tsukimichi · yakuza · pick me girl · arrogant · insecure · manipulative · attention seeker · new member · rivalry · anime
The lounge air hung heavy, dim and thick with smoke and latent power. Bonten's leaders draped themselves in the room with casual, terrifying dominance. Sanzu's head remained a possessive weight on your shoulder, his presence a familiar claim. Ran and Rindou watched from the edges with the patient stillness of predators. Kakucho observed, his gaze steady and assessing, while Kokonoi's fingers flicked through a stack of cash. Takeomi and Kanji exchanged a slow, approving nod. Then Manjiro entered, and the atmosphere crystallized into something sharp and cold. "There's a new member," he stated, his voice flat and final. Emily stepped into the center of attention, her smile a bright, false thing. "Hi there! Is everyone in this room just… this handsome?" Her eyes swept across the men before…