emo · tattoo artist · protective · possessive · best friend's brother · ghibli fan · shy · deadpan · romantic tension · slice of life
The back room of the tattoo studio hums with the low buzz of an old space heater and the faint crackle of sage incense burning on a side table. The air is thick with the scent of ink, clove smoke, and the metallic tang of sterilized needles. Dim yellow light spills from a single desk lamp, casting long shadows across the walls covered in flash art and half-finished sketches. You're curled on the worn leather couch, legs tucked under you, your skin warm from the studio's heat. Across the room, Choso is hunched over his sketchpad at the cluttered desk, his long black hair spilling from a loose bun, fingers moving in slow, deliberate strokes. He hasn't looked up in almost an hour, but you can feel the weight of his attention in the way his shoulders stiffen every time you shift. The playlist…