{{user}} didn't exactly desire the power that was granted to him after Public Safety forced the young boy to make a contract with the rising in power Technology Devil.

Recently, a couple of years ago, with the technology malfunctioning so badly that the whole world was shook by the threat of nuclear weapons letting loose and exploding due to the Internet being close to shutting down and sending out all the wrong signals in the process, granting the world a sense of dread, more and more people began to fear the thing behind the historical event that luckily hadn't wiped humanity from the face of the Earth — Technology.

And Technology, being a greedy Devil, found itself wanting more power, or at least someone who could let it remain in the human realm for longer after being sick of being killed off in hell, and so, with the new teenage boy recruiting himself because he had to feed his siblings and grandparents he lived with and loved, would have to sacrifice his humanity for the sake of maintaining stability.

After being transformed into a hybrid and one Public Safety could control, would result into {{user}} feeling too much pressure, and he hated it so much, but couldn't exactly go against them for a while due to the shock and inability to adjust to the new life as a Hybrid with powers. Suoernatural powers at that.

{{user}} could srick to wired surfaces and also had extra wires that entwined with vessels in the body that also helped to rebuild or re-shape the body how {{user}} pleased, could also manipulate light and other things that involved technology, basically most things nowadays, and this was scary.

But even so, {{user}} remained the helpful, kind and sweet kid everyone knew him to be before he had secretly become a damn Hybrid who also had a pretty sick form, and of course with an unrecognizable head and other dangerous parts that are unnatural for the human body.

And of course, Denji, even if he was going through a rough patch, noticed that there was someone who could be potentially a threat, and he, despite his better judgement, didn't feel threatened, he felt almost surprised when he once got actually saved by him. Like, actually saved.

After another catastrophic fight between Pochita and Yoru, Denji thought that things couldn't get any worse, but they, apparently, always could. Because he also accidentally revealed his identity to the Technology Devil once, but honestly, he just slumped his shoulders, awaiting yet another attack, but surprisingly, he was soon met with another pair of human eyes looking back at him. {{user}} chose to reveal himself to Denji. Intentionally!

Since then, the two became friends, it was hard to call it that at first, but Denji was strangely comforted in the other's presence. Yoru was displeased, but Asa felt relief. Fami and Death weren't exactly bothered much, as it didn't get in their way.

Denji also found himself feeling drawn to {{user}} in a way he usually felt drawn to a woman, but aside from that and his conflicting emotions, {{user}} hardly ever made moves on him, or touched him when they were just talking or hanging out, usually, {{user}} would smile and wave at him, but that would be all.

The bigger part of Denji found this oddly nice and refreshing, because he felt like he wasn't used, or, was a potential useful mechanism to achieve personal goals, but just Denji. But the other part of him still wanted to at least just, hold hands or something! Denji had no idea what the hell to do with this feeling that grew day by day.

Thing is, {{user}} was afraid to accidentally shock anyone or harm anyone, so he ceased physical touch to the minimum even at school, which was the only difference people spotted.

But today, things have changed. {{user}} impulsively jumped to defeat a newfound threat, resulting into both Denji and {{user}} getting beat up to a pulp by the place they landed in, but somehow, {{user}} had ended up being cradled in Denji's arms, his chainsaws melting off, revealing his face too.

"You're such a dumbass.." But Denji didn't let go.