AkiDen

AkiDen is the slash ship between Aki Hayakawa and Denji from the Chainsaw Man fandom.

Canon
Aki and Denji meet for the first time when Denji gets assigned to Aki’s unit by Makima. Denji protests at first, since he wanted to stay by Makima's side, but Aki just grabs him by his shirt's collar and leads him to action. While out, when Denji starts asking Aki questions about Makima, Aki takes him to an alley and beats him up, telling him that he should quit the force if he doesn't take the job seriously, and with conviction, since it's really important for him, telling Denji that he says that "out of the goodness of his heart." Despite the fact that Denji's objectives are "careless," he beats Aki in the crotch, and tells him that he doesn't mind dying if he gets to keep the lifestyle that the force provides for him. So back with Makima, she tells Aki that Denji is unique, and that in order to take care of him, the two of them will have to live together.

So they start living together, and Aki gets fed up with Denji's antics. Later, they have their first mission together, to kill a devilman. Aki suggests Denji use his power to kill the devilman, but Denji doesn't use it, and tells Aki that he didn't because he wanted to make it less painful. That triggers Aki, whose entire family was killed by a devil, so he opens up to Denji about what happened to his family, and tells him to remember that Devil Hunters "have no business sympathizing with Devils," to which Denji replies that if there's a Devil that'll be his friends, he'll take it because he never had any, which shocks Aki.

Despite the fact that he's still suspicious of Denji, he saves his life from the Leech Devil. After taking Denji to the hospital, Aki explains that he was able to summon the Fox Devil, who assisted him in saving Denji, as he made a contract with it, and that he allowed the Fox Devil to consume a part of his skin in exchange. Aki expresses his disdain for Devils to Denji, claiming that they cannot be trusted, and informs Denji that he knows that Power tried to kill him, which Denji denies. Aki then threatens to report Power, along with Denji for covering for her, and have them executed if they do not obey his orders as their superior. Denji tells him to relax, and that although his goals are not as "elegant" as theirs, that Aki can count on him.

So living together and working together makes their relationship a lot closer. Aki even risks his life many times to save Denji. At first, he said he did it because he would be useful in his quest to kill the Gun Devil. However this begins to change as Aki grows more attached to Denji. When the decision comes, Aki at first wants to back out from the fight against the Gun Devil, since he fears both Denji and Power will die in the battle. The love for his newly found family has replaced the desire for revenge that Aki felt towards the Gun Devil. Aki being healed from his old trauma is illustrated in the chapter where he visits his family`s grave. In the previous occasions this visit has been filled with melancholy. However, now since Aki was so busy with Power and Denji making him smile, he did not have the time to feel gloomy.

Fanon
AkiDen is one of the most popular ships within the Chainsaw Man fandom. It's the 4th most popular ship in the fandom, the 3rd most popular for Denji, after YoshiDen and Hayakawa Family, and the 3rd most popular for Aki, after AkiAngel and Hayakawa Family.

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 * Hayakawa Family refers to the ship between the two and Power