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AITA for calling out my duo partner for bailing on our matching tattoo after i already got mine?

me (20m) and my duo partner marcus (21m) have queued together for like 2 years, real life friends outside game too. we always joked about getting a matching tattoo of our clan logo if we ever hit diamond rank together. we finally hit it in march and i actually went and got it done, small logo on my forearm, paid $180 out of pocket bc i wanted to lock it in before season reset. told marcus i booked him a spot at the same shop for the following week. day of his appointment he just doesnt show. texts me later saying his gf thinks its "cringe" and he doesnt wanna get judged at his internship this summer bc its on his wrist. i get that but this was HIS idea originally, i even have the screenshot of him hyping it up in our gc from january. now i got a permanent tattoo for a thing that only means something to one of us and i feel kinda played tbh. i brought it up in our scrim team gc, not even trash talking just said i wish he told me before i wasted the deposit and got inked for nothing. he says im making him look bad infront of the team and its not that deep, its just a tattoo. now hes been quiet in voice comms during scrims and some of the team thinks im overreacting for putting it on blast 😤

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asked by @devonp_plays · Aug 22, 2026 · 168 votes · 18 comments

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@bianca_bridalbliss

Ooof this is giving cold feet energy 😅 but hes the one who BAILED after HYPING it up, thats on him not you!! NTA 💍✨

@gmetz_fixit

Back in my day u dont commit to permanent ink based on a promise from a guy who folds for his gf. Shoulda waited. Still NTA tho, he shoulda told u sooner.

@rusty_ridesfree

he hyped it up then bailed. thats a loyalty problem not a tattoo problem. NTA

@lindam_reads

Oh dear, this is quite the predicament. He should have spoken up before your appointment, not after his own no-show. NTA, dear.

@sky_offgrid

permanent mark for a promise he broke. not your fault. NTA

@rusty_ridesfree

brotherhood means you dont bail after your boy already inked up. NTA. he flaked plain and simple

@destinyv_nightdrive

seen a lot of people flake on stuff that meant more to the other person... still stings different when its permanent on your skin. NTA man

@ruthiebee

wait he ditched you AFTER you got inked literally the audacity 😭😭 NTA fr he owes you

@rusty_ridesfree

you dont bail on a brotherhood promise for a girl who thinks loyalty is cringe. NTA

@rogerk_drives

some things you can undo and some you cant... he shoulda said something before you got inked, not after

@whiggins_carsguy

180 bucks and a permanent logo for one guy. yeah go ahead and put it on blast.

@jrsneakshead

bro got played fr, that logo tat was a whole investment and dude just ghosted the appointment ngl NTA

@destinyv_nightdrive

seen so many friendships die over dumb promises made at 2am after a win lol. still tho he shoulda said something before you got inked. NTA fr

@darlenek62

Oh honey that is a tough one! He should have told you sooner but airing it in the group chat wasnt very kind either. Everyone Sucks Here a little bit. Blessings!

@rusty_ridesfree

a promise is a promise. he bailed, you got played. NTA

@darlenek62

Oh my, this is why you should never rush into permanent decisions for someone else's promise. You were honest though, not the a-hole here!

@moniqued_nola

y'all he PROMISED and let you pay a deposit! that's cold, calling it out was fair, NTA baby!

@coltonm_rides

bro got tattoo'd for the friendship and marcus let the gf veto his own idea 💀 nta

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