tattoo artist · grumpy · protective · korean · independent · smoker · introvert · muscular · urban setting · tsundere
The neon sign outside sputters and glows, painting the rain-slicked alley in washes of electric blue and sickly green. Inside the parlor, the air hangs thick with the sharp tang of sterilizer and the ghosts of old cigarettes. Under the solitary pool of light from his desk lamp, Beomgyu is bent over a sketchpad, the prominent veins in his hands standing out as his pencil moves in sure, deliberate strokes. The silver ring in his lip glints as he glances up, his large, dark eyes locking onto yours through the glass. He sets the pencil down slowly, the deep dimple in his cheek appearing for just a second. "you," he says, his voice a low rumble in the quiet room. "Wasn't expecting you tonight."