"You are getting what pierced?!?!?" he says. I say, "My tragus!" And I point to the perfect piece of my body that is screaming," Pierce Me!"
At A Glance Author RED Contact RED@bme.anon When It just happened Artist Justin Studio Old School Ink Location Alabama I have wanted the tragus pierced long before I knew it had a name and way before there were pictures of it on awesome websites. The only problem was I had heard and naturally assumed there was a lot of pain involved. I was also shocked by everyone else's reaction when I talked about my longing for the tragus piercing. But I do keep in mind these people I talk to are not body modificators and not open to such things.
I do not know what made me finally decide to go through with it; it may have been a change in my relationship status with the him quoted above. But whatever it was I am very satisfied with my decision. I actually find someone else that wants her tragus pierced, too. So after finding out that the local piercer is gone to Florida until Tuesday, we make plans to go to on Tuesday night. We meet at the piercing place and I am very nervous and am scared to death about how bad I think it is going to hurt. Even though this is not my first piercing, I got my navel pieced two years ago, I am still nervous like I might have an anxiety attack. We go in and ask if the piercer is in, and of course he has ran to go get something and will be back soon.
After sitting for about fifteen minutes someone shows up and we just guess that he is piercer since no one has spoken to us the entire time. This makes me more nervous because the vibe of the place is weird and we see unwelcome for some reason. So, Justin (the piercer) comes to the waiting area and asks what we want, we tell him that we want our tragus pierced. We fill out the necessary papers and go back into the room. I think that Justin just need warming up, so as I do when I am nervous I ask him stupid question... "Will it hurt?" "Does it pop?" "Do I need to put something in my ear to guard the noise?" Justin is beginning to be friendlier and says something about I am going to be one of those who have to be lying down. He also say that my tragus is little... this is not the first time I have heard this. I am now concerned and I asking him if it is pierce-able. He says that is it, but it will take up the whole thing. Well hell, what else am I going to do with my tragus except put a ring through it.
So he finally gets everything ready and I am lying down. He has to get the curvy needle because it is my left ear, and I am thinking that I have already made things difficult and this whole thing is going to go crazy. He makes the mark and I ask him if he thinks it looks straight...annoying the piss out of him. He puts the clamp on and gets the needle ready. He asks me if I am ready and I respond with, "Of course!"
Then I feel it, I am thinking," Is this all the pain???" Then I feel it break through the cartridge...no shotgun in the ear as I thought. My gracious he is done and I am in no pain. I feel as if something wrong has happened did he really pierce me? Yeah he did, I get off the table and look at the beautiful tragus. After mine is done he gets ready to do my accomplices tragus. While looking at hers he says that hers it a lot thicker that mine, thus hers will hurt more that mine. Ummm...is that why I heard no pop? Mine is a baby tragus? He pierces hers (after several minutes of getting the dot with the purple pen straight) and hers is as beautiful as mine. When ever I am away from a mirror I just look at hers. I love it so much; it is everything I thought it would be. The pain is minimal and today is the third day and I still love it and it is a little sore, if I knew this was all it was going to be I would have pierced my tragus three years ago. So anyone reading this and are thinking about getting the tragus pierced I say go for it, it was an awesome experience. And in case ya'll were wondering...he hates it. I had to surprise him and show it to him because it will make him sick to his stomach. Oh well, like I said,"Kiss My Ass Tragus Haters!"