#nanami with tourette's

[that-was-anticlimactic]

fragments of the day

“You’ve got so many knots tonight, Kento,” Yu commented, and though Kento couldn’t see him, he was sure Yu was frowning. “You gotta tell me when it starts to get this bad, okay?”

“I didn’t want to worry you.”

I didn’t want to bother you.

“You’re my best friend, Kento. I’m always gonna worry about you,” Yu replied easily, pushing into his muscles even harder and damn, that felt amazing; Yu really was good at giving massages. “I don’t like seeing you in pain.”

Kento sucked in a breath, then coughed, trying to play it off as a tic. How was Yu able to be so open with him? How was he able to share what’s in his heart? Hell, Kento can’t even say I love you. He has to rely on don't be stupid and be careful to get the message across.

Sometimes, he wished he were more like Yu.

So, Kento passed him another orange.

[or, nanami has bad shoulder pain and haibara makes it a little better]

⛅️12,868 words | nanami & haibara, nanami & gojo🌥

chapter one

chapter two

[tourettes-swag-tournament]

tourette's swag tournament — round two, part one

[ID: side by side photos of Nanami Kento from Jujutsu Kaisen and Nathan Young from Misfits. /End ID.]

[small-sketch]

Latest addition to my ‘I diagnose u with Tourettes’ collection is Itadori Yuji!!!

Congratulations Yuji!! You now tic when u get too excited trying to explain the plot of a movie to Nobara and Megumi !!! As if you didn’t have enough to deal with >:D !!!

Okay but I also think Gojo is the type to try and finish Yuji’s sentences when he’s mid tic and has to pause, while Nanami would politely wait for Yuji to be done like its literally no big deal. While I personally don’t like people finishing my sentences when I tic, I think Yuji would be so happy with both of their reactions. He finds Gojo comforting since he really does know what he’s going to say and keeps the energy of Yuji’s excitement up, and he finds Nanami so comforting with how nonchalant he is about it that Yuji almost forgets whats it’s like for someone to look at him weird when he tics for too long. He didn’t even have to explain what it was to Nanami, he didn’t bat an eye.

[zukkaoru]

wrapped inside a cocoon made of flesh and bones

Nanami hisses as if he’s in pain, and Nobara looks over at him. “Are you okay?” “I’m fine,” he says stiffly, not really sounding fine. “It’s just—” he rolls his wounded shoulder and winces. Oh, shit. Half of his body is injured, and he can’t stop moving it.

nobara & nanami, before and after shibuya

🌾 11.3k words | rated t 🌾

[ao3feed-danganronpa]

The Bitches™

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Lel8nM

by f3k1nl0s3r

i put each and every single comfort creator/character and all of my kins in a chatfic. well see how its gonna go

spoiler: not well

Words: 442, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Minecraft (Video Game), Video Blogging RPF, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, OMORI (Video Game), Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Hamilton - Miranda, Friday Night Funkin' (Video Game), ENA - Joel G (Web Series), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Miraculous Ladybug, Star vs. The Forces Of Evil, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Big Hero 6 (2014)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Multi

