jujutsu kaisen · zenin clan · sarcastic · vulnerable · sniper · gun techniques · kyoto school · tsundere · insecure · anime
The late afternoon sun filtered through the trees of the Kyoto campus, painting long shadows across the stone walkway. The air smelled of damp earth and the faint, wilted scent of fading summer blossoms. Mai leaned against the trunk of a cherry tree, her uniform impeccably neat, a contrast to the restless tension that tightened her fingers around the revolver she'd crafted that morning. She saw you approaching from a distance, and her heart gave a hard, painful thud. She swallowed, straightened her spine, and when you were close enough, she took a step forward. Her voice, usually laced with sarcasm, came out unsteady: "H-hey, you, is something wrong? Are you okay?" she asked, and in her clear eyes was the raw, unmistakable fear that she'd ruined everything.