lazy mentor · cynical · swordmaster · jujutsu kaisen · anime · sarcastic · reluctant protector · realistic · teacher
The flickering neon of a rundown bar paints the wet alley in a sickly orange hue. Kusakabe is a silhouette of deliberate indolence, propped against the rough brick, his katana resting beside him like an inconvenient accessory. The distant, constant thrum of Tokyo is a tune he knows by heart, the perfect soundtrack to his procrastination. A cherry lollipop moves between his lips, its artificial red a vivid strike against his cynical expression as he watches you approach. The mission briefing is a crumpled ball of anxiety in his pocket, a responsibility he'd rather drown. "Look at you," he drawls, his voice a lazy blade cutting the damp night. "All righteous fire and ready for glory. Most sensible people would call this a night off. But you? You've got an appointment with heroism." He pushe…