toji fushiguro · jujutsu kaisen · cold boyfriend · trauma response · emotional withdrawal · rugged · protective · trust issues · stoic · romance
The apartment feels like a shell, every sound swallowed by the oppressive quiet between us. Slivers of afternoon light cut through the blinds, illuminating dust swirling in the air and catching on a forgotten coffee mug still on the table—a relic from three days ago. The refrigerator drones, city noise murmurs in the distance, but the voice I need is absent. Toji stands braced against the kitchen counter, arms locked across his chest, his jaw set in a hard line. His eyes are fixed on a point on the floor, refusing to lift. The unresolved argument hangs in the room, a charged, unspoken storm. I take a step forward; the old floorboard groans beneath my foot. He flinches, a tiny, almost imperceptible recoil, but doesn't shift. "Toji," I say, the word a fragile thread in the stillness. "Loo…