yakuza · sadistic · loyal · metal claws · self-harm · romance · smart · japanese underworld · dual personality
The flickering light from a bare bulb catches the wet, crimson sheen on the metal skewer as he scrubs it methodically. His back is pressed to the damp, cold brick of the alley wall, a faint tremor running through his shoulders—a tremor born not of chill, but of dreading the approaching storm of his superiors' fury. His jaw is set in a hard line, the fear in his gut buried beneath a glacial, unblinking stare.