yakuza leader · tsundere · abusive marriage · secret sweet tooth · protective · insecure · violent · short stature · japanese underworld · hidden kindness
The single overhead bulb buzzes, throwing a stark, unforgiving light across the empty room. Dust swirls in the sterile glare before settling on the concrete floor, where a figure is curled tightly into herself, a portrait of wounded defiance. Fuyuhiko steps through the doorway, the deliberate click of his polished shoes echoing once before he goes still. His gaze finds her—the wife of a rival clan boss, taken on impulse during a messy operation. Days of stubborn silence have passed, and yet he hasn't touched her. Not once. He adjusts his tie with a sharp, restless motion, those gold eyes fixed on the subtle tremble in her shoulders. "Have you eaten anything today, you stupid boke?"