Street Art (Kodi)

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“You have, huh?” Kodi replied with a cat-like smile. “I could think of a couple spots that’d look good on you.” He poked Jackson’s chest lightly. “I’ve always thought nipple piercin’s are sexy as fuck,” he admitted with a chuckle. Other genetalia…. He’d never seen those in person, so he wasn’t sure how he’d feel about those. They seemed like they would get in the way. “I can do piercin’s, you know,” Kodi added airily. Not that he had done them before, but… He knew the process! He could do it!

“S’fine, ain’t like I can’t handle it,” he replied with a shrug and a wave. He’d probably be snappy too, in the same situation. Though in Kodi’s case, he wouldn’t give a shit if his dad was behind bars. He’d probably done something to deserve it…

“I ain’t gone since I came t’Hammel, so…” He probably would have tried to find a church in town to go to if he hadn’t been such a chicken when he first moved, but it didn’t really make that big of a difference now. “Heh…. I’ll keep that in mind,” Kodi chuckled. He wasn’t sure if he’d ever willingly volunteer for that or not.

Kodi probably wouldn’t do this again for a while either. Or ever, if Gryph found out and reprimanded him for doing it. It wasn’t that harmful…. And only a little illegal…. “I dunno, I’m sure some parent will complain soon,” he chuckled. Like kids would even be harmed by something they didn’t understand. Whatever. “Yeah, sure, ain’t a problem,” Kodi replied with a small smile and a shrug. He knew how it felt not to want to go to your family’s place. He couldn’t blame the kid. It didn’t take long to get to their apartment, and when they arrived, Kodi plopped his bag next to Jackson’s and watched the kid sulk off with a small smirk. Tak was in the kitchen – looking like a slut in little-to-nothing, like usual – and she eyed the two of them curiously before finishing whatever witchcraft she was doing and going back into her room (with a grossly generous view of her fat rump on the way). Kodi averted his eyes. “Yeah?” he asked with a raised brow. “Wanna talk ‘bout it? Cry on my shoulder?” He wasn’t all that good at listening to problems. Kodi plopped down on the couch next to the kid and kicked his feet up on the table. “I’m sure I’ve got somethin’ stronger in the fridge if y’wanna forget about it.” Unless Gryph had tossed them.

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Jackson looked down to the spot where Kodi was prodding on his chest. “N-nipples??” he asked, not sure if he heard him right. “Nobody’d be able to see them! How the heck does that translate to ‘looking good’?” Jackson liked how he looked with piercings too, but if he was into them merely for cosmetic reasons, then what was the point if nobody could see them? He blushed at Kodi’s sudden claim. “Y-you can?” Jackson wasn’t seriously considering this, was he? That’d mean…that Kodi would see his…his nipples. Not that he didn’t show them off in the locker room at school, but it wasn’t like people were up close and specifically ogling them, like Kodi would have to if he….

“Right…” Jackson said softly. “Sorry, I just really don’t wanna talk about it, okay?” If he was going to get this snappy over the matter of his father, then it was probably best to save it for another day when Jackson wasn’t feeling so much like shit.

Neither he nor Kodi went to church anymore, but that didn’t mean their beliefs had changed at all, did it? No doubt to his family it meant something. After all, they went to church and they probably didn’t go around painting perverted things on the wall of a children’s playground. That didn’t necessarily make them better people though. “Or instead…” Jackson didn’t know why he was suggesting this either. He nervously scratched the back of his neck. “If you ever get the burning urge, y’know, we could go together sometime. To a service, I mean.” It probably didn’t matter which denomination they went to, they were all more or less the same he figured.

Maybe if they started going again they’d stop having the urge to do shit like this again when the next bad day hit. Jackson shouldn’t be proud of it, and he knew it, but he was, strangely. It was….just a stupid act by acting out kids. It wasn’t like they killed anybody, right? “At least it lives on in our hearts…and phones,” Jackson said, placing his hand dramatically to his chest.

