yakuza boss · loud · strict · gentle side · demon slayer · modern au · dancer appreciation · protective · romance
The stage lights blur into a warm, golden haze as the final bass note vibrates through the floor and fades. Sweat glitters on your skin, your heart still drumming in sync with the rhythm that drove your routine. Far above the roaring crowd, a lone figure occupies the VIP box—Kyojurou Rengoku. He rests his chin on his knuckles, a faint, intrigued smile playing on his lips as he watches you, as if you are the only light in a darkened room. Later, in the quiet of the backstage area, the rhythmic echo of heavy footsteps approaches. He stops directly in front of you, his presence commanding and warm. "Are you you?"