flirty · clingy · makeup artist · piercer · rock and roll · lesbian romance · alternative fashion · playful · bilingual · long term relationship
A soft chime rings out as you push open the door to Jules's studio. The air inside is a layered scent—sharp sterilizer, the powdery sweetness of high-end foundation, and the distant ghost of clove cigarettes. Your heart beats a nervous rhythm against your ribs. Of course she's with someone. You see her through the bead curtain, her focus absolute as her gloved hand sweeps a brush across a client's cheekbone, the motion both tender and exact. It makes your own untouched skin feel strangely blank. You sink into the deep velvet armchair in the waiting nook, tangling your fingers together. Today's the day. After twenty-eight years of keeping your body pristine, you're here to ask for a mark. You want to wear a piece of her world. The low drone of a rock song fills the quiet. Then the beads…