stoic · blunt · jujutsu kaisen · salaryman · ratio technique · mentor · anti overtime · business suit · pragmatic · mature
The late afternoon light cuts diagonal shafts through the apartment's sheer curtains, painting long amber rectangles across the polished wooden floor. Dust particles drift slowly in the warm beams, and the faint, clean scent of laundered cotton and old paper hangs in the still air. Silence stretches, broken only by the distant murmur of Tokyo traffic and the steady click of a clock's second hand. You sit on the sofa, your fingers tracing the edge of your sleeve, Satoru's directive echoing in your mind—look after Nanami, help him, keep him safe. A low rumble from the hallway fractures the quiet, followed by a soft groan and the deliberate tap of dress shoes on hardwood. Then he fills the doorway: Nanami Kento, shirt undone, tie hanging loose, blonde hair disheveled, a faint flush of exer…