Characters: Clay | Dream (Video Blogging RPF), GeorgeNotFound (Video Blogging RPF), Darryl Noveschosch, Sapnap (Video Blogging RPF), Karl Jacobs, Alexis | Quackity, TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF), Wilbur Soot, Jonathan Joestar, Dio Brando, Erina Pendleton Joestar, Joseph Joestar, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, Suzie Quatro, Elizabeth Joestar | Lisa Lisa, Pillar Men (JoJo), Wamuu | Wham, Esidisi | ACDC, Robert Edward O. Speedwagon, Kujo Jotaro, Kakyoin Noriaki, Jean Pierre Polnareff, Mohammed Abdul | Muhammad Avdol, Higashikata Josuke (JoJo: Diamond is Unbreakable), Hirose Koichi, Yamagishi Yukako, Nijimura Okuyasu, Kira Yoshikage (JoJo: Diamond is Unbreakable), Giorno Giovanna, Bruno Buccellati, Leone Abbacchio, Narancia Ghirga, Pannacotta Fugo, Vinegar Doppio, Diavolo (JoJo), Risotto Nero, Kujo Jolyne, Hermes Costello, F. F. | Foo Fighters (JoJo), Narciso Anasui, Weather Report (JoJo), Johnny Joestar, Gyro Zeppeli, Funny Valentine, Diego Brando, Hot Pants (JoJo), Midoriya Izuku, Bakugou Katsuki, Todoroki Shouto, Uraraka Ochako, Asui Tsuyu, Yaoyorozu Momo, Ashido Mina, Kaminari Denki, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Toga Himiko, Dabi (My Hero Academia), Kirishima Eijirou, Shinsou Hitoshi, Sunny (OMORI), Aubrey (OMORI), Basil (OMORI), Kel (OMORI), Hero (OMORI), Mari (OMORI), Naegi Makoto, Kirigiri Kyouko, Togami Byakuya, Fukawa Touko, Asahina Aoi, Ogami Sakura, Oowada Mondo, Kuwata Leon, Maizono Sayaka, Ikusaba Mukuro, Enoshima Junko, Hinata Hajime, Komaeda Nagito, Mioda Ibuki, Toby Smith | Tubbo, Nanami Chiaki, Owari Akane, Pekoyama Peko, Kuzuryu Fuyuhiko, Hanamura Teruteru, Sonia Nevermind, Tanaka Gundham, Soda Kazuichi, Saihara Shuichi, Oma Kokichi, Chabashira Tenko, Yumeno Himiko, Amami Rantaro, Shirogane Tsumugi, Tsumiki Mikan, Saionji Hiyoko, Koizumi Mahiru, Akamatsu Kaede, Kishibe Rohan, Iruma Miu, K1-B0 (Dangan Ronpa), Gokuhara Gonta, Harukawa Maki, Momota Kaito, Naegi Komaru, Satoshi | Ash Ketchum, Citron | Clemont, Kasumi | Misty, Takeshi | Brock, Eureka | Bonnie, Musashi | Jessie, Kojirou | James, Suiren | Lana, Serena (Pokemon), Gou | Goh (Pokemon), Kaki | Kiawe, Gladio | Gladion, Lilie | Lillie (Pokemon), Mao | Mallow (Pokemon), Alexander Hamilton, John Laurens, Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette, Hercules Mulligan, Elizabeth "Eliza" Schuyler, Angelica Schuyler, Margaret "Peggy" Schuyler, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, Pico (Pico's School), Boyfriend (Friday Night Funkin'), Girlfriend (Friday Night Funkin'), Lemon Demon (Friday Night Funkin'), Skid (Friday Night Funkin'), Pump (Friday Night Funkin'), Ena (ENA), Mutou Yuugi, Yami Yuugi | Atem, Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner, Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler, Honda Hiroto | Tristan Taylor, Kaiba Seto, Bakura Ryou, Yami Bakura, Marik Ishtar, Saiki Kusuo, Saiki Kusuke, Teruhashi Kokomi, Hairo Kineshi, Kaidou Shun, Kuboyasu Aren, Akechi Touma, Aiura Mikoto, Toritsuka Reita, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Star Butterfly, Marco Diaz (Star vs. The Forces of Evil), Ishimaru Kiyotaka, Fujisaki Chihiro, Tsukino Usagi, Albert | AlbertsStuff | Flamingo, Mizuno Ami, Aino Minako, Hino Rei, Kino Makoto, Chiba Mamoru, Hiro Hamada, Mark Fischbach, darkiplier, Antisepticeye (Jacksepticeye Power Hour), Sean McLoughlin, Chase Brody, Jackieboy Man (Jacksepticeye Power Hour), Doctor Henrik Von Schneeplestein, Wilford Warfstache | William J. Barnum | The Colonel, Googleplier (Markiplier TV), Ethan Nestor, BlankGamePlays, Original Characters, Dave | Technoblade, Genocider Syo | Genocide Jack

