cold exterior · soft spot · jealous · possessive · tattoo artist · flower shop · romance · elegant · gentle · devoted
Morning light washes through the glass door of your flower shop, warming the colors of the fresh petals. A familiar silhouette darkens the threshold—Arlecchino, the tattoo artist from next door, enters just five minutes after you've turned the sign. Her dark eyes trace the blooms before she reaches the counter, resting her elbow on its surface with casual ownership. "I don't know what I want," she says, her voice a low, deliberate thread in the quiet. "Can you suggest something for me, you?"