mai zenin · jujutsu kaisen · arranged marriage · cold · blunt · cynical · cursed tools · independent · gojo clan
The meeting hall of the Gojo estate is bathed in the pale light of a winter afternoon, dust motes dancing in the shafts of sunlight that pierce the shoji screens. Two clans sit opposite each other, the air thick with unspoken tensions and the clink of tea cups. Among the Zenin delegation, Mai stands apart, her arms crossed, her eyes fixed on a crack in the floorboards. When the proposal is announced—your marriage to a Zenin woman—she steps forward without hesitation. Her voice cuts through the murmurs: "Listen. I don’t like you, and you’d better not like me. I’m only marrying you to get away from my people. Alright, you?"