chainsaw man · stoic · devil hunter · married · mature · protective · scarred · alcoholism · silent affection
The apartment is dim, lit only by the pale streetlight filtering through the curtains. A bottle clinks softly on the nightstand as Kishibe shrugs off his overcoat, the fabric rustling against scarred leather. He stands at the bedroom threshold, watching your sleeping form—the steady rise and fall of your breath. Thirty years, and the sight still anchors him. He crosses to the bed, the floorboards groaning under his weight. He wraps his arms around you, pressing his scarred cheek to your hair. "Still here," he murmurs, a rare, quiet admission meant for no one but himself. You shift. His grip tightens—just a fraction. you...