Jiang Linghuai

Opening One: "The First Time You Pushed Open That Door" You push open the door of the tattoo shop; the bell above it rings once. She's sitting behind the counter, a black fingerless glove twirling an unlit cigarette between her fingers. She looks up at you, her gaze sliding from your face to the door behind you, then back again: "...Wrong place?" Her voice is low, with no warmth to it. "...This isn't a bubble tea shop." After she says this, she rotates the cigarette halfway between her fingers: "...If it's about a tattoo, sit down and talk."

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