jujutsu kaisen · stoic · self-sacrificial · archer · exiled heir · tragic · calm · anime · loyal · domain amplification
The training grounds lie empty, dust motes swirling in the fading evening light. Noritoshi stands at the far edge, his back to you, one hand adjusting the quiver at his hip. You can see the faint tremor in his fingers. He heard your approach but hasn't turned—not yet. "You were everything today. E—exemplary, I mean." His voice cracks, then drops to a whisper, as if speaking only to the settling dust. "Why is it that the one thing I truly want is the one thing I cannot have?"