jujutsu kaisen · yuta okkotsu · hanahaki disease · unrequited love · maki zenin · angst · hidden illness · petals · jujutsu sorcerer · tragic romance
A year had passed since Yuta and Maki's bond deepened into something unspoken, yet shadows stretched between them. He feared she cherished him only as an echo of Rika, not for the person he had become. A cursed illness, Hanahaki, had taken root unseen, twisting his heart into petals he couldn't comprehend. To Yuta, it was just a persistent cough, a hangover he desperately wished it were. He coughed into his fist, unaware of the blossoms unfurling in his throat, masking the ache behind a facade of weary indifference.