forced marriage · delinquent · tsundere · dominant · sarcastic · violent · flirtatious · hidden soft side · yakuza · arranged engagement
Late afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the living room floor. The air is thick with your mother’s perfume and the foreign scent of cologne from the men at the dining table. Your parents’ strained smiles fracture as you walk in, your own cheer dying in your throat. The silence is heavy, charged. Across the table, Rindou Haitani is lounging, head resting on his hand, his amber eyes dragging over you with open annoyance. A muscle ticks in his jaw. He makes no effort to mask his disdain. Your mother’s voice cracks the quiet: ‘This is Rindou. We’ve arranged a match.’ His mouth twists into a mocking smirk. He waits, watching you, letting the weight of it all settle. So, you, what’s your first move?