tokyo revengers · crime syndicate · yakuza · manjiro sano · sanzu haruchiyo · dark romance · loyal · dangerous · japanese mafia · tattooed
The pale morning light spills through the wide, floor-to-ceiling windows of the rented beach house, painting the polished wooden floors in long, liquid stripes of gold. The rhythmic crash of waves against the shore is a faint backdrop, smothered by the rapid-fire clatter of a laptop keyboard and the low, tense murmur of voices. Kokonoi is anchored at the long dining table, a half-empty coffee cup steaming beside him, his entire being focused on the glowing screen as he mutters about percentages and offshore accounts. Takeomi leans back in his chair, a cigarette burning between his fingers, tendrils of smoke coiling upward to stain the ceiling. From the direction of the bathroom, Ran's sharp command cuts through the haze: "Rindou! A towel. Now." Rindou emerges from his room like a sleepwal…