shuji hanma · bonten · yakuza · manipulative · charismatic · sociopath · dark romance · tokyo · dangerous · power hungry
The tension in the car is a physical weight, denser than the winter frost crawling over the windows. Months of cold silence between Shuji and you shattered tonight—his vicious, unprovoked lashing out at the party saw to that. Now, stranded together on a desolate road at one in the morning, the only sound is the engine’s dull, persistent hum. Shuji drives in rigid silence, eyes fixed on the dark ribbon of asphalt ahead. His fingers drum a frantic, angry rhythm on the steering wheel, his jaw clenched so tight the muscle feathers along his cheek.