All of my body modification has been done for a reason, or with a purpose behind it rather than aesthetic value alone. There's nothing wrong with a mod for aesthetic value, except that I want my mods to mean something to me. Through my earlobe and cartilage piercings I have grown closer to my band mates. Because of my spiral scar, I have pushed deeper into my spirituality.
At A Glance Author CakeOrDeath Contact CakeOrDeath@bme.anon IAM CakeOrDeath When Three months ago Artist Owen Beane Studio Chameleon Body Arts Location Cambridge, MA As for my nipple? That I got done for sexual reasons.
My nipples have always been sensitive when it comes to anything sexual. Whether it was licking, sucking, biting, whatever, I've always had good sensations. When I got my ear piercings, people liked to play with them all the time, and for some reason it felt really good to me, like someone was tickling me from the inside. Really, really good stuff. So I figured, if I got my nipples pierced, I would be able to experience both sensations at once.
I started saving up money for it. Of course, this was difficult, considering that I had no job, no allowance, and generally, no source of income except gifts. I thought about piercing my nipple myself, but I had heard that your nipple can lose feeling if it's pierced incorrectly, and that was the LAST thing I wanted. So, I actually started asking around for money. I started a "nipple fund" with the slogan "Give til Dan hurts", an obvious takeoff on "Give til it hurts". Anyway, at Chameleon it costs $55 to get one nipple pierced. I saved up about $50, thinking that was all it cost.
One day, my friend Sarah was bored and wanted to hang out. I said "Wanna go to Cambridge?" She asked me what was in Cambridge, and I told her. She said "Now THERE'S something to do!" So I grabbed my bike, rode down to her house, waited around a while for her to show up, and then we took a bus to the subway. From there, we took the T in to Cambridge. When we got there, I was nervous as hell. I took out my money and went to pay for it, and realized I didn't have quite enough. I was heartbroken, thinking I'd have to go back to Dedham with no new holes. And all over $5 difference. But, Sarah pulled out her wallet and paid the rest. I thanked her, gave her a hug, and took the autoclaved CBR to Owen, who was going to be piercing me.
Now, the thing about Owen is, he ALWAYS seems stoned. He talks like a California surfer. "Alright man, now this is just some like, disinfectant, and I'm gonna put it on your nipple." I had a friend who went to get pierced by him before, and he mentioned this. So, I was a little freaked out. Not to mention the fact that I already had a lot of adrenaline pumping at that point. But, I knew he did some good work, so I relaxed, and did what he said. He explained everything he was doing as he did it, rubbing disinfectant on my nipple, wiping it off, putting on the gloves, etc., and then it came time. He placed two dots on my nipple with a skin marker, and asked if I liked the placement. I said yes, and so he told me to lie down on the little table. I looked at Sarah, who was talking on her phone or something in the room, I can't quite remember, and I smiled. She smiled back, a little freaked out about being in the same room as me when I got it done. He put the needle against the side of my nipple and told me to take a few deep breaths, and on the third deep breath, he would pierce me. I did as I was told.
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Wow. I felt a rush of pain, pleasure and excitement as the needle went through my nipple. I felt like I was stretching out of my body, up towards the ceiling I was staring at. It almost felt like I was trying to escape, but there were bonds around various points of my body holding me in. He said "Now I'm going to put the ring in." This time, it was pure pleasure. I felt nothing of the pain. I didn't watch any of the process, so I wasn't sure when he was done. "Okay, we're finished" he said. I stood up, and looked at the ring in my nipple. I couldn't wait to try it out.
I hung around in Cambridge for a little while longer with her, getting some coffee, talking, and then we went home and hung at her house for a while and talked some more. I cleaned my nipple with a little rubbing alcohol mixed with water, and we watched part of American Beauty. Then, I went home.
When I tried it out, I found that it was well worth it. My girlfriend at the time was kinda freaked out by it, but she loved playing with it and making me jump and squirm. I am very happy with this piercing, and I'm thinking about getting my other nipple done once I have the money. Although, I like it how it is now, so I'm not sure.