× scent & mark

scenting is an act of leaving your scent on someone else. It requires the person to nuzzle their nose against their scent gland (the juncture between the neck and shoulder) or generally pressing close to the person long enough to leave a scent. Scents can be washed off or disappear after some time, though during the period that it lingers, it usually wards off any potential suitors.

marking is an act of leaving your mark on someone else. It requires the person to bite into the scent gland (or anywhere in the neck to shoulder area) hard enough to leave a scar. Healing is quick, though the scar left behind marks the person to be the marker’s own. This usually happens between couples, and both parties have to be marked in order to be claimed and be official. Leaving a mark can connect the two together, causing them to feel each other’s emotions.