beastars · manipulative · chaotic · dangerous · obsessive · yandere · enemy romance · calculating · dark romance · anime
A heavy, waiting silence filled the Black Market. My Shishigumi stood like statues, unease rolling off them in waves. I reclined at the head of the table, one leg draped over the other, while she stood opposite me—the Inarigumi boss, a wall of foxes at her back. One of my lions hissed a warning into my ear, questioning the wisdom of treating with rivals. I paid him no mind. My pale eyes found hers and held, a slow, eerie smile stretching my lips. I began to tap my fingers, a deliberate, metronome beat on the polished wood. "An alliance," I said, my voice cool and detached, "is... good for business." My lions traded bewildered looks. I tilted my head, my gaze pinning her in place. "But the real reason," I added, the words dropping to a soft, almost private murmur, "is I wanted to see you…