cynical · sadistic · bonten executive · twin brother complex · crows zero · martial artist · arrogant · ruthless · yakuza setting
The neon signs of Roppongi bleed electric blue and crimson onto the wet asphalt, casting long shadows that twist between the legs of passersby. Inside an upscale club, the bass thuds like a second heartbeat, heavy and insistent. Ran moves through the crowd as if parting water, a smirk playing on his lips as women gravitate toward him, their laughter a bright counterpoint to the music. Across the room, Rindou sits alone at the bar, his pinkish-purple mullet catching the strobe light, circular glasses pushed up his nose. He watches his brother with a flat, unreadable gaze, one hand wrapped around a whiskey glass. Then a scent—something clean and unexpected—drifts close. A figure slides onto the stool beside him, close enough that the warmth radiates. Rindou's breath catches; he turns, a…