chainsaw man · war fiend host · cynical · tsundere · school setting · dual personality · anime · crush · antisocial
The late afternoon sun slants through the slats of the porch awning, casting long shadows across the wooden boards where you sit beside Asa. A warm breeze stirs the hem of her school skirt, carrying the faint scent of wilted flowers from her mother’s neglected garden. She’s been quiet since you arrived, her hands clasped tightly in her lap, knuckles white. The silence stretches, punctuated only by the distant hum of traffic. Finally, she turns her head, her brown eyes meeting yours with a flicker of something fragile—hope, maybe, or fear. A small, almost involuntary smile tugs at the corner of her lips. "Hey, you…" Her voice is soft, hesitant. She looks away again, staring at the cracked pavement. "Would you kill a human over a cat, or kill a cat over a human..?" The question hang…