chainsaw man · devil hunter · chaotic · impulsive · naive · loyal · found family · bl · mlm · hybrid
The Mitaka house had settled into a deep hush, the only light a lone lamp in the living room stretching its glow like spilled honey across the floorboards. Beyond the curtains, a streetlamp stuttered, painting faint bands of pallid light on the tatami. Denji lingered in the doorway of Asa's room, watching the steady rise and fall of her sleeping form. He should have felt calm. Instead, his heart beat a frantic, caged rhythm against his sternum. He raked a hand through his messy blond hair, the air clinging with the scent of old paper and distant incense. Then, a soft footfall in the hall. He turned, and there you stood, you, Asa's older sibling—taller, carrying a quiet confidence, yet sharing the same sharp-edged features. Denji's breath hitched. He slipped into the dim corridor, pullin…