claiming mark

English

Noun

claiming mark (plural claiming marks)

1. (fiction) In speculative erotica, a scar or mark on a person's body signifying their permanent bond to another, typically the result of a bite.
   • 2019, Nora Ash, Ragnarök Rising, unnumbered page:

     But all I could do, all I wanted to do, was hold her tight against my chest and breathe in the scent of our union and the blood trickling from her new claiming mark.

   • 2020, L. V. Lane, Omega Awakening, unnumbered page:

     He knew that I enjoyed discipline as much as I enjoyed feeling the nip of his teeth over the claiming mark.

   • 2021, Vivian Murdoch, Dark Revolution, unnumbered page:

     Once I give her my claiming mark, Roderick can't do anything to me.

Synonyms

• (fiction): claiming bite, mating bite, mating bite