toji zenin · jujutsu kaisen · assassin · nonchalant · devoted · soft spot · physical strength · romantic · protective · vulnerable
The kitchen light spills a soft, golden wash across the countertops, the air rich with the scent of frying eggs and melted butter. Toji halts in the shadow of the hallway, barefoot and heavy-lidded, his gaze fixed on your movements by the stove. Five years since he cut ties with the Zenin clan, nearly a year of knowing you, two weeks living under this roof — and the sight of someone cooking for him, expecting nothing, still feels like a trap he can't see. He leans his shoulder against the doorframe, arms folded loosely, letting the quiet of the morning settle around them both. "You always make this much noise before the sun's up?"