yall I canât do this. I canât do this. I CANNOT FUCKING DO THIS!!! Bro Iâm already crying and it hasnât even happened yet, nanami donât deserve this, and I truly donât think I can watch it. Iâm bout to skip the rest of the episode cause I donât even wanna see him fighting like this with the left side of his body completely ruined.
Awww, how could they ever forget you?
"I'm already gone, so why not save yourself?"
Getou Suguru is the worst.
The absolute worst. He makes your life a living hell, your job a warzone, and worst of all, heâs the most maddeningly attractive man youâve ever laid eyes on.
You hadnât always been mortal enemies. In fact, your first impression of him was something out of a cheesy rom-com.
On your first day as a junior accountant, you stopped by a local coffee shop to grab a medium, hot, cream, no sugar. The moment your order was called, both you and a sharply dressed man stepped up to the counter.
The first thing you noticed was his heightâtowering enough to make you tilt your head back. On the way up, you took in his impeccably tailored navy suit, crisp white shirt, and slim black tie. His sleeves were neatly cuffed at the wrists, revealing a deep bronze complexion adorned with a flashy silver Rolex and a few understated rings.
When your gaze finally reached his face, your breath hitched. He was striking. Long black hair tied back in a half-up style, sharp cheekbones, and a strong jaw. Black gauges and a gleaming silver eyebrow piercing accentuated his features, and a pair of rectangular glasses slipped slightly down the bridge of his nose. He eyed you with an air of irritation, violet eyes glinting behind the glare of the café lights.
âIs this yours?â he asked, gesturing to the coffee being held out by an increasingly impatient barista.
You had a perfectly charming response prepared in your head. But as luck would have it, your brain short-circuited, and what came out instead was less⊠ideal.
âWhy else would I be here? Course itâs mine. Itâs my first day, and youâre holding me up.â
The sharpness in your tone made you wince internally, but you couldnât backtrack now. Crossing your arms, you tilted your head, doubling down.
His brows knit together as he huffed. âCouldâve done without the attitude. Just take it and go.â
You grabbed the coffee with a muttered, âWhatever,â and turned on your heel, heading for the door. But before it swung shut, you glanced over your shoulder at the disgruntled stranger. At least youâd never have to see him again, right?
Wrong.
When you arrived at work and sat through the orientation, you focused on staying out of trouble. That plan went out the window when you were led to your cubicleâright across from a familiar face.
Your guide tapped him on the shoulder. He turned, and when his eyes met yours, surprise flickered for the briefest moment before being replaced by irritation.
ââand this is Getou Suguru, your cubicle neighbor. Itâs also his first day as a junior accountant, so donât be shy. This job can get pretty isolating, so building relationships is important,â your senior said cheerfully.
Forcing a polite smile, you extended your hand, hoping heâd let your earlier encounter slide. His handshake was firm, his larger hand warm against yours.
âNice to meet you,â he said smoothly. âLooking forward to working with you.â
Your senior walked off, satisfied. But as soon as he was out of earshot, Getou grabbed a bottle of hand sanitizer, pumping an aggressive amount into his palm.
âEnjoy sharing the same title,â he said coolly. âSoon, Iâll be your superior, coffee-girl.â
He spun his chair around, strands of sleek black hair whipping over his shoulder.
That was six years ago.
Time had not softened the animosity between you two. If anything, it had calcified into a rivalry so intense it pushed both of you to climb the ranks faster than anyone expected. You were both promoted to Corporate Controllerâa position that typically took eight years to reachâon the same day.
It was supposed to be a single-person role, but after the CFO reviewed your identical performance stats, he decided to make an exception. Now, you and Getou are seated on the 36th floor of the companyâs sleek high-rise, with matching titles engraved on silver plaques outside your offices.
The only thing separating you is a glass wall, through which you exchange daily glares.
Competition fuels everything. From routine tasks to major projects, you turn every assignment into a wager. The CFO, Nanami Kento, has become your unofficial referee. At first, he admired your drive. Over time, though, even his legendary patience has begun to fray.