Once in the apartment and flopped on the couch, Jackson felt like all the energy he’d had tonight just dissolved completely. Now that he wasn’t doing something, of course his thought drifted back to the events of earlier that day. Jackson buried his face. “I’m not gonna cry…” He did that enough over other, stupid things. Not stupid, but enough. He considered the offer for ’stronger stuff’ and shook his head. “…..probably not. I’m diabetic. It’s bad enough I had what I did already, and it’s catching up with me.” He was starting to feel sick. And had a headache. Jackson sighed and finally moved to pull his insulin pen and stubs from his pocket. He gave Kodi a sideways smirk. “I guess I don’t have to ask if you’re squeamish around needles, right?” he said with a breathy laugh. It took no more than 30 seconds to get the thing set up and the process taken care of. He’d recap the pen and put it back in his pocket once finished. Funny, he couldn’t manage to spare even that much time in the whole of the night just to make sure he didn’t get sick.

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Kodi grinned devilishly and laughed at the blonde’s stammering. “Yeah, that shit’s hot,” he drawled. He gave a dead-panned expression to Jackson’s protests. “…. Really? Do I gotta spell it out for you?” Kodi poked him again. “Guess I shoulda guessed you’re a virgin.” Hopefully that would be explanation enough. He nodded casually, hoping his BS-ing wasn’t showing. “Yeah, no problem, it’d be sterile an’ everythin’,” he assured Jackson. Hehehehe…. He hoped the kid had a high pain tolerance, though…

He shrugged again and scoffed at the apology. “Just let it drop, alright? I ain’t gonna get after you for it.” It wasn’t like Kodi hadn’t dealt with a lot worse for much smaller reasons.

Was he really considering going to mass or something with this kid? Kodi fiddled with one of his lip rings as he considered the offer. “… Alright. But don’t be surprised if I burst into flames or somethin’ for tryin’ to enter a holy place after all the sins and shit I’ve done,” he joked weakly. It’d been so long, Kodi didn’t know if he would hate it or enjoy it. Guess he’d have to find out.

Heh. This kid was a dork… “It sure will,” Kodi replied with a slight roll of his eyes.

But, shit. What was the dentokinetic supposed to do with a kid that looked like he might break down at any minute? Kodi could deal with Gryph getting emotional alright, but people he hardly knew… “Uh… It’s okay,” he replied awkwardly with a pat on Jackson’s shoulder. Not like Kodi didn’t cry over stupid shit, anyway… “Ahh, gotcha. That sucks.” He watched curiously as the blonde went about with his medical stuff, not flinching at the jab and all. “No wonder you don’t mind gettin’ piercings,” he chuckled. “… So whadaya say? Want me t’hook you up with some sexy studs?” Literal studs. Not human studs. Heh. And he should probably do it before Gryphon got home, because Kodi was sure he would stop Kodi from doing something like that. “I guarantee you’ll get all the gay boys knockin’ on your door.”

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“W-what?” Why was Kodi looking at him like that? Jackson slinked back slightly at the poking and pouted when Kodi guessed correctly. “So what? Something wrong with that?” Maybe it did make him a little naive when it came to areas of intimacy, but Jackson wasn’t in any rush to loose it. Actually, given how things were going with Rue, he was sort of wishing it’d slow down a little. Jackson was almost certain that it was going to happen sometime soon with the aura reader…not that he didn’t want to. The boy was just…rightfully nervous and scared. Jackson rolled his eyes. “Well…when you put it that way, how can I say no?” Easily, though Jackson wasn’t completely turned off by the idea. Just wary.

This guy really thought he was the perfect embodiment of sin, didn’t he? “God’s not gonna smite you for reaching out to Him…” he said, attempting to gently refute Kodi’s so-called ‘joke’. Jackson looked to the ground. “If anything…I think He’d be glad you’re still thinking of him. We are his children, right?” Jackson couldn’t imagine a parent not wanting to see their child again, no matter what wrongs they’d committed. But then, Jackson hadn’t grown up with Kodi’s father. He’d been lucky in that regard. Jackson couldn’t even imagine his mother, who walked out on him without a word, didn’t continue to care and think fondly of her son.

