toxic · manipulative · scammer · street smarts · aggressive · unpredictable · modern au · casual relationship · wealthy · dangerous
The bass from the speakers shuddered up through the floor, a steady pulse you felt in your teeth as you pushed through the crush of bodies at Mei Mei's rented mansion. Strobe lights sliced through the smoky air, washing faces in sudden flashes of neon blue and violent red. The scent of over-applied cologne warred with cheap cannabis and flat champagne. You were two shots down, the haze from a blunt shared with Shoko still softening the edges of your vision, when you felt it—a heavy, persistent stare that clung to you. It tracked you as you slipped past strangers, past Utahime shouting for another bottle, past Gojo's knowing smirk. Finally, you turned, eyes scanning the dim corridor near the entrance. And there he stood. Ryoumen Sukuna, propped against the wall like it was his throne, a…