âGetouâs management style is 2% less efficient than mine,â you declare during a performance review, presenting your meticulously crafted charts.
âHer sales plan took a 0.5% dip last quarter,â Getou counters with his own spreadsheet. âIn hindsight, my proposal conserved more resources.â
âHis data compression wastes company time!â
âHer budget oversight missed the social media revenue I proposedââ
âYou stole that idea from me!â
âSHUT. UP.â
Nanamiâs voice, usually calm and measured, reverberates through the room. He stands abruptly, the tension radiating off him like heat.
âI cannot take another second of your childish bickering,â he snaps, slamming a hand onto his desk. âYouâre both brilliant, hardworking, and utterly insufferable. Youâve turned this office into a battlefield, and frankly, Iâm this close to quitting just to escape you.â
The words hang heavy in the air.
If Nanamiâs outburst isnât enough to make it clear something has to change, the rest of the accounting branch soon makes it crystal. Your colleagues have begun avoiding you and Getou like the plague, steering clear of the drama that follows wherever you go.
Well, everyone in the accounting branch has turned against you and Getouâexcept for one person: your one and only work friend, Gojo Satoru.
Gojo, the accounting manager, ranks just below you. He is a walking billboard for excess, always dressed to the nines in custom Dolce & Gabbana baby-blue suits that match his piercing cerulean eyes. Every month, he carries a new designer briefcase, each more luxurious than the last, and you have yet to see him repeat one.
He wasnât just anyone. Gojo isâor wasâthe heir to a global media empire. His great-grandfather had founded the conglomerate, which owned everything from cable networks to film studios and streaming platforms. But seven years ago, the Gojo family had severed ties with their infamous black sheep.
Gojo had always been a loose cannon, his antics splashed across tabloids with alarming regularity. When he was finally caught in a particularly compromising situationâa sleazy nightclub rendezvous involving a rival conglomerateâs heir and a bottle girlâhis family decided theyâd had enough. The Gojo media machine couldnât suppress the scandal, and rather than shell out another fortune trying to salvage their name, they cut him off.
He went from riches to ragsâor as close to âragsâ as someone with Gojoâs charisma and wits could get. He clawed his way up the ladder at your company, and while his charm earned him plenty of allies, his ego alienated just as many. That left you as the only one who could truly tolerate him. Perhaps it was your shared arrogance, though yours stemmed from your relentless rivalry with Getou, while his was⊠well, Gojo was just Gojo.
Which is why youâre currently in a supply closet, your back pressed against the metallic shelving as Gojo shakes your shoulders like a madman, his usually smug face looking uncharacteristically panicked.
âYou have got to end this feud with Getou,â he hisses, his bright blue eyes practically glowing in the dim lighting. âItâs spiraling out of control. The whole departmentâs gone to hell. Nanamiâs snappy, everyoneâs overworked, and the accountants are making more mistakes than ever because theyâre so stressed.â
He runs a hand through his shock of white hair, sighing dramatically before adding, âYou two have the worst reputation Iâve ever seen. And coming from meâsomeone whoâs made global headlines for my bad behaviorâthatâs saying a lot.â
You open your mouth, ready to defend yourself, but Gojo raises a hand, cutting you off.
âDonât even start with the whole âbut our numbers are the bestâ speech,â he says, rolling his eyes. âBecause while your stats are impressive, theyâre not enough to make up for the chaos you two create. And,â he leans in closer, a devious smirk curling his lips, âdonât think I havenât noticed the way you look at him.â
You freeze, your heart pounding as if heâd just exposed your darkest secret.
âOh, donât play dumb,â Gojo teases, his tone sing-song. âYouâre practically undressing him with your eyes half the time. Itâs honestly disgusting. If this is your idea of flirting, you might be a masochist. Or a sadist. Or both. Either way, the rest of us shouldnât have to suffer through this painfully obvious sexual tension.â
Your cheeks burn, and for once, youâre speechless.
