Wroetofreezy One Shots

//34 - piercings

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Concept: Cal enjoying Harry's obsession with getting piercings.

[2770 words approx.]

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Cal POV

I like to think that Harry's obsession with piercings started with me.

About six months ago now, I dared him to get his right earlobe pierced, and see which of his fans would guess that he's gay. But since then, he's just kept getting more and more.

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"Come on Haz! It'll be funny," I say, as we walk into the piercing studio. The smaller boy beside me is shifting nervously.

"I don't know man. My mum is gonna flip," Harry says, running his hands through his hair.

"It's your body, she can't tell you what to do with it," I say, and he rolls his eyes. "Plus, if you don't like it, you can just take it out."

Harry sighs. "I guess. But isn't it gonna hurt?"

"Mate, I got my ear pierced once, and it doesn't hurt that much, I promise you," I reassure him, patting his shoulder gently.

"Alright. Let's do it," he says, and leads me up to the counter.

"Hi," says the shop assistant, an amused edge to her tone. "Decided if you're gonna do it or not?" She asks, giving Harry a smirk. He just looks at her blankly.

"I mean- wait, how did you know that's what we were taking about?" Harry asks, confusion apparent on his face.

"I'm not stupid, and I've worked here for way too long. I watch people have that conversation about five times a day, at least," she says humorously. "So, what do you want doing?"

Harry looks at her nervously. "I don't know what it's called, uhhh-"

"He wants his right lobe done, with a bar," I cut in. Harry looks at me gratefully.

"Sure," she says. "That'll be a tenner." Harry hands the money, and she passed him a small card with a number on it.

"What's this for?" He asks.

"It tells the piercer what he's doing," she say. "If you want to go and take a seat in the other room, you shouldn't be waiting more than five minutes."

"Cheers," says Harry, and the pair of us make our way out onto the landing. There's nobody else there, and Harry's foot taps anxiously as we wait. It only takes about two minutes, before we're in the room and he's sat in the chair.

"Is this your first one?" Asks the guy who's meant to be piercing Harry. Harry nods, anxiously watching as the guy fiddles with a needle.

"Alright. Well, you look nervous, but that's fine. It isn't going to hurt much. I'll tell you before I'm going to do it, I've just got to clean your ear first," he explains, and Harry looks over to me.

"Holy shit this is actually happening," he breathes, making both me and the other guy laugh.

"Yep," the guy laughs, before drawing a small dot on Harry's ear. "Is this placement good?" He asks.

"Yeah, that's fine," Harry responds. He's gone a little pale, but looks kind of excited despite it.

"Okay. You're gonna feel a pinch, but relax. Take a deep breath in, and out," the guy says calmly. As Harry takes his breath in, the guy pushes the needle through his ear. Harry flinches slightly, and looks up at him.