“Oh, beloved.” The wounds had been deep, the scars running from her forehead to her chin and throat. Releasing her wrists, he touched her face tenderly, tracing the mark of the lion. “You are beautiful.” He cupped her head in his hands and kissed her forehead, her cheek, her chin, her mouth. “You are beautiful.”
No because the way this man is "Cardigan" by Taylor Swift minus the bad parts.
Like:
"And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was your favorite"
Hadassah saw the other girl who liked Marcus, and saw how pretty she was and thought that she could never compare to her, like she was an old cardigan. When Marcus saw her for the first time the first thing he said was that she was ugly, and now with her scars, she feels even worse -like an old cardigan that was used and worn and maybe a little holey, left under a bed so the owner could have a new prettier jacket. But despite being offered a new "cardigan" (the offer of the prettier girl's hand in marriage) he chose Hadassah. She was so used to people looking at her scars and shrinking back in fear or disgust but when he sees her scars he embraces them, he doesn't try to cover them up or pretend they're not there. No, he loves her regardless.
"He drew stars around my scars"
And there are sooo many more ways that this song could play into the story.
