body mod Oz

[beccaelizabeth]

I'm reading a fic and I just realised- of course Oz would get tattoos. Body modification is something only humans do. Some tribes even reckoned you aren't properly human if you don't have a tattoo. Art to distinguish oneself from the animal. So, of course, he would have to.

I'm not so sure about the designs he would choose. Probably very varied. Wildness and words.

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[beccaelizabeth]

I realised I'd said this better in the comments on the story that inspired me so I paste it here:

the process of getting a tattoo or piercing is kind of about pain, so a test, yes, can see that. But having the ink there can be more about being human. Bare bodies are kind of animal. Art sets you apart from the beasts. Also reclaiming your body from genetics and circumstance, making your skin your own. so I realised, of course Oz has ink. The piercings might be a problem if he changed, but ink is forever, even if it gets furry.