like a tattoo kiss; pb

Adelaide de Courcy has always belonged to a world that was decided for her long before she was born. It was one built on legacy, expectation, and quiet obedience. Every step she takes is measured, every choice already written. Even love, it seems, is no exception.

Then there's Paige Bueckers who's effortless, magnetic, and entirely her own. With her, things feel unscripted. Dangerous in a way Adelaide has never allowed herself to be.

What begins as something fleeting turns into something neither of them can quite define. It was something soft, consuming, and impossible to ignore. But in a world where the past lingers and the future is already promised, love doesn't come without consequence.

Because some people don't just leave.

They stay etched into you, lingering in the quiet, in the spaces you thought you'd healed. Like a tattoo kiss that never quite fades.