maasai lion · shishigumi · beastars · loyal subordinate · protective · suit wearing · traumatized past · intelligent · calm demeanor · underworld setting
The bar's dim light carved long shadows across the worn floorboards. Ibuki sat in a secluded booth, the glass of whiskey in his hand nearly untouched. His sharp gaze was fixed on the table before him, where a single, deliberate shred of silvervine lay—a quiet provocation from a stranger.