ink master au 2
"Damn Keith. That is some nice ink." Lance said, eyeing his arm sleeve. "Thanks. My husband did it." 'You've got one talented husband." Lance comments.
"Keith, you will be exempt from the challenge." Alfor said.
////"I'm sorry, what? I win the flash challenge, but I can't compete in the elimination tattoo? The fuck?" K////
"Today, we have a special guest judge. A Jack of all trades. He acts, models, supposedly sings, has over 6 million followers on Instagram, Twitter and Tik Tok, and along with having several of his own, he tattoos. This man requires no introduction. Please welcome, James Griffin."
James walked in the room, and everyone lit up.
////"Fuck, he's hot." N "Dude, he walks in and I'm all, this is James fucking Griffin. He is like, the definition of a bicon."L "Okay, this dude walks in, and Keith smiles like a kid on Christmas morning. Keith can smile?" A "*chuckle* That's my husband." K////
"Hey." James says, grinning. "James, good to have you here." Shiro says, standing to shake his hand. "Thanks for having me." He greets Coran and Alfor before sitting next to Shiro. He shoots Keith a wink, and his smile widens.
/////"My parents are rich assholes, and had this ideal child they wanted, so I've been taking classes in the arts since I was a toddler. I dabble in a lot of stuff, acting, modeling, being an influencer, and tattooing. I have several of my own, each done b someone very important in my life. I've given several of my friends tattoos, and in the industry I'm in, there's a lot of ink and art. So like Coran, I can give the client's point of view, along with a tattooer's point f view like Alfor and Shiro. "/////
"James here specializes in everything and nothing. A jack of all trades, like an ink master should be able to, he can tattoo in just about any style his friends so desire. If someone who does tattooing as a hobby can, those who do it as a living should be able to as well." Alfor states. "This weeks elimination tattoo is going to be about clarity." Coran adds.
"Throughout history, people have been getting tattoos for things or people they love. Names, hearts, portraits, symbols, coordinates, you name it. Each of the human canvases today wants to get a tattoo of something or someone they love. Your job is to make it a reality." Shiro says.
"And not only are these works of art going to permanently be on someone's body, they each have meaning. That meaning should be clear and concise. This week's challenge is clarity. This tattoo should be readable from both up close and a distance." James added.
"Questions?" Alfor asked. Pidge raised her hand. "Why can't Keith do this tattoo?" "Because it wouldn't be fair for his husband to judge his work against other's." Shiro states.
///"Holy shit. THAT'S Keith's husband?" L "I haven't seen or talked to James since a few days into the competition. Cause after Lance dropped my phone, not only did the screen crack, but something inside it got messed up, and I had to send it to get fixed. So I haven't been able to talk to him or Bella, our four year old, in almost a month. It's been-*chuckle*- it's been rough." K///
"Oh, so they're a pair of fags." Nyma says bluntly.
All eyes turn to her.
//"The fuck this bitch say?" K "Wow. Just- wow." S "Ha ha. This girl- she had better be a great artist." J "First five minutes and she's already on the guest judge's bad side, and 99% of the people in the building." L "We have to knock this bitch out of the contest. If she's gonna be like that, we're need to all do kickass tattoos and get her the fuck out of here. She does not deserve to be here." P//
"What? Why're you giving me those looks?" She asked. "You had better hope you're as good at tattooing as you are as being an insensitive bitch." James says. The other contestants all react positively. "Well, opinions aside, Keith, even though you cannot participate in this elimination tattoo, you did win the flash challenge, and thus have the power to assign all the human canvases." Alfor says.
James has a white button up shirt on, but with more of a casual look. It's tucked into sinfully tight black jeans. The sleeves are rolled up, and you can see the edge of a tattoo on his right arm. The top few buttons are undone, and you can see his sharp collarbone and the top of his pecs.
///"What is this man wearing?"N "Dude, you can literally almost see his entire body. I swear, if that got wet, you would see everything.'L "I think it's a good thing Keith isn't doing this tattoo. He probably wouldn't get anything done because he'd be too busy staring at his husband."P///
"Keith, please head back to the loft." Shiro says. Keith sighs and stands, glancing at James longingly. James shoots him a quick wink and smile before turning back to the others.
///"Whyy?" Keith groans. "My fucking husband is here looking hot as fuck and I can't even be there? This show's a bitch." "I definitely think Keith is going to be pissed with us later on for this episode, but I think it'll reignite a competitive spark here and push him to do harder in the following challenges."s///
"Okay, you have five hours to complete your tattoo. Remember, we're testing clarity, along with every other skill so far. Lines, colors, blending, everything."
"This looks good." Coran comments, looking over hunk's shoulder. "I like the gradients in Allura's piece." James says. "And Pidge's gears in the heart? You can almost hear them moving." Shiro adds. "Nyma obviously has a very good use of colors, but her linework is shaky." Alfor points out. "And the design itself has several flaws. The rose should be the focal point of the tattoo, not the waves."
"Nyma." Coran says, and she steps forward. "Tell me, what were you thinking with this?" "Well, I wanted to kinda give it the illusion of the rose coming out of the water. The client said that they were a florist, but they really loved the beach and the ocean, and that's actually where she met her husband. so I wanted to incorporate that into it." Nyma explained.
"Well, for one thing, the colors are beautiful." James says. "You obviously know how to do those. But the design itself- there was so much you could've done with this. The rose really should've been the main focus. And this light oink rose in the middle of all these dark blues, it- it just gets lost. You should've had the waves coming out from the rose rather than running behind it."
Keith raised his hand. "Can I-" and motioned vaguely towards the hall James had headed down. "Of course." Shiro said with a nod. Keith shot up and ran out, jumping the couch he was sitting on. "Someone's excited." Pidge muttered.
Keith ran over to James, who heard his footsteps and turned. Keith picked him up in a hug as he laughed, wrapping his arms around his shoulders as the spun. Keith set him down but they didn't let go. "I missed you." Keith mutters. "I missed you two Αγαπημένη." They pull apart and James cups Keith's face, pulling him into a kiss.
"Yeah Keith!" "Get some!" The other contestants cheered.
Tongue got involved, and Keith pulled James closer to his body. "Alright guys, wrap it up." Shiro goads. Keith flips him off and pulls James closer, a hand resting dangerously low on James's back, just barely an inch away from resting fully on his ass. They separate, and both are pink faced, smiling widely. "Θα σε δω όταν γυρίσεις σπίτι. Ίσως τότε να κάνουμε κάτι, πολυαγαπημένοι." (I'll see you when you get home. Maybe then we can do something, beloved.) James says, and Keith smiles wider. He pecks him on the lips before pulling away slowly. James squeezes his hand and smiles softly. "Καλή τύχη πολυαγαπημένοι."Good luck beloved." "Σ' αγαπώ." (I love you) Keith replies. "Κι εγώ σ' αγαπώ." (I love you too) James says over his shoulder.
"Um, English?" Lance mutters to Hunk, who smiles.