

«Gojo-kun.» you breathe in, «What the fuck did you do?»

He chuckles nervously and lets a dramatic whine out.

«Haibara-chan, you're breaking my heart. Why do you assume I was the one doing anything?» he cries out and you can picture him pouting, without the mischievous glint ever leaving his eyes.

«I don't care! What happened, my entire body is shaken up. Is that Fushig-.» you don't have time to finish your sentence as the irritating sound of the call ending reaches your ears.

You look at the phone with wide eyes for a moment before hurling it across the room. It shatters and makes a mess of glass and plastic, but you couldn't give less of a damn as you strut toward the bathroom and slam the door shut.

While you start getting undressed for a shower, you think it's been a while since your last visit to Jujutsu High Tech.

{...}

It's a pleasantly hot morning with the sun shining in the sky, the birds chirping, and the bustle of the city back to normal as if nothing world-shattering happened the previous night. However, a certain individual stands in front of a small bakery, a cup of coffee in one hand and a sweet pastry in the other. Your eyes are red and tired, with deep bags underneath that not even the most pricey concealer could cover. Your hands are shaky as you bring the cup to your lips and you wince at the sharp taste of black coffee, but make no movement of throwing it away.

You didn't get to sleep at all last night, not even after the hot and relaxing shower you took to shake the uneasy feeling off your body. Not only did you not relax at all, but also came to a ghastly realization. It dawned on you while getting out of the shower and you had almost lost your balance and fell on the cold bathroom tiles. You hadn't felt "something", it was "someone" who had woken you up in such a terrified state. Someone who had been asleep for many centuries but was brought back to life last night in the presence of Gojo Satoru. If the Jujutsu world didn't already want to dispose of him–which they did, now they certainly will want to see him perish in the worst of ways.

Nanami exits the bakery with his coffee and sandwich and makes his way toward you. You take note of the looks the bakery girl shoots your way but make no comment on it, instead focusing your attention on the handsome man in front of you. He smiles and leans down, planting a kiss on your left cheek.

«Good morning, Ken.» you mumble and take a bite from your strawberry-filled breakfast as you two start walking away from the bakery.

«Good morning, Y/N.» he hums and takes a look at your sweet. «I can't understand why you refuse to take your breakfast from this bakery. It's rude to stand in front of it with the products of another in your hands».

His statement makes you shoot him a deadpan look and raise your eyebrow.

«Maybe if the workers were polite to all customers instead of just handsome blond men in fancy suits I would.» you reply and scoff, remembering the last time you went there. That girl who fawns over Nanami had made your coffee so sweet you almost threw up on the pavement on your way to work, despite having asked for a black coffee. It had taken all your will to not return there and spill it on her face.

He laughs and shakes his head, soft hair swaying at the movement. You smile at the sight and instinctively reach out to trace the lines of his mouth with your fingers. He turns to you with a perplexed look on his face but before he manages to say anything, you're pinching his cheek and giggling at his offended expression.

«So you think I'm handsome?» he asks with a grin and stops to look at your face. Nanami sporting something other than a scowl or a blank face is very rare so you try to make the most of it when it happens.

«Maybe. Will you let it go over your head if I say yes?» you take a sip from your coffee and he shakes his head 'no'. «Then yes. I think you're more handsome even than Gojo, but don't tell him I said that.»

You wink and start walking again, missing the blush that expands to his whole face. He gulps and rolls his eyes at your antics, following you.

Your relationship with Nanami is, in one word, unlabeled. You're not exactly dating, but you both refuse to see other people romantically and you're each other's rock when things get way too hard. He had helped you a lot when your brother died and you did the same when he was struggling with his work identity. You were really, really good friends who occasionally got a little too close, that's all.

«Don't you have work today?» he questions when he manages to catch up with you.

«No. I am in no condition to work right now so I called in sick. I really have to visit Gojo.» you reply and bite your lip. «Look, it will probably take a while for the news to spread but...» you hesitate, unsure for his reaction. «Ryoumen Sukuna was unsealed last night. Don't know how, don't know who did it but he's free now. And Gojo was present.»

He scowls, furious and worried eyes hiding behind green glass. He mumbles something under his breath and throws the empty cup of coffee in the trash. «How do you know that?» he raises his eyebrow to you.

