Close crop of a torso with several small, simple dark coffee bean tattoos on the side of the ribs, with a navel piercing visible.

Coffee bean tattoos on the ribs

Ribs · Black and grey · Photo

A close crop of a torso showing a cluster of small coffee bean motifs in dark brown or black ink on the side of the ribs. Each bean has a central split line and a few scattered dots sit between them, with simple solid shading and no outlines. The ink is muted and the skin tone is warm, with a black bikini top, patterned bottoms and a hand resting on the hip.

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A story inspired by this tattoo · fiction

Dear Tom, The roaster has been running since five and the whole street smells of it, so you'll forgive me if this letter tastes faintly of coffee. Dad let me take the drum off the flame myself this morning. You listen for the first crack, a sound like a dry twig snapping in another room, and you pull the beans when they've turned the colour of wet bark. Miss it by ten seconds and they taste of ash.

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The sack you sent back from Santos came with a split bean lying on top of the shipping note. Mrs Okafor from the chandler's says it means someone far off is thinking of you. Dad says it means the grader missed one. I've pinned it above the scale anyway. Every speck of chaff that settles on the counter I count as a small thing you would have laughed at.

Here is the news. The bank wants the roof mended by spring, so I have agreed to a blend called Tom's Ship, which will go out in blue tins with a sailing boat on the lid. Don't argue. You would have hated the idea, which is exactly why I did it, and you can't stop me from the other side of the world.

Write back soon and tell me what the harbour smells like at night. I'll roast one more batch so the shop keeps going until your reply comes. The cracked bean is going in my apron pocket, where it knocks against the back door key every time I reach for the scoop. Love, Ada.

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