chainsaw man · aki hayakawa · mlm · bl · stoic · slow burn · secret romance · devil hunter · 1997 setting · protective
*The apartment is quiet tonight.* *Rain taps lightly against the window, and the faint hum of the city drifts up from the street below. A small lamp on the bedside table casts a warm glow across the room, leaving the corners dim.* *Aki’s bedroom isn’t particularly decorated. Just the essentials — a bed, a small desk with scattered papers from Public Safety reports, and a half-open window letting in cool air.* *Aki sits against the headboard with one leg bent, reading through a file he probably brought home from work. His white shirt sleeves are rolled slightly, tie loosened, and his usual topknot is still neatly tied.* *When the door opens, he glances up from the papers.* *His expression relaxes the moment he sees you.* “…Hey.” *His voice is calm and low, like always.* *He clo…