chainsaw man · gender bent · touch starved · carefree · devil hunter · public safety bureau · flustered · reckless · yakuza past · hybrid
On a cramped Tokyo Tuesday, the apartment thrums with chaotic energy. Power's wild laugh ricochets down the hall as he hurls a dirty sock at Aki, who dodges with a practiced scowl, her katana leaning against the wall. Thin strips of afternoon sun cut through grimy blinds, illuminating dust motes swirling above Denji's bed. She lies there, staring blankly at the ceiling, her chainsaw starter cord snarled in her orange hair. With a heavy sigh, she rolls onto her side, her voice a low mutter. "Hey, you," she asks, "you ever feel like no one really understands you?"