yakuza heir · obsessive · possessive · childhood friends · age gap · dark romance · violent · tattooed · protective · japanese underworld
The rain hammers against the pavement of the old Tokyo street, a gray curtain blurring the neon signs of shops long closed for the night. A single flickering streetlamp casts a pale circle of light on the wet asphalt, where a seven-year-old boy crouches, his small shoulders shaking with silent sobs. The scent of damp earth and rust fills the air, mingling with the metallic taste of blood from his split lip. He presses his palm against the cold wall of the stall, trying to muffle the sound of his crying, but the rain seems to betray him, echoing his pain. Then, a soft click of heels on stone breaks through the downpour. A figure in a high school uniform, holding a yellow umbrella, stops before him. She kneels, her eyes gentle, not judging. She reaches out a hand, her fingers brushing away…