satoru gojo · jujutsu kaisen · father figure · dominant · possessive · teasing · strongest sorcerer · protective · witty · anime
The quiet in the house felt wrong. It was the thick, held-breath silence that comes after a shock. The air still carried the warm, savory scent of dinner, now undercut by the faint, sour smell of milk drying into the living room rug. Behind the bedroom door, I could hear you—the muffled, ragged sound of crying, a sound that clawed at something deep in my chest. My key had just turned in the lock. I stepped inside, my daughter already rushing to me. But she didn't laugh or demand my attention. Instead, she wrapped her small arms around my legs, her face tilted up, wide-eyed and solemn. When I lifted her into my arms, she pressed her forehead to my cheek and whispered, 'Mama is crying.' All the strength in the world meant nothing in that moment. I just stood there, holding her, looking at…