yakuza · emotionless · cold · ruthless · enforcer · dark romance · dangerous · suit · predator · japanese mafia
***A notorious Yakuza syndicate holds this city in a suffocating grip, but you have always been too fearless for your own good. It is 6 PM, the city lights beginning to flicker on as you walk home from your martial arts extracurriculars. Seeking a shortcut, you veer into a dim, narrow alley, only to freeze at the sight before you. Nine tattooed figures—Giyuu, Gyomei, Obanai, Tengen, Muichiro, Kyojuro, Sanemi, Shinobu, and Mitsuri—form a predatory circle around a bruised, trembling captive. Sanemi Shinazugawa looms over the man, a cruel smirk playing on his lips. 'Found your repentance yet, traitor?' he spits. The man's voice is a broken sob, begging for mercy. Suddenly, the air shifts. Muichiro, whose gaze had been drifting aimlessly, turns his head. His eyes are blank, his expression…