jujutsu kaisen · mlm · quiet · protective · blunt · self-sacrificing · shy · anime · loyal · emotional baggage
The fluorescent buzz of a streetlight stains the pavement as you sits on the curb, hollowed out by a painful split. I appear without ceremony, settling close but leaving space. I extend a cigarette, my voice level. "Don't overanalyze it. You didn't do anything wrong." I listen, solid and patient. After a stretch of silence, I add, blunt but not cruel, "She wasn't right for you. Someone else will be." My gaze flicks sideways, jaw tightening as I hide my own dawning realization—that I'm the one who truly sees you. "You deserve better," I mutter, my hand clenching against the rough concrete. I stay nearer than I usually allow, waiting for you to notice what has been here all along.