Tattoos Tell A Story part 2
Pairing: Simon âGhostâ Riley x F!Reader
Summary: You decide to give Ghost a taste of his own medicine
Warnings: None?, Some kissing??, FLUFF, Ghost being bby gurl
A/n: This was requested by @v1naco . I hope I did your wonderful idea justice! Also how the heck did this end up so long??
You would like to make one thing clear.
You love watching Simon get tattoos.
Not only is his deliciously huge arm on full display, but the way his muscles flex when the needle hit a particularly sensitive part of his arm?
Yes you know heâs technically in pain but come onnn-
He had wanted to get the date of one of his most recent victorious mission tattooed on the inside of his bicep.
What kind of mission was it? You werenât sure, you know, with it being âclassifiedâ and all.
He told you in secret at home
Once told of his plans, you had immediately accepted to tag along and boy are you glad you did. Originally it was for the purpose of just spending as much time with your boyfriend as possible, but you didnât realize itâd be such a sight.
âEnjoying the view there sweetheart?â
You startle slightly, flicking your eyes away from his arm to Ghostâs masked face. You know thereâs a smirk hiding under there somewhere.
You clear your throat, repositioning in your seat slightly ,âUh, no I-I was justâŠ.. admiring Jacksonâs handiwork.â You claim.
Simon looks you up and down,âMhm, whatever you say love.â
Jackson, the tattoo artist, just chuckles at the couples antics, eyes never leaving his work.
Ghost knew Jackson pretty well due to him having worked on most of his arm sleeve. He was the only artist in the area that would agree to the service of a scarily large man in a sketchy skull mask and hood, the others immediately declined as soon as he stepped through the door, some even reaching for their phone in a concealed panic. Not that they could really be blamed for their hesitance. He is pretty intimidating if you didnât know him.
Your eyes now purposefully wander anywhere around the parlor except Simon. You would not be giving him the pleasure of catching you gawking again.
Your gaze skims over a variety of stencils hung on the walls. You never minded the idea of getting a tattoo yourself, you were just too indecisive to ever settle on one.
But maybe one of Jacksonâs will stick out to me, you think as you exam the references pinned to the wall
Oo, that bunnyâs pretty cute.
You squint your eyes to see it clearer, before they quickly widen again
You canât help the slight maniacal smirk that overtakes your face
It had been about a week since the tattoo parlor and honestly? You had almost forgotten about the whole thing. Simon had still yet to notice your skins newâŠ..addition. Youâd think a military man would be more observant.
Although, in your boyfriends defense, it was so small and in such a hidden place that even you yourself had a hard time seeing it.
You and Ghost were in the kitchen together, him in charge of the noodles while you made the sauce. Normally yâall would just order some take-out, but you both decided to try something new. Neither you or him were five star chefs by any means, only able to follow along to a recipe. A very detailed recipe.
You were leaning over the stove just trying to stir the ingredients though your hair obviously did not get the memo. No matter what you did, tucking it behind your ear, blowing it back with your mouth, it just would not get out of your face.
You pull a strand in front of you, eyes almost crossing from it being so close, and glared at it as if it had personally offended you.
I swear to gosh, one day Iâm just gonna freaking shave all of it off-
âHere,â comes a distinctly deep, British voice from behind. When had he gotten over here?,âLet me.â
You feel the strands of hair get pulled gently from your grasp as he gradually gathers it all into one extremely large hand. He gingerly rakes his fingers through your locks, eliminating any knots or lumps. Using the hair band from his wrist, where did he get that from?, he joins all of it into a ponytail.
Youâre kinda sad to feel his fingers retreat from your scalp.
You run a hand over your head, examining his work. Youâre fairly surprised to feel that thereâs only a small hump or two.
âHm, not bad for a man with sandpaper hands.â You jest with a smile.
You donât get a response
The sound of breathing coming from behind tells you he hasnât moved either.
âSimon?â You question, turning to look over your shoulder.
The man in question was standing stock still, youâd think he was a mannequin if not for his chest moving up and down. His gaze zeroed in on your ear.
You instinctively raise a hand to the spot in question, and thatâs when it finally dawns on you.
Heâs not looking at your ear.
No, heâs looking behind it.
So your little game of spot the difference was finally over.
