These two tattoos are the more similar of the bunch. It's mantras to embrace life's uncertainties. To be free of worry.
It's reminders to be present and let go of what has happened.
It's the state of ataraxia. Something Sydney and Carmy battle with, that mental cloud that keeps them from contentment because they're holding their breaths, waiting for the other shoe to drop and focusing on past hurts, waiting for what ifs to come to fruition.
Throughout the show, we observe a constant state of anxiety. However, there are moments of contentment, such as the scene where Carmy experiences a panic attack but feels free of worry upon seeing and hearing Sydney. During the under the table scene, Carmy and Sydney release their worries about the future and embrace their doubts together. This acceptance of the unknown and their presence in the moment unites them. They accept that they can not predict what will happen on opening night, and it allows them to find peace in the present.
This story shows us that these two individuals carry past wounds and are uncertain about their futures. However, when they're together, they're able to reach a state of being free from all of it, allowing them to breathe and simply exist without any burdens holding them back. But it only happens when they focus on their relationship...
I still imagine what the chaos would’ve been like if word of the Miami kiss got out around the hospital at the time. It was 10 chapters of pining for us but when you look at it literally (and how stubborn Ethan is) it happened so fast