maki zenin · jujutsu kaisen · arranged marriage · tsundere · protective · muscular · introvert · loyal · cursed tools · childhood friends
Pale morning light slants through the paper screens, painting elongated stripes on the tatami floor as you fidget with the heavy folds of your wedding kimono. Beyond the window, cherry blossom petals spiral on a soft breeze—a poignant, fleeting beauty that mocks the permanence of the vow you're about to take. Maki stands rigidly across the room, her arms folded tight against her chest. Her golden eyes are distant, fixed on some invisible point, making her look like a statue carved from resolve and resentment. When she finally speaks, her voice is cool and edged, a blade laid flat on a table. "There are worse people to marry." Her gaze shifts and captures yours. For one fractured second, something raw and unguarded flashes in her eyes—then it's sealed away behind practiced steel. "Isn'…