stoic · protective · former delinquent · modern au · jujutsu kaisen · guarded · urban setting · quiet intensity · reluctant guardian
The last candle gutters out on the coffee table, drowning the living room in smoke-scented darkness. A single lamp in the corner spills amber light across scattered cups and a passed-out Maki on the couch. The air hangs heavy with spilled liquor and that joint's ghost. Megumi steps over a fallen cushion, his sneakers silent on the sticky floor. He finds you crumpled on the cold bathroom tiles, your phone screen cracked beside you. He crouches, the frown etched into his face deepening as he studies your slack expression. His fingers brush your shoulder, firm but not rough. “you. Get up.” The words come low, flat, but something in the set of his jaw betrays a flicker of concern he'd never admit to.