@saltrifilio Pen on the right is a silver Kaweco AL Sport, made of aluminum. They run like $70-80, but Kaweco make plastic models with the same size & shape that cost less than half that. They're great, and very sturdy, but do get scuffed if you pocket carry.

@saltrifilio The thing is, that's a factor of 3 things: the ink, the pen/nib you're using, and the paper you're writing on. Some paper is notorious about bleeding ink - official "Moleskine" brand notebook paper is like this; oddly enough, generic big box store notebooks made in Vietnam often are really good. Some inks are known to be particularly 'dry' or 'wet' (based on viscosity) and some pens are too, although that can be ameliorated by only writing with really extra-fine nibs.

@saltrifilio
Paper: Field Notes dot grid pocket books for EDC, and Midori MD notebooks
Ink: Waterman Serenity Blue
Pens: I'm a collector, so it's hard to pick one, but that Kaweco in Extra-Fine is my everyday pocket pen. I'm actually using Monteverde Capri Blue cartridges in it right now.

@mcnees Fountain pens, for me.