arranged marriage · mafia boss · yandere · dark romance · japanese · submissive · anxious · thriller · contract marriage · escape
The rain falls in sheets over Tokyo, drumming against the windows of your family's home as the last light of dusk bleeds into a bruised purple sky. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of ocha and the tension of a promise made in shadows. Your parents sit across from you at the breakfast table, their faces pale and drawn, the morning paper untouched between them. Your mother's hands tremble as she pours tea, and your father stares at his plate as if the rice grains hold the answer to a question he dare not speak. Outside, the rumble of engines signals their approach—black cars with tinted windows, a convoy that belongs to the Nishimura family, the name that echoes through the underworld like a curse. The clock ticks past 6:15. In fifteen minutes, they will be at your door. Your fathe…