the sitter chronicles are you ready to punch somebody? part 2
a toji fushiguro x babysitter!reader fic
a/n: WE'RE SO BACK POOKIES. I'm sorry I abandoned ship the last couple days, but I was kinda depressed for my accounting exam that went SHIT😆 I'll probably be fixated on the next exams so I won't promise you anything, just pleaaaase bear with me!! btw I freaking HATE how this came out but i'm gonna post it anyway, so just let me know what you think. thank you for the support🩷 let me know if you'd like anything specific for the next parts🩷🩷🩷 love you all😼 as always, if you want, you can read the rest of the series here !
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cw: toxic dynamics with reader's (ex) boyfriend, NOT ROMANTICISING!!!! [grooming (past), emotional abuse, age gap, manipulation, slut-shaming]. explicit language.
the more you try to calm yourself down, the more your hands keep shaking. you're probably seconds away from wearing a hole into the floor after so much pacing in the living room when you receive a text from mr. fushiguro, warning you he's outside.
you can feel his eyes on you the second you step out of your building. watchful green eyes scanning your whole figure, freezing the blood in your veins. his broad frame leans against the passenger door, hiding another presence — a man sitting in the car, lazily smoking a cigarette.
toji moves, a brief tilt of his head toward the car door silently motioning for you to get in. his car is clean, just like last time — the only difference is the asphyxiating stench left by the unknown man.
the silence is deafening. toji watches you through the rear view mirror. "put it out" he says, still looking at you from beneath his lashes. a low grumble escapes the man's mouth. then, with a swift motion, the window slides down and the cigarette is gone.
the sun shining outside fades in contrast to the tense atmosphere inside the vehicle. a fifteen minutes ride, not one word.
you've never been in this part of the city. the restaurant is completely empty. most of the lights are turned off, except for the ones above a table in the corner and the dim glow spilling from the nearby open kitchen. a pleasant smell comes from the pans on the stovetop, delicate and mouthwatering. colourful vegetables are already arranged on four plates, waiting for the rest of the food to be added.
another man peeks out the kitchen. you wouldn't bet fake money that he cooked something so artistic and beautifully presented. not that you're quick to judge — but the tall, pink-haired man dressed in a white chef jacket doesn't exactly look like someone who spend all day in a kitchen, handling culinary blossoms with tiny kitchen tongs. his large hand reaches out, tatted snakes sliding out his rolled-up sleeves.
"I'm sukuna, the owner of the restaurant. nice to meet you." his voice is low — his hand unexpectedly soft, though the grip is steady.
for the first time since you arrived, you realise you're in an empty restaurant, outside the city's chaos, with three adult men. scary, scarred, tatted men.
your train of thought is abruptly cut short by the low grumble of your stomach. cigarette guy smirks. sukuna fully on chuckles.
"let's feed the little one properly, then we'll discuss business." sukuna says, disappearing back into the kitchen.
"kid, this is shiu, a friend from work. kind of," toji says, squeezing his friends shoulder. "it may seem like he's not educated enough to introduce himself, but he's actually been studying you since you got in the car. so, please, excuse his poor manners." shiu smirks again, taking your hand and brushing his lips against the back of it.
"it's a pleasure to meet you, doll." his velvety voice cracks the moment toji slaps the back of his neck.
"knock it off, prick. she could be your daughter." he barks, settling into one of the four chairs around the wooden table.
once you're all seated, sukuna serves you what you're certain is the best food you've ever tasted in your life. a low moan slips form your mouth. sukuna cocks his eyebrow, waiting for your feedback. toji stiffens.
"oh. my. god. mr.sukuna, this is the most delicious food I've ever eaten in my life" you squeal, mouth still full. sukuna relaxes. toji, on the other hand, remains rigid like a wall of cement.
once you finish eating and the table is empty, shiu clears his voice. "so. about this kyogo brat. I checked his background. it's mostly clean, except for two DUIs and a possession charge. kids nowadays."
you yelp in your seat. you didn't know about that.
"can you tell us about you two, sweetheart?" sukuna, now dressed in casual clothes, leans on the table.