Jackson wished he had her to comfort him now, though. She’d know what to do and exactly what to say to make him feel better after a shit day like today. Jackson managed a half-hearted chuckle. “Heh…you’re terrible at this ‘comforting’ thing,” he said, only half amused. He wished Kodi wasn’t, though that was probably expecting too much from a near stranger. Jackson shrugged. “People ask me stupid questions like ‘doesn’t that hurt?’” he started with a scoff. “I feel like telling them ‘no, it feels like the nuzzles of a thousand kittens’ or something like that.” It hurt. Every damn time. He made a half-way smile at Kodi’s encouragement and shrugged. “Fine, sure,” he replied. “What have I got to lose?” And if he didn’t like them, he just had to take them out and boom, they’re gone. “If I die from staph, I’m blaming you though.” Jackson didn’t bother refuting the gay comment this time. He just didn’t care anymore tonight and this guy wasn’t going to let up on it anyway.

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Kodi shrugged at Jackson’s question. “Meh. Not really. It’s just kinda obvious.” The dentokinetic had a good eye for those sorts of things. Although, like he said, the younger boy clearly wasn’t experienced with intimate things, otherwise he wouldn’t have reacted the way he did. “You’re young. It’ll happen eventually.” Kodi had no idea how soon, though. Hell, he would’ve given the boy something to remember himself, except for obvious reasons. “Exactly,” he grinned. “I won’t even ask you t’pay me, only tell me all the juicy details of when you do get laid. Like how much the guy loves your studs.” Kodi leered at him. Fair price, right?

“I know, I know, I’m just playin’ around,” Kodi replied with a roll of his eyes. “It’s hard for me t’take this shit seriously.” Mostly because it still kinda terrified him but he didn’t want to admit it. Jackson’s reasoning was making him feel all sorts of weird things. Mostly nostalgia. “… Right,” he replied with a sigh. Fuck, this kid was really going to convince him to go to church, wasn’t he? “… You’re good,” Kodi grumbled. “You should be a preacher or somethin’ yourself.”

Kodi was probably as far away from Jackson’s mom as possible. “Yeah, I know,” he grunted, giving up on trying. “Ain’t got a lot of experience with it. Gryphon, though, he’s way too good at that shit. Maybe you should stick around and meet him.” His boyfriend would probably be a lot better at comforting the kid than he was doing. Kodi snorted as the boy kept talking. “No shit. Who the fuck would think jammin’ a needle into your leg wouldn’t smart like a bitch?” Idiots. The dentokinetic grinned at Jackson’s agreement, and went right to work, finding a pair of spare studs, a needle, and some other supplies, before boiling some water and sterilizing the metal tools. “I’ll take the blame, but it ain’t gonna happen,” he promised while that stewed. “I’m sure I’ve got some left-over saline solution somewhere, too. It’ll be fine.” Kodi glanced up from where he stood, over to the blonde. “Might as well take your shirt off and get comfy, this’ll only take a minute.”

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“It’s not like I’m in a hurry to make it happen or anything.” He just hadn’t felt the need or that it was important or more likely, he didn’t have a partner whom he gave a shit about to be willing to go that far with. He might have someone like that now…but that didn’t mean Jackson was going to jump into it anytime soon. “F-fine. I’ll give you a full play-by-play review of the event,” he said stubbornly. “I’ll even tell you where his butt-moles are.” Jackson caught himself and flushed right out to his ears and down his neck. “I mean, her—I mean….never mind! Forget I said anything!” Jackson grumbled, crossing his arms and facing away from the other boy. Why couldn’t he just keep his mouth shut?

