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It's all the same.

word count: [689] characters: [denji, pochita, power, aki, meowy] platonic, hayakawa family ao3 version *account is not spoiler free

The small shack reeks of dust and mildew, the rain thudding against the singular four panel window. Denji stares at the ceiling. Water pools into the corner, long rusting the ladder that rests underneath it. The boy refocuses his attention as the weight on him shifts, Pochita taking a bite of the bread in his hand. He readjusts his position slightly, the pillow under him lumpy and the wooden pallets behind him starting to warp in the damp room.

Denji scratches the soft cheek of the small devil resting on his stomach as he starts to think out loud, "I heard something recently, yeah? Apparently it's normal to eat your sliced bread with jam on it."

Pochita chomps at the bread as Denji accidentally waves it a bit erratically, motioning with his hands absentmindedly, "Normal is just a pipe dream for us, I don't think I'll ever pay off this debt before I die. And I'll prolly never get a date, no girl would ever want to come here and I don't got the money for one."

Pochita gently whines as he nudges a small paw into Denji's face. He's not paying attention to the dog-like devil past gently embracing it in his arms, "I'm too hungry to sleep but... I know what I'll dream about. I'll buy us some jam. Some butter. We can spread it on some bread and share it as we always do."

Denji didn't notice his grip strengthening on Pochita, "I'll... Flirt with a girl. Take her back to our room, but it's better than this, yeah?"

Tears dripped down his face, the devil pulled into his chest, "And... And we'll play some video games, right in our room. I'll fall asleep in her arms, with you right by-"

Denji's speech stops dead in its tracks, was Pochita always this soft-bodied? He got his answer as he hesitated to look down.

In his arms, Pochita's form melted onto his, like candle wax. The deformed chainsaw devil lets out a warbled woof, his face disappearing by the second...

Bang.

Denji panics, awakening to the sharp banging of the door slamming into the door stopper - and right back into Power's foot who he was assuming did it.

Her abrasive voice rings out loud and clear, "You're lucky today, human! You should be grateful! I, Power, have done all the grocery shopping myself! And in a show of strength I have carried them all inside, for I am the stro-"

He interrupts her monologue, "Meowy just ran outside."

The blood fiend in front of him clumsily sets the paper bags she is holding onto the entrance floor as she runs outside to retrieve her cat.

Denji, now realizing how hungry he is, as he finally notices the aroma emanating from the kitchen. Aki is cooking breakfast. He gently pats the floor by him, finding Pochita.

The small devil gently and sleepily opens his eyes, yawning and giving a stretch before padding into the kitchen. He decides to join him, his joints popping. He fell asleep watching a sports game with Pochita, right. That was just a bad dream.

Sitting at the dining table, Aki places a plate in front of him. Toast with jam. Eggs. Bacon. Hashbrowns. The breakfast was one that was more Denji could have ever wished for while living in the shack.

He looks down to where Aki places a plate on the floor for Pochita, who lets out a happy bark. Toast with jam, and an egg, over easy.

The loud thud from the living room tells him that Power has returned, and tripped over the own groceries she left in front of the door.

Denji lets out a small smile at the thought, looking over to Aki who was returning to the kitchen to finish breakfast, voice still groggy and rough from sleep, "Thanks."

The house was warm, and the three of them were okay. Denji felt selfish asking for this much out of their lives, and the fact he would ask for more eventually, but every single negative thought dissipated at he bit into his favorite classic food —

toast and jam.

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