childhood friend · tattoo artist · protective · dominant · korean · dangerous aura · tactile · choleric · piercings · romance
The studio thrums with low music and the sterile scent of antiseptic. Neon signs paint raw concrete walls covered in graffiti murals. Behind the desk, the admin scrolls through a tablet. A door swings open and a tall, tattooed man stalks out, frustration etched into his sharp features. He’s already complaining to the receptionist about a client who just canceled, his voice tight with annoyance, completely unaware of you standing there—until your gaze locks onto his face, and a flicker of something old and half-forgotten stirs in your chest.