Little did Gold realize when he volunteered to take this one for the team that it would haunt him forever. There will probably never ever be a point in his life when this will not be mortifying to show anyone (sober). Kept under literal wraps at all times except when bathing. DEEP DOWN THOUGH there's a part of him that would be loath to lose it since it's a reminder of Dusky and Red and Silver 1 and himself on that first Day of Days '-'
2) the "earth" kanji on his right shoulder, facing outward on the arm
Proud of this one and treasures it :|b since it not only came from Syaoran himself, but it's like what Red got from him too, and to Claude it feels like a physical acknowledgment of being part of Syaoran's "family", a brother on the same level as Red in a sense (and at the time before he'd gotten it IIRC he'd been struggling with some insecurity about not being able to bond as closely to noodle as noodle did to Red 8<a). "Earth" to him also has the double meaning of his own home planet.
Touches it from time to time when he's talking/thinking, sometimes not realizing it.
3) Librarian's mark (the open book) on the back of his left hand
Patron mark! The left hand is also his bracered hand. Judge/Sabra-related stuff tends to mark his left side, while those related to his important people mark his right (also his sword hand). This separation consciously intended to some level.
Conveniently obscured most of the time by the tabard sleeve, but visible when he lifts his arm. ...if the Earth kanji is a mark of one bond in a group of them, this one is more being one half of a single bond. Embarrassment about it generally covers much deeper feelings of appreciation for the fact that he actually has something like that, that it was not only given to him but shared between them.
Nowadays when he folds his arms his left hand tends to rest over it.
BONUS: injury scars! They're like tatts!
- raptor teethmarks on his left arm between elbow and upper bracer line, and the wrist below (faded but visible)
From that time during the traits flipover game when he egged on Watanuki to go hunting and ended up having to flee from raptors :') One of them bit down on the forearm and only got partway through thanks to the bracer.
- triple row of clawmarks on the right side of his face, one running across the ear (visible)
GM game, when a raptor got into the dorms and AMBUSH ensued. Got kicked in the face with a foot full of sharp things. As all the healing magic had to go towards more critical wounds these had to finish up more naturally, leaving marks.
- multiple thin cut lines on his right wrist (faded)
From knives and inhumanly sharp nails at different points of time. Unlike the other scars, these were willingly made for someone else's sake.
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.....right, tatts... let's go over the full list...
1) The Magical Double Rainbow Centaur King Tatt currently taking up his lower back
Little did Gold realize when he volunteered to take this one for the team that it would haunt him forever. There will probably never ever be a point in his life when this will not be mortifying to show anyone (sober). Kept under literal wraps at all times except when bathing. DEEP DOWN THOUGH there's a part of him that would be loath to lose it since it's a reminder of Dusky and Red and Silver 1 and himself on that first Day of Days '-'
2) the "earth" kanji on his right shoulder, facing outward on the arm
Proud of this one and treasures it :|b since it not only came from Syaoran himself, but it's like what Red got from him too, and to Claude it feels like a physical acknowledgment of being part of Syaoran's "family", a brother on the same level as Red in a sense (and at the time before he'd gotten it IIRC he'd been struggling with some insecurity about not being able to bond as closely to noodle as noodle did to Red 8<a). "Earth" to him also has the double meaning of his own home planet.
Touches it from time to time when he's talking/thinking, sometimes not realizing it.
3) Librarian's mark (the open book) on the back of his left hand
Patron mark! The left hand is also his bracered hand. Judge/Sabra-related stuff tends to mark his left side, while those related to his important people mark his right (also his sword hand). This separation consciously intended to some level.
4) the combined sword-and-wrench emblem on his inner right arm, above the elbow fold
Conveniently obscured most of the time by the tabard sleeve, but visible when he lifts his arm. ...if the Earth kanji is a mark of one bond in a group of them, this one is more being one half of a single bond. Embarrassment about it generally covers much deeper feelings of appreciation for the fact that he actually has something like that, that it was not only given to him but shared between them.
Nowadays when he folds his arms his left hand tends to rest over it.
BONUS: injury scars! They're like tatts!
- raptor teethmarks on his left arm between elbow and upper bracer line, and the wrist below (faded but visible)
From that time during the traits flipover game when he egged on Watanuki to go hunting and ended up having to flee from raptors :') One of them bit down on the forearm and only got partway through thanks to the bracer.
- triple row of clawmarks on the right side of his face, one running across the ear (visible)
GM game, when a raptor got into the dorms and AMBUSH ensued. Got kicked in the face with a foot full of sharp things. As all the healing magic had to go towards more critical wounds these had to finish up more naturally, leaving marks.
- multiple thin cut lines on his right wrist (faded)
From knives and inhumanly sharp nails at different points of time. Unlike the other scars, these were willingly made for someone else's sake.