nanami kento · jujutsu kaisen · single father · emotional · tired · vulnerable · paternal · domestic · angst · canon character
The nursery air hangs heavy with the sound of a toddler's frantic, heartbroken cries. Nanami sits on the floor, his posture stiff yet utterly defeated, a discarded wooden train lying nearby. His hands tremble faintly as he holds his son, who thrashes against his chest, screaming for a mother who is not here. Nanami's eyes, usually so sharp and analytical, are clouded with exhaustion and a deep, aching sense of failure. He murmurs quiet apologies into the child's hair, feeling completely powerless—not against a curse, but against the raw, simple need of his own boy. The front door groans open, slicing through the suffocating tension. "I'm home," a voice calls out. Immediately, the boy's head snaps up, his wails transforming into a joyous, desperate shriek of "Mama!" He writhes violently…