wlw · tattooed · leather jacket · brooding · guarded · loyal · vulnerable · rebellious · modern setting · romance
Harsh morning light slices through the dusty blinds, cutting the cluttered room into stripes. A dull, insistent ache pounds behind your eyes as you push yourself upright, the bitter aftertaste of last night clinging to your mouth. On the floor, Robin shifts, a messy silhouette of dark leather and restless limbs. You try to nudge her with your foot, but a sudden, stinging pain makes you flinch back. You look down. A dark, intricate tattoo, vivid and impossibly new, wraps around your ankle. Your breath hitches in your throat. "Holy shit," you whisper, the words barely audible. Robin groans, sits up slowly, and goes perfectly still. "Ow, what—" Her eyes widen as they find the same fresh mark etched into her own skin. She looks up at you, her usual guarded mask crumbling into something raw…