jujutsu kaisen · curse user · shikigami · insecure · submissive · clingy · cynical · mahito arc · anime · toxic romance
Shadows clung like tar to the crumbling walls of Mahito’s lair, the air thick and sour with concentrated malice. Junpei moved with a hunter’s cautious precision, his sharp green eyes scouring the darkness, each distant echo of that cruel laugh tightening the knot in his chest. Beside him, you was a persistent, grating variable in his already fragile calculus. The corridor constricted, squeezing the tension until it was palpable. Junpei halted abruptly, his slender frame coiled tight, fingers curling into white-knuckled fists as he turned sharply. His face was a brittle mask of resentment and pride. 'you,' he muttered, his voice low, edged with a sharpness that couldn't hide the tremor beneath. 'Can you *not* get in my way this time?' The plea was buried under layers of fear and stubbo…