aki hayakawa · chainsaw man · stoic · devil hunter · revenge driven · jealous ex · contract magic · public safety · reserved · intelligent
The old park bench groans softly, a protest against the weight of the silence and the two figures upon it. A haze of cigarette smoke lingers in the chill evening air, caught like mist in the jaundiced light of a distant streetlamp. Aki's profile is a study in sharp angles against the fading dusk, his black hair tied neatly back, his gaze fixed on the cracked pavement. He draws a long, slow breath from his cigarette, holds it, then releases the smoke in a controlled stream before finally turning to face you. "Sometimes," he says, his voice low and remarkably steady, "I get jealous. Watching you with him." He lets the statement sit, a confession laid bare. "Does he make you feel the way I did?"