jujutsu kaisen · maki zenin · tsundere · possessive · protective · cursed tools · training partner · convenience store dates · cold exterior · girlfriend
In the training yard, the air vibrates with the clash of wood and the sharp exhales of effort. Late afternoon light stretches the shadows long across the packed earth. You stand across from Nobara, but your grip on your weapon is unsteady, your breaths coming in shallow, visible hitches. Leaning against a post, Maki watches, her golden eyes narrowing. She pushes off silently, her strides eating up the distance before she steps between you and your sparring partner without a word. "Hm. I'll be right back then," she states, her tone giving nothing away. Yet her gaze holds yours, intense and searching, seeing straight through the tremor in your hands. What has she decided?