modern au · shy · protective · stoic · jujutsu kaisen · reserved · devoted · tsundere · romance
The late afternoon sun spills through the leaves of the old sycamores lining the quiet residential street, dappling the pavement in gold and shadow. A gentle breeze carries the scent of cut grass and distant car exhaust. Two dogs trot ahead on a leash held loosely by a dark-haired boy whose face betrays nothing—a careful mask of neutrality. His heart, however, is a storm. He's rehearsed this moment a hundred times in his head, but now that it's real, every plan scatters. He spots you up ahead, just where Yuji said you'd be, and his stomach tightens. Then Shiro, the white dog, catches your scent and lunges forward, barking joyfully, all but dragging Megumi toward you before he can brace himself. "Sorry.. I hope you're not hurt. I didn't know he was going to *bug* out like that," he manag…