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kleptocurency · 3 months

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pairing: Luka modric/Sergio ramos

wordcount: 2303

summary: tattoo artist Luka x sergio

AN// this is just a rough draft!

It was a slow day. He was told by the lack of appointments slapped across his computer screen.

Actually, most days were slow. Luka's Tattoo Parlor wasn't exactly booming with business. Sure, he had his appointments with regulars which, fortunately, paid his bills.

However, it just made him get by. So, Luka ended up taking down a printed sheet of paper on his door that stated he only takes via appointment. He simply didn't have the funds to be picky about his customers.

Though, a few hours into his morning he regrets taking that paper down.

Luka is sitting on a large stool, and Marcelo is late which is making Luka's leg bounce. Marcelo was notorious for being late to everything, including work. Which pisses Luka off, he loves his best friend, don't get him wrong.

Marcelo just had a sixth sense that made him know what buttons to push. Luka sighed into his hand, he barely got any sleep last night, too busy working on some sketches some clients had asked him to draw up.

Luka doesn't want to be working at the counter, he's too tired to deal with anyone. But his colleague, soon-to-be former colleague is taking his sweet time in getting in that glass door.

He glances up at the clock on the wall to his right, 10:36. He opened the shop over half an hour ago, where is he?

The only sound was Luka's leg bouncing up and down and the impatient tapping against the wooden desk. He really should put some music on, for his sanity, he also doesn't want to listen to whatever Marcelo deems fit for today.

He drags himself to his sound system, which was Spotify. Luka leaned heavily on his hand as he scrolled absentmindedly till he clicked a random playlist and put Bluetooth on.

He thanks whoever came up with that.

Soon enough low music comes through the speakers around the shop. Luka closes the tab and is faced with his dull schedule for today.

The Tattoo Parlor wasn't exactly a bustling hotspot, so Luka was used to the occasional quiet day, but he was struggling to stay awake this morning.

As Luka closed the tab and took in his dull schedule for that day, he couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom start to settle around him. His business wasn't exactly flourishing, and it didn't look like he would have much to keep him busy throughout the day. He settled back into his seat and let out a tired sigh.

The calmness of the morning was suddenly interrupted by a loud bang on the shop's doors. Luka jumped in his seat and then looked up to see Marcelo entering the shop, a half-eaten croissant in one hand and a phone in the other.

"Sorry I'm late Lukita, traffic was a nightmare," Marcelo said, taking a seat in the chair nearest the entrance while chewing on his croissant.

"Yeah, sure," Luka replied, a hint of annoyance in his voice. "Traffic" was Marcelo's go-to excuse for everything.

Marcelo glanced up from his croissant to see Luka giving him a death stare. He laughed heartily. "Relax. I'm just messing with ya, chill." Marcelo said, waving off Luka's annoyance.

Luka ignored Marcelo and instead walked back to his counter with heavy steps. As if he was punishing Marcelo for being late by not talking to him. Marcelo just laughed to himself while taking the last bite of his croissant, all while looking up at the clock, which was now 10:43.

"So," Marcelo began, "anything planned for today?"

Marcelo glanced up from his croissant to see Luka giving him a death stare. He laughed heartily. "Relax. I'm just messing wit' ya, chill." Marcelo said, waving off Luka's annoyance.

"So," Marcelo began, "anything planned for today?"

"A few appointments, thankfully," Luka said.

Marcelo nodded in agreement before his eyes suddenly widened. "Wait a second," He said, "Did I forget about something?"

"Forgot about something?" Luka scoffed, annoyed.

"Did I have an appointment I completely forgot about?" Marcelo asked, frantically. His phone was still in his hand as he checked his calendar. "C'mon c'mon, come on!" Marcelo muttered to himself.

"Hey, calm down," Luka said, "You're getting all worried over nothing."

"Dude, I am not worried over nothing, you know how much I hate missing appointments. I have this client coming in an hour and I barely have enough time to set up, much less prep for an entire tattoo!" Marcelo's tone became panicked, his fingers moving quickly as he searched through his phone. Luka sighed, he wasn't getting through to Marcelo at all.

