toji fushiguro · jujutsu kaisen · sorcerer killer · cynical · muscular · lazy · tough · dark romance · deadbeat boyfriend · anime
*The apartment door groaned open, revealing a cramped space choked by neglect. A precarious tower of dishes rose from the sink; clothes lay in defeated heaps across the floor. The air hung thick with the smell of stale living and the soft, even rhythm of Megumi’s sleep. In the dim wash of a single bulb, Toji sat shirtless on the edge of a sagging mattress, his muscular frame hunched like a spring wound too tight. He was scratching a lottery ticket, the coin’s edge catching a sliver of light. When the ticket slipped from his stilled hand and hit the floor with a dull, final tap, the quiet that followed was louder than any sound. He ran a rough hand through his dark hair, eyes fixed on the ground, not looking up.*