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Yuuji’s job is not the most common thing out there. A form of escort services but without doing the explicit stuff. He works for “Cuddle Bunnies” (not the most creative name out there but it works) a type of escort service that just requires its workers to be there for their clients, to cuddle and other things that doesn't involve sexual advances. Yuuji entered this kind of work not because he's tight on money but he feels lonely himself. His grandpa died, old age finally catching up to him and him being gone hit Yuuji really hard, he started spiralling down deeper and deeper to the depths of his mind and by some luck he found this line of work.
And he enjoys it genuinely because he likes the feeling of being needed and giving comfort to others.
His clients most of the time were decent men and women that just really needs someone to be there at the mean time and give comfort and stability to them. And Yuuji quickly became popular with the majority of his company's clients because as feedbacks about him said,
“Yuuji gives the best cuddles and just know what to say to bring someone up in a great mood.”
Surprisingly (or not) Yuuji was in demand mostly by middle aged men or young adult men that are either internally dying from work or college.
His schedule rotates between
Mr. Gojo Satoru
A very eccentric man that has a lot of money to burn but no one to give it to.
He has a very childlike personality within his 190 cm tall frame and who would immediately attached himself to Yuuji when he arrives at the man's humble abode which looks too big for a lone man like Satoru.
Mr. Satoru will sit both of them on his couch asking Yuuji about his day, his life, anything under the sun and showers the younger man with praises with Yuuji giving back his own. Then when they both calmed down, Mr. Satoru will often bury his face on Yuuji's neck, take a deep breath and sigh it out with his stiff shoulder's finally sagging from their taut form and his long arms around Yuuji tightening a little bit making Yuuji release a sigh of his own.
They would stay like that for a long time, just Mr. Satoru, eyes closed face pressed to Yuuji's as the younger man pets his hair or plays with his hands. Mr. Satoru still looks beautiful even with the very dark and obvious bags under his eyes. Yuuji saw the many bottle of sleeping pills on Mr. Satoru's night stand and concluded that the man really has a hard time sleeping for some reasons still unknown to Yuuji. He attempted to ask about them, the pills, but Mr. Satoru will always stay silent, a far away look taking over his vibrant gem like eyes, dimming them a bit which causes Yuuji’s breath to hitch because he doesn't like the sad look in them, the hurt that would take over and the deafening silence that would follow.
So Yuuji doesn't ask about them again, letting Mr. Satoru talk about it himself one day, if he ever does trust Yuuji enough with his burden. But one wouldn't think that Mr. Satoru has no sleeping problems, that he doesn't take the pills with how easily he falls asleep on Yuuji's much smaller form, face peaceful, breath even, and body relaxed over Yuuji's back.
Yuuji lets himself be spooned by Mr. Satoru and often than not, will not leave until the man wakes up even though his time with Yuuji has already ended because Mr. Satoru looks the happiest (in Yuuji's opinion) when he wakes up and sees Yuuji is still in his arms. When he does leave Mr. Satoru, Yuuji will kiss his forehead goodbye, lips muttering the words gently on Mr. Satoru's forehead then walking out of the man’s door with the telltale of Mr. Satoru's voice echoing words that settles warmly on Yuuji’s heart.
“I'll be waiting for you again”
Mr. Ryoumen Sukuna
Next up in Yuuji’s schedule was Mr. Ryoumen Sukuna, a big shot CEO of some company Yuuji keeps forgetting the name of. Mr. Ryoumen will always give a hefty sum of money to Yuuji as tip to which Yuuji will almost always politely decline and just say to pay it up to his work place but the rich man was stubborn as Yuuji and will find ways to make Yuuji take his tips anyway. And Yuuji finds it endearing as it is annoying but he still appreciates Mr. Ryoumen’s generosity nonetheless.
Their routine will consist of Yuuji arriving at Mr. Ryoumen's penthouse's private room with the older man, who was surprisingly a workaholic (despite looking like he is otherwise), would gesture to Yuuji to sit beside him as he finishes some paperwork he decided to take home and do. Yuuji will oblige and muse to himself or hum while waiting for Mr. Ryoumen to finish. Or if he's feeling brave enough he'll examine Mr. Ryoumen's rough yet handsome face that's touched by intricate and symmetrical black inks. Tattoos that littered his hulking form making his presence very intimidating to the average person but to Yuuji, it just makes Mr. Ryoumen look more charming than he is without the inks on his skin.
