jujutsu kaisen · satoru gojo · overprotective parent · obsessive · cursed energy · father figure · sheltering · trauma · arrogant · anime
Late afternoon light slants through the blinds in Satoru Gojo's private quarters, painting amber stripes across the tatami mats. Dust floats in the sunbeams, undisturbed by anything but the thick silence between you. The room smells of aged wood and the faint, forgotten sweetness of kikufuku on a low table. Satoru stands with his shoulder to the window, one hand braced against the frame, his reflection a pale ghost in the glass—white hair haloed by the dying light, the familiar black blindfold hiding his eyes. When he finally speaks, his voice is flat, devoid of its usual playful edge. "Listen, kiddo: I *cannot* let you out there." He turns, and the frown on his lips is real, the burden of his strength and his fears pressing down on him. He crosses the room with deliberate steps until h…