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At A Glance Author Supervixen Contact supervixen_nz@hotmail.com Artist Quille Studio Absolution Location chch NZ This is the story of my hood. I've been pondering a vertical hood piercing for ages now, after my initial horror at genital piercings, I have to admit the idea of piercing my hood as always been deeply ingrained in the back of my mind...so after reading and reading and reading the experiences on bme, both good and bad..and discussing it with people that I knew had one, the idea fluctuated into the dreaded need. I'm sure some of you know it well.
So, anyways, what happened was this, I woke up yesterday morning, it was the day before my exam...yes..in 2 hours time, I'm off to sit an exam at University, but I need a break from the monotony of studying so here I am. So, I woke up, and got my kids ready and sent them off and had the entire day free. A friend of mine had decided to upgauge her ears, so she rang Absolution and asked them about vertical hood piercings for me. I'm hideously shy you see...and had been putting it off because I couldn't imagine having to show my girly bits to this spunky lil piercing guy so he could stab it with a needle and cause me pain..I tried desperately to rationalise with myself, saying that he's a professional and had seen a whole LOT of fannies..but I couldn't get past the idea that even though he had...he hadn't seen mine! Ya know? Sure he'd seen them, sure he'd pierced them...but none of them were mine!
My friend told them how nervous I was and if I'd have to make an appointment and he said, 'if she's that nervous, just tell her to call in when she feels up to it..it'll be fine' I so love them! I believe I've only made appointments twice with them, and they're always fine with that. So off I go, trying really hard to psyche myself up..walking around the house, a bundle of nerves, wishing I wasn't so shy about showing my fanny and wondering how I could be even considering this and whether or not it was just a hormonal response cos I'm ovulating terribly at the moment and the need to be touched might well have been the reason I believed today was the day! *chuckles* But also knowing that I needed to do it for soooo many reasons, I plucked up the courage and off we went.
We get there, and David goes "So! We're gonna hurt you today are we?" and I panic to the max and go, "uhh..no? yes? maybe??? I dunno...." *whimper, and near collapse in fear on the ground* and he grins at me and says "You're friend came in looking for you, said she'd come back in a bit.." at which point I turn to my other friend glaringly. So much for secrets!!! (although she'd known and wanted to be there anyways) hehe, anyways, after the gaggle of screaming schoolgirls accompanying their friend whose just had her bellybutton pierced leave, we head out to the back room so my friend can have her lobes stretched. My other friend arrived just as Quille was doing the last ear, and I'm pacing about, so close to chickening out, my face is burning up, I'm so nervous I'm sure I need to pee again for the thousandth time that day and I'm trying to think up more excuses and she's telling me I'll regret it if I don't and I'm telling her I know, but..how can I do this?! And Quilles wandering around changing gloves, cleaning up and waiting for me to make a decision..and I'm pacing around going "Okay, walk me thru the whole procedure" so he tells me in great detail and I'm quivering and grinning nervously and going "Ohh god...I dunno....I want to but...do you have a toilet?" and he says no, and I'm like.."it's cool, I'm just stalling, okay lets do it!!" he goes "great!!" and starts setting out the stuff I've seen a zillion times before. For some reason, the jewellery and the needle seemed unnecessarily HUGE this time!
My friends sitting there going.."what if I take my shoes off..here look, see? take your shoes off, you'll feel so much more comfortable" and takes her shoes off. So I follow suit and she's going on about how she'll take her pants off too if I want, and at this point, I'm on the table with my knickers balled up tightly in my fist shaking my head and saying "I don't think anything would make me feel more comfortable.." Quille tells me to assume the position like I'm at the doctors and I drop my thighs and he's looking at me, and fiddling with my hood and I'm thinking..."hmmmm...." ;) Then he slides the recieving tube up and then he's going "hmmmm...." and he runs off to the other side and I'm like "what?!" and he's going, "I just need something else, cos your hood keeps backing up, I can't get under it.." so he comes back and does it again and I'm like.."that is soo unpleasant" he's nodding and going, "right, I'm done with that...are you ready?" so I nod my head, breath in and....in goes the needle...my hands automatically slapped down on my thighs and I'm going "ohh my GOD! that is sooooo uncool!" and my friend is pulling really awful faces and I'm panicking and he looks at me and goes, "that's it! I just need to put the jewellery in.." and my friend is going "that is so amazing, omg you are doing so well" and I'm whimpering and the jewellery goes in, the ball is screwed on which was actually a little too pleasurable for a situation like that I'm sure..*giggles* and I'm done!
So I sit up and look down, no blood! Just a very nice little pair of metal balls and I'm grinning, pull my knickers on and jump off the table. This is where the amazement hits me. I'm like "Ohh wow!!!" and he looks at me, and I wiggle and say.."there's like...no pain! nothing!!! It feels like...nothing at all!!" and he grins and goes "I know!" And I'm grinning madly and thanking him profusely and he's grinning and saying "you're welcome! That's me being professional. Don't expect to see it again!" hehe, he's seriously such a sweetie.
So I walk out, pay my money and go on my way. It bled a little that day, and night, and slightly today..just tiny drops, and it hasn't hurt at all. I am so happy that I went thru with it. I feel like I have reclaimed my body as my own. And for that, I am proud of myself, and incredibly grateful to Quille not only for doing such a great job, but also for making it such a relaxed experience.
Those guys are fantastic. I have absolutely NO hesitation in recommending them to anyone who lives here. They're professional and helpful and friendly and lovely, and cute and funny and just all round wonderful at what they do!!