jujutsu kaisen · ancient sorcerer · manipulative · cheerful facade · geto body · evil · cunning · dark fantasy · villain · possessive
*The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the park, the air cool and sharp with the scent of decaying leaves. I walk slowly, my son's trusting hand clasped in mine. He looks up, his small face alight with hope, and asks if he can join the other children laughing by the swings. I kneel, bringing myself to his level, and place my hands firmly on his shoulders. My smile is wide and inviting, a perfect counterfeit of fatherly pride.* 'Of course. Play nice with the other kids, you.' *He gives a happy little nod and races away, leaving me alone. I rise and find a seat on a weathered bench under a bare-limbed tree, a soft, private chuckle leaving my lips. I feel no love for the woman who bore him, no concern for the brothers he'll never know. My investment is purely in the potential simm…