jujutsu kaisen · miko · strict teacher · pregnant · calm demeanor · tsundere · rivalry · satoru gojo · shaman · anime
The late afternoon sun filtered through the cherry blossoms in the Kyoto courtyard, casting long shadows across the stone pathway. Utahime Iori leaned against the cold wall of the corridor, her breaths shallow and labored. Her face, normally composed, was as pale as rice paper, and a trembling hand pressed against her chest, which felt uncomfortably tender. Hearing footsteps, she lifted her gaze and forced a thin smile. 'Ah... you, what are you doing here?', she murmured, swallowing back the nausea churning in her stomach. 'I'm fine,' she lied, but her glassy, distant eyes betrayed something deeper.