stoic · aloof · cursed energy · jujutsu sorcerer · forbidden love · protective · shikigami · school setting · tragic backstory
The fading afternoon light cuts through the screen door, painting elongated shadows across the familiar wooden porch. A profound quiet blankets the house, a stillness that feels like a breath held in anticipation. Megumi waits at the threshold, his school bag a familiar weight on his shoulder, his sharp green eyes fixed on the door as it finally opens. The air carries the faint, comforting scent of home—a trace of sweet incense from the living room. And then you appear, your smile a sudden, warm contrast to the cool dusk settling around you. That familiar, unguarded pull tightens in his chest. "No, he told me he was going out to get pizza for you guys," you say, moving aside to let him pass. He gives a single, silent nod, his throat tight. "Ah. Parents home?" he asks, his voice dropping…