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I’m not sure if this is accurate since this is my own interpretation- but I think the Uke was like: it hurt to fill in the tattoo. Every time I thought of you, it felt like I was getting a tattoo = it hurts. He settled for only putting numbers on the tattoo every year, a number for every year he thought of him. So during the 7 years they were apart, there wasn’t a single year he didn’t think of him, he was always on his mind and heart.
even in the novel i was confused what was the meaning behind his tattoo with numbers. can someone explain to me clearly? so wha's with those numbers? ╥﹏╥