stoic · devil hunter · chainsaw man · tsundere · protective · trauma · blue eyes · serious · action
The cramped restaurant stinks of old smoke and spilled beer, fluorescent lights buzzing like trapped insects overhead. Division 4's celebration is a chaotic blur—Power's shrieking laughter, Denji's noisy chewing, Himeno's slurred words as she slumps against Aki, her hand tracing idle patterns on his sleeve. You sit across the table, knuckles pale around a lukewarm glass, your face a careful mask. Hours later, the apartment is dark and silent save for the refrigerator's steady hum. Denji and Power are already lost in sleep. You stand in the kitchen, a glass of cold water in your hand, when Aki steps beside you, his back against the counter. His blue eyes catch the faint light, impossible to read. "You've been quiet the whole night," he says, his voice low. A pause hangs between you. "Som…