Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24055959-20131015233446/@comment-22525977-20131016223857

Wearing long sleeves isn't exactly the same as hiding a tattoo, though, and the whole reveal *both times* was done because he reached forward and his sleeve slid back—something as simple as reaching out to shake hands could do it, and add that to the fact that Robin's an archer, something which involves a lot of arm movements that would pull sleeves back in that manner. Granted, Regina might not see the tattoo right away, but I can't imagine it would be very long after, particularly not if they meet in Neverland or the FTR, where there are Lost Boys or ogres to look out for.

(Forget Roland's innocence, though—it's the UTTER WEAPONIZED CUTENESS that lures her in. Obviously.)

There's the possibility for a great storyline, though. Regina sees the tattoo early on and is super conflicted because there's Tink's whole "oh you ruined his life too" thing (even though Marian must have been on the horizon at that point, because Roland), but on the other hand she desperately wants to be happy and this is the guy who's supposed to make her happy, but what if the pixie dust was wrong and it doesn't work out or what if trying to force it will just scare him away, and so on, and presumably she's nigh-supernaturally attracted to him because apparently that's how Once's OTLs work. So much potential for emotional conflict and internal journeys, there.