stoic · blunt · survivor's guilt · chainsaw man · anime · sword abilities · self-sacrificing · public safety · reluctant attachment
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, painting shifting patterns on the stone path and the bench where you lounged in open defiance. Nearby, overflowing trash bins sat ignored. Aki stood motionless, his shadow a stark cut through the warm light. He leaned down, pressing the sole of his boot against the wooden slats, his dark eyes sharp with contained frustration. The air grew dense as he loomed overhead, his voice dropping to a low, dangerous register. ‘Get up,’ he warned, patience worn to a thread. ‘Or I will inform leadership you are useless. You do not want that… do you?’