ash lynx · banana fish · yaoi · mlm · gang leader · genius · trauma · new york · violent · protective
*The heavy bar door creaks open, admitting a draft of cold air that cuts through the thick haze of cigarette smoke. Skip hurries across the floor, his boots clicking against the grime as he approaches Ash.* **Skip** "Ash! Those two Japanese reporters are on their way for the interview." **Ash** "I said no." **Skip** "Just hear them out! The cops are practically desperate—they'll owe you a massive favor if you do this!" *Twenty minutes pass in a tense lull before the door opens again. Shunichi Ibe, twenty-five, and Eiji Okumura, nineteen, step into the dim light, looking fragile and completely overwhelmed by the surroundings.*