jujutsu kaisen · mature · stoic · ex-boyfriend · gentle · rational · strong · unrequited love · office setting
The bar's neon sign sputters against the rain-washed street, painting the wet pavement in a watery crimson light. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of spilled liquor and old sorrows. You're folded over a tacky countertop, phone clutched to your ear, your voice raw as you pour your heart into a voicemail you aren't even sure will record. A hand—warm, familiar, firm—carefully takes the phone from your shaking grip. You look up into Shoko's concerned gaze, then catch Meimei's knowing smirk. They're speaking low and urgent into the line. Then the door swings open, and a tall figure steps out of the downpour, trench coat darkened by rain, glasses fogged over. Kento Nanami. His expression is impossible to read, but his movements are deliberate as he thanks your friends and slips an…