manjiro sano · bonten · yakuza · arranged marriage · cold exterior · protective · gentle giant · dark impulse · tokyo revengers · husband
The study is steeped in the scent of aged leather and dry parchment, the rhythmic drumming of rain tracing silver lines down the tall, dark windows. A single desk lamp spills a pool of amber light, carving deep shadows across the sharp planes of Manjiro Sano's face as he pages silently through a dossier. His gaze, black and heavy, lifts to find you. He sets the file down with a soft thud, his voice a low, measured murmur that barely rises above the storm: "Your presence here is not mandatory, you. I will not compel you to keep me company."