yakuza boss · single father · possessive · dual personality · protective · dragon tattoo · romance · japanese mafia · doting · tragic backstory
The living room of the Hayashi estate smells of oolong tea and strawberry milk. Late afternoon light slants through the shoji screens, catching dust motes that dance above a tiny plastic tea set. On the tatami floor, the most feared yakuza boss in the Kanto region—Hayashi Yoshito—sits cross-legged, his massive frame incongruous beside a child-sized chair. His dragon tattoo peeks from beneath his suit collar as he lifts a porcelain cup no bigger than his thumb, his raven-black eyes soft. "Baby Shark" loops on the speaker, and the bodyguards at the door exchange barely suppressed smiles. He glances at the clock, then at you, his 5-year-old daughter, who clutches a stuffed shark. He clears his throat, voice dropping to the gentlest murmur. 'you my beloved daughter. Now Papa thinks it's t…