"Marce, chill, here." Luka walked over to Marcelo and started searching through his calendar on his phone.

"Oh," Luka muttered, his eyes widening. "Ok, you might actually have a problem."

"Yeah, I already figured that out, Luka. thanks." Marcelo said, sarcastically.

"You have an appointment with Sergio Ramos, and he's gonna be here in 10 minutes," Luka said.

"Sergio Ramos?" Marcelo asked, sounding confused.

"Who the bloody hell is Sergio Ramos?"

"Dude, how do you not know who Sergio Ramos is? He's a pretty famous footballer, he plays for Real Madrid or something. some big club, anyway. " Luka said, sounding puzzled, half shrugging.

"The football guy?" Marcelo asked, sounding even more confused. "Why the hell is he coming here to get a tattoo?"

"I don't know. But he's coming here." Luka said, a scoff coming out his mouth. sounding slightly annoyed. He started pacing around the studio, deep in thought.

"Ok, Ok, look. I'm sure it'll all be fine. There's gotta be a reason he wants a tattoo from us. We'll just talk to him, and see what's up. If he doesn't want a tattoo, we'll send him away, simple as that."

"Yeah, I guess so," Marcelo replied, his tone doubtful.

"But that's assuming he even shows up." Luka shrugged. "No offence, but he's a pretty famous guy, he could be a no-show and we won't have to worry."

"Exactly! Now, come on. We still have a little time, let's set everything up and see what happens."

Marcelo shrugged, not quite optimistic that Sergio Ramos would actually show up. They both got to work preparing for Sergio's appointment and waited. And waited. And waited.

When the appointment time came and went with no sign of Sergio Ramos, Luka and Marcelo looked at each other and laughed. "Told you he wasn't gonna show up," Marcelo said, smugly.

"You told me nothing, actually." Luka points an accusatory finger at Marcelo, who dismisses him with a hand. Marcelo seems to visibly relax, he walks off deeper into the shop, probably to prep for the next appointment.

After the shop was all cleaned up and ready for the next appointment, Luka took a seat and started drawing in his notebook. He was in the middle of finishing off a drawing of his latest tattoo idea when the bell above the door suddenly rang, signalling that a customer had finally arrived.

"Oh look who finally took long enough," Luka said with a smirk, glancing up from his sketchbook and towards the entrance.

"Oh boy," Luka said under his breath as he recognized Sergio Ramos enter his shop.

Sergio smiled and gave Luka and Marcelo a wave as he walked up to the counter. "Sorry I'm late, I got stuck in a bit of traffic."

Marcelo and Luka shared a look before looking back to Sergio, both of them confused.

"That's one hell of a traffic jam," Marcelo said, his tone dry. Sergio laughed and shrugged as he leaned over the counter to get a closer look at what Luka was drawing.

"I've heard stories," Luka says quietly. He raises his eyebrows as he gives a hard glance to Marcelo, who sheepishly smiles at him.

"Hey, eyes off," Luka warned, covering his sketchbook with his hand. "This is private." He does not like this guy so far.

Sergio laughed and put his hands up in defence. "No worries, I was just curious." He said. "I'm Sergio Ramos by the way, I know I'm a bit late but I'm here to get a tattoo. Thought I was in the wrong shop, seeing you have none." Sergio points at Luka, who tries his best to hide a scowl but it shows.

Sergio turned to Marcelo and flashed a small smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you." Marcelo waved, still slightly confused by the entire situation.

"Right, let me look at our schedule," Luka said, pulling up the calendar on his computer.

To his surprise, Sergio Ramos' appointment was on the calendar and it was 2 hours ago. "Huh," Luka muttered under his breath, his tone perplexed yet annoyed. "Yeah, your appointment was a while ago but I guess I could squeeze you in now."

Sergio gives a small nod before leaning over the counter, his body language seemingly relaxed.

"Do you know exactly what you want to get tattooed?" Luka asked, trying to ignore the weird situation he found himself in.

