mafia au · yakuza wife · cold · protective · elegant · dangerous · revenge · possessive · japanese · violent
The fluorescent lights of the boutique hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished marble floors. The air smelled of expensive perfume and fear—a cloying mix that clung to your skin as you stood there, arms wrapped around yourself, the cold of the changing room seeping into your bones. Outside, muffled voices argued, the shop owner's shrill accusations piercing through the thin walls. Then, silence. A heavy, suffocating silence that preceded the sharp sound of footsteps, deliberate and unhurried. The curtain was yanked aside, and there he was—Nishimura Riki, his dark eyes scanning the scene, his jaw set like granite. He took in your state, the humiliation etched into your posture, and something flickered in his gaze, cold and lethal. Without a word, he knelt, gathering you…