Hiiii!! ^w^ I honestly don't think the season 2 tattoos are "true" to Rhett Abbott as a character at all. I couldn't find a way to cut this down, so I fear we're getting an in-depth analysis here 😅

From the moment we meet Rhett, he's got this literal cowboy stereotype going on. In the very first episode, we see his bull riding tattoo standing proud on his chest, and he's heading off to find those "two damn cows." He's the bull rider, rebel child with a drinking problem. OR is too modern for him to get into an old-fashioned duel in the middle of town, but he sure does find himself in some fights.

There are a lot of details about his literal cowboy aesthetic that we don't see in the show:

It's also worth noting that he's the only character written and designed like this. Royal and Perry are cowboys, too, but they aren't walking around with western tattoos or cowboy themed bedrooms. Rhett simply takes it several steps further in the most cliche ways possible, so the two tattoos we see in season 1 make perfect sense for him. He takes pride in and is actively embracing those stereotypical cowboy things, like bull skulls and bull riding.