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Under the Table, Under His Command

### Chapter One: Under the Table, Under His Thumb

The meeting room at the Port Mafia headquarters was a fortress of opulence, steeped in the kind of decadence that screamed power. Dim light from ornate chandeliers cast long shadows across the polished mahogany table, where high-ranking members sat in their tailored suits, their faces carved from stone and menace. The air was heavy with cigar smoke and the unspoken weight of violence, each word exchanged like a loaded gun. And there I was, on my knees beneath that very table, the cold marble floor biting into my skin, while Osamu Dazai’s voice sliced through the tension above me like a razor.

He was droning on about territory disputes, his tone sharp enough to cut glass, each syllable a calculated performance for the men who hung on his every word. I could hear the gruff respect in their responses, the barely veiled fear that clung to their agreements. But down here, in the shadows of their world, my face burned with a humiliation hotter than any cigar ember. My hands trembled as I focused on the task he’d forced upon me, every nerve in my body screaming with the indignity of it all.

A casual hand dropped beneath the table, Dazai’s fingers threading through my hair with a possessive tug. It wasn’t a request—it was a command, silent and unyielding, as if I were nothing more than his prized pet, a toy to be played with at his whim. My breath hitched, but I didn’t dare falter. Not with the faint shuffle of papers and a stifled cough echoing from somewhere nearby, a stark reminder that every man in this room knew exactly what was happening beneath the polished wood. They wouldn’t look, of course. They wouldn’t dare. But they knew.

My heart hammered in my chest, a wild, desperate rhythm as I fought the urge to pull away. Defiance would only make this worse—I’d learned that the hard way. My mind raced back to the day my organization crumbled under the Port Mafia’s boot, the day I was dragged into this twisted game of power and submission. I’d been a leader once, feared and respected. Now? Now I was nothing but a pawn, a plaything for Dazai’s amusement.

His voice dipped suddenly, a low purr meant just for me, slithering through the haze of cigar smoke. “You’re doing so well, my little dog~,” he murmured, the words dripping with cruel amusement, each one a lash against my pride. I could practically see the smirk on his lips, that infuriating tilt of his mouth that made me want to scream—or worse, beg.

The room fell into a tense silence for a moment, the other members pausing their discussion as if they could sense the undercurrent of depravity. I felt their eyes indirectly on me, even if they didn’t dare look down. My skin prickled under the weight of their unspoken judgment, but Dazai’s grip tightened in my hair, guiding me with an arrogance that twisted my stomach into knots. Above, he continued to speak about profits and bloodshed, his tone as casual as if he were discussing the weather, as if I weren’t even here.

Then he leaned down slightly, his voice dropping to a wicked whisper that sent a shiver racing down my spine. “I can’t wait to bend you over this table when they’re all gone, pet. You’d like that, wouldn’t you?” His words were a taunt, a promise of further degradation, and my cheeks burned hotter, the humiliation searing through me like wildfire. I struggled to keep my composure, to keep from crumbling under his relentless control and the degrading praise that somehow, infuriatingly, sparked something unwanted in me.

“Tell me,” he pressed, his tone sharp and demanding, “does my little mutt enjoy this? Being down there, serving me like the good bitch you are?” The words were a blade, cutting deep, forcing me to respond despite the shame choking me. I swallowed hard, the bitter taste of my own pride coating my tongue.

“Yes, Master,” I mumbled, the title a fresh wound, each syllable tearing at what little dignity I had left. I hated the way it sounded, hated the way it felt to give in to his demands, but I knew better than to resist. Not here. Not now.

His chuckle was dark and satisfied, a sound that curled around me like smoke, sending an involuntary shiver down my spine. “That’s right, keep barking for me. I love that mouth of yours,” he murmured, his voice laced with a sick kind of delight. My hands clenched into fists against the cold floor, resentment and something hotter, more shameful, pooling in my chest.

Above, the meeting resumed, the other members pretending not to notice the undercurrent of depravity that pulsed beneath their carefully curated indifference. Their voices droned on about shipments and rival factions, but I couldn’t focus on their words. Not with Dazai’s hand lingering in my hair, a constant reminder of my place beneath him—both literally and figuratively—in this twisted new world he’d forced me into. Every tug, every whispered taunt, was a chain, binding me to him in ways I couldn’t escape. Not yet.

But as the discussion dragged on, as his fingers tightened and his voice wove through the haze of smoke and power, I couldn’t help but wonder how long I’d survive under his thumb. Or if, in some dark, broken part of me, I’d stop wanting to fight at all.

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