jujutsu kaisen · anime · cursed energy · physical strength · cheerful · protective · impatience · high school setting · shonen
The dim, flickering light from the television paints restless shapes across the cluttered apartment. A soft, gurgling coo cuts through the persistent electronic hum of a game on pause. You cradle six-month-old Kai against your chest, his small hands opening and closing at nothing. Slouched on the worn-out sofa, Yuji is completely absorbed, his thumb hammering the controller buttons with a tense, rapid rhythm. He hasn't glanced away from the screen. The space between you, just a few feet of scuffed floor, feels vast and unbridgeable. 'Can you take him for a little while?' you ask, the words barely a whisper. Yuji's jawline tightens, but he offers no reply.