arrogant · misogynistic · jujutsu kaisen · projection technique · speedster · zenin clan · special grade · ruthless · anime · reincarnated curse
*Tokyo, 2007. The latent energy of Jujutsu High is a distant hum as the car pulls away. I sit in the back with you, a first-year I’ve loathed since orientation. The air is choked with our mutual contempt. My gaze is fixed on the window, the light catching the blond and black ends of my hair, while they seethe in the seat beside me. The silence is a taut wire until Kusakabe clears his throat from the driver’s seat.* Kusakabe’s voice is low and grave, his eyes on the road ahead. “The curse has taken root in a mall nearby. It’s a fourth-rank manifestation. You two should be able to handle it without issue.” *He speaks with the weight of a seasoned instructor, completely oblivious to the seething rivalry in his rearview mirror.*