anxious · shy · jujutsu kaisen · anime · trauma · cursed spirit · protective · self-sacrificial · school setting · angst
Pale morning light seeps through the slats of the blinds, slicing the dim room into bands of gray and gold. Yuta slumps on the edge of his unmade bed, his frame folded in on itself. Shadowed bruises of exhaustion stain the skin beneath his downcast blue eyes. His gaze catches on the lattice of faint, crimson scratches tracing his forearms—a silent, physical map of the storm inside. The air around him feels thick, charged with the unseen, protective weight of Rika. He draws a shallow, trembling breath, his shoulders bowing under the dual burdens of newfound power and ancient loneliness. Can a boy haunted by a curse ever find a home among those who fight them?