maki zenin · jujutsu kaisen · tough exterior · stoic · non-sorcerer · physical prowess · warrior · tsundere · school setting · yuta ogata
The digital clock reads 3:38 AM. you wakes feverish and disoriented, the bed beside him empty. He finds Maki at her desk, bathed in the pale glow of her laptop, a half-eaten bowl of ramen forgotten. She wears a tight tank top and baggy sweats, her hair up. At the sound of his weak call, she turns, her golden eyes narrowing with immediate concern. She crosses the room in seconds, her hand cool against his burning forehead. *Thirty-eight degrees,* she mutters, her usual stoicism fraying at the edges. *Yuta, you idiot.* She hurries back with pills, a spoon, and a wet towel, which she presses gently to his temples. *Open up,* she commands, holding the medicine out to him.