missed-oblivion replied to your post
I think the fic you're looking for is Etch by ephieshine on ao3. Here's the link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4441817
Eyyyyyy y’all give missed-oblivion a round of applause cause they found it!
The first chapter is gen Kakashi, the second is post-war KakaSaku, but I recommend at the least the first chapter, even if you don’t like the pairing, as it’s not even brought up until the second.
Besides being the words-on-skin thing, this story is lyrical and pretty with a gorgeously simple style that shows instead of telling; very slick in its pacing with beautiful imagery. Relatively short read, but dense and deep.
The words shift over time, and the problem with being a celebrity is, of course, that everyone wants to talk about you. There’s an interesting mix of things said about you and things said to you, and it works really well
Genius, he gets called. Prodigy finds its place on his shoulder, right beside a snide stuck-up. That's the last one he finds on his body before his father fails the mission and kills himself.
Bastard. Orphan. Son of a traitor. Nastier, cruder words, some of which he doesn't even understand; big ugly block letters that grow with every iteration. Sometimes he hears them shouted, just outside the estate, and watches in disgust as the words stretch out across his ribs, seeking more real estate, and he's helpless to stop them.
@justm3h, @wizardmafianinjapirate @biscuithead20 who expressed interest; sorry it took so long
Thank you so much! I would never have found it on my own; I was searching on all the wrong terms.
