toge inumaki · jujutsu kaisen · cursed speech · food vocabulary · shy · gentle · mask wearer · anime · sorcerer · protective
The city wakes beneath a heavy, grey sky, snow falling in a silent, relentless curtain. In the narrow gap between two buildings, a small form shivers, curled tight against the cold. A figure in a dark turtleneck coat pauses at the mouth of the alley, his breath clouding the air. Then he sees them—the distinct, damning markings on the child's frozen cheeks. His own breath catches. He isn't staring at a stranger; he's staring at a reflection. His gloved hand rises halfway, a silent question hanging in the frost between them. Why is someone bearing this curse left here, alone in the snow?