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It was hard to get use to sleeping in the dorms, at least it was for Yuuji. He was use to the sounds of the city, the late night car moving pass or skittering of some late night critter outside the house. The dull glow of the street light coming in through the slits in his blinds had always given his room a soft glow and made it feel like civilization was so very close. It had been comforting to the omega and so easily he found himself curled up in his nest, sleeping away the night.
The dorms though were so different. It was darker with no lights outside and the sounds of creaking wood and lack of any noises of city life made it feel too silent at times. Not to mention the bed wasn’t nearly as comfortable as his one in Sendai, despite the great pains Yuuji had taken to create a large, fluffy nest. It just never felt the same for the omega, no matter how much he fussed or what position he slept in. He would spend nights, curled up within the well woven sides of his nest, buried in his cherry blossom scent, unable to sleep, missing the familiar noises and the soft glow in his room. He so desperately missed his incredibly soft mattress too and was debating if he should make a bit of a fuss and throw all the charm to get a nicer one.
In the end, he would push that thought aside as he didn’t really consider himself an omega who fussed and pursued sugar alphas just to get things. He had standards. Friendly, of course, but not about to cause trouble for others, thus he resigned himself to make due with what he had.
Instead on sleepless nights, Yuuji often would stay up to watch videos online, listen to music, or read, just to try and tire his brain out so it had no choice but to just suck it up and go to sleep. Tonight was one of those nights where the omega found himself tired, but not able to sleep, lounged out in his nest and rotting his brain out on whatever it was he could find to hold his attention.
After clicking through various videos in an attempt to rot out his brain enough to pass out, he found himself settling on an old guilty pleasure of his that had his inner omega purring and squirming: cuddle videos.
Yuuji would blame the fact his heat was a few days away and his instincts were getting into that mood once more, but he found himself watching videos of some lucky omega, all curled up in the arms of some handsome alpha, getting nuzzled and scented so lovingly. The way the alpha caressed and crooned, those savage fangs, ever so gently grazed over scent glands, and the subtle, lazy grinds of hips had Yuuji letting out a wistful sigh. He watched with a muted envy, head against his arms the latest video where the much larger alpha was all sultry low croons that vibrating right through Yuuji as he murmured how lovely his omega was.
Not that Yuuji could ever really picture himself as the omega in those videos. He wasn’t exactly a short, curvy omega that looked as soft as a pillow and complete with the cute little omega tummy that was idolized so much. All lean muscle, hard angles, and only the barest hint of any omega curves, Yuuji often was mistaken for a beta with an oddly sweet scent before they marked his dynamic. When he had been just presenting, he had actually cried a lot about how he wasn’t cute enough to be an omega, to which his grandfather had shooed him off in exasperation.
All those online forums said that curves like that came after being pupped anyways, that most omegas in the industry who were drop dead curvy often already had mates or had a few liter of pups to get those gorgeous hips and perfect ass. Things that Yuuji certainly wasn’t ready for. He hadn’t even shared a scent with an alpha, let alone gotten that far and at this point in his life, he had made peace with his younger self’s embarrassing desire to have a lovely omega ass. He was happy with how he looked.
He just wasn’t happy at times with the lack of an alpha partner to cuddle with. Just someone to hold and scent over him with that small hint of possessiveness that came with light marks against his shoulders and neck. To have some alpha want to claim him, whispering how he belonged to him while rubbing hands lazily over his hips before wrapping him up in big strong arms-
Yuuji could feel his cheeks heating up and his instincts grow all the more lonely as his little fantasy cuddle spiraled.
“What garbage are you looking at?”
The omega blinked in confusion at the sound of Sukuna’s voice before he let out a soft huff and wisely moved his hand from his chin to keep his fingers well away from his cheek, “What are you doing looking if you think it is garbage?”
Sometimes Yuuji forgot Sukuna was there. The king of curses was not particularly a talkative sort unless wanting to insult Yuuji or threaten people who he found had committed the egregious sin of being alive and annoying to his views of the world. Not to mention he had killed Yuuji. That was something that Yuuji was bitter and irritated about. It was also part of the reason he wasn’t answering Sukuna’s question out right about why he was watching cuddle videos this late at night. He really didn’t need Sukuna’s input or opinion on him being a sad little omega, watching videos of alphas and omegas cuddling all sweetly.
