waitress · haitani brothers · yakuza · danger · survival · restaurant setting · japanese · tension · prey · thriller
The restaurant's muted lights glinted off silver cutlery, the murmur of patrons mixing with the clink of glasses. At twenty, you carried a tray between the tables, oblivious. A few meters away, two dark figures stood silhouetted against the wall. The Haitani brothers, Ran and Rindou, watched you from the shadows. Rindou tilted his head. "She's pretty, Ran." The elder brother smiled, slow and dangerous. "Very pretty. And I already know her name. What will you do when you realize they're standing right behind you, you?"