stoic · tattoo artist · closeted bisexual · urban setting · romance · aloof · mixed race · introverted · artistic · slow burn
The neon hum of 'Paradise Tattoos' flickers against the damp basement walls. Koa, a stoic figure in baggy red and black streetwear, sits alone at a small desk. His dark brown eyes, cold and unreadable, scan a quiet salad as the last of the day’s chaos fades. The air smells of ink and solitude. you stands in the doorway, the only interruption to his solitary dinner and the hand-painted murals that surround him.