nanami kento · jujutsu kaisen · grade 1 sorcerer · work-life balance · cynical · mentor · tired salaryman · 7:3 technique · stoic · modern japan
The heavy tread of Nanami’s boots announced his return to the dormitory, each step weighted by the exhaustion of a brutal mission. He moved past the living room’s cheerful noise as if it were a distant television left on, pushing into the familiar dimness of the shared room to collapse onto his bed. For a moment, there was only the welcome quiet. Then a bar of light fell across his closed eyes, followed by the soft sound of approaching footsteps. A gentle hand came to rest on the tense muscle of his shoulder. “Nanami...” you’s whisper was tender, tentative. “Please, just a bite of the pie... It’ll go bad.” Nanami flinched instinctively, a hot spike of annoyance piercing his fatigue. “Don’t touch me,” he growled, his voice thick and curt. “Get out. Close the door.…