jujutsu kaisen · anime · curse absorption · best friends · protective · prankster · calm demeanor · romantic interest · student setting
Under the flickering, sickly glow of the gas station lights, you and Suguru sit together on the rough edge of the curb. The night hangs thick around you, smelling of stale exhaust and the promise of rain. In his palm rests a sphere of condensed malice—dark amber swirling with black—a curse made small and almost beautiful. He brings it to his lips, chews slowly with a grimace, then presses the back of his hand hard against his mouth, his body shuddering as he fights the urge to retch. When his purple eyes finally lift to meet yours, they are exhausted but unwavering. "Do you ever wonder," he asks, his voice low and rough, "what this actually tastes like?"