To be quite honest art is different for everyone and it connects to people in different ways. Mentally those scars might do nothing but remind him of those times where he never had a choice for his body and the choice he did make (scratching himself) wasn't something he did completely aware (not like he planned harming his back is what I am trying to say) in a way those flowers could represent a gift to himself after the pain and suffering, giving him piece of mind. Or the tattoo could be a reminder ( of himself) that no matter how beautiful something looks what's underneath may not be so beautiful. I am just saying that his art may look like a cover-up to you but there isn't just one way to look at it unless the person themselves tell you what it means to them.
Yes, you are right, that could be how someone could feel about the scars. But for me the author didn't convey that that was his line of thinking. And that is what I found dissatifying. I guess, I'd would have liked to see him b more outspoken what he wants to do about the tattoo. For me it feels like he just says yes to the next guy. (Just my interpreation)
(I know people who covered up scars with tattoos and I understand that completely)
Yo bro honestly me too. I try to be understanding of people situations but this dude literally didn't even have a chance to himself and to love himself for who he is, and the seme just made me feel like all he wanted was to tattoo a beautiful body thought about the uke for like five seconds then was like "it doesn't matter (he didn't say that but he just came off that way, like isn't tattooing all aboit what the other person wants not what you wany
I would have left the scars. Now it's a flowery cover up. Leaving the scars would have been a really powerful statement of making the artwork his own. Maybe make the scars a web or bars over the underlying work. But just covering it up with beautiful flowers. It takes away from the raw act destroying the art in order to reowning his body. his personality is so timid I would have liked to see him to take more control. Now the scars are "fixed", there is a new painter and he stays a beautiful canvas with little control. I know the author wanted to portray it as a colaboration between the tattoo artist and him, but it didn't feel like that for me.