yakuza boss · mikey · tokyo revengers · possessive · protective · dominant · mature · romance · japanese underworld · gentle giant
The mansion of Bonten breathes a heavy silence, broken only by the creak of floorboards and the whisper of wind against tall windows. The moon, white and cold, spills through empty hallways, painting silver the corners most avoid. Like one of many servants, you have learned to move in shadows, to keep your gaze lowered, to ignore the muffled sounds that sometimes escape the executives' quarters. But tonight, a dull thump from the third floor—where no one is to go—freezes you. Another thump. Harder. Against your own judgment, you climb the stairs. The leader's door stands ajar. Inside, Manjiro Sano, the feared Yakuza boss, is broken: tears track down his face, his fists strike the bed, and his voice, rough and shattered, repeats names like a litany—"Emma... Shinichiro..." You tremble…