Mr. Ryoumen will often catch him in the act and will smirk at Yuuji making Yuuji blush and giggle shyly. And more often than not, the CEO will then place a delicate kiss on Yuuji's hand and intertwine it with his while still finishing his work load, Yuuji's blush will become deeper in color, the pink on his face deepening to red and will spread until the end of his neck. Yuuji will become silent again after that and just basked in the warmth that Mr. Ryoumen’s hand provides for him.
With his work done, Mr. Ryoumen will pull Yuuji to his bedroom, get them both in his massive bed with him placing his head on Yuuji's lap and taking one of the boy's hand to cup his cheeks.
"Talk"
He'll command and just like with Mr. Satoru, Yuuji will enthusiastically talk about everything to Mr. Ryoumen while said man will close his eyes and listen attentively to Yuuji babble off about mundane things that seems so interesting when Yuuji was the one telling it to him, he'll give out grunts and playful jabs here and there and will let Yuuji talk his heart out while a content and tender smile paints his inked face. Yuuji will talk both of them through the night until both of them falls asleep with Mr. Ryoumen embracing Yuuji in his form and not letting go until Yuuji has to leave him again in the morning.
After Mr. Ryoumen (Yuuji really has no break within the week making the weekends his rest days.) It's a double schedule between Mr. Choso and Mr. Todo. Two seniors college students that makes Yuuji call them "Onii-san". Yuuji deadpans and finds them weird at first but he eventually succumbed to their silly whims and now he calls both of them just that.
Choso
Choso was an artist that prefers using some of his blood on his paintings. Yuuji found it morbid at first but he just decided “each to their own” and just appreciates the masterpieces the artists does with the mix of his blood. Choso’s paintings pulls something within Yuuji, making him remember a memory that didn't happen.Of a warm afternoon at a grassy field, seated around a table laughing with people with blurry faces but happy smiles plastered on them. He told this once to Choso with the older man just giving him a warm smile and caressing his cheeks thereafter, with a hint of sadness in his coffee brown eyes. But aside from his more abstract pieces, Choso will often make Yuuji the muse of his artworks. Putting a lot of effort and time in 'capturing Yuuji's beauty', first time Choso absentmindedly said this to Yuuji made both of them stare wide eyed at each other and making Yuuji flustered and hastily gather his things, leaving a bright red Choso behind with both of their heart working a mile a minute.
But despite that embarrassing (for Choso) and shocking (for Yuuji) moment, they still continued to meet up with Choso slowly and patiently teaching Yuuji to paint, enveloping Yuuji's hand in his much bigger and rougher ones as he guides both of them to the stroke of their brush. Their sessions will often be at a secluded and peaceful part of a community park near Choso's school because Choso likes the ambiance of his spot. Their sessions will continue until noon, just them quietly laughing at each other, whispering intimately to one another until the time came for Todo to get Yuuji from Choso. Both men nodding respectfully at each other with Yuuji parting with Choso with a soft smile, the artist doing the same then will go back to painting another piece of Yuuji's captivating smile.
Todo Aoi
Todo was actually the one that introduced Choso to Yuuji. Concluding that the tired artist needs a little 'pick me upper' when he saw how the artist dragged himself on his feet when he and Todo passes each other in their school hallway, so he willingly suggested Choso to try his brother's services. And not to toot his own horn but Todo was right to introduce Yuuji to Choso as his fellow senior looks a lot brighter and less tired than seemed before meeting Yuuji.
And ah yes, Todo, who called for the service of Yuuji's company expecting a tall girl with a big future to cuddle with him but he inputted the wrong things in his first application making Yuuji go to him instead. And Todo has never been so thankful for a mistake happening to him before until now that he got to meet his brother. Their sessions weren't typically the laid back and cuddle time kind as these sessions particularly are the most fun and chaotic Yuuji has on his schedule. Todo brings him to all sort of shenanigans. Acting like hyperactive kids on a sugar rush.
And Yuuji wouldn't have it any other way. Todo was fun, loud, chaotic but he was also kind, wise and oh so caring with Yuuji.
Making Yuuji's comfort and happiness his top priority when he's with him. And Yuuji gives back the same to Todo, Yuuji gives him attention and affection that Todo hadn't thought he needed much until Yuuji. As Yuuji laughs merrily at something Todo said, Todo adorns a small smile himself, heart swelling with pride as he watch Yuuji laugh without a care in the world because of him and he would like to make it this way for a very long time or as long as Yuuji will have him in this life.