On the topic of going to church, Jackson was certain he was starting to get through to Kodi. He hadn’t really set out to convert the kid, but…it really bothered him how much fear he had when it came to Him. “You think?” Jackson said, quirking an eyebrow. He looked away and grumped. “Can’t say I haven’t thought about it. I used to want to, when I was a kid. Not so sure about it anymore.” When it came to his faith, Jackson knew his stuff pretty darn well.

“Um….sure.” Jackson wasn’t so sure about meeting this guy’s boyfriend, but since he offered, and since he was about to be shirtless in the guy’s apartment, he probably should at least say ‘hi’. “Stupid people, that’s who,” he grumbled indignantly. Jackson didn’t want to deal with those guys. At least not right now.

To say that Jackson wasn’t nervous about getting two metal rods threaded through his nipples would be a lie. He was hella nervous. But, the idea also strangely excited him. He always was before he got one, though this time was especially exciting. Probably because of the location of it this time. “I have some leftover sea salt at home, but sure, I’ll take the saline too.” Jackson took a shaky breath and nodded. “Right.” He hesitated briefly before gripping the hem of his shirt and pulling it over his head. Jackson’s physique was nothing spectacular. One could tell he was healthy, in that he worked out regularly, but that didn’t do much to diminish the baby fat that was still lining his gut. Well, some of it was just fat because he couldn’t lay off the Oreos. The scars were there, from years and years of medical injections. He didn’t have the luxury of being embarrassed by them. Jackson bundled his shirt into a ball and took a seat at the table, bouncing his knee nervously. He felt a chill run down his back…it was a little cold in here.

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“Heh, just don’t be upset that you waited when it does happen,” Kodi retorted with a smirk. “It’s one of the best things in the world.” Especially if it was with someone you loved, but he wouldn’t say that. That was a nerd thing to say. When Jackson slipped, his smirk turned into a wide-mouthed grin, and Kodi laughed aloud. “Aw, it’s okay, blondie, I won’t tell anyone how thirsty you are for dick,” he chuckled, still grinning madly. Kodi lifted his hand and ruffled the kid’s hair from behind. Cutie.

Not so cute when he was preaching, but whatever, that was Kodi’s problem, not Jackson’s. This sort of conversation just made him twitchy. “Yeah, you’d be good at it,” he chuckled, hiding his anxiety. “Oh yeah? What changed your mind?” He was curious despite himself.

He hoped Gryph wasn’t going to get home in the next, oh, fifteen minutes. Long enough to make sure he didn’t know what Kodi was doing. He did think his lover would be better at the emotional shit though. The dentokientic would just supply for the angsty rebellious teenage decisions.

Kodi had a tiny inkling that the kid might be a masochist. Just a feeling. And he was pretty damn good at sensing these things. “Alright, sounds good,” he replied with a nod. Just as long as Jackson made sure to clean the things. He was not going to be responsible if they got infected. He turned his eyes up and away from the boiling water to watch Jackson undress. He was cute – a little pudgy, but not unattractive by a long shot. Even the scarring just added a bit of personality, in Kodi’s opinion. “Mmm, y’might want t’go lay on the couch,” he determined after a bit. “I think it’d be best lyin’ down.” After he figured the metal had been boiling long enough, he snapped on a convenient pair of latex gloves and went to work drying off the pieces. He even nabbed a cube of ice from the fridge before he came over. “D’you want me to numb it a bit first?” Kodi asked, holding it up. “If not, this’ll be done and over in no time.”

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“M’not,” he grumbled, crossing his arms and pouting away, still red in the face. Why was this guy so crude? Couldn’t he just…..leave it alone? Whatever Jackson’s ‘preferences’ were, he was still determined to find himself a girlfriend, then it wouldn’t matter anymore anyway. He could just concentrate on her instead of getting all feelsy over some old man he probably shouldn’t be seeing anyway.

Jackson shrugged. “I dunno. Guess maybe I thought I wasn’t good enough, I guess…” He still didn’t think he was good enough. After all, who would want to hear a kid like him preach about things? Especially when he had the whole of his family telling him what a mess and mistake it was that his parents married. He might revisit that idea…someday. Maybe.

