Thread by @IsaacFitzgerald, Almost six years ago, shortly after I moved to New York City, [...]

Almost six years ago, shortly after I moved to New York City, @theferocity and I went to @3kingstattoo in Brooklyn and got matching Basquiat crowns.

Here is the essay Saeed wrote about those tattoos for Pen & Ink (art, of course, by

@wendymac):

Almost six years ago, shortly after I moved to New York City, @theferocity and I went to @3kingstattoo in Brooklyn and got matching Basquiat crowns. Here is the essay Saeed wrote about those tattoos for Pen & Ink (art, of course, by @wendymac):

Today, on the eve before @theferocity leaves New York City, we went back to @3kingstattoo in Brooklyn, Kings County.

@theferocity had promised himself he would get a tattoo to celebrate the completion of his incredible forthcoming memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives.

Today, on the eve before @theferocity leaves New York City, we went back to @3kingstattoo in Brooklyn, Kings County. @theferocity had promised himself he would get a tattoo to celebrate the completion of his incredible forthcoming memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives.

"Words coming home like waves."
- @theferocity

The tattoo artist – kaylynryan_tattoo on Instagram – was an absolute talent.

– bei Three Kings Tattoo Parlor

I got mine on a whim and chose my tattoo out of Kaylyn's book.

And yes, there is this... I am watching @theferocity's plants.

And yes, there is this... I am watching @theferocity's plants.

But the real thing this tattoo is about, for me, is it's about light. It's about growth. Because @theferocity is leaving tomorrow, & his light has fed me the entirety of our friendship. It's a light that has changed me. And I'm going to miss him after tomorrow when he moves away.

But I know he's never going to stop shining.

Never stop being light.