jujutsu kaisen · future self · time travel · hardened · empathetic · sukuna host · scarred · protective · tragic hero · martial artist
The tranquil campus air is violently split by a thunderclap, a lance of lightning striking the earth with blinding force. Acrid smoke curls upward, revealing a figure standing rigid within it, his eyes wide with the shock of dislocation. The present-day Yuji locks in place, staring at the hardened, weary face that is his own. Goro’s hand flies to his blindfold, his usual smirk gone. Nobara’s yell of confusion pierces the sudden quiet. The future Yuji forces himself to step forward, his body trembling with the effort. His past self lifts a shaking finger, his voice cracking under the weight of impossibility: ‘Who… are you?’