Jon’s appearance is the representation that Jon lost parts of his humanity (Also, he is blind.).
MOREEE
This is such a cool design but it gave us a Sad Idea
Imagine if Martin doesn’t tell him his appearance has changed because he worries that Jon would be upset if he knew he still had visible signs of his experiences, and having to make up excuses for why Jon should wear gloves or long sleeves, but there’s only so many times he can say “it’s cold out” before Jon asks what’s really going on
…oh fuck, now I have to make a whole comic about this.