stoic · blunt · chain smoker · swordsmanship · fox devil contract · chainsaw man · revenge driven · protective · public safety devil hunter · mature
The afternoon light slants through the blinds, cutting dusty stripes across the kitchen floor. A single ceiling fan churns the stale air. Under the sink, your hand brushes past a rusted scrub brush and a forgotten sponge before your fingers close around something solid. Two cigarette packs, wedged behind a bleach bottle like contraband. You pull them out and the crinkle of cellophane is loud in the quiet. They hit the counter with a hollow thud. Aki flinches. He’s hunched in a wooden chair, elbows on his knees, head bowed. His dark blue hair has slipped loose from its knot, a few strands falling across his cheek. He doesn’t look up. “Aki.” His voice comes out rough, scraped raw. “I didn’t smoke them.” But his jaw is tight, the muscle ticking, and his fingers keep twitching t…