Relationships: currently are too many for me to keep up with lmfao, some of them are crossover pairings lol

Additional Tags: wow thats a lot of people, uhm-, Chatting & Messaging, Shapeshifter Alexis | Quackity, Out of Character, VERY Out of Character, like everyone here is out of character-, TommyInnit Has ADHD (Video Blogging RPF), Chaotic Midoriya Izuku, Chaotic Alexis | Quackity, how is that not a tag??, Chaotic Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, chaotic everyone in general, except jotaro saiki and yoshikage, lmao they hiding in the corner, Fluff and Crack, Crossover, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Crossover Pairings, Bisexual Mutou Yuugi, Nonbinary Character, Trans Male Character, Trans Alexis | Quackity, Nonbinary Alexis | Quackity, He/Him and They/Them Pronouns for Komaeda Nagito, He/Him and They/Them pronouns for Wilbur Soot, He/They/Fae/Bugz Pronouns for Quackity, author projecting onto quackity, Trans Kujo Jotaro, Genderfluid Kaminari Denki, Sunny and Omori share a body, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Sunny uses It/Its pronouns, Tourette's Syndrome, Quackity has tourettes, Smart Tsukino Usagi, Asexual Character, Asexual Technoblade (Video Blogging RPF), Aroace Saiki Kusuo, Older Satoshi | Ash Ketchum, Trans Satoshi | Ash Ketchum, Bonnie is older, like shes 15, did i mention evil version of the main heroes are gonna be here too?, oh i havent?, Well-, Mastermind Naegi Makoto, Mastermind Saihara Shuichi, Mastermind Hinata Hajime, Dark Satoshi?, idk the tag, Dark Tsukino Usagi, my hands hurt, Dork Naegi Makoto, Human Disaster Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton Loves Coffee, John Laurens Lives, none of the fandoms follow canon btw, just wanna let you knowwww', Bisexual Joseph Joestar, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Tags Are Hard

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Lel8nM

[that-was-anticlimactic]

[ID: a picture of Utahime from Jujutsu Kaisen in front of the tourette’s flag. the color are teal, a lighter teal, green, and white and there’s a ribbon in the center that’s just slightly darker than the teal. /End ID.]

okay but consider... utahime with tourette’s👀

s/o to @transokkotsu​ for helping me decide this <333

note: i did not make this flag—i found it online. there is no official ts flag, but i really liked this one:)

[that-was-anticlimactic]

my tourette's month fics <3

2022:

i love the way you move - ninjago, bruiseshipping

no doubts, no more fears - atla, zukka

his brand of make believe convinces me it's real - saiki k, kubokai

painting you a thousand kisses - miraculous ladybug, julerose

~

2023:

fragments of the day - jujutsu kaisen, nanami & gojo

giving you something to lean on - mob psycho 100, ritsu & reigen

now i feel my stars align - bungou stray dogs, higuchi & the black lizard

it's like a fire, a stranglehold - sk8 the infinity, reki & oka

[tourettes-swag-tournament]

here is the bracket for the tourette's swag tournament!!!

round one contains 32 matches, so it will be split into two parts! the polls for round 1, part 1 will begin tomorrow, april 2nd, whenever i wake up and remember <3

for anyone wondering about who is v who and all that jazz, i literally just did them all in alphabetical order lol <3

i'll try to keep this post updated with winners and such! feel free to submit propaganda through asks/submissions/reblogs/tags; i'll try to post/rb all of it:)

left side of bracket, top to bottom:

Alya Cesairé (Miraculous Ladybug) vs. AUBREY (omori)

Bakugou Katsuki (My Hero Academia) vs. Bumi ii (Legend of Korra)

Cesare (Bigtop Burger) vs. Cleo Sertori (H2O)

Cole (Ninjago) vs. Eddie Munson (Stranger Things)

Felix (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) vs. Fig Faeth (Fantasy High)

Finn the Human (Adventure Time) vs. Galo Thymos (Promare)

Gin Ibushi (Your Turn to Die) vs. Hamato Raphael (ROTTMNT)

Higuchi Ichiyō (Bungou Stray Dogs) vs. Hinata Shouyou (Haikyuu!!)

