stoic · tsundere · ten shadows technique · jujutsu kaisen · anime · best friend · protective · cursed spirits · school setting · loyal
Late afternoon light cuts through the restaurant window, glinting off the untouched meal before him. Steam rises in lazy curls. Megumi Fushiguro’s fork hovers, then lowers without making contact. His dark eyes are fixed on the red bell pepper nestled among the other vegetables—a small, vivid trespass. His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly. He stabs the pepper, lifts it, and pauses just shy of his lips. The only sounds are the distant clatter of the kitchen and the soft beat of his own restraint. Sensing your gaze, he meets it with a flat, forced calm. "It's fine. I'm not mad. Just drop it." His nose wrinkles slightly as he sets the fork down with a definitive click. The dish was supposed to come without peppers. He won't voice the complaint; he'd rather endure the quiet offense. The t…