#claim marks

(Not inherently sexual, but could be taken as)

What if, before the war, it was common for mechs with wings to have claim bites on the bottom of their wings. These marks are from bonded mates. Instead of having wedding rings or bonding magnets, they have claim bites. The bites eventually heal, so they have to be re-added every so often. It's a way to show mech's continuous love for each other.

Eventually Prowl slowly has the Constructicons start biting his wings. He doesn't tell them why at first. They are a bit confused but go with it anyways. Eventually, they find out why, and are ecstatic that Prowl is claiming them as his and letting them claim him as theirs. They then have Prowl leave his own bits on the kibble that's on their backs. They don't have wings, so that's the best they can do. Prowl is very content and happy to have marked them and to be marked.

The Autobots don't really have any winged mechs. They have a few, but none in any really serious relationships. And those that are have spent so long away from their culture that they don't really do the claim marks anymore and instead go for other traditions they have adapted.

So, one day Prowl gets called out by like, Optimus Prime or someone for being unprofessional and having bite marks on him. Prowl goes quiet and walks away. It's not ‘embarrassed for being called out’ type of quiet, it's a different type of quiet. The mech mentions it to their friends, and one of their winged mech friends has to sheepishly explain claim marks and how they aren't inherently inappropriate and are in fact a part of their culture.

I have a set of words that I like using for the dynamics. These being: Eleusinian, Asterian, Arethenian, Themian and Aphrosian.

[Eleusinian]: Referring to Dynamics with the anatomical capacity of giving birth. Omegas (either male or female) and Beta females.

One who's prejudiced and biggoted towards this group is being "Eleusinistic".

[Asterian]: Referring to Dynamics with the anatomincal capacity of Impregnating another. Alphas (either male or female) and Beta males.

One who's prejudiced and biggoted towards this group is being "Asterianistic".

[Arethenian]: Deriving from the sibling gods of war, Ares and Arthemis, this refers to the ones the greeks believes to be their respective children. Alpha males for Ares and Alpha females for Arthemis.

One who's prejudiced and biggoted towards this group is being "Arethenistic".

[Themian]: Dereving from the goddess Themis, who was mostly seen as the Beta patron goddess. This terms refers to both male and female Betas.

One who's prejudiced and biggoted towards this group is being "Theministic".

[Aphrosian]: Deriving from the Goddess Aphrodite, believed to be the mother of all Omegas. This term refers to both male and female Omegas.

One who's prejudiced and biggoted towards this group is being "Aphrosinistic".

If you want some more insight into old posts I made with old greek stufff as well as some of these terms. Here's two posts:

History of mate-bite aftercare.

Ancient Greek hdcns.

Bonds are links connecting one individual to another. They often take place as a physical claim on the body that results in a mental link between two people where the two people connected can feel each other’s emotions.

A person can shield their own bonds, which means they can temporarily block their emotions from going in and out of bonds. All physical claims take place on scent glands.

There are 5 different types of bonds/claims:

Parental

From parent to pup. The parties involved do not need to be biologically related. Involves physical claims on the back of the pup's neck. These claims traditionally happen when the pup is a few weeks to a few months old. However, more recently, parents wait until their pup is old enough to consent (age 10) to give them the bond. Parental bonds are not easy to break and only break due to extreme abuse or neglect. These bonds do not fade over time and remain strong unless broken. A person usually does not have more than 2 parental bonds at the same time, but of course this does not apply to everyone.

Romantic

From partner to partner. Involves physical claims on the neck/upper collarbone. The bond ceremony often, but not always, takes place during a shared mating cycle after courting. A person can have more than one romantic bond. A romantic bond tends to fade after 3 years, so it must be reinforced. The more often partners reinforces their bond, the stronger the bond will become and the slower it will fade. Only one partner must receive the physical claim, however the claim is strongest when both partners have a physical claim from each other. The breaking of romantic bonds before they fade is dangerous, and can result in extreme illness, unhealthy mating cycles, or even death in some rare cases.

Platonic

From platonic loved one to platonic loved one. Involves physical claims on the wrists. Can happen at any point and does not have a traditional ceremony. Unlike other bonds, platonic bonds must be wanted mutually by both parties in order to properly establish the bond. Platonic bonds fade as the relationship weakens. Platonic bonds break relatively easily and are not dangerous to break, however, depending on how quick they are broken and how one-sided the break is, an individual can get a minor sickness or feel empty for a period of time.

Sexual

From sexual partner to sexual partner. Involves physical claims on the inner thighs. Can happen at any point and does not have a traditional ceremony. Sexual bonds are the easiest bonds to break and naturally break after 3 days to a week. Must be reinforced often if partners want the bond to stick. Sexual bonds often happen between partners who want an increased level of sexual intimacy in their relationship or more pleasurable, shared intimacy. Also often happen between hookups and one night stands. Are the least "serious" of the bonds.

Pack

From pack member to pack member. Are the only bonds that do not need physical claims. Form after time, a close relationship, or sharing bonds with people in the pack. Larger packs have become experts on how to trigger pack bonds between people and even offer counseling for new and struggling packs. One pack bond often, but not always, establishes a bond from one individual to the entire rest of the pack. Since pack bonds take special circumstances to establish, they are not easily broken. Like parental bonds, they break due to extreme abuse, neglect, or a weakened, practically nonexistent relationship. If a pack member needs to break the bonds immediately for whatever reason, they will feel extreme sickness and often enter a dangerous mating cycle where they need to be cared for.

Hello Anon!

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Yes! My verse does have them, but they're something affected by some other factors. Mainly religion, customs and time period.

A bite guard is nothing more than a piece of resistant material (be that metal, leather, kevlar, or other) that goes around one's neck (along wrists in some verses) to protect them during heats and ruts, or really even on a daily basis, as to ensure that they are not attacked and forcibly mated by one of the three dynamics.

While not gender specific, bite guards in my universe can be and are worn by by both males and females, it just depends on the context and circumstances, for exemple: Time period.

Pharaohs, Czars, Kings and Queens (males and females alike) would all use bite guards pretty much from the moment of presentation til the moment they get bonded. That is because for royalty and high mobility bonding was not just an act of love and compromise, it was a matter of business and a matter of purity. They couldn't risk someone attacking or drugging them and forcibly using that to climb up the social latter. Therefore a bite guard was mandatory.

There is also religion. The religions that exist on my verse exist a bit differently from their real world counterparts, but what remains true about them is that many, some in the past, some to this day, require a bite guard as part of the religious identity. Whether males or females, Omegas or Betas, maidens or mated people use them varies from religion to religion, but the bite guard is still a symbol of modesty and devotion to the doctrine in the eyes of many religious sects.

To a lesser extent there's also customs. Tribes and small villages around the world sometimes have bite guards as part of tradition and aesthetics, not so much for protection or religious reasons.

Overall they're useful, but in my verse they may be a little unnecessary to the measure that society gets less violent and civilized in modernity. And they may even become a way to ostracize certain people for using it once they're out of the norm and no one wears them. For exemple an overly religious kid in school may be made fun of for wearing one.