TodoBaku, Destiny

Ch. 23

Katsuki's POV:

It was finally time for Shōto and I to get our piercings. Truth be told, I'd been wanting to get my nipples pierced ever since I was in my late teens, but I never took the initiative to actually go through with it until now.

Shōto was to my surprise shaking in his boots as he apparently had a phobia for needles and syringes, but despise that, he still insisted on getting his tongue pierced.

"Promise you'll hold my hand..."

I chuckled as this new side of him was terribly adorable.

"I promise. You'll get through it just fine, trust me. The needle itself won't hurt that much; the pain will come later once your tongue swells up."

Shōto's gave was instantly drained of its colour once he heard "swells up".

"For how long will it be swollen..?"

I thought for a moment before answering his question.

"Four to ten days or so? It won't keep you from drinking or talking though. However, make sure to only eat liquid food the first days."

He nervously nodded, obviously not looking forward to the healing process.

I pitied him, but at the same time I felt the urge to tease him.

Grabbing his hand, I led him inside the studio with a few reassuring words.

We were instantly greeted by an employee who was covered with tattoos. She also had plenty of piercings in her face.

"Welcome! Do you have an appointment?"

I explained the details, chose our jewellery and then we were led into a smaller room.

"Who's going first?" The piercer asked with a friendly look on her face, clearly noticing Shōto's discomfort.

"I am." I replied, wondering if my decision was a wise one or if me going first would scare Shōto away.

The piercer nodded and asked me to take my shirt off and lay down on a bed.

After a few adjustments, I'd managed to decide where exactly I wanted my piercings to be.

The piercer grabbed her tools and told me to take a deep breath as she got into position.

Before I knew it she'd pushed the needle through my nipple, and I'd be lying if I said it didn't hurt like a bitch.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck!" I cursed as she pulled the jewellery through the hole.

Shōto was as pale as a ghost as he observed the process.

Once the jewellery was in, the pain instantly decreased, and frankly it wasn't too bad.

"There we go! First one is done!" The piercer merrily exclaimed.

I sighed in relief.

"It didn't hurt as much as I thought. I'm ready for the next one."

I mainly said those words to relieve Shōto as I knew his piercing wouldn't hurt as much as mine and wouldn't take as long to heal either.

The piercer once again got into position and this time she didn't have to tell me to take a deep breath as I did that on my own.

Once again I felt the intense, but short lived pain of the needle and jewellery entering, but before long, my second piercing was done too.

I glanced over at Shōto with a proud grin on my lips as I got up from the bed.

"What do you think?" I asked.