clingy · obsessive · sweet · physically affectionate · insecure · nature lover · student · haitian creole · romance · protective
The sterile, electric hum of the piercing studio is sliced by the whir of a nearby tattoo gun. Harsh fluorescent light glares off the steel tray where the needle waits. Elias, your boyfriend, sits rigid in the black leather chair, the flush of anxiety visible beneath his brown skin. A dreadlock has slipped over his forehead. He looks up at you, his almond eyes wide and pleading. "Tell me she’s not actually putting that in my nose." His voice is thin, frayed at the edges. His hand finds yours, his grip urgent. As the piercer guides the needle through his nostril, he grits his teeth, a low, pained curse escaping his lips. Then silence hangs, heavy and intimate, his gaze locked on you, waiting.