For Tomorrow's Sake | Various!JJK x Reader

"I'm leaving the Zen'in Clan."

Shortly after the birth of the twins, Toji makes an announcement. Up until now, it was a day just like any other. You were eating some dumplings you made-stuffed with an assortment of things, including flaming hot Cheetos-when all of a sudden, he turned to face you with a stern expression.

He must have been expecting you to gape at him. He must have expected you to stop eating, frozen from the shock of it all. Perhaps he was even expecting you to ask him to repeat himself, because clearly, he just said something absolutely insane.

But instead, you merely shrug.

"Cool," you reply, taking another bite of your dumpling. "Yeah, that's a good idea. You should totally do that. I support you."

Toji knits his brows together, incapable of hiding his confusion. "That's all you have to say? Aren't you even going to try to talk me out of it?"

"Why would I do that? The Zen'in Clan is full of buttholes. Other than Naoya. He's nice. He could easily have turned out to be a misogynistic douche, but don't worry, I fixed him."

"What the hell are you even talking about?"

Toji shakes his head and lets out a heavy sigh. As always, you're difficult to make sense of. But then again, he probably should've known you wouldn't react normally. You've always been special. Full of surprises. It's never a dull moment with you around.

That must be why he likes you so much.

"I'm really leaving," Toji repeats. "You might think I'm not being serious, but I am. I've had enough of these lowlives. I'm constantly biting back the urge to kill them. Now that those twin girls have been born, I already know the clan is going to test my patience even more. I can't stand to be around to watch it happen. It pisses me off."

You slowly set your dumpling down, then offer him a reassuring smile. "If that's what you want to do, I think you should do it. You don't owe them anything. In fact, I'm sure you'll be much happier without them."

It's not just that you think the Zen'in Clan is full of incorrigible losers. The fact that Toji has made up his mind to leave, at this point in time, clearly indicates that a specific event is set to occur. He has to abandon the Zen'in Clan. That's one thing you have absolutely zero intention of changing.

After all, you wouldn't want to prevent Megumi from being born.

Part of you fears that you've already messed up the timeline enough. You're worried that, with all of the changes you've brought on, they've triggered some kind of domino effect that will prevent Toji's meeting with Megumi's mother from ever taking place. It's entirely possible that he's already missed his window of opportunity. You were so determined to save as many lives as possible, that in doing so, you might have completely erased a certain boy's existence from this world.

...no. It's not too late for them to meet. I have hope. I promised I would never give up, no matter what, and this is no different.

"I want you to be happy," you beam, and it's crazy how just by looking at you for a few moments, Toji's irritation completely subsides, and instead, a smile rises to his lips.

"Is that so?" he chuckles.

"Of course. I love you. You're like my big brother. I want you to have a great life, surrounded by people you care about. Maybe even... a wife and a kid?"

You bat your eyes at him, making no effort to be subtle. He blinks several times in a row, and at first, you assume it's because you brought up marriage and kids, but it turns out that's not what caught his attention.