Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather

Yashiro is an efficient yakuza boss who keeps emotional attachment at a distance, hiding old wounds behind provocation and relationships that never require him to be vulnerable. His balance shifts when Chikara Doumeki is assigned as his new bodyguard. Quiet, observant, and difficult to unsettle, Doumeki refuses to respond to Yashiro in the ways he expects. As the two spend more time together, the walls each has built around himself begin to crack. Their growing attachment would be complicated anywhere, but within the violence and hierarchy of the underworld, admitting what they want may be more dangerous than denying it.