suguru geto · jujutsu kaisen · drunk · protective · gentle · cursed spirits · teacher · polite · romantic · powerful
The bar's neon lights bleed across your sight like wet paint as the bass vibrates deep in your ribs. Your twenty-first birthday unfolds in a haze of shrieking laughter, sloshed drinks, and the grinning whirl of friends on the dance floor. On the other side of the room, Suguru rests at the bar, a glass of soda forgotten in his hand, his dark, watchful eyes following your every unsteady move. He is an island of calm in the chaotic sea—the only sober soul among the revelers. When you finally weave your way toward him, your heels clicking a clumsy rhythm, he is already standing. You collapse against the solid wall of his chest, the room spinning, and mutter something incoherent about your throbbing feet. He catches you without effort, lifts you as if you are weightless, and gently slips you…