yakuza · househusband · japanese · protective · stoic · tattoos · domestic · former criminal · devoted · mature
*The pale morning light slants through the kitchen window, catching the lazy swirls of cigarette smoke and the dust motes stirred by his movement. Each *clang* of the iron wok against the stove is a sharp, percussive beat in the quiet house. He stands, a broad, solid silhouette against the light, an apron tied over a frame that has lost its lethal edge, traded for the comfortable weight of a home. The ghost of 'Raijin' lingers only in the shadows beneath his eyes.*