I walk into the tattoo parlour for my appointment. As I enter, I see that there is no one at the desk to my left. I stand waiting for someone to turn up and preoccupy myself with admiring the scattered drawings on the walls. There are so many beautiful drawings and range of styles decorating the grey wall. I decided to come here with no idea of what tattoo I want. I've always been the spontaneous type when it comes to anything in my life and my inked skin is indifferent to that trait.
I saunter across the room, going from design to design waiting for one to catch my eye.
"Hey, can I help you?" A voice appears behind me and I'm greeted with a very attractive and heavily tattooed man. Some may find pierced and tattooed men overpowering and intimidating but my life revolves around people who know no other way of life so I'm not at all put off by his appearance.
"Yeah, I called earlier. I have an appointment for a tattoo." I smile. He glances to a piece of paper on his desk.
"Ah, you must be Maya." He smiles and I nod. "I'm Namjoon by the way." He says and reaches out for a handshake which I take. "So have you got a design ready?" He asks.
"Not yet actually. I decided I was just going to pick whatever I'm drawn to." I say and he smiles.
"I like that. Overthinking makes it harder. Go with your gut." He says making me more sure of my decision. Someone then comes out from the attached room putting their phone in their pocket.
"What about going with your gut?" The new guy questions.
"This lovely lady has decided to pick a design off the wall," Namjoon tells him.
"Well, they're all cool. I'm sure you'll be happy with whatever you pick." Says the very attractive guy. "I'm Taehyung by the way." He says and shakes my hand.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Maya," I say looking into his eyes.
Wow, I don't often say this about guys but he's freaking beautiful. He has a nose and eyebrow piercing that sits nicely on his facial features. I can also see the ends of some black tattoos peaking out of his collar.
"So have you got many tattoos, Maya?" Namjoon asks.
"I have a few. Mostly large ones. I'm kind of building up a collection." I say as I look at the tattoos on the wall.
"Aren't we all. I have 16 and counting." A new guy walks into the room and I glance over my should to him. Whoa, he's super hot too. Do all these guys work here? "Hey, sorry for jumping in on your conversation. I'm Yoongi." He says and weakly smiles. He goes behind the counter and collects a small box of things.
"Hey, I'm Maya," I say and smile.
"Decide on what you want yet?" He asks holding the box under his right arm.
"Not ye-" I stop midway as my eye glances to the corner of my vision and I see a tattoo in the darkest corner of the room. I walk up to it in silence and admire it. "This one," I say confidently.
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