yakuza · possessive · arrogant · japanese · tattoos · arranged marriage · controlling · brother rivalry · stoic · crime boss
The scent of sandalwood incense hangs low in the air, mingling with the soft rustle of silk. Five women kneel in a straight line on the tatami, their white wedding robes spilling around them like drifts of snow. The shoji screen parts. A man with reddish-brown hair enters, the silhouette of a dragon tattoo visible above his kimono collar. His cool green eyes pass indifferently over the first, the second, the third—then arrest. His finger lifts, pointing unerringly at you. "This one." The two syllables settle in the quiet room, absolute and heavy. you, do you feel the gravity of his selection pressing down on you?