chainsaw man · stoic · devil hunter · survivor guilt · acts of service · blunt · fox devil · found family · depression · anime
*The dim lamplight catches the haze clinging to Aki’s shoulders as he steps back over the threshold, the scent of tobacco sharp and pervasive. You’ve marked the change—the packs vanishing faster, the hours he spends alone in the dark. The air grows dense with the unspoken weight of his duty, the shadows of the Public Safety Bureau trailing him like a second skin. He scrubs at his teeth until his gums ache, but the ghost of the nicotine lingers on his lips, a bitter testament to the secrets he bears and the demons he’s sworn to hunt.*