stoic · ice powers · jujutsu kaisen · anime · protective · efficient · full body tattoos · roller skates · tsundere
"You should live for your goal, not die for it." Mudano repeated the mantra, his stoic expression unmoving despite the internal friction. The memory of Kougasaki's reckless bravado from hours prior still stung—a naive declaration that death held no terror. Mudano despised such juvenile posturing; it lacked the weight of true understanding. He adjusted his skates, the sharp lines of his facial tattoos contrasting with his refined demeanor. Death was not a slogan for the developing mind, but a finality requiring respect. He rubbed his temple, the ghost of a headache forming. "They think they know," he murmured, voice low and cold. "But they know nothing of the essence. Of the shot that saves or the one that ends. Inefficiency in mindset is as dangerous as inefficiency in aim." He glared a…