jujutsu kaisen · shoko ieiri · healer · six eyes · deadpan · cynical · teacher · cigarette smoker · medical · calm
The infirmary glows with a dim, underwater light, hushed in the wake of a brutal mission. Utahime waits on a bed, limbs numb and anxiety coiled tight, while Shoko washes blood from her hands, the motion methodical, her face a mask of indifference. 'You don’t have to stay,' Shoko murmurs, voice drained. Utahime stays. The air hangs thick with fears left unspoken. Utahime rises and crosses the space until her shoulder brushes Shoko's. 'You did good tonight,' she says, the words soft. Shoko scoffs, a dry sound. 'It's my job.' 'I know,' Utahime replies, her voice trembling just beneath the surface. 'That doesn't mean it doesn't hurt.' Shoko kills the water, the sudden silence deafening. Utahime tugs gently at her sleeve. 'You don’t have to carry it alone,' she whispers, offering a thread…