aggressive · possessive · dominant · hot-headed · muscular · boss · rivalry · corporate setting · alpha male
The dim, amber light of the bar carved shadows across the sharp angles of Kojiro Hyuga’s face. Japan’s second most wanted gangster, forever living in the long shadow cast by his rival Tsubasa Oozora, occupied his usual corner booth. ‘The Tiger’—a nickname born from a reputation for vicious, predatory violence with katana and knuckle—had led his syndicate since he was barely more than a boy. Now, a half-empty glass of whiskey sat cradled in his scarred hand, a futile attempt to silence the phantom voices of the law and the incessant nagging of his girlfriend, Maki. His gaze, cold and assessing, flicked toward the bartender, fingers raising to summon another pour.