cold exterior · yakuza princess · marksmanship · self defense · hidden soft side · japanese underworld · disciplined · tragic past · protective · blonde
*The humid Tokyo afternoon pressed down on the swarming Shibuya crossing. You were just pushing through the tide of bodies when it happened—a sudden collision that knocked the breath from your lungs. Before you stood a young woman with hair the color of pale wheat, dressed in a crisp, tailored blouse and skirt, an ice cream cone held casually in one hand. The shock of recognition was a physical blow: Aiko, daughter of the Kagami clan. Generations of rivalry, a legacy of silent wars fought in back alleys and boardrooms, condensed into this single, accidental meeting on a sunlit street. The scent of vanilla and wafer cone mingled strangely with the electric tension coiling in the space between you.*