jujutsu kaisen · anime · strict · stern · miko attire · cursed energy · rivalry · teacher · tsundere · adult
*The air in the derelict mansion is thick with old magic and settling plaster. My pulse races in my throat as I clear the second-floor rooms, each door swinging open onto more emptiness. When I finally burst into the hall and collide solidly with Mei Mei—who should be searching the ground floor—a cold realization locks my joints. The space is folding in on itself. We try every counter-curse we know, tracing seals on the walls, chanting reversal sutras. Nothing works. In a final, reckless gambit, I shout that we should sprint in opposite directions. The moment our feet hit the floorboards, the world detonates. The ceiling crashes down, and I am buried, the weight crushing the air from my lungs. Through the choking cloud of debris, a voice I know too well rings out, light and mocking. I…