“You are up late again and it is hard to get sleep when you are watching this filth,” Sukuna sneered, “All that purring and crooning they do, it is pathetic,”
“It’s cute,” Yuuji said, frowning as he put on another cuddle video, more just to annoy Sukuna more, “I control the body, so I watch whatever the hell I want before my heat,”
Sukuna was silent for a moment before he spoke, his tone a touch incredulously, “You actually have heats?”
“I’m an omega, of course I have heats,” Yuuji huffed, cheeks turning a touch red, “I’m a ripe little piece of ass, just waiting for a big strong alpha to pup,”
He was being sarcastic, just wanting to annoy Sukuna and once more vexed by the king of curses apparent shock over his dynamic. The first time he made a nest, the stupid curse had actually asked if he had grown up with omegas given that betas didn’t do such stupid behaviors. Then he had laughed, commencing to insulting Yuuji about everything he found wrong with him. Nothing new, but it maybe hurt a touch as it was not something he hadn’t heard from others. Somewhere his younger self was sobbing on the floor all over again about his lack of proper ass.
“So you watch this filth to try and contend with the fact no alpha wants you?” Sukuna asked in his usual snide tone.
“Hard to know if they want me if I really don’t care and am not looking,” Yuuji drawled, “A guy can like the concept of some big alpha cuddling him but not really want to go chasing it. I’m not desperate,”
His gaze went to the video where the alpha so patiently nudged along the side of the nest, crooning softly and waiting for permission to enter the nest with the omega cooing and teasing, holding off on that permission just to give little nips and headbutts here. Yuuji wondered if he would tease like that when he encountered his first alpha.
Or maybe he would be the type of omega to drag his partner into the nest to get into a bit of a wrestling match and play fight before forced down to snuggles and cuddles. It had Yuuji giving out a hum, half in a doze as the video continued on, now with cute little pecks to the cheek and lips as the alpha slid into the nest.
“This is so agonizingly pathetic,” Sukuna sneered.
“Then don’t watch it, unless you are secretly an omega that wants some of that happy cuddling,” Yuuji murmured, eyes half-closed and purring gently to himself.
“As if I would be an omega,” Sukuna scoffed as if Yuuji had called him some horrific insult, “Do you not recognize an alpha when you see one, brat?”
Yuuji blinked sleepily at that reveal. Really he hadn’t even given a thought to Sukuna having a dynamic other than being horrible. He had maybe convinced himself in his head that Sukuna was a secret fourth dynamic called raging asshole to the point he hadn’t actually considered Sukuna to be an alpha at all. He turned that info over in his head before giving a soft, almost dismissive hum, closing his eyes.
“I only saw you once and wasn’t really paying attention,” Yuuji murmured, “Guess you don’t really strike my instincts as being an alpha,”
“And what do you mean by that, brat?” Sukuna’s voice a low dangerous growl, although Yuuji barely registered that as he began to drift off.
He only gave a shrug, eyes still closed, just listening to the cuddle video now and the soft coos and purrs of a pair of mates enjoying just the gentle company of each other, “Just not a good alpha,” he said around a yawn, “Too forceful maybe, not really any scent, kind of too aggressive and mm… bloodthirsty. That’s not good for taking care of a mate or raising pups, so instincts probably read you as not good,”
“You’re instincts wouldn’t know what to do around a real alpha,” Sukuna retorted.
“I would cuddle a real alpha so good,” Yuuji murmured, half asleep by then as he nuzzled into his nest, “Coo all pretty for them, let them smother me, give them little whines when they tell me I’m their omega, and let them rub my hips and grind my ass into them, all sexily,”
“Idiot brat,” Sukuna growled, although there was the subtle hint of something else below that, “You think that is all it takes?”
“Mmhmm. Very good cuddles,” Yuuji breathed out before he fell asleep.
He expected peaceful dreams and a restful sleep as was usually the case. The omega rarely was bothered by much once he was dead to the world. Instead he felt like he was waking up again, his face pressed against the hard surface of a skull and the uncomfortable feeling of sitting in cold water. He blinked before jolting up and making a face as he realized he was sitting in the blood of Sukuna’s realm. It was just as unpleasant as he remembered the first time being here. He had hoped he would be able to avoid having a second encounter here.
