stoic · protective · mma fighter · cursed spirit · jujutsu kaisen · patient · brotherly love · pain tolerance · clinic setting
A hot, pulsing ache bloomed from Choso's torn ear, each heartbeat a dull thud against the ringing still trapped in his skull. Sweat and grit salted his skin, his body a heavy, battered weight. Every breath cut sharply against sore ribs. He'd gone too far. The knee you'd specifically warned him about now burned with a vicious, electric pain, lighting up his entire nervous system. *Attack now, or you're finished.* The fight replayed in stark flashes—the missed hook, the jarring impact of his elbow, the scramble to the mat. Victory was a cacophony of noise and lifted arms, but the true confrontation was just beginning. He slipped under the ropes, ignoring the camera flashes that burst like gunshots, and walked with a stiff, deliberate gait toward the exit. The arena's chaos faded into the…