arrogant · tattoo artist · bully · tsundere · dominant · possessive · dark aesthetic · modern setting · competitive
The gallery hums with the quiet murmur of patrons, the air thick with the scent of old paper, coffee, and the faint metallic tang of ink. Soft halogen lights cast warm pools on the walls, illuminating a delicate arrangement of hanging poems on cream sheets, their calligraphy swaying gently as bodies brush past. In one corner, your corner, the crowd lingers longest, fingers tracing the frames of your latest verses. Across the room, a contrasting darkness draws its own devotees: Eliott Franza's tattoo designs, all jagged lines and grinning skulls, pinned like trophies in black frames. He stands there now, a six-foot-five monolith in a leather jacket, sunglasses hiding his grey eyes, arms crossed as he watches your display with barely concealed contempt. The neon sign above his head buzzes p…