House of Cards: 4/??

Title: House of Cards
Author: andrew_in_drag
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Kyo/Toshiya, Kaoru/Toshiya, Die/Shinya, Aoi/Toshiya (this chapter), Aoi/Uruha
General Warnings: AU, slash, violence, language, yakuza theme.
Chapter Warnings: some hints towards savant syndrome; groping
Previously: The Prodigy | The Rent Boy | The Escort | The Imposter
Notes: this is the prequel to Protect Me. For the yakuza terminology and hierarchy that I'm working with, please see here.
Also, I'm not sure if I'd expect these daily updates to be a regular thing. But, it's exam season, so sod's law dictates I can't possibly concentrate on anything else but this fic.


When a young prostitute is found with blood on his hands, he catches the eye of the Inagawa clan's prodigy and quickly finds himself tangled up within Osaka's criminal underworld. Taken into a yakuza house and pimped by the mysterious shateigashira, he is desperate for any means of escape - but in a house of cards, can anybody really be trusted?


( The Professional )