"yeah, sure. uhm... we first got together when I was sixteen and he was twenty-three" toji straightens in his chair, clicking his tongue. sudden embarrassment locks your limbs.
"go on" sukuna says gently, offering you a reassuring smile.
"we met at a cafe near my school. he asked for my number and my friends thought it was cool that someone older was interested in me, so I gave it to him. we were together for a couple months, then I found out he already had a girlfriend. fiancee, actually. I broke up with him immediately, but he told me his parents had forced him into an arranged marriage — or something like that — and that he loved me. that he had to listen to them because they're rich and he lives off of them."
you swallow.
"after a couple weeks, he broke off the engagement and he came to me. so I took him back. for the last four years, it's been a constant push and pull. I've thought about leaving him so many times, but I feel guilty because he went against his parents for me. and sometimes— sometimes he still treats me decently."
"and it's hard to leave the guy that was your first everything" you snap your head at shiu, cheeks burning. sukuna slaps his bicep. "wow. nice tact."
toji is awfully silent. his eyes are fixed on you, but you don't dare meet his gaze. shiu and sukuna start bickering, shoving eachother like teenagers.
"but he doesn't hurt you, does he?"
toji's cold voice cuts through the air like a sharp knife. the other two men immediately stop their fight, seriousness settling back in.
"no, absolutely not, mr.fushiguro—" you immediately look at him, hands to your chest "he doesn't hit me. he just breaks stuff sometimes, like glasses and plates. or punches the wall." your gaze drops to the table again.
"the main reason I want to dump him is the stuff his friends say to me. and the fact he never steps in."
toji looks at you, silently urging you to continue.
"his friends are older than me, obviously. they're kinda mean. they always have something to say about my school, the food I eat, my weight, my 'slutty' dresses. or about me rambling. honestly, pretty much everything I do bothers them. and I can totally see that. I can. in their eyes I'm just a kid. I do talk very much when I'm nervous and I like skirts. so what? I jus—"
"megumi loves listening to you talk about anything," toji cuts in, his tone unexpectedly warm. "you have this unique way of calming him. and when I come back home after a long day and find you two all cuddled up... that calms me too."
"you old sap" shiu scoff, flicking his arm.
toji doesn’t even look at him.
“and why,” he says instead, voice low and steady, “would you ever change yourself for a shithead like that?”
silence fills the room again. toji leans back in his chair, one arm on the backrest. he gives sukuna a telling look. he meets it, then nods.
“you’re done with him,” toji says.
it's not a suggestion. more like a verdict. a decision he already made. your chest tightens.
“I— I tried.” you admit “I’ve tried so many times.” you swallow. “every time I brought something up, he told me I was exaggerating. that I was too sensitive — and I liked making problems out of nothing.”
you hesitate, then add quietly, ashamed of yourself, “I didn’t even mean for any of this to come out.”
toji’s gaze darkens.
“I screenshotted our messages,” you explain. “because I wanted to send them to shoko, since she always tells me to text her whenever he goes crazy.” a breath catches in your throat. “but I sent them to you, mr.fushiguro”
the air stills.
“I panicked. and then you texted me asking if I was okay.”
tears blur your vision, sudden and humiliating. you press your palms to your face, shaking your head.
“I thought I was just being dramatic. that if I tried harder—”
“you don’t fix men like that,” toji says evenly. “you either survive them or you leave.”
shiu shifts uncomfortably, scratching the back of his neck. “yeah. and for the record? anyone who makes you feel small for liking skirts is a fucking idiot.”
sukuna snorts softly. “that too.”
you wipe your cheeks, breathing shakily. “what if he doesn't like it and comes looking for me?”
toji leans forward, elbows on the table. “he won’t,” he says. "I won’t allow it."
“and if he tries,” sukuna adds, standing, “he won’t like the reception.”
toji’s gaze softens when it returns to you — just enough to make your chest ache. as soon as your breathing evens out, you can't help but welcome an abrupt thought, sneaking into your mind out of nowhere.
"what kind of job is yours exactly, by the way?" you ask toji. he looks at you.
"don't worry about that. just be a good kid and let me handle this."
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