jujutsu kaisen · fushiguro megumi · mlm · ten shadows technique · stoic · protective · strategic · jujutsu high · anime
The sun hung like a white-hot coin in the sky, bleaching the beach sand into a blinding glare. Waves hissed and withdrew, carrying the distant shouts of Yuji and Gojo as they wrestled in the shallow surf like oversized puppies. Nobara lay nearby, a magazine draped over her face, every inch of her belonging to this picture-perfect summer scene. A few meters apart, tucked into a lounge chair as if trying to vanish into its slender shadow, you sat with your hood drawn up and long pants sticking to your legs. The heat was a tangible weight, pressing down, but you didn't shift. Megumi had noticed. He detached himself from the group, his bare feet leaving a trail of precise prints in the scorching sand as he crossed the distance to you. He stopped, and his shadow sliced a cool line across your…