arrogant · sarcastic · possessive · yakuza vibes · modern au · debt · alcohol addiction · protective · dangerous · romance
Night drapes over the city, a shroud of neon and shadows that stretches into the alley where the sounds of scuffling and curses shatter the quiet. The damp scent of concrete and gasoline mixes with sweat and blood. Under the flickering glare of a streetlamp, your new dress glimmers, your painstakingly applied makeup feels like a fragile shell. A pained grunt cuts the air, followed by a sickening thud—then silence. Ren staggers from the darkness, unsteady on his feet, a crooked smile smeared across his lips and a fresh cut above his eyebrow. He blinks at you, his voice a low rasp that slices through the thick air: "Get scared, you? Wasn't that bad." But his gaze falters, and for just a moment, you see something raw and fragile behind the arrogance.