#piercing experience

[fleaworld2]

accidentally got two of the most painful piercings at the same time

(apologies for the clickbait ass title. idk if these are actually "the most" painful, but they ain't the least I can tell u that.)

was bored and gonna hang with old high school friend, ad just went through a breakup, so I was like ok time to get pierced. the night before, i book an appointment for two ear piercings I think look sick. i show up the next day ready, high as fuck with my friend and ex with me.

we go in. i sit on the table. i mull over the decision I'm making for the first time and start to freak a little. i pee. i come back a stronger man. the friend with me is a doula so when after i've been prepared and laid down by the piercing man, she is on my side, holding my hand, ready to go.

we decide to do the Daith first. if you dont know, this is a ring that goes through the very dense cartilage in your inner ear! and that shit is DENSE. and the piercer has to FORCE a needle through that shit as hard as they can!

it was a little different than getting my ears pierced when I was 10, I can tell you that.

The worst part is the noise, which I didn't even consider until people asked about it after. The crunch as it goes through... *shudders*

and my second piercing? a helix, on the same ear. which I barely even remember because I was so dissociated from the first piercing!

Was actually very grateful I did no research and no one warned me about the pain, because I would've chickened out and I wouldn't have gotten such dope piercings.

[mdverse]

after a long day

[abyssalzones]

okay so a while back I mentioned I was really unhappy with the older designs I had for the pines twins, so I decided to completely re-do them. not sure why I didn't give them both glasses in the first place honestly. hey have you noticed how often I just draw characters standing in a white empty space

[mamawasatesttube]

no more "kon got his piercing by asking tim to use a kryptonite needle" (lies, straight up wrong, ignores the significance of kon's earring as a reclamation of his own bodily autonomy after being dehumanized to the point of being tagged like a lab mouse).

instead, if you want something about timkon and intimacy, listen. just picture tim "overthinker" drake in the jewelry store staring at two nearly-identical pairs of simple studs for a full 30 minutes as he tries to determine which would make a better gift for kon (he got overwhelmed by the novelty earrings rack. too many options). he knows why kon wears an earring instead of letting the piercing close up (kon likes the look, but moreover, it's about the fact that it's his body to do with as he likes). so picking the one kon would like best is important!!! he has to get it right!!! he needs to make sure kon has that special little smile on his face when he opens the gift box and understands how much thought tim put into it!!!

(coda: tim sees kon actually wearing an earring he bought him and runs into a mental blue screen of death, realizes he's staring, and then immediately climbs out the window.)

[uncanny-tranny]

The absolute biggest thing I've learned as a trans guy: there is nothing more masculine and manly than not caring about looking or acting masculine or manly. Growing your masculinity or manhood takes time and care - you have no obligation to let the world water your garden when you can do that just fine (and you can, even if it doesn't feel like you can!)

[rimanne]

delico's nursery writers are SO cruel for these shots...

[caprisun89bakerstreet]

Sometimes i want to just SCREAM to people how much a certain star wars scene/character/episode/movie means to me.

Like listen- nobODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT SEEING LEIA HOLDING BEN KENOBI’S HAND DID TO ME I WILL NEVER GET OVER IT

[yakultii]

28 October / I think it’s gonna be okay guys !

[doldulce]

You know a feature I'd love to see added to DoL one day? Body piercing.

The simplest implementation would be to simply add the ability to get piercings at the tattoo shop, and then have it be an aesthetic thing for your character that you buy. I could imagine taking out a piercing and leaving it without jewelry for a certain period of time would make the hole close up.

But the thought that excites me most is having piercing be a combat mechanic NPCs could use on you. (Mockups below, first 2 are a set)

Forced piercing would leave you with starter jewlery, which you could swap out with cooler versions if desired. I think it'd especially be fun if certain types of body jewelry could be interacted with, such as nipple chains being tugged on (could be + Pain and/or + Arousal depending on if it were a consensual encounter or not).

I think certain LIs would also love to give you a piercing, or ask you to pierce them. Many fun ways to utilize the mechanic. I'm rolling this around in my head forever.

[t00thpasteface]

thinking about getting sick during dissections, and cleaning fish with my dad when i was little, and animals going extinct

[monkey-overalls]

💛 Head Over Heels 🩷

[jonathanrook]

my tits make really nice stress balls. by the way.

[miodiodavinci]

im being so so brave but also i am gripping you by the shoulders and leaning in and letting you know i am so tired of being brave

[thankyouforthememoriesworld]

Here's a question: when did Azzi get her belly button piercing? I know it was between Jan 2020 and June 2020. But because of Covid, I imagine logically it was before March 12 2020. Just thinking that after Paige's final high school game, she probably saw that piercing for the first time.

I...actually have no idea when she got it done. I only know that she had it in July 2020.

