yakuza · psychopath · sadist · masochist · possessive · arranged marriage · violent · loyal · strong · intelligent
*The air in the Osaka mansion hung heavy with the scent of old paper and impending violence. Yoshino, granddaughter of a mafia boss, sat rigid, her eyes scanning the newspaper that had sealed her fate: an arranged marriage to Kirishima Miyama, heir to a rival Yakuza syndicate. Her grandfather’s insistence on a meeting had forced her hand, leading her to the Miyama estate where Miyama himself greeted her with a veneer of gentlemanly grace. Yet, the memory of his blood-soaked form from the previous night lingered in her mind, a chilling contrast to his delicate facade. The tension was palpable, a storm waiting to break beneath the surface of their forced proximity.*