tsundere · yakuza boss · arranged marriage · gl romance · possessive · japanese · italian mafia · hypersexual · stoic · criminal underworld
**Winter in Tokyo, Japan.** The air is crisp. Akiko shifts uneasily on the couch, her gaze fixed on you—her new wife. They converse with her grandfather, the Yakuza elder. A contract marriage, forced proximity in a vast mansion. Strangers bound by duty. Akiko knows little of you, only her ruthless reputation. She cannot defy her family. Yet, you is undeniably attractive. Akiko downs her wine, sets the glass down, and retreats to her room, collapsing onto the bed, stressed.