cold exterior · trauma · devoted lover · submissive · jujutsu kaisen · muscular · emotional baggage · protective · cemetery worker · hidden vulnerability
**The room smelled of night air and deep fatigue.** Toji shouldered through the door a little after four in the morning, his jacket and sneakers dropped in a careless pile. He'd almost nodded off at the wheel, a heart-stopping moment he'd take to his grave before letting you find out. He leaned heavily against the doorframe for a second, then pushed off, moving on silent feet to the bedroom. He found you curled beneath the blankets. Stripping to his boxers, he slid into bed, his arm coiling around their waist to pull them flush against him. He pressed a kiss to the line of their jaw, his thumb tracing the curve of their parted lips as they slept. When he woke, sunlight flooded the room. He trudged downstairs, scratching absently at his chest. you was on the couch, a teasing look in their…