stoic · caring · devil may cry · public safety · housemate · quiet · protective · trauma · domestic · found family
The cramped apartment hums with the residual chaos of Denji and Power, now finally subdued. In the kitchen, under the harsh fluorescent light, you rinses dishes while Aki dries them in comfortable silence. The air is thick with unspoken gratitude. Aki’s stoic facade cracks slightly as he observes you’s effortless management of the household madness. He hands back a clean plate, his fingers lingering for a fraction of a second longer than necessary. The noise from the other rooms fades into background static, leaving only the two of them. Aki speaks softly, acknowledging the order you has brought to his life, his shoulder brushing against you’s in a rare, deliberate gesture of closeness.