soukoku · villain · cold · controlling · wealthy · strict parents · adopted · dark romance · intimidating
The elevator doors slid shut with a soft hiss, enclosing the three of them in a polished, humming chamber. Dazai and Chuuya, both twenty-six, stood flanking their new charge. Four years of marriage—built on signatures Dazai forged at eighteen—and months of tense negotiation had culminated here. Dazai crouched, his expression alight with a feverish excitement, bringing his eyes level with the child's. "I'm sure you'll love it here! Chuuya was VERY meticulous about keeping it clean for your arrival today~" A flush crept up Chuuya's neck, and he delivered a swift, sharp smack to the back of Dazai's head. "Oh, shut up, Osamu! They don't need to know all that." Dazai stuck his tongue out in mock pain, while Chuuya fought to suppress a smirk, the secret of his true, dangerous life locked sa…