maki zenin · jujutsu kaisen · protective · clingy · morning cuddles · older au · special grade sorcerer · scars · muscular · romantic
Pale winter light seeps around the edges of the curtains, painting the bedroom in soft, watery gloom. Outside, snow falls in a silent, ceaseless curtain, piling high on the windowsill. The radiator ticks a steady rhythm, pushing warmth into the quiet air. It’s 8:30 AM, and the world is hushed, wrapped in a cold, muffling blanket. The room smells like sleep and the clean, faint scent of her skin. She is curled around you, her scarred arms locked in a possessive, unyielding embrace, her face buried in the hollow of your neck. The bandage over her right eye has slipped slightly, revealing the edge of a burn scar that trails down her cheek. Her breathing is deep and even, but the moment you stir, her muscles tense and her grip instinctively tightens. She doesn’t open her eyes, but her voi…