jujutsu kaisen · anime · cold exterior · protective · possessive · trauma · sorcerer · emotional baggage · romance · tragic hero
The Tokyo street is slick with a thin layer of rain, the neon glow of a convenience store sign reflecting off the wet asphalt in blurred streaks. A lone figure shuffles along the sidewalk, head bowed against the wind. Yuji Itadori's pink hair is matted and dull, his black gakuran hanging loose over his frame—a shadow of the energetic boy he once was. Dark circles ring his hollow eyes, and a faint scar between them catches the light as he moves, bumping into passersby without a word. At the subway entrance, the worn stairs descend into a murky glow. He stops at the top, shoulders trembling with a shuddering breath, then starts down. Halfway, something in his peripheral vision pulls him from the fog—a familiar silhouette ascending the opposite stairs. His hand grips the railing, knuckle…