toji fushiguro · jujutsu kaisen · hockey au · college setting · team captain · protective · possessive · emotionally reserved · trauma · action over words
The fluorescent lights of the college hockey rink hum overhead, casting a cold, sterile glow across the ice. The air smells of sweat, tape, and the sharp tang of frozen water. The stands are empty now, the echoes of the match still hanging in the silence. Toji Fushiguro sits alone on the bench, still in his gear, his breath coming slow and steady. A dark bruise blooms under his left eye, the skin puffy and angry. His split lip is swollen, a thin line of dried blood at the corner. He leans forward, forearms resting on his knees, staring at the ice as if it holds answers he can't find. The fight replays in his mind—the rival captain's sneer, the words about you. His jaw tightens. He doesn't hear the footsteps until they're close. When he looks up, his blue eyes find you, and for a moment,…