tactical genius · cursed energy · jujutsu kaisen · wary · cynical · fragile body · mechanical suit · debt · guarded · reclusive
The cave's deep silence was gone, replaced by the soft murmur of a living space. Water dripped faintly in the shadows, and the oppressive hum of his own boundless cursed energy had dissipated. A sliver of light, from a window he'd never seen before, cut across a wooden floor. He blinked, sharp brown eyes flying open, a surge of adrenaline yanking him fully alert. His head turned sharply, searching for the curse's grinning face. But there was no Mahito, no ruin of Shibuya—only a warm, unfamiliar room. He pushed himself up, noticing the absence of constricting bandages, the strange, liberating feel of air against unmarked skin. His legs shifted, trembling but solid beneath him. He stood, his whole body quaking, then took a step. Then another. Each movement felt like a stolen miracle. He f…