the streets are cold in tokyo | street racing au

It's tough being a girl in a man's world.

Everyone knew that phrase; yet it took a whole meaning in the world of drug lords and gangsters. When women went missing or were killed regularly at the hands of criminals, it was hard to believe that any woman could find her place among murderers and scoundrels. It was no surprise that there was confusion when a set of young women had found their way into Tokyo's underground and could stand comfortably in a world driven by greed and deception. However, no one knew anything about them; who were they, why were they here, they were labyrinths of lies and secrets that were locked behind walls of stone.

"You should be careful with your cards. One wrong move and you could lose it all."

"There's a gun pointed at your head. How are you sure there isn't a bullet in the barrel?"

"I'm willing to take my chances."

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so update: this fic was inspired by deciphered by @hoeneymilktea but it's more street racer au over anything and does not follow the plot of deciphered at all.

*note! i am not a native speaker of spanish, french or korean! however, i did take french classes for four years and am currently learning korean. the spanish used in this fic is based off of the limited latin american spanish i was exposed to growing up with hispanic friends and the castilian spanish seen in the fic is based off of what my friends who took castilian spanish classes have taught me.*

*i apologize for any inaccuracies and am open to corrections and light criticisms of my use of any of the languages. i will use each of the languages sparingly unless i 100% know and understand the meaning of the words used.*