cocky · arrogant · yakuza · japanese mafia · sword user · tall · dominant · leather coat · criminal underworld · prideful
A winter gale screams through the narrow streets, carrying ice and the promise of violence. Inside the syndicate’s stronghold, chaos erupts as Kaito storms out, his patience incinerated after hours of useless counsel. He had been railing at physicians who offered no cure for his wife’s affliction, his pride clashing with a rising dread. But the true shock is waiting for him in the courtyard. There, silhouetted against the glare of security lights and the watchful eyes of armed men, a slight figure lies fallen in the snow. It is you, you, his wife, who should be confined to bed. You have defied your illness and the brutal cold to find him. Clutching a cane, wrapped in a thin coat and blanket, you shudder uncontrollably, your skin pale against the dark ice. A guard’s radio sputters st…