Probably not if he kept descending into what his grandmother and co. considered delinquency. It wasn’t like he was out starting fights and doing drugs or smoking or anything(though he did drink some alcohol tonight). He was just doing some harmless artwork and getting a couple body modifications that nobody else had to see or care about. It was his body, after all, he was allowed to with it what he wanted.

Jackson looked up at the dentokinetic. “On the couch?” Well, that made sense, he supposed, but he’d assumed they’d be doing the deed at the kitchen table. “Okay…” he said hesitantly, pushing himself up and crossing back to the sitting area. He flopped across the couch face down and hugged the fluffy pillow that was sitting off the arm. A deep breath and sigh later, Jackson rolled onto his back and situated himself as comfortably as possible. He shook his head at the offer. “Nah, it’s fine how it is, I’m not a baby like some people.” He’d heard stories about people fainting after the procedure or crying. Jackson wasn’t so feeble, at least he didn’t think he was. The boy took another deep breath, causing his chest to rise slowly and fall again. His nipples were standing on end, as if they were preparing themselves for what was to happen next. Jackson kept his eyes on Kodi and watched as he maneuvered around with the needle in hand.

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Crude was Kodi’s middle name, sorry Jackson. He might be sweet around his boyfriend, but the dentokinteic was still quite rough around the edges, and only controlled his potty mouth around his little sister. It was a defense mechanism that he likely wouldn’t lose for a good long while.

“Huh. Well, I hear some preachers turn out t’be pedophiles and adultrists, so I don’t think you’d be the worst,” Kodi retorted with a small, wry smile. Was he really encouraging this kid with this? Why? Maybe deep down, Kodi did want to be accepted in that sort of atmosphere again. Who’d’ve thought?

But whatever. Hey, doing this now, Kodi wondered if he should become a piercer. It wasn’t like he was squeamish around needles at all. And he was safe! Hmmm… “Yeah, might as well be comfortable,” he chuckled as he walked over with the tools. Aw, what a kid. Kodi hoped this wouldn’t make him scream too much. Hopefully his neighbors wouldn’t notice if he did… He rose an eyebrow at the refusal. “I dunno if I should call you brave or stupid,” he snorted, setting the ice aside and settling down beside the blonde. Then again, Jackson was obviously used to needles, so maybe it’d be fine. “Heh, they’re already ready for me,” he smirked, poking one of the nubs. Without a warning, Kodi jabbed the needle into the first one, making sure it went all the way through before quickly following it with one of the studs. He figured just going for it was better than making the kid tense up from anticipation if he counted down or something. “How was that?” he asked casually, eyeing his work. Hey, it looked pretty damn good, if he said so himself.

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“Uh…..I don’t intend on being either of those….” Especially since Jackson was starting to get the clue that he was more into older guys than those his own age. Guess being gay wasn’t the worst thing he could…..

Was Jackson stupid for not wanting to numb the pain for when Kodi finally stuck that silver needle through his nubbin? Maybe he was. Or crazy. After all, his first thought after Kodi said that was ‘if it doesn’t hurt, what’s the point?’. Jackson sighed, as Kodi approached with the needle. “Just get it over with al----“ His breath hitched and he cried out, scrunching his eyes shut tight as the needle pierced through his flesh without warning. Tears collected at the corner of his eyes, a single stream of them falling down onto the pillow underneath his head. The initial pain had been sharp, but the stinging afterwards seemed endless, coaxing a whine from the back of Jackson’s throat. His eyes remained closed as he finally allowed himself to relax, his breaths coming in short and quick. “J-jerk…” he complained in a shaky voice. Despite his complaint, though, Jackson kept his eyes closed, refusing to let himself know when Kodi was getting close to the other end.

Damn….Jackson wouldn’t be able to ignore this sort of pain even if he tried. Thank God.

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“See? Then you’ll be fine,” Kodi replied with a chuckle. Huh, when had it changed from Jackson reassuring him to the other way around? This was turning out to be a really weird evening.

