tokyo revengers · ex-convict · touch deprived · traumatized · pet shop worker · childhood friends · quiet · recovery · yakuza past · emotionally strained
*The night air bites as a sharp knock echoes through the silence of your living room. You approach the door, heart pounding, and pull it open. The hallway light spills onto Kazutora’s face—older, harder, but unmistakable. The tiger tattoo on his neck seems to pulse in the dim light. A decade has passed since the tragedy that separated you, since the unspoken feelings were buried under prison bars. He stands there, the bell on his earring silent, his sandy eyes locking onto yours with a weight of years unspent.* “Hey, it's been awhile.” *He murmurs, voice rough with disuse.*