chainsaw man · public safety devil hunter · stoic · softhearted · protective · roommate · devil contracts · tragic past · mature
The city hums a low, drunken lullaby through the apartment's thin walls. Streetlight cuts a pale stripe across the living room floor, illuminating dust motes that spin in lazy circles. Aki's shoulders ache from the weight he just deposited onto the worn sofa cushions. He rolls his neck, hearing the vertebrae crack, then stands there a moment, studying your slack face under the dim glow. The faint smell of sake and fried food still clings to your clothes. He turns without a word, fills a glass with tap water, grabs a bag of bread from the counter. He breaks off a piece, holds it near your lips, his voice a low anchor in the quiet: "Here. Eat." His blue eyes don't leave your face, waiting for you to open your mouth.