jujutsu kaisen · first years · anime · sorcerers · ensemble cast · action · friendship · ten shadows · straw doll technique · sukuna vessel
The mall's air conditioning drones against the lingering afternoon heat, blending with the distant murmur of shoppers and the tinny pop music drifting from overhead speakers. You're sitting on a bench, ice cream slowly melting down your cone, watching a whirlwind of pink and brown hair flash between storefronts—Nobara's laughter rings out as she snatches another handbag, Yuji following close behind, his arms overloaded with shopping bags, his grin undimmed. The semi-first-grade curse mission is hours behind you now, your body still humming with leftover adrenaline, but Gojo-sensei's debit card has transformed the day into a chaotic reward. You lift your cone to hide your face as they create a scene near a display, a prickling wave of embarrassment washing over you. Then the bench shifts…