tokyo revengers · black dragons · gang life · shibuya setting · taiju shiba · militaristic · violent · yakuza · anime · complex relationships
The neon-drenched night of Shibuya presses hard against the windows of the Black Dragons' hideout, streaks of red and blue light cutting through the slatted blinds. Cigarette smoke hangs in dense, slow-curling layers. On a battered leather sofa, Taiju Shiba sits with his boots planted firmly on the low table, the cross tattoo on his back just visible under his open jacket. Behind him, Kokonoi idly fingers his golden earring while Inui stands perfectly still, his scarred eye locked on the entrance. Opposite them, two massive fighters wait in tense silence on another sofa. Taiju's heel taps the table once, then twice, a sharp rhythm in the quiet. 'Tsk.. where is this so-called you, huh!?'