Yuuji let out a small grumpy huff and hiss, making his displeasure well known as he lifted his head to fix a glare on where Sukuna sat, noting the king of curses was fixing him with a glare right back, “Is there a reason I’m back here? Did you suffocate me with a pillow in my sleep?”
“I can bring you here anytime I desire it, brat,” Sukuna sneered as he leaned forward, resting his chin against the palm of his hand, “I simply don’t care much for your presence,”
“Okay? Then why am I here if you don’t want me here?” Yuuji repeated with a louder hiss in his voice, “I don’t want to see your stupid face either!”
All four eyes of the curse narrowed dangerous and there was a curl of Sukuna’s upper lip, revealing the long, powerful fangs of an alpha in a show of intimidation. Yuuji though didn’t look away, only scowling more and baring his own fangs, perhaps opening his mouth a bit to air them out in preparation for biting and envenoming anyone who dared to intrude too close. An omega’s venom was potent enough to make most alphas feel numb and unable to walk straight. Yuuji was well aware that his own venom was more potent than even that, having once bit some pushy alpha in middle school and watching him have to go to the hospital when he started to convulse.
It was why Yuuji was ever so careful about nipping his pack mates, going for tiny little nibbles that didn’t dare break skin. If Sukuna got within a foot of him though, he was not above seeing if the king of curses was immune to what he could unleash.
“You are here because I don’t like brazen insults about my dynamic, you brat,” Sukuna growled as he rose to his feet, “As if a pathetic little fool of an omega like you would know anything about how an alpha should conduct themselves,”
“If you break into some really shitty lecture about omegas being weak and alphas being superior, I’m going to bite your dick off and shove it up your own ass,” Yuuji said with a scowl.
Sukuna smirked, eyes narrowing, “I don’t care about the politics of dynamics,” he said idly, “If a sorcerer was powerful, than that was all there was too it. You act as if I would ever care for such things such as mates or needing company or needing something as pathetic as love in my life,”
“But me saying you are a bad alpha sets you off,” Yuuji flashed his fangs again as he rose to his feet, watching warily as Sukuna drew closer to him.
“Correct,” Sukuna said, smirking a touch, “I might not care about that, but I do have my pride about such things. In everything I do and am, I make a point to strive for perfection,”
Yuuji gave a dismissive sneer, turning to angle his back towards the alpha in a clear snub and feeling a simmer of pride in himself as he heard Sukuna give a low grow in response to that, “You are a terrible alpha. If you want to prove me wrong, actions speak louder than you stroking your own dick and bragging about it,”
There was a hint of a leer in Sukuna’s expression as he eyed Yuuji before giving a roll of his eyes and raising his hands. Out of the darkness, blankets and pillows materialized above Yuuji, making him yelp as the fell down on him and splashed into the water.
“Better now, omega?” Sukuna drawled.
“No! They are covered in blood! Who wants to make a nest out of bloody shit!?” Yuuji snapped back, “And there isn’t anywhere to use this to nest anyways! Talk about a still awful alpha that isn’t providing shit! I might as well go ask Gojo for help-”
Yuuji jumped as the ground beneath his feet suddenly lifted up, making him fall back against wooden planks as a quaint little shrine rose about him in a cozy little room, lit by a few candles. The omega blinked before giving a huff, glaring at Sukuna.
The alpha just glared back as he lowered his hands, more pillows and blankets dropping on Yuuji, “Do not compare me to that fool. He is a joke of an alpha,”
“He currently is a better alpha than you,” Yuuji growled as he picked up one of the pillows, “Actually gifts things to Shoko. Spoils her all nice. She has the nicest nest ever of blankets he hand scented and gave to her and all of them are nice and soft, not raspy like this shit,”
“Or maybe you are just an unreasonably fussy omega,” Sukuna retorted with a glare.
“Or maybe all the omegas in the past took shit because they were scared to tell you that you were just ass at being an alpha,” Yuuji started to make a small nest, although he took great pains to make it clear he did not like the offerings, not bothering to scent them properly and subtly snubbing it all, knowing full well Sukuna was scowling at him the whole time.
“I’ve gotten better for my birthday from my family and they literally didn’t get me nesting materials at all, that’s how bad your shit is,” Yuuji grumbled as he finished the nest, flopping back in it.
