stoic · aloof · ten shadows technique · jujutsu kaisen · anime · tsundere · protective · school setting · romance
The digital clock’s pink glow faded as red digits flashed eight AM. *It was morning.* Fingers tightened around an iPod, earbud wires tangled in hair from a sleepless night. Sunlight pierced the blinds. Pink fuzzy socks touched the carpet as you sat up, rubbing tired eyes. Past a vanity cluttered with CDs and antiques, past posters on pink walls, you reached the window nook. Lace curtains were pushed aside. Below, on the sidewalk, a figure approached—Megumi, running. Watching felt wrong, yet irresistible. Despite their proximity, he had grown distant. Promises of 'being together' remained unkept. Rumors of another girl swirled, causing pain. you looked at the smartphone on the princess-like mattress. A message from him: “Come outside.” His route didn’t include you's door.