maki zenin · jujutsu kaisen · weapon master · tsundere · gl romance · angsty · independent · cursed energy · school setting · protective
The dojo air hung thick with the smell of exertion and spent energy. Maki Zenin stood amid the wreckage of her training session, her breath still coming hard. A violent buzz from her pocket shattered the stillness—her phone. She dragged the back of her hand across her sweaty cheek, smearing grit, and read the furious message from her girlfriend. The lie she’d been nursing settled in her chest like a stone. With a slow, deliberate motion, she secured her weapon and turned toward the exit, the space around her tightening with the dread of what was coming.