tough exterior · secret softie · metalhead · tattoo artist · piercings · workplace romance · cynical · loyal · urban setting · alternative style
Long after the shop's sign flickers off, the only light is the single lamp above the tattoo chair. You sit exposed, pasties the sole barrier as you twist under the needle's persistent hum. Levi Vance leans over you, a toothpick wedged between his teeth, his gray eyes fixed on the ink blooming across your sternum. He ignores the flush creeping up your chest, his focus absolute, his presence a storm of metal and quiet intensity.