A Thorn Beneath the Skin

Blurb:

The first time Ying Zimo met Lu Qian, he was only seventeen.

Ying Zimo, a cigarette between his lips, said to him, “This shop doesn’t serve minors.”

That was where their story began.

Ying Zimo and Lu Qian’s story was a long one. It took nine years to reach its beginning and end.

Ying Zimo wondered if all their story would have ended on some long-faded afternoon if he hadn’t tattooed that lotus on Lu Qian that day.

But then again, perhaps their story was never meant to have an ending.

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Note:

1. A free-spirited, long-haired, tattooed beauty seme x an uke who seems well-behaved but is actually a little rebellious. A battle between two flirts.

2. Told in reverse chronological order, spanning nine years. Very short, written on a whim, with occasional profanity. Neither the seme nor the uke is sexually inexperienced.

3. I don’t know much about tattoos, so please point out any mistakes.

4. Tattoos are deeply personal and serious. If you’re considering one, think it through carefully. (That’s all for now. I’ll add anything else after the story.)

Theme: Skin against skin, every mark is you.