“And what, pray tell, would even get you pleased, brat?” Sukuna sneer as he drew up beside Yuuji’s nest, like he was about to force his way in.
The omega though wasn’t having it and before Sukuna could blink, Yuuji bared teeth, let out a yowl and went after him. Of course the king of curses managed to get back, gnashing his own teeth as he was all but chased off by the angry omega. Yuuji gave a loud hiss, fangs bared and dripping before he shuffled back to his nest, defending his “territory” from an alpha he didn’t care for.
“You really are super shit at being an alpha,” Yuuji growled, “Just trying to come into my nest without permission? Maybe you should watch those cuddle videos and learn what it takes,”
“Or I just kill you right now, you pathetic brat,”
Yuuji gave a hum, stretching out in his nest with a tip of his head, “But that just proves you are a really bad alpha. It is one thing to be a powerful sorcerer, but if that is all you got, then well, that kind of is super pathetic, isn’t it?”
He could see Sukuna growing more irritated, clenching his jaw and baring his large fangs in clear displeasure. It was more than obvious that Yuuji was digging into his pride which was a dangerous game. The alpha could care less about being perceived as “good” at any given moment, but at the same time, it seemed that the thought of someone like Gojo actually being a better alpha than him was also digging under his skin in ways he wouldn’t admit.
A low growl was in Sukuna’s throat as he start to slink back over, keeping his distance, but undoubtedly looking to get in closer. Yuuji tensed up, giving low warning rumbles in his throat and letting his claws be easily seen and his fangs bared slightly.
“I’m not going to beg to enter your pathetic nest, brat,” Sukuna growled, all four eyes steady on him as he circled about like a predator looking for an opportunity.
“It isn’t begging if you are just earning permission by showing you are good at being an alpha,” Yuuji retorted as he turned, keeping both eyes on the alpha with a low hiss in his voice, “Just admit you have no fucking idea how to act your dynamic!”
Sukuna rolled his eyes, “I know how to act like an alpha, brat. Perhaps in your time, alpha simply have gotten soft,”
“I’m pretty sure nothing changed about alphas, just, you know, I’m an omega that isn’t going to laugh and play nice and coo over you just because you try to manhandle and act like you own what is my territory,” Yuuji retorted.
“This is my domain, brat,”
“And it is in my body and you gave me these blankets and this place and I made it smell like me, so mine,” Yuuji snapped back, clicking his teeth in open defiance.
Sukuna sneered, pausing in his pacing and agitation was rolling off him, so clear in the sulfur notes of his scent as he stood there, regarding his vessel, “You are wearing thin what little patience I have for your antics,”
“Then maybe you start acting like a good alpha. Not a bad one. Not one that never learned how to fucking court an omega other than by force!”
He knew the moment the words came out of his mouth that Sukuna was going to attack. The king of curses wasn’t patient and his pride clearly was a fragile thing. Having some omega mouth off to him must have been a new, unwanted experience, as he came for Yuuji with every intent to force and do harm. What he probably didn’t account for was Yuuji was not about to go down without a fight and there was a fury burning in his veins. He reacted on pure instincts, meeting the alpha head-on with a shrieking yowl of absolute rage.
There was a flash of blood, Sukuna clawing into Yuuji, tearing through clothes and against skin but Yuuji had lashed out, teeth digging into the first thing he could find. Which, was Sukuna’s face. Blood was in Yuuji’s mouth as they both jumped apart, the omega hissing and wincing a bit, but not about to give up his nest, sitting in it with a glare as he spat out blood. Sukuna was glaring at him through two good eyes, the other ones bloodied up by the drag of Yuuji’s fangs, a cheek ripped into and the alpha was staggering a bit with a heavy dose of venom right into his head.
“Fucking brat!”
“I warned you! I don’t play around with bad alphas that think they can push me around,” Yuuji snarled, “You try, I will just bite the fuck out of you, rub my nasty angry scent all over you, and claw you up! So why don’t you just slice me up with your cursed technique since you can’t get me to give into your awful courtship tactics?! I bet you can’t even croon!”
Sukuna raised a hand even as he sat back heavily against the pile of bones at his back, muscles twitching and spasming and the bloody eyes watering from the numbing effects of the venom. Yuuji tensed as Sukuna kept his fingers poised to use his technique as they glared at one another. Yuuji though was smirking, puffed up, and feeling rather victorious in this exchange. The king of curses glared at him, all snarls and clearly completely fed up with the cheeky, fussy little hellion of an omega.