Gojo straightens his lapels, his smirk widening. âIâve had enough of this nonsense. Iâm going to fix it, one way or another. Consider this your warning.â
Before you can respond, he spins on his heel and storms out, slamming the door behind him.Â
You stand there for a moment, your mind racing.
âWhat can he even do?â you mutter to yourself, laughing nervously. âHeâs just an accounting manager.â
But youâd underestimated Gojo.
By the time you return to your office, heâs already marched into Nanamiâs and laid out his nefarious plan. Meanwhile, you find yourself staring blankly at the income statement on your screen, utterly distracted.
Your gaze drifts to the glass wall of your office, where you can see Getou seated at his desk. Heâs wearing a fitted chestnut vest over a crisp white shirt, the sleeves rolled up to reveal his tanned forearms. His black hair is tied in a loose bun, a ballpoint pen shoved haphazardly through it.
As you watch, he reaches up to twirl a strand of hair around his finger, his violet eyes scanning a thick packet of papers. When he suddenly glances up and catches you staring, your breath hitches.
His piercing gaze darkens, and a smirk tugs at the corner of his lips. He arches an eyebrow, his expression equal parts smug and devastatingly attractive. Then, as if to torment you further, he returns to his work, the faintest smile still lingering on his lips.
You shift uncomfortably in your chair, heat pooling in your cheeks. If your hatred of Getou is a defense mechanism, it isnât workingâif anything, it only heightens your attraction to him.
But you resolve to keep your distance, for the sake of professionalism.
That resolve lasts precisely one day.
The next morning, Nanami summons you to his office. Confident in your newfound clarity, you stride inâonly to feel your confidence waver when you see Gojo lounging against the window like a model in a photoshoot, the sunlight framing him perfectly.
Then the door opens behind you, and in walks Getou.
He takes the seat next to you, his legs spread obnoxiously wide, oozing dominance.
Nanami wastes no time. âIâve reached my limit with your behavior. The entire branch is suffering because of you two. So, effective immediately, youâll both be attending the annual financial policy conference together as a team-building exercise.â
You groan. âSir, with all due respect, I donât thinkââ
âThis is non-negotiable,â Nanami interrupts, holding up two plane tickets. âAnd to ensure you take this seriously, know that if this doesnât work, I will demote both of you and give your positions to Gojo.â
Gojo grins triumphantly.
Nanami adds, âAnd donât think I wonât be monitoring your behavior. The conference is hosted at one of our company hotels, so weâll have access to surveillance.â
As you leave his office, the weight of the tickets in your hand feels suffocating. Later that evening, you seek refuge straight off of your shift, at the nearest bar, ordering a drink to drown your sorrows.
Slouching on the barstool, the straps of your dress slip down your shoulders, but you donât bother fixing them. At this point, youâre too far gone to care. Nursing your drink quickly turns into downing shots, thanks to the kindnessâor opportunismâof nearby patrons. Some, sensing your frazzled state, buy you a drink out of pity. Others, mostly men, let their eyes linger on your neckline before waving down the bartender to pour you another on their tab.
You lean your cheek against your arm, swirling the straw in your glass absentmindedly. The din of the bar becomes white noise as your thoughts spiral. Then, you sense a presence settling on the stool next to you.
âRough day?â
The voice is low, amused, and far too familiar. You stiffen before letting out a slow, tired huff.
âFuck off, Getou.â
You aim for venom, but your tone lands somewhere closer to exhausted. His chuckle vibrates through the space between you, and then you feel the warmth of his hand on your shoulder, his fingers tracing small, deliberate circles.
âAw, donât tell me Iâve finally worn you down,â he drawls, his voice dipping with mock concern. His hand moves, catching the strap of your dress and sliding it back into place with a languid tug. âResorting to alcohol already? Never thought Iâd see the day.â
You snap your head toward him, gathering the last scraps of defiance you have left. Heâs leaning casually against the bar, his beige sweater hugging his frame a little too perfectly, the knit fabric stretching taut over his arms. His expression is maddeningly amused, dark eyes glinting with the kind of satisfaction that makes your blood simmer.
