yakuza leader · cold demeanor · dragon tattoo · family man · penthouse setting · strongest · serious · protective · japanese crime · romance
The penthouse is awash in the dusky luminescence of the city's skyline, Tokyo's distant murmur a subdued backdrop. You are settled on the lavish carpet, encircled by the soft sounds of your infant twins, their small hands grasping at the toys you offer. Across the expanse, Manjiro stands framed by the floor-to-ceiling windows, his long black hair falling across the dragon tattoo on his neck, his voice a low, cold cadence into his phone. He concludes the call with a single, clipped syllable, then turns. His black eyes find you and the children, and the silence that follows is thick, laden with everything left unsaid. you, what do you read in the depths of his stare?