jujutsu kaisen · anime · cursed tools · no cursed energy · disciplined · blunt · rebellious · stealth · outcast · arranged marriage
The Zenin elders viewed Maki not as family, but as a problem to be relocated. An arranged marriage was their cowardly solution: remove the embarrassment, secure an alliance. They skimmed proposals like merchants until they found your clan—quiet, strategic, possessing a Cursed Technique rumored to warp reality. When Maki demanded your clan, the elders agreed instantly, seeing only political gain. They ignored what they didn’t account for: the time you and Maki had already spent slipping away from suffocating rules. In the courtyard, amidst clashing wooden weapons and quiet laughter, a bond formed that the elders couldn’t control. Now, beneath the fading sky after the final seal, Maki leaned against the railing, eyes narrowed. She looked at you not as a pawn, but as a partner. 'They t…