You startle, words getting stuck in your throat.

«I- I don't know. I woke up feeling dreadful and then sensed his presence last night. I couldn't sleep afterwards either.» you admit, breaking eye contact.

«So that's why you look so tired. I assumed you stayed up late checking documents again.» He checks his watch and sighs. «I have to leave, I'll text you on break. Dinner at 7 as usual?» Nanami takes your hand and kisses the back of your palm as goodbye.

You nod in confirmation and smile, silently thanking his duty for saving you from having to explain further. You wave at him as he enters the massive building and close your tired eyes when he's out of sight.

Normally, you'd take your brand new car to get to Jujutsu Tech, but Gojo's excitement for new, shiny items prevents you from doing so. Instead, you start heading towards the nearest bus stop and wait, anxiously chewing on your bottom lip.

{...}

Your heart clenches more and more the closer you get to the school. You can feel your eyes watering whilst your throat is almost closed by dryness. Your lower lip is bleeding from you teething on it too hard and you're feeling dizzy again. Sukuna's effect on you is already evident and you're not even that close to him.

The reason why he affects you so intensely is one you'd rather keep hidden deep inside your mind and make sure no one ever finds out. You get off the bus and start heading toward the direction Sukuna's pulling you from. Seems like whoever it is that has the king of curses inhabitant their body is strolling around the garden of Jujutsu Tech.

Walking along this beautiful garden awakes memories you thought you no longer possessed. You momentarily forget your purpose here and the pressure on your chest and allow yourself to admire the view. You remember training in this area with Nanami and Yu. It was always you two against the brooding male and you almost always lost, but that didn't stop you from bursting into a fit of laughter.

A tear falls and stains your cheeks in memory of your sweet brother. Your failure to save him still leaves your tongue with a displeasingly bitter taste you can't shake off unless you use copious amounts of alcohol.

You suddenly hear the voice of the person you came here for coming from behind you. You swallow your fatigue and sadness and brace yourself to face whoever accepted Sukuna as their parasite. They must be strong both in the mind and the body, obviously an adult and most likely a man.

However, when you turn your body to meet said person, you come face to face with Gojo and... a kid. A smiling kid with spiky pink hair, dressed in casual sweatpants. Your technique activates almost immediately.

«Ah! Hai-chan, I didn't expect you here so early.» Gojo speaks first.«Yuuji-kun, this is Y/N Haibara. Hai-chan, this is Itadori Yuuji.» he introduces you two with exaggerated hand gestures.

Yuuji flashes you a cute smile and extends his hand for a handshake. You are frozen like a deer in front of headlights. «It's a pleasure to meet you, Haibara-san!»

How can such a sweet and polite child bear such a brutal curse like Sukuna?

You shakily shake his hand and try to relax your tense body. «You are the vessel. Why are you still alive?» you mumble coldly and tighten your grip on his hand.

A very bad first impression, but it'll be better for him to hate you from the beginning and not want to be close to you than like you and seek your presence.

Gojo gently grabs your arm, prompting you to let go of the boy. «What is the meaning of this?», you ask with venom dripping down your tongue, eyeing Yuuji with eyes full of anger.

«The Higher Ups agreed on keeping him alive in order to consume all of Sukuna's fingers. Then he dies, and Sukuna dies with him. That's the plan, Haibara-chan.» he explains calmly and lets go of your arm.

What?!

You look at him with such a bewildered look on your face that a passed-by would assume he had slapped you. «You're telling me that a literal child will have control over the King of Curses in full power and will eventually accept you killing him? That's the worst plan I've ever heard!» you blurt and run a hand through your hair.

«I agreed on this plan, Haibara-san.» Yuuji mutters and shoves his fist in his chest. «I swear on my grandpa's memory that I will honor my promise!»

You still your body and stare at him.

Gojo beams and turns to you. «There's nothing to worry about. I'm the strongest after all.» He reassures you and offers you a smile.

You sigh and fold your arms in front of your chest. It's a wonder how the Higher Ups agreed on such a preposterous plan but what matters now is that Sukuna is awake and present in this world. There is no point in trying to change an already taken decision.

«So be it. I suppose you have it under control, Gojo-kun. I trust you.»

