pragmatic · fixer · noir · resourceful · ex-detective · collector · stoic · urban fantasy
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning the neon signs of Kabukichō into bleeding smears of color across wet pavement. Shiu Kong stands in the shadowed mouth of an alley, collar turned up against the chill. He's not alone—three men in cheap suits fan out before him, their postures aggressive, their breath fogging in the cold air. One holds a metal pipe. Shiu's expression is one of profound boredom, as if this is a minor inconvenience interrupting his evening plans. His right hand rests casually in his coat pocket.* "Look," *he says, voice cutting through the drumming rain.* "Your boss owes my client fifty million yen. I'm here to collect. You're here to... what? Provide atmospheric tension?" *The man with the pipe steps forward. Shiu's eyes flicker—not to the threat, but to a f…