"first of all, your work is just gorgeous so of course i have no worry trusting you. thank you for doing this for me. secondly, i was just always surrounded by it as a young boy. everybody loves football, especially in the south. with my male family and friends too. i just wanted to be included. i loved football immediately and it was natural. getting all the compliments and encouragement really helped me work hard and stick to it. i had my mental health days and physical health injuries but it's all about being stronger than them."

"thank you and you put that into words perfectly. having a good support system is honestly everything." i wiped his arm off for the millionth time during the process.

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"we  doneee." i cheered, i was doing my touch ups and perfecting as of now. after that, i wiped him down one more good time (more like 20, to get that perfect, clean look). "you can look in the mirror."

he had been watching it come together the whole time of course but looking in the mirror when it's all done just hits differently.

-jshotheartist on ig, also not the whole tattoo pictured  and i know this is a forearm leave me alone

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-jshotheartist on ig,
also not the whole tattoo pictured  and i know this is a forearm leave me alone.

"this is dope! you're crazy, thank you so much." he rotated his arm, looking at it from all angles.

"i'm glad you like it, i like it too." i commented

"like it? girl , i love this!" we laughed together after he said that.

"you better get some more openings because im going to start coming in here for no reason. just getting anything i can think of. you're going to be tired of me, kianna."

"i really enjoyed talking to you, you can come in any time. getting tattoo or not. just don't knock me off my grind."

"promise."

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"you know you tryna finish my sleeve right quick." ja'marr spun around in my chair as i was preparing for my next client who actually had a good while before they came. but i loved to be ready.

"no, i'm actually not trying to do that. better go book something, you know my website."

"you don't have openings till augustttt. hook me up."

"i hook you up every other time." it had been a couple months since i tattooed him the first time. he did take me up on my offer, he always came back to my shop. i gave him 2 more smaller tattoos since then and he wants me to finish the rest of his sleeve even though he had mad space left.

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