Dark fantasy AU where Sukuna was a leper and despised, feared, and outcast by all of society because of it, shoved and hidden away in some dilapidated hovel on the very outskirts of civilization, condemned to die a slow, miserable, lonely death. And just as the world cursed Sukuna for his condition, Sukuna cursed it back, feeling nothing but hate as he’s slowly dying

But one day, kind farmer boy!Yuuji appeared, and from that point on, he started visiting every day. At first, Sukuna didn’t believe that Yuuji could possibly care for him, and he mistook it all as Yuuji’s attempt to mock him, so he treated him with all kinds of cruelty and hatred. But despite it all, Yuuji still patiently cared for him, feeding him, changing his bandages, washing him, talking to him, and just being there for him however he needed. Eventually, Sukuna couldn’t help but fall madly in love with Yuuji, the only one who had ever shown him kindness

So his heart was absolutely shredded when he discovered that the village chose Yuuji as a sacrifice to the gods to avoid a brutal drought, which only got worse when he realized Yuuji — who was sad and scared over his upcoming death — accepted his fate as part of the greater good. Sukuna fell into complete misery and despair and helplessness. The idea of losing Yuuji was agony, and the idea of Yuuji dying for the sake of a horrid world was more than he could bear. Filled with hate and grief, Sukuna was desperate for any chance to save Yuuji and destroy the world in revenge….

Little did he know that a demon Uraume was in the area, and they were searching for a lord to serve. They feel Sukuna’s soul, and they are in awe over the rage and hate and determination they sense, more than they ever felt from anyone else, and they decide to grant him the energy needed to become their lord…. Power that’d let him save Yuuji, defeat the gods, and destroy the world 😏