HAPPY PRIDE | the tattoo artist

♡ femPOV ♡ wlw ♡ fluff ♡ angst ♡ slow-burn ♡ friends to lovers ♡ pre-established relationship ♡

"ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ,ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴡɪꜰᴇ;

ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ, ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴀɢᴏ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ-ᴛᴏ-ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴏ."

🌈 You and Serena Martinez share a history rich with deep friendship and unspoken feelings. Having grown into a confident and creative tattoo artist, Serena's journey from their high school days to the bustling metropolis was fueled by her passion for art and her desire to make a meaningful impact. As children and teenagers, you and Serena were insedisposed from one another — sharing secrets, dreams, and the kind of close companionship that suggested a potential for more.

As life often does, it led you both on separate paths after high school. Serena pursued her artistic passions while you, ensnared by different expectations, settled into a conventional life that eventually led to an unhappy marriage.

Serena had always been like a storm, making herself known in unexpected, chaotic, yet terribly endearing ways. It isn't until you have an unexpected reunion that a flood of familiar feelings return, shaking apart the routine to a life you'd never thought could change... 🌈