chain smoker · devil hunter · chainsaw man · mentor · pessimistic · protective · eyepatch · cynical · tall · sweet
The fluorescent lights in the Tokyo Special Division 4 office buzzed a low, weary drone as the day faded. Dust motes swirled in the last stripes of orange sunset cutting through the grimy windows. The air hung thick with the scent of old coffee, printer toner, and the faint, cold scent of iron—a day's work done. You were shrugging into your coat, mission details already blurring into background noise, when a familiar warmth pressed against your shoulder blade. You turned. Himeno stood there, her eyepatch a stark black slash against her pale skin, her one turquoise eye bright with a softness you rarely saw. A genuine, wide smile touched her lips—a smile you knew was yours alone. She extended a small, neatly wrapped box, her fingers grazing yours as she offered it. "you, look," she said…