Both he and Yuuji smile and make a synchronized movement with their hands, resembling a heart. You laugh and roll your eyes, waving at them, and, with one last look at the vessel, you turn on your heel and leave Jujutsu Tech. The pressure on your chest makes you feel sick and ready to throw up, so you have to leave this place as soon as possible.

Gojo better know what he's doing because you're not sure for how long you'll be able to keep the appearance of your late best friend in front of Sukuna instead of your true one. And revealing your true self to the King of Curses would cause way more problems than you can deal with.

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part two here

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violetrose-art · 4 years ago

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Voices for Gods, Goddesses, and Other Creatures

Just a list of actors and actresses who I think could do a good job playing the Gods and Goddesses of Mount Olympus from Disney's Hercules (and even a few nymphs and other creatures and characters from Greek Mythology). Tell me what you think.

Persephone: Anne Hathaway (The Grand High Witch of The Witches)

Helios: Martin Short (Edward Frankenstein of Frankenweenie)

Narcissus: Diedrich Bader (Take Evans of Surf's Up)

Eris: Hynden Walch (Princess Bubblegum of Adventure Time)

Rhea: Anjelica Huston (Queen Clarion of Tinker Bell)

Cronus: Ron Perlman (Fire Lord Sozin of Avatar: the Last Airbender)

Cupid: Johnny Depp (Ichabod Crane of Sleepy Hollow)

Psyche: Helena Bonham Carter (Emily of Corpse Bride)

Harmonia: Zoe Saldana (Captain Celaeno of My Little Pony the Movie)

Hedone: Anna Kendrick (Cinderella of Into the Woods)

Khione: Brandy (Cinderella of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella)

Phobos: Omar Benson Miller (Raph of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Deimos: Josh Brener (Donnie of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Erebus: Hoon Lee (Master Splinter of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Nyx: Nicole Oliver (Zoe Trent of Littlest Pet Shop)

Aether: Hugh Jackman (Memphis of Happy Feet)

Hemera: Aimee Mann (Opal of Steven Universe)

Kakia: Rebel Wilson (Raz of Ice Age 4: Continental Drift)

Arete: Estelle (Garnet of Steven Universe)

Eos: Minae Noji (Tang Chen of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Selene: Lisa Hannigan (Blue Diamond of Steven Universe)

Iris: Jill Harris (Charlie of Hazbin Hotel)

Arke: Pamela Adlon (Vidia of Tinker Bell)

Nike: Mae Whitman (Katara of Avatar: the Last Airbender)

Bia: Ashleigh Ball (Rainbow Dash of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Aura: Kelly Sheridan (Barbie of Barbie in the Nutcracker)

Nephele: Cassidy Ladden (Teresa of Barbie and the Diamond Castle)

Thanatos: Lou Ferrigno (Billy of Adventure Time)

Ker: Eva Green (Angelique Bouchard of Dark Shadows)

Apate: Jill Talley (Karen of SpongeBob SquarePants)

Aletheia: Erica Luttrell (Sapphire of Steven Universe)

Leto: Octavia Spencer (Grandma of The Witches)

Themis: Esme Bianco (Eclipsa Butterfly of Star vs. the Forces of Evil)

Mnemosyne: Whoopi Goldberg (The Queen of Rodger and Hammerstein's Cinderella)

Gelos: Jess Harnell (Wakko of Animaniacs)

Elpis: Andrea Libman (Fluttershy of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Metis: Tabitha St. Germain (Princess Luna of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Panacea: Grey Griffin (The Tooth Fairy of The Fairly Odd Parents)

Peitho: Rashida Jones (Donna Who of The Grinch)

Fortuna: Catherine O'Hara (Sally of The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Chloris: Rachel Bloom (Batgirl of Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Thalia (blue): Madeleine Peters (Scootaloo of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Agalea (purple): Claire Corlett (Sweetie Belle of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Euphrosyne (pink): Michelle Creber (Apple Bloom of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Minthe: Erica Lindbeck (Loona of Helluva Boss)

Leuke: Abby Elliott (Janna Ordonia of Star vs. the Forces of Evil)

Orphne: Barrett Wilbert Weed (Octavia of Helluva Boss)

Orithyia: Christine Ebersole (White Diamond of Steven Universe)

Macaria (white and green): Olivia Olson (Marceline of Adventure Time)

