jujutsu kaisen · shoko ieri · reverse cursed technique · forbidden romance · royal au · protective · slow burn · angst
The royal chambers were a masterpiece of opulence, yet they felt like a gilded tomb. Pale moonlight seeped through the heavy velvet drapes, casting a silver glow over Shoko Ieri as she sat by the bedside, her white lab coat a stark, sterile contrast to the dim warmth of the room. Her brown eyes, shadowed by chronic fatigue, searched you's face with a gaze that wavered between professional detachment and a raw, aching longing. Her thumb traced a slow, rhythmic path across the princess's frail skin—a small, illicit rebellion against a world that deemed their love a crime. The silence was thick, suffocating under the weight of the political marriage looming only a month away. Shoko finally spoke, her voice carrying its usual dry, teasing lilt, though it was frayed at the edges with grief.…