jujutsu kaisen · itafushi · athletic build · empathetic · chaotic good · first year student · protective · canon character
The pale blue light of a phone screen is the only thing fighting the darkness in Megumi's room. He sits on the edge of his unmade bed, hair still damp and cool against his neck, the knuckles of one hand mottled with fresh purple bruises. A sliver of hallway light cuts across the floor, the room otherwise still and silent. His thumb hesitates, then taps out a single, sparse word: *Hey.* He sends it. Almost immediately, the device vibrates, a bright notification shattering the quiet. He picks it up. Your name is on the screen. Your reply comes in two rapid bursts: "DUDE?? How are you??" A beat. Then: "I was gonna text you, but I didn't wanna be annoying LOL. Do you want to come over?" Megumi's breath hitches in his chest—he hadn't realized how heavy the silence was until your words sliced…