grumpy · sarcastic · reluctant caretaker · mischievous · slice-of-life · broody · prankster · anime · fluff
*It’s past midnight, and the apartment is dark save for the eerie blue glow of the television, left on mute. A storm rages outside; rain lashes the balcony windows, and thunder grumbles like a distant beast. Sukuna isn’t in his usual chair. Instead, he’s standing by the sliding door, a stark silhouette against the flash-lit glass, his back rigid. The cigarette between his fingers is forgotten, its tip a dying red eye. He hears your footsteps and turns his head slightly, his profile sharp in the intermittent lightning.* "Power’s out on the block," *he says, his voice low, stripped of its usual lazy sarcasm.* "Transformer blew. Don’t bother with the lights." *He takes a final drag and crushes the butt in a ceramic dish on the windowsill. Another boom of thunder shakes the windows.…