You knew something was missing from your life, but you couldn't quite place it. You spent late nights wondering if Adam Levine's sugar would cure you, but no -- you just needed to know that his back tattoo has reached its final form.
The day has arrived. Better yet, someone somehow convinced Levine to take off his shirt to display the winged mermaid burned into his flesh, which is holding a skull for some reason.
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First, he Instagrammed a close-up.
A clue... A photo posted by Adam Levine (@adamlevine) on Oct 7, 2015 at 3:08pm PDT
Then Levine shared another work-in-progress shot three months ago.
If you ever want a tattoo and you don't get it from @bryanrandolph ...you're nuts. He's the DUDE. A photo posted by Adam Levine (@adamlevine) on Nov 15, 2015 at 8:00pm PST
And now the full vision is realized. He appears to have covered up the Frankie Girl tattoo he got for his dead Golden Retriever.
6 months in the making. Thanks @bryanrandolph for absolutely blowing my mind with this one! Woooo hooooo!!!! A photo posted by Adam Levine (@adamlevine) on Feb 22, 2016 at 4:05pm PST
Congratulations to Levine on completing your six-month journey and congratulations to tattoo artist Bryan Randolph on your well-earned freedom.