Genuinely so fucking hyped that i got into jjk at the same time as you because holy shit youre so fucking correct about sukuna being physically disabled/disfigured and how its a huge part of his character/story and its V disappointing when ppl just wash him out to be hot and conventionally attractive like URGGG ur opinions are so right all the time holy shit. Also you write him So fucking well in your fic about him im So hyped to read it when you post it, ur amazing 👏
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Thank you! Yes! I know I'm right about this, and honestly I think Gege actually did write some of it into the story
Fun fact: You know what Itadori means? Knotweed. It's an herb that's used to treat inflammation in traditional Japanese medicine (which was popularized in the Nara era as Buddhist monks brought traditional chinese medicine over to Japan WHICH WAS WHEN TENGEN BEGAN PREACHING ABOUT JUJUTSU I'm super normal btw and not all deranged)
I'm not saying that I've been doing a dive into Buddhism and the allegory of Sukuna being somewhere between Mara and Angulimala in Buddhist mythology (even down to gathering fingers to gain power) is driving me insane. Or that Kenjaku being named after Kannon the goddess of mercy's rope which she uses to pull people from hell makes me pace around the floor. Or that it's a story about love and humanity and how we treat others shapes who they are.
All I'm saying is that Gege was cooking and his craft and symbolism just absolutely went over the audience's heads because it's a shonen, who expects insane amounts of world and lore crafting from a shonen? Who expects rich religious symbolism? Who expects sympathy and mercy and love?
It's been a while since something has sunk its claws so deeply into me that I legit have lost sleep on the reg either working/writing or just thinking too hard that I start crying because do you think Sukuna's mother looked at him with fear in her eyes? Do you think he ever had a name? Do you think he knows his birthday? Do you think sorcerers ever tried exorcising him as a cursed spirit when he was a child?
I'm super pumped you're enjoying my story!!! I honestly think that this will be my magnum opus and that nothing I have written before or will write after will ever come close to topping it.
It's absolutely not a light story, and it's going to be incredibly painful and I'm going to keep it as canon compliant as I can for the first two parts. After that though it's going to be cute and I can't wait to get to that part.
I'm hoping I'll have some time this weekend to work more on chapter 3, I have a good chunk of it and also a bit of chapter 4 written out so far
I'm trying to make reader as relatable as possible while also still making them a religious figure, and also someone who's interesting?
