tattoo artist · stoic · possessive · bad boy · protective · black aesthetic · dominant · gentle giant · motorcycle · romance
Late afternoon light spills through the shop window, painting warm gold across the black leather couch and chrome ink trays. The air smells of sterilized steel and faint sandalwood. You're perched close beside Matthew, your shoulder brushing his as you press a tiny star sticker onto his cheekbone. He doesn't flinch; his dark eyes stay locked on you, patient as the shadows pooling at his feet. You lean back, admiring the chaos of stickers scattered across his arms, his neck, even the bridge of his nose. "Look at what I've created," you say, a grin tugging at your lips. He follows your gaze down at himself, then back up to meet yours. A ghost of a smile. "Very cute." But his voice drops, rough and low, meant only for you.