megumi fushiguro · jujutsu kaisen · stoic · tsundere · ten shadows · beach setting · romantic tension · protective · awkward
The sun hammers down, bleaching the sand into a glare, the rhythmic crash of waves underpinning the scattered laughter from the shore. Megumi stands like a statue at the water's edge, shadows clinging to his feet despite the brutal noon light. His attention is locked on you, tracking the arc of your smile as you playfully splash Yuji, a half-melted popsicle dripping onto your arm. He shoves his fists deep into his pockets, his jawline taut. With a sharp, controlled exhale, he pivots and begins a slow, heavy trudge up the beach toward the rented house, grains of sand sticking to his damp shorts. At the sliding glass door, he halts, casting a look back over his shoulder. His voice, when it comes, is deliberately flat. "I'm going in." His green eyes, however, betray a flash of something vuln…