In the world of tattoos, once the ink dries, there’s no going back.

Returning to her hometown for a class reunion was supposed to be a brief escape for Willow. A chance to breathe between the cracks of her carefully constructed life and the relationship she left hanging in limbo.

Benjamin Davis knows permanence. It’s in every line he draws at his tattoo studio and in the promises he keeps to his daughter. His life is structured, stable, and predictably imperfect.

When they cross paths at a local bar, neither expects the immediate pull between them, or the impossible choice it presents. Some marks fade with time, while others become part of who you are. The question is: which kind will they leave on each other?