From Poe to tarot and grim adventures to the snake-haired Medusa goddess, whether you’re more of the gray area or born straight from the depths of a black hole, there’s an ink that represents your dark soul.
1.Once upon a sad night…
why get just a raven when you can get the whole poem? Go ahead, make Poe smile. a little.
2. a little skull for your little soul.
is it ink, is it a birthmark? You won’t know until you get close enough. but who would dare?
3. death becomes her.
A list for the dark soul that doesn’t include the Grim Reaper would be blasphemous, honestly. just try not to challenge any reaper to limbo. Unless, of course, you’re looking to befriend one.
4. a dark adventure.
sometimes your darkness is a bit cute too. kind of like mandy, the patron saint of cute dark souls. who says you can’t have it all?
5. for a soul as black as night.
because sometimes darkness is a little ball of fluff too. for when you have scabies, and you only travel at night. or you’re just buttercup in a black suit, but who says you can’t be both?
6. for the dark soul that likes to melt into the abyss.
Okay, maybe we just like cats. who wouldn’t want to be wrapped in a blanket of fluffy darkness?!
7. sometimes you dabble in the mystic arts, sometimes they dabble in you.
however, to be fair, the death card can be a sign of an ending or a new beginning — perish or be reborn; that is the question.
8. hell hath no fury…
One look to turn you to stone, but this jellyfish has an upgrade— Æsahættr —the subtle knife, the destroyer god! if you are a dark soul who also enjoys a bit of philip pullman. or maybe you just like swords with epic names.
9. the last cigarette.
for when your nights are filled with longing and desire, passion and pain. or all, all at once. don’t forget to breathe —just breathe.
10. for the lover of melancholy and pain.
three blows to the heart, the card of anguish and heavy burden, or a card of overcoming pain and living to see the next day.
11. “I like my ink like I like my coffee — black”
or maybe you like black tea better, we don’t judge. basically caffeine. we like caffeine. you like caffeine and ink is basically as addictive as caffeine. for everything to work.
12. when the fight is too real.
because sometimes, things just break. in two. just when you need them most. and now you’re out at 2 am trying to find a 7-11 to fix your insatiable craving.
13. “Although we will never meet, I remember your name”
but I can’t so… oh file, you speak our dark, dark alien language. well, oblivious to everyone else at least. and to all of them, we say…
14. seeping into the dark night…
…in a house on a hill, the dead still live…and sometimes they get under your skin. and it’s a little unbelievable.
15. slip away, under the shadow of the night…
some enjoy long walks on the beach, others prefer to disappear into the depths of the black night. and others like to enjoy their night sky in ink.
16. dance like no one is watching you.
because they probably aren’t. people are usually lost in their own darkness, so you better be as carefree as mr. bones here. or you could just get the ink and call it a day.
17. and I will smite you with great vengeance and furious anger.
if you’re a fan of classic pulp fiction, with its legendary dialogue that has continued to inspire memes for generations, then this ‘maks mariańczuk blackwork hand portrait tattoo’ is the perfect inspiration for when you go to visit your favorite dark artist.
18. for the writer of all things macabre.
for when ink is the poison with which you paint a story of darkness and frightening tales. what better representation of dark tales and dark souls than dark ink?
19. I have no ties to hold me down. to make me fidget, or make me frown.
Does your brain or your heart guide you? Are you the puppeteer or the newborn who is led into a vast and infinite world? From Ultron to Major Motoko Kusanagi, there are all kinds of Pinocchios to turn to in order to decide who you are in a world with no strings attached.
20. what lurks below…
Under that exterior? what hides behind the smile, behind those eyes? Is there more darkness, or something…unexpected? what is your deep dark secret?
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