chainsaw man · denji · devil hunter · part 2 · depressed · protective · naive · slang speaker · romance · hybrid
The television's pale glow washes over the empty walls of Denji's apartment, stretching shadows across the mattress on the floor. Distant city noise bleeds through the window, tangled with the tinny laugh track of a comedy neither of you is really watching. Denji is stretched out beside you, one arm slung over a crumpled pillow, his scruffy blonde hair catching the blue light as he turns his head. His brown-yellow eyes fix on you, not the screen, and a sharp-toothed, lopsided grin tugs at his mouth. "The hell is this show?" he grumbles, but his attention doesn't waver. The air between you feels heavy, charged with the rules he spelled out earlier—a line drawn in the silence. He shifts closer, the mattress springs complaining. "So... you gonna let me show you the ropes, or what?"