Hisirdoux Casperan (Tales of Arcadia) vs. Iggy (Maximum Ride)

Iori Utahime (Jujutsu Kaisen) vs. Jay Walker (Ninjago)

Jupiter (We Know the Devil) vs. Kageyama Ritsu (Mob Psycho 100)

Kaidou Shun (Saiki K) vs. Kai (Ninjago)

Kaminari Denki (My Hero Academia) vs. Kyan Reki (SK8 the Infinity)

Lance McClain (Voltron) vs. Link (Legend of Zelda)

Louise Belcher (Bob's Burgers) vs. Luz Noceda (Owl House)

Magneto/Erik Lehnsherr (X Men) vs. Martin Blackwood (Magnus Archives)

right side of bracket, top to bottom:

Maud Pie (My Little Pony) vs. Merlin (Seven Deadly Sins)

Michael Vey (Michael Vey) vs. Misty Quigley (Yellowjackets)

Nanami Kento (Jujutsu Kaisen) vs. Nathan Young (Misfits)

Neil Josten (All for the Game) vs. Nina Flip (Brand New Animal)

Okumura Rin (Blue Exorcist) vs. Optimus Prime (Transformers)

Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson) vs. Phoebe Litchen (Phoebe in Wonderland)

Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony) vs. Pinky (Pinky and the Brain)

Power (Chainsaw Man) vs. Robert Speedwagon (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

Rose Lavillant (Miraculous Ladybug) vs. Sam Manson (Danny Phantom)

Sera (Dragon Age: Inquisition) vs. Shaggy Rogers (Scooby Doo)

Sokka (Avatar: the Last Airbender) vs. Spyke (Splatoon 3)

Steven Universe (Steven Universe) vs. Sticky Washington (Mysterious Benedict Society)

Susie (Deltarune) vs. Tedros of Camelot (School for Good & Evil)

Ted the Bellhop (Four Rooms) vs. Temperance Brennan (Bones)

Theron Shan (Star Wars: the Old Republic) vs. Vanellope Von Schweetz (Wreck-It Ralph)

Vincent Rhodes (Road Within) vs. Zane Julien (Ninjago)

[tourettes-swag-tournament]

HAPPY TOURETTE'S AWARENESS MONTH!!! we're back at it again, folks! the next round will start tomorrow (5/19/23) at whatever time i wake up and remember! the next line ups are as follows:

left side of the bracket, top to bottom:

Alya Cesairé (Miraculous Ladybug) vs. Bumi ii (Legend of Korra)

Cleo (H2O) vs. Cole (Ninjago)

Fig Faeth (Fantasy High) vs. Finn the Human (Adventure Time)

Hamato Raphael (ROTTMNT) vs. Hinata Shouyou (Haikyuu!!)

Iggy (Maximum Ride) vs. Jay Walker (Ninjago)

Kageyama Ritsu (Mob Psycho 100) vs. Kaidou Shun (Saiki K)

Kyan Reki (SK8 the Infinity) vs. Lance McClain (Voltron)

Luz Noceda (Owl House) vs. Martin Blackwood (Magnus Archives)

right side of the bracket, top to bottom:

Maud Pie (My Little Pony) vs. Misty Quigley (Yellowjackets)

Nanami Kento (Jujutsu Kaisen) vs. Nina Flip (Brand New Animal)

Okumura Rin (Blue Exorcist) vs. Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson)

Pinky (Pinky and the Brain) vs. Power (Chainsaw Man)

Sam Manson (Danny Phantom) vs. Shaggy Rogers (Scooby Doo)

Sokka (Avatar: the Last Airbender) vs. Sticky Washington (Mysterious Benedict Society)

Susie (Deltarune) vs. Temperance Brennan (Bones)

