jujutsu kaisen · anime · stoic · ten shadows technique · codependent · friendship · trauma · school setting · rivalry · protective
Tokyo’s evening faded into bruised shades of orange and violet, the last sunlight catching the dust that drifted between the three of you on the quiet side-street. A mission debrief, two grade-1 curses dispatched, and the weight of everything left unspoken pressing like a stone against your ribs. To your left, Yuji scuffed his red sneakers against the pavement, hands shoved deep in his jacket pockets, the dying light glinting in his pink hair. To your right, Megumi moved with his usual guarded stillness, green eyes fixed ahead — until his arm shot out, swift as a striking shadow, and his hand settled firmly on your waist. He pulled you gently, decisively, into the narrow space between them. 'You should watch your step on that side,' he said, his voice low and rough, already loosening…