“This isn’t over brat,” he spat, his words slurred a bit even as he mended his face.
“Sounds like something a bad alpha says to spare his pride,” Yuuji said primly, giving a sniff, turning to shun Sukuna, “King of being a bad alpha, that’s what you-”
Yuuji felt the sharp pain of his head being taken off his shoulders before he was jolting up awake, eyes wide and gasping. There was always that long moment of pause where he had to recover from the shock of dying in Sukuna’s domain, one hand flying up to rub at his neck to make sure it was still attached before he let out a hiss, rolling his eyes.
“Stupid bad alpha bastard,” he growled as he tugged his laptop closer to him.
For a moment Yuuji paused before snorting and clicking on more cuddle videos, not out of a want to watch them really, but more knowing it would piss Sukuna off if he did. Especially as Yuuji stretched out in his nest, hugging onto a pillow, cooing and nuzzling it so sweetly, acting so happy, well aware that the alpha could do nothing but grind his teeth in his domain and watch. The curse was trapped in his body after all. He couldn’t make Yuuji stop or tell him what to do.
He could feel the prickle of irritation radiating off of Sukuna. Yuuji just smirked, watching the cuddle video while copying what the omega was doing.
“Mm...see, this is a good alpha, this pillow. Nice and comfy. Warm. I can pretend it is my dream alpha, or maybe I’ll just pretend it is Gojo, and not the terrible bastard of an alpha who thinks he’s actually a good one,” Yuuji cooed, honeying his words so sweetly.
“You damn brat, don’t you dare-”
“Oh Gojo! Is that a nice gift for me? Such nice blankets and my favorite kind! So much better than what that really super awful alpha who can’t even croon properly tried to give me. They were bloody, smelled awful, and were so scratchy! Who would ever want that shit?” Yuuji said, as he rolled onto his back, curling up all shyly, maybe flashing his neck with sweet coos, “Aww! Listen to that croon! So deep and manly, not that cracked, raspy wheezy sound of a one thousand old alpha fuck-up! Oh no, I think I might let you put a little mark on my neck!”
“I swear brat, the next time you fall asleep, I’m going to kill you all fucking night and-”
“Now he’s threatening me, like that is going to make me want to coo in his lap and tell him how much I want to be his, because that will never happen, because he’s a shitty alpha,” Yuuji let out a loud whine of distaste, rolling up on his side to nuzzle his pillow, “He’s so bad at being an alpha, why does he even bother having fangs? Oh everything about him makes my instincts crawl and my little omega womb shrivel up and I won’t have heats for months at the mere whiff of his scent, nothing good at all!”
Sukuna’s anger was hot under his skin, but Yuuji could care less as he rolled over to watch his cuddle videos again, rolling his eyes. Being killed in Sukuna’s domain was something he saw getting old fast. Probably at some point it would be as easy as breathing and he probably would just lay in the blood pools and go to sleep while Sukuna snarled and growled at him. Something that no doubt would just piss the king of curses off more. Being told he was bad at his dynamic and hearing Yuuji play fantasizing about some alpha he clearly hated seemed to get a rise out of him. A dangerous game, but Yuuji felt a mean little thrill about goading on Sukuna. For one, he wasn’t about to feel bad about it when the king of curses was a bastard. It almost felt justified to be the brat towards him since the curse liked calling him one anyways.
Or maybe Yuuji just like turning the tables on Sukuna and seeing if he would even try to get his attention, not that Yuuji planned on giving it to him. Really Yuuji didn’t like being what some would call “mean” with his dynamic. He wouldn’t say he was a fussy omega, but with Sukuna, he would be a little hell bitch, that was for sure. Maybe curious if the alpha would do anything or he would just remain an irritated, horrid bastard. In which case, might as well be a huge brat, since he as going to be called that anyways.
Yuuji let out a hum, resting his head against his folded arms, half aware of the eye opening up on his cheek to stare at the latest cuddle video and the sneer of distaste that came from the king of curses.
Who knows what would happen next. All Yuuji knew was it was rather run to finally have something that could actually be used to prod back at the prideful bastard inside his body.