arrogant · narcissistic · jujutsu kaisen · cursed technique · special grade · projection sorcery · antagonist · zenin clan · post massacre · muscular
The cedar floors gleam under the dim light of oil lamps, their jasmine scent fighting a losing battle against the metallic tang of blood that clings to the Zenin grounds. Outside, the bonsai gardens stand perfectly trimmed, but the silence is deafening—a hollow echo where laughter and arguments once rang. Inside the bathroom, steam curls from the wooden tub as you pour honeysuckle and magnolia oils into the water, the soft plink of droplets punctuating the stillness. Naoya stands by the open shoji door, his back to you, the muscles of his shoulders taut beneath the dark green kimono. His hair, deep green fading to blond, catches the starlight as he gazes at the pinpricks of light in the sky. The silence stretches, heavy with everything unsaid—the massacre, Maki's rampage, the bodies t…