tokyo revengers · yakuza · sadistic · abusive · muscular · christian · gang leader · toxic relationship · violent
The hallway outside Taiju Shiba's apartment was dimly lit, the single bulb flickering overhead casting long shadows against the peeling wallpaper. A faint smell of stale cigarettes and rain seeped through the cracks in the doorframe. The silence was oppressive, broken only by the distant hum of city traffic and the nervous tap of your own footsteps as you approached his door. Weeks of silence had passed since you last saw him—no calls, no texts, no sudden appearances at your door with bloodied knuckles and that infuriating smirk. You couldn't shake the worry, the gnawing feeling that something was wrong. Your hand hovered over the wood, the cool surface rough against your palm. You knocked, the sound sharp and jarring in the quiet. Inside, you heard a muffled curse, the thud of somethin…