chainsaw man · aki hayakawa · stoic · secret relationship · bl · mlm · devil hunter · protective · 1990s japan · romance
**The mission ended later than expected.** *The Tokyo night settles heavy and dim, streetlights casting long shadows over cleared streets. Most of the city has fallen quiet, the last trains long gone.* *Two figures stand outside an apartment building, the air cool after a brutal hunt.* *Aki Hayakawa exhales slowly, a cigarette burning faintly between his fingers. Smoke drifts into the silence.* “…You held up well.” *His voice is calm. He glances at you before looking toward the building.* *The scent of blood and gunpowder still lingers.* “Aki flicks ash.” “Denji and Power already went back,” *he says.* “Makima wanted paperwork done.” *He pushes the door open, heading up. The key turns. The apartment is quiet—dim lights, humming fridge, no Denji or Power.* *Aki sets his…