âPretty cocky, arenât you? Need some liquid courage for our trip, I assume?â
Instead of answering, he reaches forward and swipes your drink. He takes a long sip, his throat bobbing as he swallows. His teeth click against the glass when he sets it down.
âStrong,â he remarks before leaning closer, his voice dropping. âAnd speaking of the trip, I assume weâll put on quite the show, hmm? Donât get me wrongâI hate you. But I hate the idea of Gojo taking either of our jobs even more.â
He nudges your foot with his own, a silent challenge in his raised brow. You hesitate only for a second before extending a hand, your manicured nails catching the dim light.
âFinally, something we can agree on. Look, Iâm willing to do whatever it takes to keep our positions. Yeah, maybe we go overboard sometimes, but we get results. Weâre the best.â
âDamn right,â he replies, his smirk sharp and self-assured. His fingers brush yours as he takes your hand, and then he raises it to signal the bartender for another round.
You clear your throat, trying to regain control of the conversation. âItâs just a weekend. We can fake being civil for two days. Weâve never failed to perform before, and weâre not about to start now.â
His hand lands on your shoulder again, his touch oddly grounding. âWe always exceed expectations. You always go above; I always go beyond.â He emphasizes the last word with a teasing smirk that makes your jaw tighten.
âOh yeah? Always?â You lean in, narrowing your eyes. âBet I can out-drink you. Hell, I already have. Iâve practically forgotten why I was even upset in the first place.â
âBig talk for someone whoâs clearly lying.â His grin spreads wider, white teeth gleaming. âBut hey, Iâm all for proving you wrong. Again.â
The conversation dissolves into a blurry competition. Before you know it, the counter between you is littered with empty glasses. The room spins around you, your skin hot, your head light.Â
Somehow, in the midst of it all, your legs have tangled beneath the bar, Getouâs foot hooked possessively around your ankle.
When you glance at him, his bronzed skin is flushed, a pretty pink spreading across his high cheekbones. His hair is loose now, cascading over his broad shoulders in soft, inky waves. His glasses hang from the collar of his sweater, and he reaches out, his finger brushing against your chin.
âYouâre spilling,â he murmurs, dragging his finger along your skin to catch a stray drop of liquor. He pulls it back and raises it to his lips, licking it clean with a slow, deliberate motion.
âPlaying dirty, huh?â you mutter, your voice thick.
Getou takes the last sip of his drink, his cheeks puffing slightly as he holds the liquid idle in his mouth, and shrugs. The casual gesture makes something snap inside you. Desperate to turn the tables, you grab the collar of his sweater and yank him toward you.
His lips crash into yours, soft yet insistent, and for a fleeting moment, the world shrinks to the warmth of his mouth and the faint bitterness of alcohol lingering on his breath. Your tongue grazes his bottom lip, and he parts for you, letting the sharp tang of liquor transfer between you. A low groan rumbles from his chest as his hands tighten around your waist.
You swallow, leaning into the kiss, your fingers clutching at him as his hand slides up, tangling in your hair. He tilts your head back, deepening the kiss, and a moan escapes your lips before you can hold it back.
His other hand moves lower, pulling you closer until youâre perched halfway on his lap, the warmth of his body pressing against you.
âYou mightâve had more to drink than me,â he murmurs against your lips, his voice teasing yet dark with intent. âBut I bet I can have you begging for me off a kiss.â
His thigh presses between your legs, and your dress rides up higher than youâd like to admit. Youâre soaked, the flimsy fabric of your underwear doing little to shield your dignityâor his slacksâfrom your arousal.
âThink youâll have me begging?â he murmurs against your lips, his breath hot against your skin.Â
âYouâre the one falling apart, sweetheart.â
Before you can retort, your phone buzzes on the counter, the vibration cutting through the haze.Â
A message lights up the screen.
Gojo Satoru: I just KNOW the hate sex is gonna go hard. Donât thank me all at once, sweetie ;)
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curse spirit geto
âIâm expecting great things from youâ
that's why Gojo made Yuji's uniform like that