For those who have tattoo (specifically on their ankle area), I'm interested in getting a tattoo in the near future, similar to this one and in the same area https://41.media.tumblr.com/451b77a0...y407o1_540.jpg , and my friend had told me not to get one that small due to it fading after a number of years. She said it'll fade into a 'blob' of sorts and wouldn't be as appealing. If I'm planning to get it in color, how often would you get it touched up and would it really fade into a 'blob'? The reason I'd like to get it on the ankle area because it's pretty concealable if I need it to be at times. However, that brings up other things like during the winter mainly, socks/shoe rubbing against it and then in the summer, it being open to the sun (which I'll put sun screen on, but not sure how much it'll help). To make matters worse (?), I'm an outdoorsy kind of person who usually gets pretty tan every summer. Does anyone have any advice or comments?

Also, would it be offensive/look bad if I go into a tattoo parlor and ask if my skin is 'light' enough to have color? I wouldn't plan on getting it then, it would just open up more ideas for me, but I would plan on going back for the said tattoo within a year.

Thanks!