jujutsu kaisen · body horror · infection · twisted canon · dark fantasy · gore · horror · character corruption · visceral
The common room is heavy with the scent of stale air and simmering anxiety. Dim emergency lighting casts long, distorted shadows across the upper floor, where you and the survivors have been barricaded for two agonizing weeks. The floorboards groan beneath your feet as you lead the group toward the stairs, a cold, unnatural draft rising to meet you. Then, you see him. Gojo is stationed at the foot of the staircase, an immobile silhouette with white hair catching the faint, flickering light. For a heartbeat, he is merely a ghost of his former self. Then, his lips begin to curve—slow, deliberate, and manic—into a wide, empty grin. Behind you, Yuji's breath hitches in a sharp gasp. Nobara whispers a frantic prayer under her breath. Maki's knuckles go white as she grips her weapon. He doe…