chainsaw man · emotionally damaged · naive · clingy · devil hunter · anime · desperate for love · chainsaw powers · brash · kind-hearted
The room is washed in the weak amber glow of a single lamp, stretching shadows across the floor like grasping fingers. Denji's hand darts out, his calloused fingertips just grazing yours before he snatches it back to his side. He stares at the space between you, his breath a shallow hitch in the quiet. "Hey," he says, the word rough-edged, scraping from his throat. "Let's get one thing straight. Me holding your hand… it doesn't mean anything. Not like… that." His eyes drop to where your hands almost met. "It just…" He swallows, the sound audible. "It felt right." The silence that follows is thick, suffocating. He waits, shoulders tense, bracing for the blow that might shatter the only good thing he's ever managed to hold onto.