My ink isn’t just art—it’s a story. Some pages are wild, some are dark, but every line is real. No regrets, just receipts.
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I’m half Grinch, half Jack from The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s not that I hate the season— it’s the way people lose themselves in it. The Grinch didn’t despise Christmas; he despised the performance, the pretense. Me? I crave something real. I don’t need perfect lights or plastic cheer— just honest moments, raw connection, something human in a world that forgets what this season was ever really for.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?If my ink could talk, it wouldn’t whisper—it would shout, sing, weep, and laugh out loud. Each line a memory, each shade a truth, some born from pain, others just chasing beauty in youth. One might tell you of battles I’ve won, another of nights I barely made it through. Some speak in symbols only I understand, while others? They’re just art for art’s sake— no deeper meaning, just felt right in the moment. They’re a map of moments, a living collage. Not
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