[Natsume's subconscious, on the other hand, is raptly involved in creating every possible joke about penetration. It's silly -- he usually rolls his eyes when his friends make dirty jokes or exchange innuendo.
But then again, they aren't making suggestive comments about a quietly intense man who's all big hands and muscles and soft dark eyes. If they had been, Natsume would definitely have been more interested. He realizes that his breath is coming shuddery and quick, his heart throbbing in his throat, feeling the artist's eyes on him like a physical touch.
Natsume Takashi is the textbook definition of a good boy, but he'd get down on his knees right there and then if this man told him to.]
S-Sure. Your favorite. One you think looks the best. [Natsume knows he's too skinny, eyes too wide and oddly colored, movements too awkward to appeal. But maybe if he has something, something to keep, something this hypnotic stranger thought was beautiful...that would be enough.]
He snaps one black glove off after the other. Slips on fresh gloves. He steps up close to Natsume, staring levelly at him, and then reaches out to touch his hand against the side of Natsume's face. Rests his thumb against his cheek and tips Natsume's face up.
Then to the side.)
A simple earring would look flattering on you. Even just one.
(Fingers drifting loosely through Natsume's hair and then to his ear.
But then his fingers are on Natsume's chin, and he turns his face again, this time guiding him by his chin.)
An eyebrow piercing would be nice on your face too. I think the beauty of a piercing depends on the beauty of the person wearing them. You have a lot of beauty to work with. Even a piercing here...
(Thumb pressed against the side of Natsume's mouth, tugging down lightly at the side of his lip.
[Well, this is it. This is how Natsume dies, incinerated from the inside-out by the pure force of his own dirty thoughts. What a magnificent way to go.
He's barely aware they're in a tattoo parlor, that his friends are just across the room, carousing and chattering. The entire world has narrowed down to the big gloved hands on his face, gently prompting him to turn, so warm he can feel the heat of them through the thin latex. Normally Natsume is much twitchier and resistant to being touched, but this feels -- good.
It feels nice, the way the artist examines his face like it's one of his art pieces, gentle and firm and fearless. Natsume doesn't resist, let's the man look him over, feels a shivery curl of want coiling low in his stomach.] You're the expert, I suppose. I think...you could do anything you wanted to me and I'd like it.
[He definitely only means that in the context of piercings, right? Except that Natsume's still running his tongue over his bottom lip, and it brushes just slightly against the artist's fingertip. Wide, warm golden eyes flicker to meet dark ones, and Natsume swallows tightly, repeats:] Anything you want.
(This boy had more of a spine than he looked. His eyes glimmer with humor and something else, something deeper and warmer.
Anything you want.
Then that little tongue. Ah...Fuck.
Well, there is a reason he worked in a shady part of town. He withdraws his hand completely.)
In that case, maybe I will surprise you. Come along. Your friend will likely need to wait after his own piercing anyway.
(He looked like a fainter. Absolutely no offense. Choso turns away from Natsume then and leads him a short way down a hallway and into one of the private piercing rooms. It was completely black from ceiling to floor and despite the seedy location of the parlor, this specific space was kept clean and sterile. The moment they are alone, Choso is shutting the door behind them and his finger lightly pushes in the lock.
Just in case.)
Some people prefer privacy for their first time. (He's still being cheeky because he can, okay.)
[Natsume doesn't think before the first couple steps after the artist, though he does after the third or fourth -- about how this could get back to his current set of foster parents, how he could get in big trouble for even being here, much less for following a complete stranger down a dark hallway into a darker room. This is very stupid and risky and dangerous.
He leaves those thoughts behind after the fifth step, thinking of nothing but the lingering heat of the man's hand on his face, the look in his intent, dark eyes, the way that when he stands, he's easily a full foot taller than Natsume is. He thinks about everything he usually thinks about in the middle of the night, alone and unobserved and secret, and by the time the door closes and locks behind them, Natsume feels full of a strange, bright, vibrating kind of eagerness.
The comment gets a soft, slightly shaky laugh, and there's a brief glance around the room. It's clean, private, quiet, and there's a bench to sit on. For a moment Natsume wonders if maybe he's misinterpreted the entire innuendo-laden exchange, and that maybe he's back here just to get a piercing. It's strange that the thought is somehow just as exciting as the potential that he'd been right about the flirtation.]
I'm sorry, I didn't ask your name. [It's in that same sort of breathless, overly eager voice that Natsume can barely hear over the racing of his own heart. He should be calmer, cooler, more in control. He isn't, at all. To give himself something to do, he sits on the bench, hands in his lap, eyes wide and eager and bright.] Um, I'm -- Natsume. That's my name. If -- you're all right with me knowing your name, of course. [It's difficult to speak when every other word is almost can I please take your shirt off and see where your tattoos go?]
