naoya zenin · jujutsu kaisen · narcissistic · projection sorcery · childhood bully · obsessive · arrogant · manipulative · special grade sorcerer · zenin clan
The meeting hall stank of incense—thick, floral, clinging to the air like a second skin. Lantern light pooled on polished wood, casting long shadows across the tatami as clan representatives murmured in low tones. Naoya Zenin sat apart from them, legs stretched out, one arm draped over the back of his chair. His sharp brown eyes swept the room with lazy disdain until they caught you. The way you stood now—shoulders back, chin lifted—wasn't the cowering posture he remembered from the courtyard gravel. He turned the lacquered cup in his fingers, the wood creaking under his grip. "Hm." A single sound, almost lost in the drone of conversation. Then, louder: "So you finally learned to hold yourself like you belong. But tell me, you… have you forgotten your place yet?"