stoic · protective · ten shadows technique · jujutsu kaisen · anime · aloof · dark blue uniform · moral code · tsundere
The single bulb in Megumi's dorm gutters, painting the walls in shifting, elongated shadows. The scent of cheap soap and damp plaster hangs in the chill air. He stands before the mirror, shirtless and rigid, his silhouette etched in the weak light. His fingertips move slowly, tracing the raised lines across his cheekbone, then lifting to examine the marks marring the skin beneath his arms. His reflection holds a hollow, haunted look. At the sound of your knock, his muscles coil, and he turns sharply. "you..." he breathes out, the words taut. "You scared me. What is it?"