We're obsessed with Azzi's abs, so I can only imagine how Paige feels. I know she thanked God after seeing her piercing for the first time (I'm not religious and I would have).

[bodytotheconcrete]

ok so i saw Guys & Dolls for the third time today (i have my ways of getting cheap tix so it costs a fraction of regular prices), the West End production of Guys & Dolls at Bridge Theatre, and i am going insane absolutely feral i need someone to understand me

several things about the male MC of the show so yall can understand what im talking about:

male MC, Sky Masterson, is a gambler who thrives at late nights, calls 4am his time of day, and is falling in love throughout the whole show. what's special about the West End version of Sky is that they made him bi/pan. (spoiler alert??) when he takes Sarah, the female MC, to Havana, he says sth like "wanna see what a real party looks like?" and brings her to a gay club and he starts dancing with men (as opposed to a straight club and dancing with women in the original production in 1950s)

i, a bi/pan self-proclaimed aspiring gambler who regularly sleeps at 6am for no reason, of course self-project a little too much on this character, especially cuz the guy is falling in love, like what am i supposed to do??? not project myself onto him?????

out of my 3 times of watching G&D, the first 2 times Sky was played by George Ioannides, and today was played by Pierce Rogan. they had vastly different interpretations and portrayals of Sky and i am so here for both of it. in fact i am so normal about this change

below are my interpretations of each of their portrayals of Sky Masterson, including A Lot of headcannons that i have for this character cuz not much about his (or anyone's) past is really mentioned in the show:

George Ioannides's Sky: i feel like this Sky is someone who realized he's into men as well as women, accepted and had no qualms with it, and is emotionally healthier because of it. emotionally healthier as in he doesn't repress his emotions or feelings, yes he dances with men so easily and flirts in the gay club like it's his second nature, but he also allows all his adoration and infatuation with Sarah to show. the love seeps from his eyes so easily, and he cannot stop looking because he is so in love. this probably has to do with the different actresses who played Sarah today and before, but either way it feels like George's Sky has more natural chemistry with Sarah and they're kinda made for each other. btw i love George Ioannides so much he's such a sexy sexy man with big puppy eyes, which helps with the expressing emotions through eyes cuz it just fits so well

Pierce Rogan's Sky: AAASSASASADHGFLKJASDHFLKJAHSDLFJK. this Sky is a man who knew he was into men from a very young age, and only realized he also likes women and might be bi/pan in his adult years. he is very emotionally repressed and probably has anxiety. in the gay club he looks so comfortable with being intimate with men, dancing, foreheads and noses fully touching, rolling hips. but with Sarah, he looks away sometimes and occasionally has facial expressions that say "in love but emotionally constipated", like honey what are you bottling up?? your feelings for Sarah, a woman? because you've spent so much time accepting the mlm part of you, and the discovery of you also liking women mayhap feels new and almost like a betrayal to the identity that you've built and come to terms with?? i said George's Sky has more natural chemistry with Sarah, but with Pierce's Sky, it feels like initially he really did rizz up Sarah purely out of a bet (which is what it was written to be). this Sky and Sarah just accidentally catch feelings, and Sky has A Time trying to come to terms with that, and they have to put in effort (on their own selves) and eventually make it work. Pierce Rogan i love you i owe you my life thank you so much

also!! apart from how Sky is portrayed, the ways that Sarah interacted with Sky were also different. with George's Sky, Sarah (played by Charlotte Scott) mostly exudes "i can change him" energy, and Sky is kinda like "ah fine whatever, i love you enough to be changed in good ways". whereas Pierce's Sky feels way less willing to change, whether for Sarah (played by Gina Beck) or anyone/anything. he approaches Sarah with caution, finds out that (drunk) Sarah is crazy, not only wants his freak but actively ups herself to match it. in a way this version makes the ending scene where Sarah publicly calls Sky "Obediah" (his real name which he's only told Sarah about) much more,, comfortable to watch?? i guess?? calling George's Sky "Obediah" feels like "aha i have successfully changed him, as shown by how i'm calling him rn", and Sky is lowkey exasperated but tolerates it. BUT calling Pierce's Sky "Obediah" feels more like an inside joke and a nickname for her lover, like "it's a secret that he entrusted me, and now i throw it around jokingly, maybe partially to say that he's mine hehehe", and Sky lowkey likes it

ANYWAY i love both versions of Sky Masterson. both George and Pierce are absolutely amazingly phenomenal, and i thoroughly enjoyed both of their performances. and most of what i said above are kinda just my hcs and interpretations of their portrayals. BUT YEA um Sky Masterson is such a kin character to me and today's experience was so personal, so lifechanging, and i desperately need someone to say that they understand so i don't feel as insane as i probably am

[mountain-dew-tickledpink]

Hurry up and take the photo smh