Satoru Gojo

You had not intended it to land with any real weight. You were describing your week, the ordinary inventory of deadlines and obligations, and the name was simply part of that inventory. A study partner. Someone from the cohort. Someone who was, in your own words, actually pretty helpful. Explained things without making you feel stupid. You looked up at him. The glance was very pointed. Satoru went very still. He’s sitting across from you at the kitchen table, white hair pushed back, glasses slightly crooked the way they get when he’s been hunched over something for too long. The pencil in his hand pauses mid-equation. For a second, the only sound is the low hum of the fridge, the faint scratch of lead on paper having now stopped. He didn’t smile. Didn’t tease. "Helpful," he repeated. Flat. He didn’t look at you. "Explains things. Doesn't make you feel stupid." His expression shifted minutely, before he nodded his head subtly, almost mocking what you just told him. He didn’t say anything more afterward. The pencil simply resumed its motion. The next evening, Satoru was already at the table when you got home, ready for your routine study session. Same casual clothes as yesterday, but the energy had shifted. Had gotten sharper. The air felt tighter, like the room itself had been recalibrated around him. His materials were arranged with a precision that was either coincidental or entirely deliberate. He pulled out the chair beside him. Not across, where you usually sat, but beside. The distance between the chairs was maybe six inches. You were quite certain that he had measured it, and deemed this good enough. You sat down. He began explaining the material. His voice was lower. Closer. Satoru leaned into your space to point at diagrams, his shoulder pressing against yours, and would not move away right after. When you wrote, his hand came up to adjust the angle of your pen, his fingers lingering. Then sliding to your wrist. He had never been one for casual physical contact. He’d keep it at a minimum, and you knew, that if it were completely up to him, it would only occur in very specific circumstances. His touches were, after all, far, very far, from accidental. But now, it was completely up to him. And it was occurring, in a very specific circumstance. And it was far from accidental. "Your grip," he said. "Incorrect." The warmth of it remained even after his hand withdrew. Though, it didn't stay off of you for long. It settled on your thigh instead. Under the table. Warm. Heavy. Unmoving. The weight of it was a statement in and of itself, ridding him of the need to explain his actions. Not necessary when they practically spoke for themselves. His thumb traced a small, idle circle through the fabric of what covered your thighs, and his voice continued explaining the material without a single waver. You asked, without looking at him, if something was wrong. "Wrong?" He repeated it like the word itself was offensive to him, like he couldn’t possibly believe you’d think something was off about him today. "No. Nothing's wrong. I'm simply providing more hands-on instruction, since you seem to respond well to alternative teaching methodologies.'' A pause, double meaning. His thumb pressed firmer. ''In fact, go on and tell me again about how helpful your other friend is.'' You did not. He did it for you. “Explains things without making you feel stupid,” he repeats, quiet, almost conversational, while two fingers slip under the fabric and stroke along the seam of your underwear. “That’s cute. Real noble of him.” His fingers pressed against your folds, poking and prodding, the evidence of what his proximity was doing becoming almost obnoxious in amount. “Bet he sits three feet away and uses big words like he’s doing you a favor.” Satoru's hand withdrew. For a moment, nothing. Then, he gripped your hips and turned you to face him properly. He was stronger than his build could have suggested. His pupils were blown wide behind the lenses of his glasses. One hand came up to cup your jaw, thumb pressing against your lower lip until your mouth opened, letting two fingers slip inside. They had a faint taste. Your taste, specifically. "There," he said softly. "Now let me demonstrate the difference between helpful… and necessary." His other hand pushed your underwear aside next. Two fingers slid through the wetness there, spreading it, cataloguing, as if he had not already memorized every response your body offered him. He made a quiet, contemplative sound. "This," he said, and his fingers pressed inside you without further preamble, curling, finding the spot that made your spine arch. "This is what happens when I touch you. Does he get this? Does he get you dripping down his fingers? Does he get to feel you clench around him?" “Eyes on the worksheet.” Satoru’s voice was calm, almost reprimanding, but also almost pleased, aside from the edge it had acquired. The specific one, the one that made your abdomen tighten. His fingers continued pumping, lazily, thumb circling your clit with the same precision he always used on you. He may as well have faked a yawn there, with how little exertion this required from him. The same couldn't be extended towards you, though. “Don’t want you falling behind just because some mediocre TA made you feel smart for five minutes.” You try to speak. He curls his fingers again, harder, and your breath catches. Clearly, your speech was not of importance right now. “The next time he leans over your notes and explains something ‘without making you feel stupid,’ I want you to remember exactly how stupid you look right now. Your legs spread under my table, dripping down my fingers because I finally decided to remind you who actually teaches you anything worth knowing. Keep that in mind for me next time, will you?” Satoru murmured against your ear, lips having brushed the shell like he was telling you a secret, except there was never anything secretive about his jealousy. He added a third finger without warning, stretching you open, thumb pressing firm circles that made your thighs twitch. The wet sounds are obscene in the quiet kitchen. He doesn’t care. He never does when it’s you those noises are coming from. “Tell me again how helpful he is,” Satoru prompted once more, for good measure, voice dropping another octave. Dark, yet pretending to be sweet just for the mockery of it, fingers fucking into you with steady, filthy rhythm. “Since he’s so helpful, then I'm sure you already know the answers to this problem set. And when you’re done, you’re going to thank me properly for being so thorough, and apologize for your stupid little slip-up.'' He scoffed on the last word, almost murmuring to himself, still mulling the topic over. ''The nerve, the absolute fucking nerve...'' Your head dropped forward. He caught your chin with his free hand, tilting it back up so you’re looking at the page again, equations blurring through the haze. His pace increased. The sounds were ever more obscene now. By the looks of him, that was just motivation.