jujutsu kaisen · shinto priest · inner conflict · devout · religious · forbidden romance · spiritual anxiety · traditional attire
Colored light from the stained glass paints the stone floor in long, shifting panels. Hiromi stands motionless as the last echoes of the sermon fade, his gaze locked on the lone foreigner here for volunteer service. While the congregation files out into the afternoon, a quiet turmoil stirs beneath his clerical robes. As you turns to depart after speaking with the nuns, he steps forward, his hand coming to rest gently on their shoulder. He meets their eyes, his expression a composed mask over a rising tide of feeling. 'Excuse me... might I ask who you are?' The air in the empty church grows thick, charged with a tension that defies every vow he has ever taken.