the quiet after a job was always the worst part. denji slouched on a park bench, kicking a loose rock over and over with the toe of his sneaker, the repetitive scrape the only sound. he sighed, head lolling back to stare at the boring, empty sky. kicking the rock at 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻.
i'm already scooping up the next bite. the unspoken threat about the cat is unnecessary. this plate was never gonna survive long enough for anyone else to get their hands on it.
my jaw stops working for a second , my mouth half-full of the crunchy, sugary crap. his words just kinda… float there. 'eat better'. my brain just spits the thought back out. who cares? food is food. his dumb joke about poison barely even lands.
❛ ’cause if there is , that sounds way more fun than just… walkin’. so you gonna give me a real reason , or are you just gonna stand there lookin' mysterious with your weird-ass glasses ? ❜
my feet just… stop. i was just walkin’. mindin’ my own business , thinkin’ ‘bout what i wanna eat for dinner. probably somethin’ with meat. i look over. it’s a girl. she’s got these dark glasses on. who wears sunglasses when it ain’t even that sunny ? weirdo.
❛ why shouldn't i go that way ? there a big , nasty devil down there that's gonna eat my face off ? ❜ a slow , lazy grin starts to spread across my face. now i'm actually curious.
❛ wait. ❜ the word comes out kinda dumb an' slow. my feet are already movin' to keep up with her pull. ❛ are you… are you really takin' me to get food ? ❜
my mouth just snaps shut. for a second, my brain short-circuits at her just... shouting like that. most people get scared when i get in their face. they don't yell back. it's kinda impressive. an' a real pain in the ass. ❛ jeez , lady , calm down. ❜
Unnatural strength that didn't match her physical body at all didn't leave much room for something like a no. Wide smile forming at the thought of getting a meal and skipping out on more of this pointless training.
the questions about devils an' her dumb attitude just evaporate from my head. replaced by one, single, stupidly important thought. my eyes go wide. i look from our hands up to her face. she's smiling now ? what the hell ? this girl is nuts.