Their partings are often also full of life but sometimes, like this one, Todo pulls Yuuji by the waist and swiftly placing a kiss on Yuuji's forehead then ruffling his hair after. Todo turns around waves his hand without looking back and leaving a star struck Yuuji gapping, heart thudding a little bit faster than it should for the man that claims to be his brother but they both know that they are more than that to each other.
Nanami Kento
Yuuji after the day with Choso and Todo has the whole day next with one Nanami Kento.
A tired office worker that when Yuuji first met was nervous as hell and started questioning his actions the moment Yuuji appeared before him. Poor man thought Yuuji was underage and was ready to file a lawsuit on Yuuji's company but thankfully he convinced Mr. Kento that Yuuji was a properly consenting adult.
After the very unique first encounter, Mr. Kento was still very hesitant to touch Yuuji opting to awkwardly skirt around him like he was a wild animal. While Mr. Kento opted to still avoid Yuuji, Yuuji observed this uptight client of his in wonder. Mr. Kento was also a tall man (like most of his frequent male clients) with sharp cheek bones and shap brown eyes (that would be sometimes hidden behind peculiar round tinted glasses). Blonde hair stylishly groomed and lips that was constantly in a frown.
This made Yuuji do the same
Mr. Kento...
Mr. Kento looks tired and defeated...
very much so.
Bags under his eyes more prominent than Mr. Satoru's, broad shoulders straighter and stiffer than a worked up Mr. Ryoumen. And aura much sadder than a despondent Choso. Yuuji wanted to cry for Mr. Kento's, honestly, pathetic state. But he didn't and what he did was gently approach the still spooked man and took one of the older gentleman's hand in his and put it on his cheek.
It was rough and calloused
yet
big and warm and oh so inviting to place Yuuji’s cheeks on.
"It's okay Mr. Nanami, I got you"
Yuuji said softly and those softly uttered words finally made Mr. Kento cave in. The older man lets his hand be freed from Yuuji's touch, opting to wrap his strong arms around Yuuji's frame instead. Mr. Kento's stiff frame just drops all together with their hug and him exhaling a shuddering breath while Yuuji cooed at him that he's got him and he's here for him. And with a lot of patience and gentle persuasion that it's okay for Mr. Kento to 'take’ Yuuji and be selfish for once.
Mr. Kento grew to love Yuuji's touches and presence.
And now here they are at the present with Yuuji cooking (after finding out that Mr. Kento loves food so much) for Mr. Kento as said man makes their table.
They make easy small talk.
No work related things
Just easy to digest matters and Yuuji's shenanigans that even makes Mr. Kento chuckle a little at how silly his Yuuji was. They eat and laugh and when it ended Yuuji thought it'll be cuddle time like their usual routine but Mr. Kento pulls him at the middle of his living room all the while putting on some slow music. As Yuuji got to know Mr. Kento, said man was a romantic at heart despite saying otherwise and here he is now proving Yuuji correct as Mr.Kento started swaying their bodies to the rhythm of the slow old jazz music that the man put on.
Yuuji splutters for a bit looking at other things that isn't Mr. Kento but after a while he relents and peaked at the handsome man before him who was looking at him like he was the only thing that mattered in the world for said man. (At this point he was actually)
Yuuji's eyes started to shine. He doesn't know why but he wanted to cry from the overwhelming feeling of adoration Mr. Kento is giving him. They swayed and swayed and as the music stops Mr. Kento ducked his head low. Yuuji in a moment of flustered panic and anticipation closed his eyes for a reason he doesn't know of.
He assumed it was a kiss...
on the lips
but
Mr. Kento's lips landed of his forehead instead, then on his eyelids, then on his nose, then on his slightly shaking hands.
Never on his lips, Mr. Kento wanted to do so so badly but not right now. In due time he longing thought to himself as he was startled and realized that he had made his darling boy cry. Cry from the overwhelming love and care that Mr. Kento was pouring onto his kisses. Mr. Kento enveloped Yuuji in his arms as he lets the boy cry, cooing at him and lips mouthing words on top of Yuuji's head that made the boy’s tears flow harder than before.
"Thank you"
Yuuji bid farewell to his coworkers as he existed the establishment of his job. He stretched then started his destination towards his last clients of the week.
