Tattooed on my heart

A day like any other

Third person POV -

It was really a day like any other, Thalia got up and had washed herself quickly, it was this time of the year where hot and cold went hand in hand.

Early morning was always a bit chilly, so going to bed all covered could result in having a sweaty night, she hopped in the shower to refresh herself.

A quick wash with her favourite soap made her smell like coconut, she tied a towel under her arms and proceeded to wash her face and brush her teeth.

She had already straightened her curly hair yesterday so today she just had to put some volume into it and do her makeup quickly before she heads out to open the shop.

She put on some concealer just under her eyes and some spots to hide some blemishes, set it with some powder, a quick eyebrow fill, some bronzer and blush, she looked at the outfit she chose and decided it was a good day for some heavy liner, her big eyes had lots of eyelid space so even dramatic liner looked almost tame on her, she painted on a sharp wing and placed two black dots under her waterline, it was her trademark when wearing liner, she loaded up her eyelashes with mascara which just made her eyes look like a Bratz doll.

She grabbed her flatiron and passed over her roots that got damp from the shower.

She put some waves into the hair using the iron giving it a bit of volume and then flipped her hair down and filled it with hairspray to hold it all in.

Quickly wearing a pair of baggy ripped jeans, that due to her curvy figure were big on her hips and tight on her ass and upper thighs, they zipped up easily leaving a gap at her backside, but she didn’t mind.

She put on a tight black top that had laces on the sides she scrunched both sides to the max and tied two big knots so they rest of it didn’t dangle too low on her sides, she liked showing off her newly formed upper abs after a long rough year in the gym.

She then went to the kitchen and turned on her Italian made espresso machine letting it heat for a while, as she put on her heeled Timberland shoes.

She had made her hot small espresso using the strong blend she had custom made for her by a local coffee place.

And before leaving she had put on some jewellery her favourite rings, almost every finger had one, and some big chunky chain necklaces.

With a quick swipe she had lined her lips with a chocolate brown liner and used her lipgloss to smudge it and create an ombré into her naturally pigmented rosey lips.

The walk to the shop wasn’t too far, also it’s been a nice cool morning so the fresh air was welcomed, she could smell the salty sea less than 2km from her home, she thought about how in two years she studied tattooing in Milan she hated walking there and always opted for public transport, the air was always thick with pollution, and the streets so busy.

She arrived to the shop just to look inside and see Mari was already in, she took her AirPods out and popped them back into their case before walking in, she stepped in and greeted Mari “Buongiorno Mari! Is it not my day to open and I got confused again?”

Mari giggled “Buongiorno! No no, you’re good, I just wanted to come by and organise some things for later before Jess arrives, you know how bossy she can get” she rolled her eyes with a weak smile that was half apologetic.

Maria Louisa, who hated to be called that went by Mari, she was a partner in the shop, but she had like 35% while Jessica held the rest.

She was 29, slander and sweet, like most Italian girls she wasn’t too tall, but she wasn’t tiny, at about 1.64 she was of an average hight, she was very thin, the kind that can eat all day and not gain any weight, she was always wearing baggy clothes but with tons of style, she thrifted lots of cool clothes and always had some statement piece on, today she had on mustered yellow corduroy jeans, with a big black belt, a men’s tank top with the guns and roses classic logo on it and a black top under it to cover her chest, her slander arms filled with black and grey tattoos of various styles and her long brown hair in a messy ponytail with stray hairs sticking out of it all over - her bangs neatly laid and framed her long face, she had sunken eyes but they were this beautiful grey color that you could see a mile away, long thin nose and a huge beautiful smile that would reveal her deep deep dimples, she had lots of facial and ear piercings all in gold that made them look almost royal.

She had looked at the computer and todays schedule and said “Thalia, two tattoos today! I’m happy to see your name more often on here!”

Thalia smiled at her “Same, it’s nice people are slowly asking for me and you all are so booked that I can actually do some work”.

Mari smiled back and said “well, better get to prepping if you need anything just let me know” she passed by Thalia and plopped on the big sofa in the waiting area with her tablet in hand to sketch some recent requests.

Thalia popped one earphone in and started preparing the work station, she had asked Siri to dial her first costumer for the day while cleaning and wrapping everything.

Within 40 minutes almost everything was ready, the station, the stencil, she only needed to pour the ink and attach the needles, all the rest she needed her client there to prep.

She took off her gloves and washed her hands and then headed to the kitchen to eat and drink another coffee before her client arrives.

She finished and went to the waiting area and leaned on the wall looking into Mari’s tablet as she doodled, she was an amazing black and grey artist, her signature style of witchy tattoos was the reason so many came to their studio, and at the moment she was doodling a fox with its tail hugging a potion bottle, his fur on the forehead was a pentagram and she was adding small whiplash shading into it.

“This one would look amazing in color” Thalia said, Mari didn’t even look up and responded “to you anything looks great in color, I cannot even imagine it. That’s why I do black and grey. Why won’t you sit?”

Thalia sighed “causeeee, soon I’ll have to sit for hours, so I’m taking my sweet time standing and stretching while I can”.

Mari lifted her Apple Pencil and pointed up as to say ‘you’ve got a point there’.

A few moments later the client came in, phone in hand and talking to it, live streaming it all.

“So!!! I just stepped in the shop and it’s so pretty here! And so clean! That is so important when you choose a place to get tattooed!”

Both Thalia and Mari looked up and smiled with caution and shock, Mari looked up at her colleague and said “well, at least that’s a good tip” she shrugged.

Thalia put on her best smile and headed to greet Francesca, she was a pretty small influencer and no one wanted to tattoo her cause she had asked to live stream it all.

Thalia couldn’t be picky at this point and some extra exposure wouldn’t hurt, they set some ground rules before she agreed to it and the tattoo she wanted was just the kind of stuff Thalia wanted to do.

“So as I’ve explained before, me and Thalia are going to get me prepped and all which can take a while, but as soon as we are ready to start the tattoo I’ll come back on live and you can also ask her all the questions you want!” She quickly read a comment on screen and responded saying a username “yes! So fun! I know” she blew kisses at the screen and logged off.