Melinoe (black and pink): Ashley Tisdale (Candace Flynn of Phineas and Ferb)

Cora (orange nymph): Shannon Chan-Kent (Smolder of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Maia (yellow nymph): Chantal Strand (Diamond Tiara of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Eliana (pink nymph): Sutton Foster (Princess Fiona of Shrek the Musical)

Arianna (green nymph): Deedee Magno-Hall (Pearl of Steven Universe)

Catalina (blue nymph): Kristin Chenoweth (Maleficent of Descendants)

Zagreus: James Maslow (James Diamond of Big Time Rush)

Arachne: Kathleen Barr (Queen Chrysalis of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Lamia: Mary J. Blige (Irene Adler of Sherlock Gnomes)

Medusa: Scarlett Johansson (Princess Mindy of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)

Stheno: Kimberly Brooks (Jasper of Steven Universe)

Euryale: Kelly Hu (Karai of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Eurydice: Britt McKillip (Princess Cadance of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Phaedra: Jessica McDonald (Carrie Krueger of The Amazing World of Gumball)

Echo: Linda Cardellini (Wendy Corduroy of Gravity Falls)

If you guys have any suggestions or ideas, feel free to leave a comment. I'd love to hear what you think ^^

#hercules #disney hercules #Greek Mythology

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exec--savethem-blog · 7 years ago

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Denouement, And Turnabout | Neo | Final Trial.5 | Re: Aletheia, Tohru, Shu / Attn: Shu

[cw: terminal illness]

He considers everything brought up since he last spoke, whether it be Aletheia’s response to his declaration or the rest of the points brought up, and turns to face the AI at the end. Abruptly, as if he’s come to some sort of epiphany, he smiles.

“It’s precisely because of what you just said that I’m willing to trust Yuni-chan with my life. In case you haven’t noticed by now, Aletheia-san, my feelings are my judgement. It’s not some overwrought deduction about the way she acts or the supposed validity of her fear of blood. It’s just simple, unadulterated faith in the people I’ve come to love and respect over this last month. I’m not smart enough to make the right choices 100% of the time… But I’m sure I’m making the right choice now.” He turns to smile at Tohru after that, hoping for her approval on that.

And just as abruptly, like he’s only just realized that she struck a particularly raw nerve, his eyes water.

“And of course you’d say that about the lengths people have gone to when it comes to pretending. I mean, I’ve been a pretense for most of my life, haven’t I? Lying to give people hope, concealing the truth because I wanted to see them smile more than I wanted them to be sad. I guess I thought by not telling the rest of them about my leukemia, I was sparing you all my pain. But these last few days… have shown me that the only person I was sparing was me. Like a certain someone said,” He looks to Gyuhui with fondness through his tears. “I might be brave, but I wasn’t very smart about it. So for all the deception, all of the worry I’ve put you through, for the pool table and the penthouse and everything in between, I’m sorry.”

Neo wipes his tears off with his sleeve, and takes a few deep breaths. “Crud. I was supposed to make a point and accidentally went on a huge tangent instead. I’ll just… probably get back to what I was trying to say.” He nods to Tsukasa, before turning to look at Tohru and Shu - thankfully, they’re just right next to each other.

“As my unfortunately overdone soliloquy just now proved, I’m terminally ill. And as a direct result of that, I had- well, still have a vested interest in making sure that Tohru-san would be kept alive so that she could be reunited with her Sayuri in the end. Call it a bleeding heart or the solidarity of those less fortunate, whatever, it was as Shu-san said: I took care of her by spending the two weeks between the first trial and our penultimate trial standing guard outside her closet door in some capacity, at night. If anyone broke in and nabbed her ID before putting it back while not waking her up, I would’ve known. And if they took her ID while she was conscious…”

His eyes flit right. “I mean, I’d trust her to tell us if someone walked up to her and demanded her ID for whatever reason. Same deal with you, Shu-san. If someone had taken or borrowed your ID in the weeks before, then why wait until now when we have to discuss its possibility to bring it up? It doesn’t really make sense to me.” They flit back left to look at Shu as he locks in his vote. "I want to understand. And if we must vote someone up one last time in order to understand, then I’ll do what I have to do.”

#exesavethem #trial #Tsuneo #submission #terminal illness tw #cancer tw

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