Vanellope Von Schweetz (Wreck-It Ralph) vs. Zane Julien (Ninjago)

for anyone wondering about who is v who and all that jazz, i literally just did them all in alphabetical order lol <3

[that-was-anticlimactic]

C N S :-]

c - a ship you have never liked and probably never will.

hm... like the obvious jjk ones like g.ojohime or wait also nanami & that bakery girl... don't like that one and never did tbh also anything that's saiki x someone sorry but absolutely not oiuyftgyhuijo

n - name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

ooo okay! 1. more disabled headcanons like neurodivergencies or physical disabilities... more like... idk i don't wanna say niche because that's :/// but tired but like more diverse disability headcanons, if that makes sense? maybe i'm just an ed major who really likes learning about what my students may be experiencing iuhygfgyhu anyways 2. more short!cole believers <3 sorry that's a ninjago one but like... i feel this deep in my soul he's short he told me personally or okay not Short but he's shorter than jay <3 3. you know what? more characters eating tomatoes like apples. look, do i just want a tomato right now? perhaps... but like... yeah <3 or okay wait here's a better one: more zuko kicking things <3

s - show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

OOO HELLO okay so: nanami & utahime have tourette's syndrome <3 i love this headcanon with my entire heart, soul, and body <3 also megumi eats tomatoes like apples, yuuji eats onions like apples, nobara eats lemons like apples, maki eats fondant frosting out of the jar, toge drinks pickle juice, and yuuta eats like... fast food chicken dipped in caramel sauce packets <3

[that-was-anticlimactic]

so anyways nanami with tourette’s, right? he experiences a lot of hand pain due to his tics and has trouble using his phone or typing or using his weapon on really bad days. and one day after he comes back to the world of jujutsu, gojo sees how much pain he’s in and is like “let me help you” and obviously nanami says no at first. but gojo keeps pestering him so nanami finally is like “fine” and gojo gets kt tape from shoko and gently wraps nanami’s hands and wrists with it. and nanami finds it hard to breathe for a second because never before has anybody touched him with so much care (well, someone did once, but that was long ago... that was something he tries not to think about). and gojo is like “thank you for letting me help you” and something swells in nanami’s heart and he has his oh, he genuinely cares about me and doesn’t want to see me in pain moment.

[that-was-anticlimactic]

[ID: a screenshot of nanami kento from jujutsu kaisen. he is sitting on the grass with his legs out in front of him. one is bent with an arm wrapped around it. he is facing the camera. there is a picnic blanket with food and drinks on top of the blanket. /End ID.]

he’s just a little guy. he’s just Sitting. look at him.

[that-was-anticlimactic]

[ID: a picture of Nanami Kento from Jujutsu Kaisen in front of the Tourette’s flag. the color are teal, a lighter teal, green, and white and there’s a ribbon in the center that’s just slightly darker than the teal. /End ID.]

so anyway, nanami has tourette’s :)

note: i did not make this flag—i found it online. there is no official ts flag, but i really liked this one:)

[zukkaoru]

turbulence wasn't forecasted

“Well,” Haibara says. He’s twisting his fingers together, giving away the fact that he’s more anxious than he’s letting on. “I guess this is it.” He lets out a nervous laugh.

Suguru puts on his best reassuring smile and passes Haibara’s bag over to him. “You’re going to be fine. You and Nanami are both powerful sorcerers.”

Haibara beams.

a collection of the last words exchanged between Suguru & the others at Jujutsu Tech before his final mission.

💫written for day two of geto week: last words💫

[zukkaoru]

the guy who didn't like tomatoes

“What are you looking at?” Megumi demands.

“Nothing!” Yuuji squeaks, turning his gaze down to the table. He can sense Megumi walking over to him and sitting down across from him, but he refuses to look back up. Because if he looks back up, that means he has to admit that this isn’t a hallucination. And also the lines running through the wood of the table are extremely interesting so Yuuji will just continue to study them instead of facing the crime his boyfriend is currently committing.

