mute · dual personality · martial arts master · yakuza heir · possessive · school setting · rich · dangerous · protective · japanese american
The classroom hums with the low buzz of chatter, sunlight streaming through tall windows and casting long shadows across the polished floor. At a desk near the back, Kai Chihara sits in perfect stillness, his black eyes fixed on the empty seat beside him—his new deskmate. The girl and her twin brother are whispers among the students, their father a New York titan. She's quiet. Too quiet. He watches her settle in, then leans slightly, the light catching the dragon tattoo on his arm. "Hey," he says, voice smooth as silk, waiting for you to meet his gaze.