“A little over 2 weeks after the bullshit 2.0 tweets, Louis went and got the dagger tattoo.
Its significance cannot be overstated.
After the ARIA Awards, Louis (and Zayn) went to Bondi Ink in Sydney where Louis got 2 new tattoos.
The dagger is in the exact same place as Harry’s rose on the opposite arm. It is also from this website [link no longer active] and is something we have been talking about happening for over a year. [We had hoped for it happening and then Lou went and DID IT. 🥹 It was an indescribable feeling of relief, joy and strength.]
Smiley Face on wrist (Louis) - Bondi Ink [Louis’ 34th tattoo]
Given a Chance (Louis) - Bondi Ink [Louis’ 35th tattoo]
[Meta:
The tattoo is Harry’s handwriting and here is why. Thank you, @skepticalarrie]
But first – 4 strays that escaped the original timeline back then:
Screws on ankles (Harry) - [Harry’s 51st tattoo] (well, not really, because 2012, but I can’t change the reblogs so.. this will have to do in order to keep track)
Meta:
We first heard about them October 12th, 2012 when Louis and Liam got matching screws. I think Zayn did them in a hotel room.”
October 2013
Skeleton playing card (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 52nd tattoo]
Meta:
There’s a theory that it matches Louis’ skull on his left arm, with the playing card symbols around his wrist; the colors and theme do match!
1957 and 1967 on his collarbones (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 53rd tattoo]
Meta:
The birthyears of his biological (and divorced) parents, Desmond Styles and Anne Twist.
Triangle ankle tattoo (Louis) - Possibly done in Dublin or in London at Skunx. [Louis’ 36th tattoo]
and back to the regular timeline!
Tiger (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 54th tattoo]
Meta:
Fans first saw the tiger tattoo in Australia on the On the Road Again Tour in February 2015, but it’s possible he’s had it since July 2014. Harry confirmed it was a tiger on the Radio 1 Breakfast interview filmed on 12 November 2015.
“Late, Late” (Harry) - Boo Boo Negrete (FN) [Harry’s 55th tattoo]
Meta:
Harry got the words “late, late” on his arm by the heart after playing (and losing) a game on the James Corden show.
28 (Louis) - Nick Colella (Great Lakes Tattoo) [Louis’ 37th tattoo]
[Meta: Why the number 28 is extremely significant for Louis (and Harry). 💙💚]
Penguin tattoo on his ass (Louis) - Nick Colella (Great Lakes Tattoo) [Louis’ 38th tattoo]
Meta: “I have, I’m gonna speculate […] I’ve got between thirty and forty little tattoos. I don’t regret one of them, EXCEPT that penguin on my ass. It’s the least sexy thing in the world. Whenever, the times that I do actually take me trousers off, it’s not fucking sexy that shit, man.” - Louis, 2022 (source)
and
“Yes, it’s a pretty weird-looking penguin with headphones. It actually stands for isolation - but somehow it’s a pretty strange statement (laughs). But what don’t you do when you’re young? Now I have a tattoo on my butt - not particularly sexy, but a part of me forever.” - Louis, 2022 (source) and here’s a video of Louis from 2022 talking about the tattoo.
Beer Mug (Louis) - Nick Colella (Great Lakes Tattoo) [Louis’ 39th tattoo]
Meta:
Louis was in Chicago to be seen with and near Danielle Campbell’s family. In the middle of a hilarious fan service tour of the greater Chicagoland area, Louis went to Great Lakes Tattoo near Noble Square and got “several” tattoos, according to the artist and fans he later met. […]
Eagle (Harry) - Unknown UK [Harry’s 56th tattoo]
Meta:
Sometime between 7 December 2015 and 23 December 2015, Harry got the eagle tattoo, covering the lone tattoo on his right arm: “Things I Can.“
The timing appears symbolic as they group heads into their much anticipated break, with many fans speculating they are leaving Syco Music and Modest! Management. Eagle tattoos are often symbols of freedom. [updated source]
Half a heart (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 57th tattoo]
Meta:
A matching tattoo with one of Kings of Leon.]
Arlo & Jackson (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 58th & 59th tattoo]
Meta:
Harry was seen with 2 new tattoos in LA, but a stalker fan from the UK knew what the “Arlo” tattoo said before anyone saw it, so it is presumed he got both tattoos sometime while in the UK in late 2016 or early 2017.
On April 20, 2017, Harry said on the Graham Norton show the “Jackson” tattoo was for his godson, [possibly Cal Aurand’s son, Jackson (source)]
Bee (Harry) - Unknown (Harry’s 60th tattoo)
Meta: […]
In a radio interview Harry did with the BBC 1 Breakfast Show on 7 April 2017, Harry was asked about the tattoo but declined to comment, instead deflecting to his “Jackson” tattoo. […]
FURTHERMORE, this is a guy who has a “thigh-ger” tattoo (tiger on his thigh) and a butterfly on his stomach and “big” on his big toe and he just got a bee on his ARM, at essentially the same time Steve Aoki referred to Louis’ dedicated fans as an “army of bees.” […]”
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[bulletprooflarry’s 💖 original timeline ends here. I will add the rest of the recent tattoos:]
R on his arm (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 61st tattoo]
Meta:
I could not find a source in which Harry confirmed it, but it could be an R for his step-father Robin (and who unfortunately passed away in June 2017). Take this with a grain of salt though, please.
Cross with B on chest (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 62nd tattoo]
E on left hand, near thumb (Louis) - Unknown [Louis’ 40th tattoo]
Meta: Tabloids liked to report that he got it for (his long-time beard) El, but it’s been theorised to be the companion tattoo to Harry’s cross tattoo which can be read as a LT in an upside down cross format. It’s in the same spot Lou got the tattoo in. The E could stand for Harry’s middle name, Edward.
X on arm (Louis) - Robbie Williams [Louis’ 41st tattoo]
“This is made quite bumbling and looks terrible. I tattooed him in return and that looks quite good. But it’s just a nice memory.“ - Louis, 2022 (source)
RG (Louis) - Richard G. [Louis’ 42nd tattoo]
Meta:
”Richard’s Bucket List Official Video” was released on 24 April 2019. in this video Louis helps a man named Richard who lost his wife to Alzheimer’s disease in 2016 (the same year Louis lost his mum to Leukemia) to fulfil items on his bucket list: fly a helicopter, drive a race car, give Louis a tattoo, go on a rollercoaster and sing in front of a live audience.“ (source)
Palm Tree (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 63rd tattoo]
Meta:
a matching tattoo with Gemma and perhaps also Lottie, too. (thank you, @twopoppies!)
Colazione on his thigh (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 64th tattoo]
Meta:
“Breakfast” in Italian. Theories include that it’s the name of a cat that belongs to a hotel in the town of Civita, where he owns a home.
Mary (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 65th tattoo]
Meta:
“Believed to be for his nan when she passed (but also a euphemism for a gay man. Coupled with the Eagle tattoo, it’s a possibility it refers to both)”
Oui, Non, Si, No on both knees (Harry) - Unknown [Harry’s 66th tattoo]
Meta:
He tweeted some of these things before getting them tattooed about 6 years later.
“Odds” on right arm (Louis) - Hollywood Stars Tattoo, LA [Louis’ 43rd tattoo]
Meta: All of Louis’ band members got it after the 2022 tour, in various spots on their bodies. (source 1, source 2 from 15 March, source 3 from 14 March) (Lou’s security guard, JD, got a melted smiley face instead.)
Symbols on fingers on right hand (Louis) - The London Social, London, CertifiedLetterBoy (Louis’ 44th tattoo)