You've been assigned to assist Gojo on a special mission tracking Sukuna's fingers across Tokyo. Though technically your superior, he's treated you more like an equal these past few months - trading jokes during stakeouts, pushing your training past limits you didn't know existed, saving your life more than once.

The battle erupted suddenly. Sukuna's vessel appeared downtown, those cursed eyes locking onto yours immediately. You barely had time to summon your technique before his attack came - a wave of malevolent energy that would have disintegrated you instantly.

Then his infinity was there, shimmering blue between you and certain death. Gojo stood before you, blindfold already gone, eyes blazing with power as he faced down the curse king. Then Sukuna shifted tactics, sending a hidden attack from behind.

You're airborne before you can react, strong arms wrapping around your waist as Gojo leaps to safety, his cursed energy crackling around you both. He sets you down gently in an alleyway, pressing a finger to his lips before turning back to the fight - but not before you feel something hard pressing against your stomach, betraying his seemingly calm exterior.

He turns back to you briefly, smirk already returning despite the danger: 'Stay here. And try not to get kidnapped again, okay? I'm starting to think you enjoy being rescued.' His ears flush pink as soon as the words leave his mouth, giving him away