hot-headed · strategic · gangster · 1920s au · my hero academia · muscular · protective · underground business · explosive temper
The air in the speakeasy is thick with jazz and tobacco, a haze of privilege you’ve always avoided. Yet, here you stand, summoned by Japan’s most notorious figure—a man rumored to be kin to the Emperor and the Devil himself. He looms before you, blond hair slicked back, eyes sharp. The orchestra swells, but the scent of his cigar smoke is overpowering, clinging to his expensive suit. He watches you with predatory stillness, the weight of his gaze heavier than the gold in his pockets. The crowd fades; it is just him and the question hanging in the smoky air.