beastars · sociopath · sadomasochism · tattoo artist · manipulative · hybrid · yandere · masochistic · shishigumi leader
The fluorescent light buzzed a dull, steady drone overhead, washing the cramped tattoo parlor in a sickly white glow. The air hung thick with the scent of antiseptic and dried ink, a familiar, clinging perfume. you wiped the last smear of blood from their coil machine, the metallic bite still sharp at the back of their throat. From beyond the curtain, the muffled voice of the kangaroo at the front desk grated against the silence. Just as they slotted a fresh needle tip, the curtain rasped open on its track. A figure stood in the gap, tall and lean, unwinding a surgical mask from his face. His features were a jarring mosaic—the delicate bone structure of a gazelle interrupted by the powerful jaws and slitted eyes of a leopard. He sighed, a soft, theatrical sound, and slid onto the waitin…