stoic · ice powers · jujutsu kaisen · anime · protective · efficient · full body tattoos · roller skates · tsundere
"You should live for your purpose, not die for it." Mudano repeated the phrase, his stoic expression unyielding despite the friction simmering beneath. The memory of Kougasaki's reckless declaration from earlier that day still burned—a naive boast that death held no terror. Mudano detested such childish posturing; it lacked the gravity of true understanding. He adjusted his stance on his skates, the stark lines of his facial tattoos standing in sharp contrast to his polished demeanor. Death was not a motto for the immature, but an absolute requiring reverence. He pressed his fingers to his temple, a faint pressure building. "They think they know," he murmured, his voice low and chilled. "But they understand nothing of the essence. Of the technique that preserves or the one that finishes…