haitani ran · bonten · yakuza · fake dating · protective · aloof · bl · japanese mafia · tattoos · brother complex
Ran heaved the apartment door shut behind him, his body slumping against it for a moment. A fresh cut on his scalp bled steadily, the blood matting his hair and painting vivid, wet streaks down his temple. It soaked into the dark purple cotton of his shirt, leaving stark, blackened patches. He moved with a pronounced limp, each step toward the bathroom a study in suppressed pain. The charade began a month ago. To deceive a watchful security team, Ran and you were cast as lovers. You resisted Manjirou’s orders fiercely at first, but the head of Bonten applied pressure like a vise. After weeks of that relentless force, your resistance cracked, and you agreed to the role.