What does a 27 year old fat guy do when he's bored one Saturday morning? Why he heads on down to Four Roses to have a needle stuck through his dick.
At A Glance Author Cronos Contact Cronos@bme.anon When It just happened Artist Maria Studio Four Roses Location Adelaide, Australia I'm a pretty normal guy really, but now I have a secret in my pants. I'm the guy that thought people were nuts at school when they got together with some pins and ice and poked holes in their earlobes – surely it hurt like hell, why would you want to do that to yourself?!?
10 years down the track, I find myself becoming interested in getting a piercing. I've become drawn to the apadravya, but keep finding excuse after excuse not to get it done. One day I finally get the nerve to finally do something about it, so start making some calls.
I called virtually every piercing place in Adelaide, and got the same answer over and over again, "Sorry, but we don't do those". I'd just about given up on Adelaide, and thought maybe I'd have to travel to Melbourne or Sydney to get it done, but finally got on to Maria at Four Roses, and got the response I've been looking for. "Yes, I've done plenty of them."
A twenty minute phone call later, and Maria's suggested that since I've never had a piercing in my life, maybe the apadravya isn't the best place to start. If that was what I wanted, she was happy to do it, but she believed it was best for someone to try something a little less extreme to make sure they could handle it first.
I'd found another reason to put this off.
Anyway, one Saturday morning, I found myself with little to do, and browsing the BME site. I checked out the pictures of all the male genital piercings, and thought the frenum looked good.
So I got in to the car and drove to Four Roses. I've read too many experiences of people who have walked into a piercing place, only to be put off by the lack of cleanliness or attitude of the staff, so I thought I'd drop in, talk to someone and put my mind at ease.
As soon as I walked in the door I was greeted by the girl behind the counter (sorry, didn't get her name). I mentioned that I had spoken to Maria a week before, and just wanted to come in and have a look. Just then, Maria walked in, recognised my voice, and got to talking again. She obviously knows what she's doing, and loves what she does. A few minor questions I had were very quickly answered, and she once again suggested that something less extreme than the apadravya would be a good start. By that stage, I wasn't even sure I'd get through any piercing at all, let alone the apadravya, and I agreed it would be better. I was given a sheet with the various genital piercings they did, which showed a picture, a description, advantages/disadvantages, healing time etc. It was good to finally have it all written clearly in front of me. They also gave me the book of photos they had.
Of course, it was this moment that the 15 year old girl walked in with her mum to get the navel piercing she's obviously always wanted since 10 minutes before she walked in, and here was the fat guy sitting in the corner checking out the pictures of dicks. I thought it was best to keep the book close to me to avoid any embarrassment (mainly my own), and found myself drawn to the frenum again.
Once the navel was done, Maria came back out and asked me what I thought. I said I'd go for the frenum. She asked if I wanted it straight away, but then I chickened out, and said that since I had any doubts, I should think about it a while.
...cut to two hours later...
I walked back into Four Roses, the girl at the counter said "you didn't have to think about that long, did you?" I'd spent the last two hours with it stuck in my mind. I was getting a piercing now, and nothing was going to stop me.
Paid my money, and headed to the back room with Maria.
She talked to me about after care and cleaning, and said she'd need to have a look at me to get the best choice of jewellery, so down came the trousers, and up on the table. Maria suggested an 18mm bar to start, and said I should come back in a couple weeks for her to check out the size and healing.
Out of sealed packages came all the tools – needle, clamp, and scissors (although I didn't see her use the scissors). She got me to lie back, and cleaned the area, then marked a couple spots. She held a mirror up so I could clearly see, then thought that if I wanted the apadravya in the future that perhaps the frenum should drop a little lower to accommodate that later. She remarked a couple dots, then got the mirror out again for inspection. Everything was looking good to me. At this moment I said to Maria that when woke up this morning, this was the last thing I was expecting.
She put on the clamp and told me to take a couple deep breaths, then said she'd pierce on the exhale. Breathe in... Breathe out.
Yeah, it hurt a bit, but nowhere near what I'd built it up to be in my head. She then told me she was going to insert the jewellery, and that it may hurt a bit more than the piercing. It was a little uncomfortable, but far from painful. Out came the mirror again, and I got to see my bodies first shiny bits.
So here I was, the guy that thought people were nuts for putting a hole in their ear, with a barbell through my penis, and I couldn't be happier.
As long as the healing goes alright with this one, I'll be back to see Maria soon for the one I really want...