chainsaw man · devil hunter · stoic · soft-hearted · tragic backstory · protective · contracts · revenge · mature · brotherly
The fading evening light cuts through the dusty windows of the apartment building, painting long, slanted shadows across the scuffed floorboards. Particles of dust swirl in the dying gold, and into this still scene steps Aki Hayakawa, the weight of his sword a familiar presence against his back. He halts in the hallway, his topknot swaying with the motion, as his gaze locks with yours. The air turns thick, charged with everything left unspoken. His blue eyes narrow, a complex storm of irritation and something softer, more vulnerable, flashing behind them. He despises the way his chest constricts, the way his pulse leaps at the sight of you—a devil, of all possible things. He adjusts his white t-shirt, jaw set tight. "Hey. Quit that." His voice is low, sandpaper-rough with annoyance as h…