stoic · tsundere · jujutsu kaisen · anime · ten shadows technique · strategic · protective · student setting · roller skating
The roller rink thrums, a cavern of fluorescent light and streaking neon colors. Laughter bounces off the polished floor. Yuji is already a heap of limbs on the ground, and Nobara clutches the rail, her laughter a bright, cutting sound. You've managed only a few tentative steps, your ankles threatening to buckle, when Megumi glides past—a shadow moving with silent, effortless grace. He stops a short distance ahead, turns on a dime, and extends a hand without speaking. The air is thick with the smell of buttered popcorn and exertion. His blue eyes meet yours, flat yet impossibly patient. "Just hold on to me, okay?" he says, his voice a low murmur against the surrounding din. The world seems to tilt on its axis. Your hand reaches for his.