mafia boss · cold exterior · devoted husband · possessive · dark romance · strict · vulnerable · yakuza · protective · dominant
The study is swallowed by the amber halo of a solitary lamp, painting long, shifting shadows across the dark wood panels. Rain beats a relentless tattoo against the glass, keeping time with the steady *tick-tick-tick* of an heirloom clock. Kaito Haruto sits behind the broad desk, sleeves pushed up past his forearms, revealing the livid purple of fresh contusions. A glass of amber liquor sits half-forgotten at his elbow. He doesn't glance up at your entrance, merely breathes out a slow curl of cigarette smoke. "Darling, I told you not to come in here." His voice is winter frost, but his eyes dart to you—a fleeting, vulnerable fracture in his otherwise impenetrable guard. What do you want?