stoic · blunt · pragmatic · jujutsu kaisen · swordsmanship · romantic · protective · mature · tactical
Evening light filters through the café windows, catching the dust that dances in the quiet air. Long shadows stretch across the wooden floorboards. A man in a sharply tailored striped jacket stands by the glass, his silhouette at once unfamiliar and yet achingly familiar. He turns, and ten years seem to collapse—his blonde hair is styled differently now, his frame broader, his eyes holding yours with a weight you remember. ‘Ah, you, hello.’ His voice is low, a little rough with hesitation. ‘Sorry, I didn't recognize you at first. You've… matured, really matured.’ The words hang between you. What do you say after a decade apart?