🦊 The Shadow Fox (Kitsune Tattoo)

by MechMadHog

On my arm lives a fox made of shadow; a Kitsune, a nine-tailed trickster. Black and white, menacing face, each tail ending in a splash of watercolor like a paintbrush. The fox itself is shadow, the accents are my own skin.

It represents my Dyspraxia and the unpredictability of my body, the inconsistency of my brain, the feeling of not always being able to trust the machine I live in. A Kitsune is the perfect symbol: clever, mischievous, unpredictable, sometimes feared, always underestimated.

The tails carry color. Each one an aspect that helps me balance the trickster inside me.

The Tails and Their Meanings

1. Royal Blue → Clarity. When the fog lifts and I see the world as it really is.
2. Yellow → Joy. The ability to find humor, even in the chaos.
3. Purple → Wisdom. Lessons hard-earned, perspective others miss.
4. Orange → Creativity. The spark that makes something new out of the broken pieces.
5. Rose Red → Passion. The drive that keeps me moving forward, even when the path is cracked.
6. Turquoise → Calm. The moments of still water that keep me from burning out.
7. Sky Blue → Hope. Even when cynical, I keep a spark alive for better.
8. Dark Red → Strength. The weight I carry, and the will not to drop it.
9. Bright Green → Growth. The reminder that nothing stays the same, and that I can evolve with my scars.

Why a Kitsune?

Because foxes don’t obey rules. They outthink hunters, dodge traps, slip through cracks. A Kitsune is never fully trusted, but never fully caught. That’s Dyspraxia too: a trickster inside my head, sometimes tripping me, sometimes making me see patterns differently.

The fox’s menacing face isn’t cruelty… it’s unpredictability. A reminder that I carry both shadow and colour, both disorder and beauty.

Why Write This

Because tattoos aren’t just decoration. They’re identity burned into skin. My Kitsune is both curse and blessing: a trickster, a burden, a palette of nine colors that remind me who I am when my own body tries to trick me.