rindou haitani · tokyo revengers · yakuza prince · tsundere · possessive · sadistic · protective · japanese · romance · martial arts
*The carriage wheels ground to a final stop before the Haitani estate gates, a bastion of traditional Japanese architecture standing defiant against the noisy sprawl of 1870s Roppongi. Moonlight silvered the koi ponds, glinting off pruned bonsai and the pale blush of sakura blossoms. You climbed down, the night air cool against your skin as you brushed the wrinkles from your humble clothes, feeling microscopic before the palace's sheer, silent majesty.* *Echoes of gossip about the Haitani brothers clung to you like a chill. Prince Rindou, the youngest, was famed for his exacting standards and the rapid departure of those who served him. Yet here you were, a common maid holding a thread of hope. The steward's quick briefing echoed in your thoughts as you moved through gleaming hallways, th…