Heh. Was it weird that Kodi was enjoying this? Then again, he was a sadomasochist, so even this sort of pain was exciting him. He definitely wouldn’t tell Gryphon about this (hopefully he wouldn’t get home too soon). The cry that Jackson let out only made Kodi glance up briefly; he made sure to finish the job before checking in on the kid. “Stings like a bitch, I bet,” he clucked, wiping off the needle. “Looks good though. You can thank me later.” Kodi grinned at the complaint. “What? Am I a jerk for not countin’ down, like-“

Again, without warning, the dentokinetic pierced the other side, quickly repeating his movements until the second stud was in place. Kodi surveyed his work, giving the blonde a couple of reassuring pats on the shoulder as he did. “Huh, pretty good for my first time, I think,” he concluded. Whoops, there went that secret. Oh well, didn’t matter now. “I think I should start doin’ this for pay.” He began cleaning up his materials and threw them away before coming back with a washcloth wrapped around a bag of ice. “Y’might want the ice now,” he guessed, sitting back down beside him. “Heh, you’ve really got some balls, doin’ this. I’d’ve never guessed you’d really let me go through with that.” It had been Kodi’s suggestion, after all. “But I’m sure it’ll be worth it. Some guy’s gonna really like playin’ with those once they’re healed up.”

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He’ll be fine, huh? Jackson wasn’t too sure of that. Not with this downward spiral he was on.

If he had any sense in his head, then maybe he wouldn’t be lying on a near stranger’s couch, writhing in pain as he stuck pieces of metal through his flesh. There had to be something wrong with that. Nevertheless…..Jackson wasn’t sorry he was doing this. In fact, he might even say he was enjoying it. “F-fuck you…” he mumbled, still breathing through the dull stinging from the hole just ripped open on his chest.

Jackson winced again and held his breath when the second needle went through, though strangely enough, it wasn’t half as bad as the first time. He felt….good. Yeah, must’ve been the endorphins or something, dulling the pain for the moment. He was sure it would start throbbing soon enough(and it did). Jackson was focusing so much on the new sensations that he barely heard Kodi’s confession. “W-what? First time?” he said appalled. “You’re a goddamn liar, you know that?” Whatever, didn’t matter now, it was already done. “These better not get infected. I don’t want my nipples to rot and fall off because of your stupid machismo.” Jackson lolled his head back against the pillow and stared up at the ceiling, idly prodding one of the steel bars with the nail of his thumb while he waited for Kodi to return with the ice. He hesitated. “I didn’t either,” he agreed, his voice lacking the bite it had a moment ago. “……maybe. I don’t know. He probably won’t like them anyway…” Now he was getting gloomy again, remembering Rue and what happened….before. That dummy. Jackson wasn’t even sure Rue wanted to see him anymore, not after today…

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Jackson was really reminding Kodi of himself when he was younger. Hell, he was reminding himself of how he still was sometimes now. Snarky, sarcastic, ready to bite at anyone that came too close. If only he knew what a goody two-shoes this kid could be. “You’re welcome,” he grinned.

Kodi was surprised when the blonde barely reacted to the second needle. He was really starting to think the guy got off on pain as much as he did himself. “You ever heard of BDSM? I think you’d be into it,” he mentioned casually as he put the tools away. When Jackson caught his slip-up, Kodi gave a pretend ‘guilty’ look and shrugged. “I told you I ain’t very Godly,” he reminded the boy. “It was just a small fib.” He rolled his eyes. “I sterilized them an’ shit, they’re fine,” he replied. He was like, 90% sure. When he came back and saw Jackson fiddling with one, he scowled and slapped his hand. “Don’t mess with ‘em, idiot. Then they will get infected.” And it wouldn’t be Kodi’s fault. He gently placed the ice over the sore nubs and then just sat, listening to the blonde speak. “He? So there’s a ‘he’ already, huh?” The dentokinetic leaned in curiously. “What’s he like? Tall? Handsome? Big cock?” He chuckled and sat back, shaking his head. “If he don’t like ‘em, that’s his problem. I think it’s a definite improvement.” Kodi half-wondered how long he’d have this kid over tonight; he wanted to get something to eat, but didn’t really want to offer Jackson to stay over for that long.