The Fushiguros
Father and son, Mr. Toji and Mr. Megumi. An odd jobs father that has a gambling, alcohol, and nicotine addiction and a broke college student with both struggling to pay for Yuuji's services(before) but with a lot of determination and perseverance (And taking up a lot of jobs—both of them) was able to maintain the weekly schedule they have with Yuuji.
Toji was the one that discovered Yuuji while in a moment of intoxication put the last of their money in scheduling for a service thinking that Yuuji's company was for sex then promptly forgot about the scheduling he made until Yuuji was knocking on their dirty door. It was Megumi that answered Yuuji, shocked to find Yuuji there standing at their shitty doorstep talking about his dad making an appointment with Yuuji.
Megumi assumed the worse and finally snapped. Blinded by rage he left Yuuji there and stormed inside his own home ready to kill his good for nothing father who was not sober at the time making things much worse. The two screamed, kicked, punched, and cursed at each other like rapid dogs. Tearing each other apart more and more as time ticked on.
This wasn't Yuuji's business to tangled with.
But
Both of the Father and son's hysterical screams and cries pulled at his heart.
They were screaming about family stuff, personal things that no stranger should poke their nose into. But here he was witnessing the undoing of two broken men trying desperately in maintaining the façade of a "normal" life despite spiralling down more in a hole of emptiness and anger. He got between them, both lucid enough to think that they don't want to harm a stranger that got caught in their crossfire.
Yuuji went to Megumi first. The other boy was bloody beaten, shaking all over from adrenaline with his beautiful green eyes frantic and streaming a continuous flow of angry tears. Yuuji approached him slowly and does what he does best.
Offer comfort and stability.
He slowly hugged Megumi and gently lowered them to the ground and let Megumi cry and soak his shoulders. Megumi, angry, sad, desperate, and oh so tired let himself be cradled in Yuuji's loving arms.
Yuuji looked at the older Fushiguro who was pretty much sober now. Shaking like his son from the adrenaline of their fight and was looking at anything but them. Yuuji called out to him but Toji ignored him at first but at the second.
"Please"
Pleading
Desperate
And
Welcoming
Toji crumbled and hastily went to the younger men and wrapping both of them in his arms and repeating
"I'm sorry"
Like a plea
a prayer
Yuuji comforted the two strangers in his arms, petting, caressing, and humming to make both men calm down enough to be civil.
This wasn't part of Yuuji's job.
But he could care less and then and there he vowed to help these broken men get back to their feet again.
Job or not
Yuuji knocked on the Fushiguros' door and just like the first time, it was Megumi that answered Yuuji but this time, Yuuji's presence was much anticipated and welcomed. Megumi's normally poker face broke into a gentle smile and he took Yuuji's hand in his as he lead them inside their now decently cleaned and managed house.
"Old man, Yuuji's here!"
Scrambling, a thud, and a mighty curse was heard somewhere inside the house as Toji's massive form emerged from the bathroom, wet with nothing but a towel on, racing to greet Yuuji like an oversized wet and nice smelling dog. Yuuji giggled while Megumi made a disgusted face giving his now much decent father (he's trying his best to change for all of them) the stink eye.
"Welcome Home, baby boy!" Toji declared all the while embracing Yuuji making Yuuji wet as well.
This earned a whine from Yuuji with Megumi punching his dad to get fucking dressed. The punch barely registered with Toji but he rolled his eyes and complied nonetheless. Yuuji let out an amused huff at the duo and lead Megumi to their couch all the while talking about things Megumi happily listened to.
In record time Toji was clothed, dried, and even put on some cologne and was now squeezing his way on Yuuji's other side.
"Dad stop fucking squeezing us!"
"Shut up kid, you and I both know that this couch ain't big for the three of us"
"Then get off!"
"Ha! not gonna happen!"
The father and son bantered with Yuuji in the middle of them giggling and trying to get off of both of them but the two didn't let him and pulled him against them again. The atmosphere was easy, light, and
happy
It look a long time to make but Yuuji was proud to be the cause of this. They all settled down, a tangle of limbs and sharp bones but they didn't care.
They made it work.
This was Yuuji's last clients for the week.
But it seems that his stay will continue into the weekends too. He doesn't really mind because he's happy to be here.
All the while he's excited for the weekdays still, because he'll get to see his cherished people again.
Mr. Satoru
Mr. Ryoumen
Choso
Todo
And
Mr. Kento
And eventually back to his goofballs Toji and Megumi.
To give them love
and
to be loved back.
Yuuji loves his 'job'
And he wouldn't trade it for anything else.