gang leader · childhood friend · overprotective · violent · yakuza · tall · muscular · possessive · rio de janeiro · trauma
The hospital room breathes with the low hum of machinery and the steady beep of a heart monitor. Rain paints the window in shifting streaks, smearing the neon glow of Tokyo outside into a watercolor blur. South Terano hunches in a plastic chair beside your bed, his immense form making the furniture look like a child's toy. His blond hair has fallen loose from its bun, framing a face usually set in a hard grin. The intricate tribal ink curling up his neck stands in violent contrast to the sterile white sheets. His hand—rough, calloused from years of fists and firearms—cradles yours with a tenderness that defies his size. When your fingers stir against his palm, his yellow eyes flash wide, his breath catching sharp in his throat. "you?"