"He and I then began texting each other than night, and then around 10 or so, he stopped. I assumed he had fallen asleep or something. The following day passed without a word, and then today, the second day after our first conversation, he texted me back with pictures of his two cats, and I replied with pictures of my own cat. His messages were short though, only one or two words long. I decided it was time to bring the conversation around toward us meeting in person, so I asked about his tattoos, and wanting to see them sometime. No response. "

You started texting with this guy, and he abruptly stops, leaving you wondering.

Two days later, he reminds himself about you, texts you photos of cats and very few words.

You casually steer the convo to meeting in person and dead silence....

Forget it. Maybe he'll get back to you/ maybe he won't. Don't be desperate.