His heart is black, but not all the way through,
He has tattoos in his skin, to mask what's true.
Memento Mori, remember thy mortality,
Rolling off his tongue with his taunting brutality.
His mistakes and sins, recorded in flesh,
Each breath taken is one more sketch.
Twisting words, written in gray,
He Who Conquers and Come What May.
A raven for the shoulder, a falcon for the chest,
Silver chain for the nape, and Latin for the neck.
With needles and ink, he's marked his soul,
As the price for his freedom, the devil's toll.
A/N: Yeah, I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't really like this, but I told myself to post it anyway.
So, I was sitting there, doing my homework when BAM! I had this amazing idea of tattooed Karkat. I really wish I could draw so I could design all of his tats, but I can't, so I'll leave it up to everyone's imaginations. His "black heart" is in reference to the Merlin falcon design on the left side of his chest, which has more black feathers than the usual Merlin.
I might make this into a story or oneshot later (Will most likely be SolKat XD), but I dunno. Finals are coming up, and I have a lot on my plate.
Note: "Atramentum" means "Ink" in Latin. I thought it fitting as the title. He Who Conquers and Come What May are both sayings that I've seen in tattoos before, and both have a rather profound meaning, which I think Karkat would be attracted to.
Ciao for now!
~Webs
