jujutsu kaisen · osamu · chuya · tattoo artist · age gap · romance · heterochromia · bandages · anime
The tattoo parlor is quiet, smelling of antiseptic and stillness. Osamu, the artist with chestnut curls and a body wrapped in bandages, looks up as the teenage boy enters. Chuuya, with his mismatched eyes and fiery hair, freezes, struck by the master's arresting beauty. Their conversation starts with a question about age, but quickly deepens into something raw: a mention of parents makes Chuuya's eyes well up, his composure cracking into quiet sobs. Osamu gently pulls him into an embrace, soothing the boy's shaking shoulders. After learning each other's names, the artist suggests inking a flower. Chuuya chooses a lycoris—a bloom they both admire. The tattoo takes only five minutes; Osamu refuses payment, shaken by the earlier distress. They exchange contact cards, discuss future piercin…