“...Okay?” And, of course, because it’s only the two of them here, it’s silent apart from the sound of Megumi biting into the—

No. He won’t even think it. If he doesn’t think it, it’s not happening, right?

Right?

“Is it the tomato?” Megumi asks.

(And the fantasy land of denial Yuuji built up for himself disintegrates.)

or: megumi likes tomatoes. yuuji absolutely does not. and also everyone is alive and happy because friendship is magic. thank you and goodnight.

[aka a birthday fic for corey (@that-was-anticlimactic) my beloved💞❤]

[zukkaoru]

okay okay okay i know this isn't jjk but hear me out: ♔: finding the other wearing their clothes + nendou / hairo

OR

the same prompt but with platonic nanami & gojo *side eye emoji*

hello corey my beloved🥰💖 i went with nanami & gojo bc i. have feelings. this takes place a few months after ch78 and also features nanami with tourette's, since this was written for you <3

warnings: referenced canonical character death word count: 1400

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Everything is quiet and dark when Satoru returns to campus.

The mission in and of itself hadn’t been hard, but he’s still a little uneasy with long distance teleportation, especially after missions, so he’d had to wait on a train to take him back to campus.

But even if he hadn’t returned so late, the school still would have felt too quiet and empty. The entire world feels like someone scooped a chunk out, and now Satoru just has to learn to live life avoiding the blank space. The void where Suguru and Haibara used to reside.

Everyone claims it will get easier, but Satoru isn’t sure. It’s been months, and all that’s changed are the seasons. From the tail end of summer - the warmth of the last days before Haibara’s death - into a chilled autumn that took Suguru along with the wildlife, and finally, winter wind and snow covered over all that was left behind.

But now that the snow has melted, the entire world simply looks dead.

Frozen grass crunches beneath Satoru’s feet as he trudges back to the dorm building, hands buried deep in his pockets and shoulders hunched in an attempt to preserve his body heat. His face is half-numb and his only saving grace is that Infinity protects him from the wind.

He’d texted Yaga and Shoko as soon as he’d gotten back to campus, so as soon as he’s inside, he heads directly for his room so he can change and then pass out for the next twelve hours. Yaga will be pissed if he sleeps in that late, but he also won’t actually do anything.

And sleep sounds so nice. Satoru used to never get enough sleep, but recently, he’s found that sleep is actually the best use of his time. The more he sleeps, the less he has to deal with being awake and dealing with reality. When Satoru is asleep, anything is possible. He can exist in a world where Suguru stayed and Haibara survived and happiness is still feasible.

Truthfully, Satoru could probably just lie down here in the hallway, close his eyes, and drift off. He cannot wait to get out of his uniform, put on something comfortable, and crash.

His plans are interrupted, though, when he hears the TV playing.

He stops in his tracks. It’s not quite midnight, so it’s not at all unlikely that Shoko is still awake, even if she hasn’t responded to Satoru’s text yet.

Satoru follows the sound of the TV.

He’s expecting to see Shoko sprawled out across the couch, probably either smoking or drinking, maybe with a bowl of popcorn. Instead, he finds Nanami curled up on one side of the couch, like he’s trying to take up as little space as possible - like he’s used to sharing with someone else. There’s a blanket half-covering him, like it slid part way off, revealing that he’s wearing a weirdly familiar hoodie. His hair is covering his eyes even more than usual, and Satoru is going to assume he’s asleep, because if not, he probably would have sensed Satoru walking in on him.

My Neighbor Totoro is playing on the TV, which Satoru only recognizes because Haibara made them all watch it last year after discovering that he and Suguru were the only two who had seen it.

Satoru…doesn’t know what to do. Should he just leave and pretend he never saw Nanami here? Should he wake Nanami so he can go sleep in his room? Does Nanami even want to sleep in his room? God knows there have been many nights that Satoru has wanted to sleep anywhere besides his own room.

In the end, Satoru doesn’t have to make a decision, because Nanami stirs and mumbles something under his breath.

