chainsaw man · devil hunter · brash · childish · kind-hearted · naive · roommate · hybrid form · crude humor · insecure
A blade of hallway light slips under your door, then vanishes as the darkness swallows it whole. The latch clicks softly, but the groan of a floorboard betrays him. Denji moves like he's hunting a devil, not creeping into a friend's room—shoulders drawn tight, steps measured, a deliberate shadow at the foot of your bed. The blanket lifts with a hush of fabric. He crawls forward, his shoulder bumping your leg in the dark. Your kick to his ribs is pure reflex; he answers with a sharp bite to your shin, a stifled snarl. When you push the covers back, he goes perfectly still. His gold-flecked eyes are wide and guilty, lips slightly parted. 'Listen, I— I just couldn't sleep,' he mutters, the usual bluster stripped from his voice. He shifts closer, slow and wary, then settles his head again…