âYou like it?â You ask smugly
Simon doesnât know what to say, just eyeâs the nape of your neck in bewilderment. This was absolutely not here before. Where your skin was previously unblemished, now contains a tattoo about the size of his thumb.
âWhen did you get this?â He asks instead, finger coming up to rub over it, almost as if he thinks itâs fake, thinks that the ink will smudge under his thumb.
ââBout a week ago.â You admit with a shrug, trying to be nonchalant about it.
His eyes finally shift to your face,âAnd you didnât tell me?â
You shoot him an unimpressed look, grabbing his arm that contains the tattoo of your name and pushing it in his face,âHypocritical much?â
He looks from his arm, to your tattoo, then to your face, as if he was putting together a puzzle.
âIs the tattoo an expression of love or a ploy of revenge?â He asks with suspicion.
You shrug, a smile gracing the corner of your mouth,âCanât it be both?â
He eyes you for a moment, shaking his head in exasperation, but you could of swore his eyes lit in amusement.
You about forgot something!
âDid you notice any details about it, a letter perhaps?â You question coyly.
He gently grips your chin to turn it to the side, dipping his head a little to get a closer look.
Thereâs a few cracks on the side of the skull and , if he looks close enough, he can see that they join to make a letter.
S
âDoes tha-does that stand for-â
âSimon? Yeah, yeah it does.â
He stands there, just silently rubbing your tattoo again for a moment. Youâre not complaining though, youâre just soaking in his touch. His fingers feel good.
You clear your throat, gently taking a hold of the hand rubbing your neck,âSo? You like i-â
Youâre cut off by him surging forward, capturing you in a kiss.
Definitely worth the pain of the needle.
You were both laying in bed after supper, your stomachs full. Full of take-out, not home cooked pasta because you may or may not have gotten distracted and singed the noodles and turned the toast to basically charcoal.
You were in a spooning position, his large arms wrapped around your waist, mask finally taken off in the darkness of your room.
âYou know,â He breaks the silence,âI really do appreciate it, the tattoo.â
âThought it was only fair. You know, with you getting one for me and all.â Your voices are soft, just whispers in the night.
âYou know you didnât have to do it, right? Not just cause I did.â Anyone that didnât know Simon would judge from his gruff voice that he was bored or uninterested, maybe even irritated. But you did know him, which means you easily pick up on even the slightest hint of hesitation in his voice.
Your brows furrow,âThatâs not the only reason I got it.â
When you receive only silence you look over your shoulder at him, âYou know that, right?â You ask as if it was obvious. You thought it was.
Once again, you receive only silence. You really wish it wasnât so dark so you could read his expressions.
You shift your body so that youâre fully facing him.
âHey,â you reach for the hand around youâre waist and hold it to your chest,âYou know I love you right?â
âYeah?â You donât like that he sounds so hesitant.
âSimon,â you make sure he knows youâre serious,âI love you. Youâre the only person I ever want to love, and I donât plan on letting you go anytime soon, and I sure as heck ainât planning going anywhere anytime soon. So why wouldnât I want evidence of you on my body?â You use your other hand to cup his cheek.
The breath he lets out sounds shaky, letting you know your little speech hit him right in the way you wanted it to. You canât see anything but the outline of his figure, though you swear you can feel his gaze piercing you.
He brings the hand youâre not holding to rub the spot behind your ear where you know his initial lies.
âI love you too,â He confesses on a quivering exhale.
You slowly lean in for a kiss, not quite sure where his lips are in the dark but somehow hitting them almost perfectly the first try, almost as if it was second nature to you now. Thatâs something you never really felt before Simon. Sure you had locked lips with other guys but you never knew there could be such emotion in just a kiss. With him, itâs almost like your minds, as well as your lips, are closely connected for that moment. You can feel the love, the passion, the joy, all of it with just a touch of mouths.
Ghost is the one to break it first, breath fanning over your face as he speaks,âI just have one question.â
âHm?â Your mind is still frazzled by that short intense make out session.
âWas it when I went to the bar with Johnny that Friday?â
Your mind slowly catches on to what heâs saying, letting out a small giggle. Thatâs confirmation enough for him.
âAnd you said you were just gonna have a lazy night in?â His fake anger makes your giggles worse.
âYou went to the stinking parlor instead didnât you?â
You donât even know why this has tickled you so badly, but soon Simonâs own deep chuckles join yours.
He pulls you into his chest, âSneaky girl.â
You two just laugh harder