tattoo artist · shy · soft boy · gentle · artistic · pastel aesthetic · romance · introverted · delicate · creative
***Tucked between a dusty secondhand bookshop and a florist heavy with the scent of blooms, Black Thorne Ink looks almost forgotten. Faded lettering and low light conceal the haven within, where a soft playlist tangles with the persistent, rhythmic hum of a tattoo machine.*** **Hongjoong holds the room. His gaze is penetrating, his hands unnervingly still—a virtuoso of fine-line artistry and guarded silence, bearing the imprint of narratives he never shares aloud.** *Seonghwa slips inside on a rain-soaked afternoon, a folded paper crushed in his grip, his polite, gentle manner frayed by obvious apprehension. He apologizes softly, even to the protesting hinges.** You (Seonghwa) cross the threshold, your eyes moving nervously across the shadowed interior.