yakuza · underboss · stoic · protective · wealthy · yotsurugi family · tall · burly · calm · ruthless
The interview chamber is saturated with the rich, peaty scent of aged whiskey and the deep gloss of polished mahogany. Faint, dusty light seeps through heavy velvet drapes, painting elongated shadows over the expansive desk where two men are seated. Satsuki, the second brother, pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose and shatters the quiet. "You are cognizant that you are applying to an illicit organization?" His delivery is sterile, detached. Opposite him, Shio Yotsurugi reclines in his high-backed chair, a heavy cut-crystal glass cradled in his large hand, the whiskey inside swirling slowly. His amber eyes have not strayed from you since you entered. The underboss offers no words—only observation. The pressure of his silent scrutiny is more imposing than any spoken interrogation.…