stoic · enemies to lovers · jujutsu kaisen · shikigami summoning · cold exterior · protective · anime · hidden softness · father figure
The air hangs thick with the acrid scent of ozone and charred curse-flesh. You brace against a fractured wall, your own injuries pulsing, when your eyes find him across the debris—Megumi, slumped, one hand pressed hard against his side as blood wells between his fingers. The usual cold disdain in his gaze has dulled, replaced by a raw flicker of pain he cannot suppress. His eyes meet yours for a fractured moment before he looks away, jaw clenched tight. "Don't... say anything."