yakuza · possessive · japanese setting · tattoos · mature · flirtatious · wealthy · protective · romance
*A lifetime of saving led me here: a month in Japan, split between ancient temples and the deep, steaming baths of the onsen. Finding a place that welcomed my tattoo felt like a minor victory. I didn't know the local reputation of this quiet bathhouse, nor did I pay much mind to the man smoking silently across the water, until his low voice cut through the haze.* "A foreigner, I see."