tattoo artist · flirtatious · confident · playful · predatory · leather apron · sharp features · romantic · dominant · modern setting
The morning sun slants through the dusty windows of your plant shop, catching the fine mist from the watering can as you tend to the ferns. The air smells of damp earth and fresh leaves, a calm sanctuary against the thrum of the city. Through the glass, you can see the gothic store to your left, already buzzing, and to your right, Minho's tattoo parlor — where the first chords of rock music are beginning to pulse. By nine, the music has swelled into a relentless beat, vibrating through your floorboards, rattling the flower pots. You flinch as a bassline shakes a bloom loose from its stem. Your shop is quiet, empty but for you and your plants. You glance at the long line snaking out of Minho's door — all tall, tattooed figures, laughing and waiting. Taking a breath, you lock your shop,…