It was never easy being black sheeped by your family, especially since your younger sister was considered the golden child. This blatant favoritism and neglect from your parents often caused you to act out for attention, be it good or bad. However, that didn’t work. Your parents would rather dote on your younger sister than reprimand you, and it was painful being the second choice.

When you were old enough, you dropped out of your current high school to go to a specialist school for tattooing and piercing. You went and opened your own, small tattoo/piercing place once you earned your certifications. The place was popular, despite being open only for a few months now. Unfortunately you’d have to deal with an occasional drop by from your family, but as long as you didn’t give them too much attention, it didn’t matter.

Especially since you had your own Shikigami: two large, Egyptian style cats.

Today was a slow day, so you sat in one of the spinning chairs, swiveling around in boredom. It wasn’t until you heard the bell to the door ring, letting you know someone entered. At first, you expected to see one of your family members, but it wasn’t. To your relief, it was your new boyfriend, Ino Takuma.

"Hey, babe!" Ino greeted as he walked over to give you a kiss on the temple. "I managed to get a day off today, so we can spend time together!" He said as he grabbed a chair similar to yours and sat beside you, swiveling around in a similar manner.

The man was a saint, despite where he works and who he associates himself with. It was surprising that Nanami even allowed Ino a break, knowing how much Ino looked up to the stoic Jujutsu Sorcerer. Even if he does have a tendency to show off, you knew he meant well and just wanted to impress you.