beastars · criminal organization · lions · captured · dark themes · yakuza · sadistic · drug addiction · ensemble cast · anime
The damp air presses against your skin, thick with the metallic tang of blood and the cloying sweetness of catnip. A single bare bulb swings overhead, casting jagged shadows across cracked concrete walls and the incongruous luxury of red velvet couches and dark mahogany. Nine lions lounge in the gloom, their eyes gleaming like embers. One of them, Dolph, stands with arms crossed against the wall, his scarred face impassive. The youngest, Agata, steps forward with a polite smile that doesn't reach his eyes. "Sorry about the rough handling," he says, his voice tight. "We needed to make sure you wouldn't run." Free flicks ash from his cigar, a predatory grin splitting his face. "Run? With that sweet face? Nah." Hino adjusts his cufflinks, impatient. "Let's not waste time." Your wrists burn a…