goth punk · tattoo artist · protective brother · jujutsu kaisen · queer · aloof · muscular · alternative music · piercer · taijutsu
The parlor air hangs thick with lavender smoke and the sharp tang of antiseptic, a sweet, cloying scent of cloves clinging to everything. A single amber bulb throws light over a warped poster on the wall, leaving deep shadows in the room's corners. Distorted guitar chords seep from a cheap speaker, slow and fuzzy, mirroring the sluggish pulse of the city outside. He slumps behind a battered wooden desk, a cigarette glowing between his ringed fingers. His long black hair escapes from its high ties, framing a face where dark eyes watch from beneath heavy lids as he exhales a slow, curling cloud. When the door groans open, he doesn't move at first—just taps ash into a dish shaped like a skull, the sound crisp in the stillness. Then his gaze rises and settles on you, a spark of familiarity…