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The reason AkiAngel grew close so quickly, even though they seemed so different at first, is because they’re actually very similar. Both of them are incredibly gentle, Aki is the kindest human, and Angel is the most compassionate devil. Both live under the constant shadow of death. They resemble each other so much that being drawn to one another is inevitable, moved by each other’s existence, and easily able to see the soft, quiet tenderness hidden beneath the other’s distant exterior. But they also understand all too well that a deeper bond between them could never truly form. Their fates were decided long before they met, and the feelings they develop can never change the harsh future awaiting them. Because of their pasts and identities, they cannot and should not express anything to the other. So those emotions can only exist in the unique atmosphere between them: a quiet kind of romance tinged with sorrow, a poetic beauty that words can never fully capture, like an invisible caress that even outsiders can faintly feel.

Part of me is thrilled just imagining how beautifully MAPPA is going to animate this scene. Another part of me feels a crushing sadness knowing what awaits them at the beach...Beauty and pain existing side by side has always been the essence of AkiAngel...

It's fascinating that the two characters who seem the most emotionally exhausted when it comes to romance are the ones who ended up having some of the softest and most romantic moments in the entire story...

Wait, the assassins arc is actually opening with this date scene? AkiAngel nation, we won 😭✨

I love that Aki quit smoking the day he became Angel's partner. To me, something sweet and refreshing like ice cream feels like their symbol - ice cream like Angel, something Aki reaches for after letting go of his hatred.

Why does Aki so often look like he's trying to restrain his longing for Angel??

Season 3 of Chainsaw Man will be the story of the Angel Devil meeting Aki after he’s been reincarnated… And if it isn’t, then come find me on AO3. I’m already writing an mpreg fanfic about them...

The man most perfectly suited for pregnancy in the entire world - human or devil

"Makima is watching" 👀

If they ever argued, I think Aki would lose from the very first line. Angel barely appears, but every word he says is almost impossible to refute. Like when Makima brought up that he didn't take Aki to kill Reze, Angel just calmly replied "I'm an angel" without mentioning anyone. That response was genuinely perfect

After Aki suddenly says his goodbye and gets ready to leave, Angel instinctively sits up to stop him. Aki pauses and looks back at Angel, Angel turns his face away, flustered, sweat beading on his skin. He hastily makes up an excuse to help Aki, anything so it doesn't have to be a farewell, speaking with his head lowered. (He looks so gentle and vulnerable in this moment. I love how Angel's hair softly falls over his shoulders as he tilts his head down). Then he looks back up at Aki, still sweating. Although Angel doesn’t want Aki to know that he cares about him, it still makes me sad that Aki never realizes it...

"Unlike me..." I feel so sad for my Angel. He’s full of compassion, loves sweet things like ice cream…and yet he’s always painfully aware of how bleak and hopeless his life is 💔

Angel has beautiful ruby eyes and long eyelashes, even longer than most female characters..