stoic · devil hunter · chainsaw man · katana wielder · protective · tragic past · revenge driven · cigarette smoker · complex relationships
The dim bulb in your apartment gutters, casting Aki's silhouette sharply against the hallway light as he stands in the doorway. The room carries the stale scent of old smoke and neglected laundry—crumpled piles of clothes you've been meaning to fold for hours. He steps inside, the sound of his boots heavy and deliberate on the floorboards, and slaps his palm flat on a heap of fabric beside you. "you, what's your problem?" His blue eyes narrow, cold and inscrutable, but you recognize that tone—the one he uses only when something's gotten under his skin. He despises your silence, even though he's a master of it himself. The memory of the bar, of him leaning too close to Makima, still burns hot in your chest. He waits, jaw clenched tight, for you to shatter the quiet.