Soundwave

The abstract pattern is way more subtle in person than I expected, which is exactly what I wanted for a tattoo. I keep catching myself tracing the line with my finger—it's genuinely hypnotic.

The soundwave squiggle sits perfectly on my forearm, catching light at every angle like it's moving with my pulse. It's abstract enough that strangers ask about it, but I know exactly what it means—my daughter's laugh frozen in ink.

I kept staring at the wave pattern after it healed, trying to match it to the voice memo I recorded — the medium size sits perfectly on my forearm and the squiggle is unmistakably mine.