Satoru freezes, holding his breath.

Nanami lifts his head slowly and looks around until his gaze lands on Satoru. He already has a half-awake peeved expression on his face, but as soon as he spots Satoru, his frown deepens and he rolls his eyes. He drops his head back onto the couch. “Are you spying on me?”

“I just got back from my mission and heard the TV. I thought it was Shoko.”

“Well.” Nanami clicks his tongue. “Sorry to disappoint.” He makes a brrr sound as Satoru plops down on the other end of the couch.

“Watching Totoro?”

Nanami tenses.

Satoru puts his hands up in defense. “I’m not judging! It’s a good movie.” Haibara’s favorite, he wants to add, but he doesn’t. Names hold power and it’s best not to use ones that belong to those who are gone. It’s best if you can place the people who have left in their own compartment in your mind, lock them in that box, and lose the key.

Nanami sighs. He sits up, and the movement causes the blanket to fall to the floor. Nanami stares down at it for several moments, and Satoru stares at the hoodie Nanami is wearing. He understands why it looks so familiar now.

“Are you wearing my hoodie?”

“Huh?” Nanami asks, not looking away from the blanket.

“The hoodie you’re wearing. That’s mine.”

Nanami blinks slowly. He rolls his shoulder. He looks at the hoodie he’s wearing, and then over at Gojo. “You left it in my room.”

“I did?” Satoru doesn’t remember that. It’s the hoodie he bought the first time he, Suguru, and Shoko all went shopping together. He’d gone back and forth on whether or not he actually wanted it for a while until Shoko finally told him that he’d better buy something before they left because they came to shop and Satoru had not actually done any shopping yet because he had yet to buy anything.

Nanami hums. “When you came into my room,” he whistles, “to bo-bother me last week, and then complained about it being too hot? You took your hoodie off and left - left, left - it.” He shrugs. “Finders keepers.”

Satoru stares at Nanami for several long moments and Nanami twitches under his gaze. Then, Satoru breaks into a smile. He launches himself across the couch and half-hug, half-tackles Nanami. “You know, you were the only one who hadn’t stolen one of my shirts or sweatshirts at some point. Now you’re really part of the family.”

Suguru stole Satoru’s clothes all the time. Haibara borrowed his t-shirts on multiple occasions. And Shoko likes wearing his hoodies when it’s cold because they’re too big for her. Nanami rolled his eyes at all the clothes sharing, but now, he’s joined in.

“Get off of me!”

“Fine, fine,” Satoru sits up, still grinning widely at Nanami. Nanami looks away, but Satoru can still see the pink dusting his cheeks, so he’ll claim that he won this time.

He leans back against the couch. “Gonna finish watching the movie?”

Nanami chews on his lip, staring at the screen. Well, he seems to be more staring through the screen; Satoru isn’t sure he’s actually comprehending anything that’s happening in the movie right now.

Finally, he says, “Probably. Yeah.” There’s a beat of silence, and then, “Do you want to stay and watch with me?”

Satoru could absolutely be obnoxious about this, but he won’t. Nanami would probably just leave if he did that anyways. So he reigns himself in and responds with a simple, “Sure!”

“Don’t make me regret it.”

Satoru gasps in mock offense. “I would never!”

Nanami glares at him, and Satoru answers with an innocent smile. But their gazes linger half a second too long, and Nanami’s expression softens. In the split second before he turns away, Satoru can see there is something broken in Nanami.

There is something broken in both of them - something that cannot be fixed. Something that was lost when the world caved in and took Haibara and Suguru with it. Something that could only be found in a silver urn holding the ashes of a seventeen-year-old boy or the massacred bodies strewn through a village hardly big enough to be put on a map..

What is broken cannot be mended. What was left behind will forever be missing the pieces that made it whole.

But they can find small moments of peace, even as everything continues to crumble around them. They can wear each other’s hoodies and watch movies with impossible happy endings and pretend, just for a moment, that tragedy is not an inevitability.