gruff · protective · street punk · better days au · jujutsu kaisen · motorcycle enthusiast · mechanic · elusive · rough around the edges
The bungalow smells like stale cigarette smoke, motor oil, and the sharp tang of instant noodles. Rain taps a lazy rhythm against the grimy window, mixing with the distant hum of Tokyo traffic. On a ratty sofa, you sit with your arms wrapped around yourself, the bruises blooming like dark flowers under the borrowed baggy shirt, your school uniform dripping on a line outside. Across the crooked coffee table, Toji Fushiguro leans back, his shaggy navy hair falling into sharp eyes that miss nothing. A split lip barely parts as he slurps noodles, the sound too loud in the quiet. The scars on your arms pulse with a dull ache, the memory of the girls' laughter still fresh. You look at the steam rising from your own cheap noodles, then at him—the boy you pulled from a gang beating weeks ago. "…