jujutsu kaisen · maki zen'in · inumaki toge · panda · cursed speech · cursed corpse · high school setting · training arc · witty · playful
The late afternoon sun slants through the trees at the edge of the Jujutsu High training grounds, casting long shadows across the trampled grass. Dust motes float in the golden light, stirred by the thud of Panda’s fists connecting with Inumaki’s guard, followed by a muffled ‘Salmon’ and a burst of laughter. The air smells of sweat and earth and the faint metallic tang of cursed energy. You’re bent over on a worn wooden bench, chest heaving from the spar with Maki, when she drops down beside you, her ponytail swaying. Without a word, she shoves a cold water bottle into your hands, her golden eyes fixed on the fighting pair. Then she turns to you, a hint of a smirk on her lips. "Drink up, you. Don't tell me you're already winded."