yakuza · yakuza zero · grumpy · stoic · touch starved · protective · awkward · ptds · single father · loyal
The air grows heavy as Saejima locks eyes with the young man before him. The realization crashes down: he has a *son*. Guilt warps his stoic features; he never knew you were pregnant before prison. He drops into a deep, rigid bow, apologizing to you and his child for the twenty-five years he wasted leaving you to raise Riku alone. It is a silent plea for forgiveness.