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Izuku had decided that the start of his weekend is a perfect opportunity for him to clean his room. In truth, it didn't need much cleaning to begin with- mainly, he needed to pick some clothes off the floor, dust his figurine shelf off, and make his bed. He took a moment to lay on his freshly made bed with a sigh, and his eyes fell on the ceiling fan. He lazily scanned its wooden design, and the way its blades spun.
He tried to pick one blade to keep track of while they spun. The blades were spinning fast enough that they were blurring together into one. He was actually somewhat successful in doing so, and really, when you think about it, this could be a form of training for hero exercise! What Izuku was doing right now was training his eyes to focus on a fast moving target. Yeah, this was definitely productive, and would absolutely make him the number one hero. The quiet, electric buzzing of the fan spinning, and the quiet muffled sound of his classmates in their own dorm rooms was the only sound that filled the silence. Lucky Izuku had rooms next to some of the...louder members of his classroom, so hearing muffled cheers, or the sound of a movie, or shouting, was all very common.
There was the sound of quick footsteps barreling towards Izuku's room, and before he knew it, his door was swung open. It obnoxiously crashed into his wall, Izuku jumped at the sound and sat himself up on his elbows, staring wide-eyed at who was stood in his doorway.
"Fuck, Denki! What happened to knocking!?".
"Knock knock," Denki grinned. "I have a question!"
Izuku let out a breath. "I might have an answer."
"Can you pierce my nose? And your answer is yes, by the way." There was an audible strain on his words as he tried to contain his excitement. He was rocking back and forth on his heels, and he was flexing his hands into a fist, only to uncurl them. Despite the lack of demand in Denki's tone, Midoriya got the feeling that he wasn't going to be able to turn him down. He may actually explode and cause a power outage on their half of the school dorms, if he was turned down.
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Denki sat on the closed toilet seat, looking at all the supplies Midoriya had laid out. "Y'know, I kind of get why Bakugo was a little nervous- this looks like you're going to perform surgery on me or something!" He said, laughing.
Izuku finished putting on his Latex gloves, and tugged the end of his right hand glove, letting it stretch, and snap back audibly for emphasis. "Remind me, why did you want to get a nose piercing, again?" He said.
Denki shrugged. "To be fair, I had thought about getting it done for some time. And then, when I found out you did Bakugo's ears, I thought- 'well why get stabbed by a stranger for money when my good friend Midoriya could stab me for free?'"
Midoriya hummed, and nodded in consideration. "I mean- I see your logic." He paused for a beat, and his eyes fell on the eager, yellow-haired teen sat in his bathroom. "Denki, is this your first piercing?" Denki nodded his head 'yes.'
Izuku drew in a breath, and clasped his hands together. "Okay. I'll tell you what I told Kacchan. yes, piercings hurt, you are literally getting stabbed with a needle. But lucky for you," Midoriya motioned his hands to Denki, "You've absolutely felt worse pain before. What side do you want the piercing on?" Denki nodded along, His brow furrowed slightly in concentration as he listened. He got up from the toilet seat to look at himself in the mirror, turning his head slightly to the left, then the right. He grabbed the marker on the counter, and then placed a dot on the left side of his nose.
Denki turned to face Midoriya. "D'you think I'd look good with it on the left side?" He held a finger up to point to his nose.
Izuku shrugged. "I mean- it's your body, so go based on what you like more." He studied Denki's face for a moment, index finger bent and resting on his upper lip in thought, furrowing a brow. "But, if you want my professional opinion, I'd do it on your right side."
The two went back and forth for a few more minutes, debating on what side would look better. After the third time their conversation went in a circle, Midoriya let out a 'Tsk," and his hands dropped to his side in exasperation. Denki could have sworn he heard Midoriya whisper 'oh for fucks sake' under his breath. "Rock paper scissors. I win, we do your left side. you win, we do your right side."
Denki held his hand out in a fist. "Deal."
"alright. Rock, paper, scissors- shoot!" Denki's hand was scissors. Izuku's hand was out flat- paper. Right side it is, then.
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Izuku had the needle lined up on the right side of Denki's nose. "On the count of three, you'll feel a pinch. Trust me, you have felt worse pain before." He said. Denki nodded, and swallowed. He could feel an electrical buzz in his hands as he flexed his fingers out and curled them back into a fist. When Midoriya leaned closer to him with the needle, Denki made an effort to stop bouncing his leg. He heard Izuku count down slowly, and at the count of '2,' Denki suddenly felt a sharp pinch on his right nostril, his nose started to feel warm. "...And three!" Izuku said. He stood back and looked at what he had just done. He nodded to himself. Leaving the needle in Denki's nose, he turned to the bathroom counter and grabbed the stud he would be using. Denki was feeling a mix of confusion and pain, he bit down on his bottom lip in anticipation. "Okay, you might feel a tight feeling when I slide the stud through." Izuku warned.
Denki looked up at him. "Mhm." He said. When the stud went through his nose, Denki felt that feeling of tightness Izuku mentioned, as well as a slight pinching feeling. This was not the worst pain he had felt, but it was a new type of pain to him. Izuku then gently wiped around the piercing with a q-tip, and when he pulled his hand away, Denki saw the q-tip was stained red slightly. He reminded himself that it makes sense he would be bleeding, this is technically an injury. He recalls Bakugo mentioned something about him bleeding when he was pierced, too.
"You're all done!" Izuku chirped. "Take a look!" He held out a handheld mirror to Denki. Denki took the mirror and looked at the stud in his nose. A smile made its way to his face as he turned his head at different angles to look at his nose. He was careful not to touch it with his hands, as it still felt sore. The area around the stud was visibly red.
"DUDE!" Denki said, handing the mirror back to Izuku. "It looks awesome! I was kinda scared for a moment there, but you did great!" He beamed.
Izuku smiled back at him. "I'm glad you like it." He said. Then, he turned back to the bathroom counter and grabbed a bottle labeled; 'saline wound wash spray.' He held it in front of Denki. "Now, Aftercare. You are going to need to clean this three times a day. Try not to get any skincare products around that area, and be careful of snagging it on things like hair, shirts, pillows, ect. Please don't play with it, either. If you get worried about it, then come to me and let me know. Got it?" Izuku said.
Denki nodded along. "Got it. Am I good to go?" He asked. Izuku nodded. Denki stood up, and hugged Izuku. "Thanks bro!" He said, and made his way out of Midoriya's room.
Izuku started to clean up his supplies, discarding the used needles into the trash. When he heard the door to his dorm click shut, he said, "I should start charging these people if this becomes a thing." He groaned.