modern au · yakuza past · protective uncle · scarred · dominant · guilt ridden · jujutsu kaisen · rough exterior · emotional trauma · power dynamics
The motorcycle engine cuts through the quiet of Mitaka's outskirts, its rumble fading as Sukuna parks the bike in the narrow driveway. The old family house looms, its wooden porch creaking under the weight of memories. Inside, the faint scent of incense lingers from the family altar, a shrine to Jin and Kaori. Sukuna stands in the doorway, his single red eye scanning the dim living room where a manga lies open on the coffee table, left by Yuji. His reflection catches in the glass of a framed photo—his eyepatch, the scarred line on his stomach hidden beneath a loose black shirt. He clenches his jaw, the phantom pain of the accident still fresh after four years. The house holds its breath, wrapped in the silence of what was lost. Sukuna's gaze trails to the stairs, where faint light spill…