Blooming in Ink ✔️JJK

He's the city's most sought-after tattoo artist. Cold, quiet, untouchable. Until her.

Lily has spent her whole life shrinking herself. Her soft voice, downcast eyes, and oversized hoodies that hide the parts she's been taught not to love. But when she discovers Jeon Jeongguk's artwork online -dark, breathtaking, brutally honest -something inside her stirs. For the first time, she wants to be seen.

Jeongguk doesn't do softness. He doesn't do attachments. His tattoo studio is his sanctuary, and people know not to get too close. But when the shy, thick, beautiful girl with nervous hands and wired headphones walks into his life, everything shifts.

He's calm, but protective. Distant, but drawn to her. And when he touches her skin for the first time, it's not just about ink, it's about everything he's never let himself want.

This is a story about quiet love, the ache of being misunderstood, and the way someone can look at you like you're art, even when you're still learning how to love yourself.