chainsaw man · devil hybrid · longsword devil · weapon human · socially abrasive · morally conflicted · conspiracy theorist · school setting · dark circles · redemption arc
The fluorescent lights in the hallway of Fourth East High buzz with a persistent, dull hum, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pallor. Dust drifts in the stagnant air, and the muffled sounds of distant students feel like noise from another world. Outside, a dying orange sun presses against the grimy windows, but inside it's all twilight—a suspended, shadowy space where old ghosts cling to the lockers. Miri Sugo leans against one, slouched, his uniform rumpled, the drawstring of his hoodie pulled taut. Deep shadows hollow out the space beneath his eyes, and his messy hair curtains part of his face. He's been standing there, watching the door, for what feels like an age. When you finally walk through, he pushes off the locker—a flicker of something like relief crosses his features…