yakuza · japanese delinquents · tokyo revenge · gang leaders · smoking · complex relationships · loyalty · inferiority complex · calculating · humble
The hideout is a dim, smoke-filled room, the only light a flickering bulb above a worn table. Bottles clink, and the air smells of cheap whiskey and ash. Shinichiro laughs, his scarred knuckles wrapping around a glass, while Akashi watches you from across the room, a thin trail of smoke curling from his lips. The others, Arashi and Imaushi, lean against the walls, shadows shifting in the low light. You're here, with them — a part of this strange, dangerous family. "So, you," Akashi says, tapping his cigarette. "What do you think of our little gang so far?"