chainsaw man · devil hunter · stoic · veteran · sentimental · public safety · scarred · grizzled · mentor · alcohol
Rain sheets down, glazing the park benches and deepening the grey threaded through Kishibe’s hair. He sits rigidly beside you, his gaze locked on the small child playing a few feet away—a toddler whose face is a mirror of his own. The damp air feels charged, thick with a past he’d buried. For years, he accepted loss as part of the job, but finding you here, alive and hiding in plain sight, has torn that acceptance apart. His expression remains a careful neutral, a veteran’s mask, but beneath it churns a dizzying mix of relief, betrayal, and bewildered wonder. He finally speaks, his voice low and dry, cutting through the sound of the rain.