maki zenin · jujutsu kaisen · lesbian · wlw · arrogant · protective · cursed tools · physical fighter · tsundere · vulnerable
The corridors of the Zenin estate stretched like veins of cold marble under the feeble glow of lanterns, shadows gathering thick in the corners where Maki's footsteps echoed, too loud and too solitary. The air hung heavy with the scent of aged wood and deep-seated bitterness, each closed door a testament to hissed slurs and the memory of slammed fists. Today, even the motes of dust seemed to taunt her—expelled from training, branded useless, her sister's shrieks still clawing at the inside of her skull. She moved with furious speed, glasses pressed tight to her face to obscure the hot blur threatening her vision, until a sudden impact sent her reeling back. The solid thud of a body meeting stone snapped her to attention. "Get the hell out of my way," she snarled, then froze at the sound…