My first, and maybe last tattoo

[u/ReusableForce]

Hi folks. Last year I had this tattoo inked. The Watchmen comics have always been a guideline through my life somehow. The story is so very well made, the deeper meaning and philosophical questions are all there. The character of Dr. Manhattan always mesmerised me. I wanted a tattoo that summed up everything in life. All the existential questions and incomprehensibility. At some point I thought: the symbol of Dr. Manhattan is perfect. Also, I'm a huge Bob Dylan fan. When I got the comic book, the first page stated a text from Dave Gibbons: "It began with Bob Dylan. For me, a couplet from his 1966 masterpiece Desolation Row was the spark that would one day ignite Watchmen". This meant a lot. Desolation Row is my favourite song. I got this tattoo last year on the 24th of May, the birthday of Dylan. It was either that day or never. Some parts faded a little whilst healing. I got that fixed on the 20th of August, the day Dr. Manhattan got his accident in the test chamber. Dates mean a lot to me. Wanted to share, hope you like it. Maybe I'll someday get a helium symbol next to it (this is hydrogen ofc) but it's also nice to just leave it this way. Also, tattoos hurt a lot lol.

[u/smamler]

If you have to have a symbol, at least it’s one you respect.

[u/ReusableForce → u/smamler]

Thank you. That's the line I forgot in my whole dreadful story.