turiya

27, tattoo artist

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with: open to all location: an estate sale on pine street when: early afternoon on a sunday

Nancy feared that she'd missed out on all the good stuff, the creaky Victorian home already picked clean of vintage fashion and worthwhile jewelry. Dammit, she knew she should've sucked it up and not slept in for once in her life. Still, she wandered around, poking at random clutter with dull fascination (who wanted a dead woman's retro vacuum?), before finally spotting the one thing that could make this entire venture worthwhile: a bed. Well, she didn't really care about the tacky headboard plastered in velvet, but the mattress. Nancy circled around the bed, pressing down on the plastic-covered surface to test the springs. If she could replace the futon at her place... Her head cocked in the direction of someone entering the master bedroom, still eyeing the mattress while asking, "D'you think she croaked in her sleep?"

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She strolled in, spirits somewhat lifted at the lucky find of a ceramic pig in full clown drag, pausing to squint at what Nancy was eyeing. "Don't think she shat herself or whatever if she did", she offered. That was always in the cards with dying people, wasn't it? "'Less you mean like, if the mattress is haunted. Very Spongebob of you."

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for: open location: black lotus tattoo

Turiya popped up from the backroom, lunch in hand, eyeing the newcomer through her smeared mascara. "Diego is busy." And then, like an afterthought, "and Alexa just left." She paused. "You not looking for the 3PM, are you? Cause they ran off."

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basics

full name: Turiya Jordan Collins age: 27 birthday:  November 14th 1997 hometown: Boston, MA sign: Scorpio sun, Aries moon, Aquarius rising occupation: tattoo artist

headcanons

ok, first things first, it’s pronounced too-REE-yah.

Boston born and raised, thinks that’s a personality trait.

Named after Alice Coltrane. Tattooed the Sanskrit spelling of her name on her mom when she first started working as a tattoo artist.

Parents got divorced fast and Turiya grew up with her mom, Ellie, a semi-prominent (in her field) erotic author.

Her mom is hotter than her tbh. Definition of a milf and basically a bit of a Samantha Jones. Riya may or may not have a chip on her shoulder about that.

They have a sex swing in the apartment. Turiya used to swing on it when she was like five.

Her dad is a biker. He’s out of town a lot with his girlfriend, a fellow biker who is Turiya’s age. She has a chip on her shoulder about that too :)

Started her apprenticeship the moment she was done with high school.

During that she met and fell in love with her ex, Cody, a fellow tattoo apprentice at the time, and they dated for three years.

He was the longest, most serious relationship she’s had so far and even though it ended like six years ago the effects can still be felt.

As far as her own tattoos go, her weeb ass got the one Nami from One Piece has on her left arm.

Other tattoos tbd. Sorry, I’m dumb.

Specializes in color. Linework is her jam. For the last year and a half or so she’s been dabbling in glow in the dark tattoos. Has never felt more powerful.