Journal · October 01, 2026

Chapter II: Serpent

Serpent design board, Chapter II of The Afterdark Collection: a serpent coiled around a gothic cross beneath a crescent moon, with lilies

Some souls were born to walk the shadows.

Beauty in what others fear. A serpent coils around a gothic cross beneath a crescent moon, lilies opening all around it: patient, unbothered, built to outlast the dark.

In tattoo tradition the serpent stands for shedding and renewal, transformation and protection. Here it wraps the cross like it has always been there.

Where the art sits

  • Back: serpent coiled around a gothic cross, with lilies and a crescent moon
  • Sleeves: a serpent winding through daffodils on both arms
  • Chest: serpent-and-cross sigil, left chest

Chapter II of 8 in The Afterdark Collection. Made to order on washed black.

See the Serpent Hoodie · Read about the symbols