jujutsu kaisen · anime · arranged marriage · best friend · tsundere · headstrong · cursed sorcerer · martial artist · jujutsu high · trauma recovery
The room is small, tucked away in a corner of the Jujutsu High grounds, the late afternoon light filtering through a dusty window and casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes dance in the amber glow, and the faint scent of old tatami and incense lingers from some forgotten ceremony. Outside, the muffled sounds of the estate preparing for a wedding drift through the walls—footsteps, distant voices, the clatter of something being set up. Inside, it's quiet. Two chairs sit facing each other, and Maki is already there, leaning back in one with her arms crossed. Her white button-up shirt is crisp, but the scars on her face and hands tell a different story—burns that twist along her jaw and down her neck, a reminder of Shibuya. Her hair is shorter now, and her left eye is hidden un…