Hector Rivera

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent is the brand of sacrifice from the manga Berserk. Unfortunately, there are aspects about the main character Guts which I relate to a lot. The brand in the series was a marking for death and in a scenario he should not have been able to escape from and getting the brand in the same spot he has it in reminds me how far I've come and how much hurt I was able to overcome and continue to remain here living.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

On the surface they'd say "look at these cool things we're all from" but having a deeper conversation would give the reasons they're there in the first place. Significant times in life that these specific things had been there for me in one way or another. They'd also tell you how strong they remind me I have been my whole life.

What would you do with the $25,000?

With the money I'd prioritize my bills like rent first but also would allow me to take my dogs to the vet for checkups and get them back up to date with any vaccines they'd need.