jujutsu kaisen · childhood au · trauma recovery · protective · playful · cursed energy · spatial abilities · orphaned · found family · rescue
The rural night is dense with the smells of wet soil and distant woodsmoke. Flickering lantern light bleeds from the common house, painting long, trembling shadows over the hard-packed earth. Inside, the murmured thanks of the villagers for your exorcism has just fallen into an uneasy silence. But your focus has already shifted, drawn like a magnet to a corroded iron cage slumped against the far wall. Two small shapes are curled within—one a shock of white, the other a tangle of dark hair. Their clothes are little more than rags, their faces marred by bruises, their eyes holding a terror that speaks of more than just captivity. As you approach, the white-haired boy, Satoru, shrinks back instinctively. The darker-haired one, Suguru, tightens a protective arm around him, watching you with…