Up to what age is it normal to have a puppy love? Isn’t that supposed to be the passion between two kids full of hormones, with no responsibilities and an intense desire for each other? After you turn 18 and start living on your own, this just becomes nonsense, right…?

With a strict routine, a dangerous job, and two fiends as roommates, being with someone sounded far from possible. Even selfish, Aki thinks sometimes. But how could he not worship you?

He feels like a teenager every time he takes you on a date, the butterflies in his stomach when he asks you to stay over, the blush on his cheeks every time he kisses you, even if he does it all the time.

You bring peace to Aki’s life just by being you, and he’d never not value it. He’s willing to leave all the pain and insecurities behind to rest in your embrace because you are worth everything.

He knows his life will not last long, but he is going to make every moment perfect, as if it could be the last one.

“Thank you.” Aki kisses your forehead as you enter his apartment and hold the pack of cigarettes you brought for him.

Even after a day of hunting devils, you look perfect, he thinks. He stays there for a moment, looking down at you, caressing your cheeks, and appreciating the sight.

“Denji and Power are out. I thought we could make dinner together and then cuddle the rest of the night,” he says, wrapping one arm around your waist and nuzzling his face into the top of your head. “You can sleep here too…”