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Date: 2022-08-27 04:48 am (UTC)But then again, they aren't making suggestive comments about a quietly intense man who's all big hands and muscles and soft dark eyes. If they had been, Natsume would definitely have been more interested. He realizes that his breath is coming shuddery and quick, his heart throbbing in his throat, feeling the artist's eyes on him like a physical touch.
Natsume Takashi is the textbook definition of a good boy, but he'd get down on his knees right there and then if this man told him to.]
S-Sure. Your favorite. One you think looks the best. [Natsume knows he's too skinny, eyes too wide and oddly colored, movements too awkward to appeal. But maybe if he has something, something to keep, something this hypnotic stranger thought was beautiful...that would be enough.]
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Date: 2022-08-27 05:30 am (UTC)He snaps one black glove off after the other. Slips on fresh gloves. He steps up close to Natsume, staring levelly at him, and then reaches out to touch his hand against the side of Natsume's face. Rests his thumb against his cheek and tips Natsume's face up.
Then to the side.)
A simple earring would look flattering on you. Even just one.
(Fingers drifting loosely through Natsume's hair and then to his ear.
But then his fingers are on Natsume's chin, and he turns his face again, this time guiding him by his chin.)
An eyebrow piercing would be nice on your face too. I think the beauty of a piercing depends on the beauty of the person wearing them. You have a lot of beauty to work with. Even a piercing here...
(Thumb pressed against the side of Natsume's mouth, tugging down lightly at the side of his lip.
Good luck, Natsume.)
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Date: 2022-08-27 01:12 pm (UTC)He's barely aware they're in a tattoo parlor, that his friends are just across the room, carousing and chattering. The entire world has narrowed down to the big gloved hands on his face, gently prompting him to turn, so warm he can feel the heat of them through the thin latex. Normally Natsume is much twitchier and resistant to being touched, but this feels -- good.
It feels nice, the way the artist examines his face like it's one of his art pieces, gentle and firm and fearless. Natsume doesn't resist, let's the man look him over, feels a shivery curl of want coiling low in his stomach.] You're the expert, I suppose. I think...you could do anything you wanted to me and I'd like it.
[He definitely only means that in the context of piercings, right? Except that Natsume's still running his tongue over his bottom lip, and it brushes just slightly against the artist's fingertip. Wide, warm golden eyes flicker to meet dark ones, and Natsume swallows tightly, repeats:] Anything you want.
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Date: 2022-08-31 10:56 am (UTC)(This boy had more of a spine than he looked. His eyes glimmer with humor and something else, something deeper and warmer.
Anything you want.
Then that little tongue. Ah...Fuck.
Well, there is a reason he worked in a shady part of town. He withdraws his hand completely.)
In that case, maybe I will surprise you. Come along. Your friend will likely need to wait after his own piercing anyway.
(He looked like a fainter. Absolutely no offense. Choso turns away from Natsume then and leads him a short way down a hallway and into one of the private piercing rooms. It was completely black from ceiling to floor and despite the seedy location of the parlor, this specific space was kept clean and sterile. The moment they are alone, Choso is shutting the door behind them and his finger lightly pushes in the lock.
Just in case.)
Some people prefer privacy for their first time. (He's still being cheeky because he can, okay.)
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Date: 2022-09-01 02:29 am (UTC)He leaves those thoughts behind after the fifth step, thinking of nothing but the lingering heat of the man's hand on his face, the look in his intent, dark eyes, the way that when he stands, he's easily a full foot taller than Natsume is. He thinks about everything he usually thinks about in the middle of the night, alone and unobserved and secret, and by the time the door closes and locks behind them, Natsume feels full of a strange, bright, vibrating kind of eagerness.
The comment gets a soft, slightly shaky laugh, and there's a brief glance around the room. It's clean, private, quiet, and there's a bench to sit on. For a moment Natsume wonders if maybe he's misinterpreted the entire innuendo-laden exchange, and that maybe he's back here just to get a piercing. It's strange that the thought is somehow just as exciting as the potential that he'd been right about the flirtation.]
I'm sorry, I didn't ask your name. [It's in that same sort of breathless, overly eager voice that Natsume can barely hear over the racing of his own heart. He should be calmer, cooler, more in control. He isn't, at all. To give himself something to do, he sits on the bench, hands in his lap, eyes wide and eager and bright.] Um, I'm -- Natsume. That's my name. If -- you're all right with me knowing your name, of course. [It's difficult to speak when every other word is almost can I please take your shirt off and see where your tattoos go?]