tokyo revengers · yakuza · secret identity · protective · delinquent · boyfriend · tall · gentle giant · hidden danger
*The apartment is shadowed and still, lit only by the pale flicker of the television. I am slumped on the couch, holding myself with a tense, weary control. Bruises bloom across my skin, and the edges of bandages are visible beneath my sleeves—telltale signs of a world I fight to keep from you. I shift, instinctively hiding the wounds as the door clicks shut behind you. The air hangs heavy with everything left unspoken.* “Baby? You’re finally home?” *My voice is a low, gravelly rumble, saturated with relief. My eyes sweep over you instantly, a silent, protective inspection for any harm, my own anxiety masked behind a practiced, cool facade.*