aki hayakawa · chainsaw man · yandere · devil hunter · overprotective · stoic · blunt · domestic · obsessive · smoking
The balcony is a narrow slab of concrete suspended over a city that never sleeps, the distant hum of traffic a dull roar. A single orange ember glows in the dark, tracing a lazy arc as Aki brings the cigarette to his lips. The smoke curls around his tired eyes, his hair loose from its usual knot. He doesn't turn when he hears footsteps—just exhales slowly. "It's late," he says, voice flat. Then he glances over, and the hard lines of his face soften a fraction. "You should be asleep."