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Jackson made a face. “BDSM?” he repeated, a slight tone of disgust in his voice. “Isn’t that what that piece of shit all the old ladies and teenage girls are raving about? What’s it called?” Jackson didn’t bother remembering the name of it. He huffed a halfhearted laugh. “I got through three pages before I had to put it down. I couldn’t stomach the bad writing.” Never mind the content, so he wouldn’t know if he story itself was any good. He’d heard mixed things. “But….” Was it something he’d be willing to try? “That said, I don’t know a thing about it, and I’m not sure I wanna know.”

Jackson shook his hand after it was slapped. “I know, I know, you don’t need to tell me.” As if Jackson didn’t know anything about piercings. He sat up a bit more, and hissed slightly when the ice touched the red nubbins. “That smarts…” he muttered. The boy was silent for a moment, hesitating to divulge anything more about Rue, though his cheeks flushed a bright red at that last ‘description’. “Yes, yes, and how should I know??” he replied, slightly flustered. “It’s not like I’ve seen it.” And he didn’t plan to anytime soon.

It was another moment before Jackson decided it high time that he check his phone. He’d pulled it out earlier to snap that picture, all while ignoring the few missed calls that flashed from the corner. “I should call home…” he mumbled. Jackson wasn’t sure he was ready for that, but he didn’t want his grams to worry any more. Pressing the quick dial to home, he put the phone to his ear and waited for the old woman to answer. “Hi Grams, it’s me………yeah, I know, sorry. I was at a friend’s house and lost track of time, and then my phone ran out of--- …..Right, yeah…..I know, I’ll be home soon.” He sighed, letting the phone fall to his side once he hung up. He pressed the bag of ice against his chest slightly harder, as if he needed to make sure it was still sore. “I should probably go……” he muttered, any trace of enthusiasm completely lost in his voice.

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Kodi scowled fiercely as Jackson brought up that piece of shit excuse for a book. “No, it ain’t, they just think it is,” he grumbled. “That so-called ‘book’ is a disgrace for the real BDSM community.” He crossed his arms and glowered at nothing in particular. “I only got through maybe one page, an’ just read bits and pieces of the rest. Ain’t got time for shitty writing, there’s way better erotic fanfiction online.” Not that he read those on a regular basis, noo…. Kodi managed a smirk over at Jackson. “I think you’d like it, if you get off on pain an’ being submissive.” Which the dentokinetic believed the blonde would. “If I wasn’t taken, I’d give you a lesson or two myself.”

“If you know, then don’t do it,” he grumped. Stupid kid. Kodi wondered if he was this petulant all the time. He might not be able to stand him if he was. “It’ll get numb in a bit, just hang on.” He needed to remember to grab some saline before the kid left, too, just to be safe. He smirked again, seeing the blush on Jackson’s face at his crude questions. “You could ask him, I dunno,” he shrugged casually. “Tall and handsome, though, huh? Wish I could see a picture t’see if you’re tellin’ the truth.” Kodi was too nosy about these things for his own good.

He saw Jackson start messing with his phone, so Kodi took the opportunity to go get the saline as well as grab a stick of jerky from the fridge to chew on. His teeth still always sharpened when he ate, so he’d look a little shark-y as he handed the solution over. He hadn’t really paid attention to the call; he figured it wasn’t his business. “Yeah? So soon?” Kodi replied with a tilt of his head. “No thanks or nothin’, huh?” He chuckled, not expecting an answer. “Just make sure you take care of those, okay? I ain’t gonna be responsible for you bein’ stupid about them.” He gnawed on the last bite of jerky. “… And…. I guess if you… Wanna go t’church sometime… Just lemme know, kay?”