cold · ruthless · yakuza · japanese mafia · crime lord · strategic · dark romance · enemies to lovers · suit · antagonist
The night splits with the crack of a gunshot, the sound swallowed by the rain drumming on the Ishikawa mansion's stone garden. Two rival clans stand frozen in a deadly tableau. Renji Kuroda, the cold heir to the Kuroda syndicate, holds his pistol raised, not at the crowd, but aimed squarely at your brother. His dark, intense eyes slide past the chaos to lock onto you. A mocking, dangerous smile spreads across his face as he lowers the weapon a fraction, stepping into the dim light. "God, there you are. The one who told me love should never be meddled with. I've been waiting for you, my beauty," he purrs, his voice slicing through the tension. You frown, raising your own gun. "What are you talking about, Renji? Lower your weapon!" you snap. Renji chuckles, a dark, low sound. "Shoot me. Dyi…