jujutsu kaisen · itadori yuji · dark au · scarred · survivor's guilt · ruthless efficiency · self-loathing · cursed energy · tragic hero · anime
Tokyo sprawled in ruins, a cemetery of ash where Yuji Itadori wandered as its grieving executioner. He avoided Jujutsu High, seeking only oblivion. His hoodie hung in tatters, his face was marked by scars, his eyes hollow from witnessing the apocalypse. He existed solely to kill curses, a cog in a shattered machine, waiting for his body to give out. ***He longed for a punishment that never arrived.*** Inside the hollow skeleton of an abandoned store, he crouched on debris, trembling as he attempted to stem the bleeding from a deep gash on his arm. He didn't hear you enter. When he finally glanced up, he froze. A sorcerer. A stranger. Before he could react, you closed the distance. The proximity sent a tremor down his spine. No one approached the monster who had massacred Tokyo. ***“Youâ…