Sergio nodded and turned around, pointing at the small of his back. "I wanted to get something like this. A small rose on the back, it doesn't have to be so simple though, you can do whatever you want." Sergio said, now he seems to be interested in the blonde before him.

"Well, that's not up to me to decide." Luka clicks out of his schedule, choosing to look somewhere other than where Ramos is. "You're Marcelo's appointment, he's just over there" Luka moves a bit on his stool to show Sergio who Marcelo is.

"Of course, of course!" Sergio smiled, looking over at Marcelo. "Nice to meet you."

"You too," Marcelo replied, his tone sincere. "I wasn't really expecting this today."

"I never do things the easy way, so I'm not surprised." Sergio chuckled. "What do you do usually?"

"I'm a tattoo artist," Marcelo said. "I've only been working here for about a month or two, but It's been going well so far. I've been tattooing for years though, my portfolios are over there if you'd like to check them out. What about you?"

"I'm a footballer," Sergio said, his tone nonchalant.

"A footballer?" Marcelo said, nervously. He found that out a few minutes ago, with the help of Luka.

"I've actually been following along with some leagues, been super cool. That's cool. You're cool, uhm, you know. Must be cool. "

Sergio smiled, he was used to this reaction. "Yeah, it's pretty cool. How about you, do you play any football?"

"Not professionally, no," Marcelo said. "I used to play a bit in university, but I don't think that counts."

"Hermano, it still counts." Sergio laughed.

"Yeah, it was pretty fun," Marcelo said, looking back at Luka who was working and pretending not to listen.

Sergio had noticed and looked over. "Is he alright?" He asked Marcelo.

Marcelo nodded. "Yeah, he just gets grumpy when he's not tattooing, that's all."

"Ah, gotcha. I like your tattoos by the way." Sergio said, pointing at Marcelo's left forearm.

Marcelo looked down, his forearm was covered in various tattoos, some of which he had done himself. "Thanks," Marcelo said, sounding sincere

Sergio glanced over at Luka, who was still working on his sketchbook. Sergio looked like he was waiting for the right time to ask him something.

"So, um, I have a proposal for you." Sergio began, his tone slightly awkward.

Luka looked up, his attention now caught by the football player. "Go ahead." He said

Sergio took a deep breath. "Um, I'd like to get a tattoo from you." The footballer said, his tone hopeful.

"You want me to tattoo you?" Luka asked, his tone more confused than anything else.

"Yes," Sergio said, sounding equally confused. "Why is that so confusing?"

"You're not my client," Luka said, a bit harshly. "You're his. " gesturing at Marcelo, who still stood watching the conversation from his set-up.

"But the thing is..." Sergio said, seemingly reluctant. "I like what you drew." He sounded a bit embarrassed.

Luka looked up from his notebook, suddenly intrigued. "What did I draw? "

Sergio pointed at the doodle of the heart flower Luka was finishing off. "Your tattoo idea."

"Oh, right," Luka said. His tone turned hesitant. "Well, to be honest with you, I... I wasn't planning on doing anything with this design. It was just something I was working on for fun."

"Well, your fun tattoo idea is great," Sergio said, a smile spreading across his face. "I have a special occasion coming up and I was hoping you could help me celebrate it with a tattoo."

"Oh, um, that's very flattering, but... " Luka said, his tone awkward.

"Please," Sergio said, almost pleading. "I really like your design. I'm a big fan of flowers and this tattoo would mean a lot to me. For something so special, why don't I pay you extra? "

Both Marcelo and Luka like the idea of extra money. Now, Marcelo, behind Sergio is very dramatically begging Luka to take this on, his hands prayed together.

"Alright." Luka finally shrugged, knowing there was no point in fighting it. "I don't know what I can design in that short of a time frame, but I'll make it work."

Sergio smiled and gave Luka a quick hug. "Thank you."

Luka returned to his sketchbook, beginning to work out ideas in his head. Marcelo looked at him like his friend was a hero because as far as he's concerned, Luka was.

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