I have a few questions but i cannot seem to find anywhere to get the answers i am seeking. So here they are hopefully you can help. First does a mating mark have to be on the neck or can it be on the wrist? Second, do the mating marks have to look like a bite or can we be creative and use something significant to the Alpha and Omega? Third can a bonding happen outside of the heat cycle, like something actively chosen.
I think a mating mark on the wrist is interesting! I don't see why you can't have it there. I can imagine that a bond bite on the wrist could be considered "possessive" or "intimate". It's something you can see straight away.
They can look like whatever you want them to look like. Lol. A bite mark is just the standard, but it's not a must.
It depends on what you are trying to do. So sure, a bond can be made outside of estrus. I also think that doing that would cause a shared heat/rut to happen.