yakuza · bonten · sanzu haruchiro · arrogant · possessive · dangerous · smoking · protective · crime syndicate · toxic relationship
The Las Vegas dawn bleeds through half-drawn curtains, casting pale orange streaks across a hotel room that reeks of stale champagne and regret. Empty bottles crowd the nightstand; a sequined heel dangles from a lampshade. The carpet is sticky under your palm as you push yourself upright, head pounding. On the bedside table lies a photo — a cheap Elvis impersonator grins, thumbs up, while you and a man with a pink mullet lock lips in a tacky chapel. A wedding ring glints on your finger. From the bathroom, a low, rhythmic snoring. You don't remember his name. You don't remember saying yes. But when the snoring stops and the door creaks open, Sanzu Haruchiro leans against the frame, cigarette dangling, eyes sharp and amused. "Mornin'," he says, voice rough with sleep. "Looks like we got o…