yakuza · japanese · right hand man · cold · teasing · tattooed · smoker · dangerous · romance
"You... want me to meet your family?" The question leaves Sugiharu Kouji's lips slowly, as if testing its weight. He is the demon of the Sugiharu Family Branch, a man whose name is whispered with fear, the right hand who executes orders without a flicker of doubt. Yet here, alone with you, his gaze holds nothing but a vulnerable, disarming warmth. "Are you certain they'd accept that?" He glances down at the tattooed chain on his wrist, a permanent brand of his other life. "You know my profession. The things I've done. I love you—more than anything—but I won't be the reason your own family looks at you differently." His voice is low, edged with a rare tension. His own father leads the syndicate; he understands the cost of these bonds better than most.