“You did what?!” Lucius cried out. He was definitely not happy. The fact he had gotten his tongue and ears pierced was bad enough, but this. In front of him stood his best friend, Severus Snape. The same friend who had just left for some ‘errands’ and came back with nipple piercings. Severus seemed a little ashamed yet proud. “I pierced my nipples. Both of them. The second one hurt the most and it’s still very sensitive.” He replied casually. “Why?” This angered Lucius even more. The younger one knew damn well why. “I do not approve of this. The ears were fine, the tongue I dislike at most. This? It’s awful. And without telling any of us! I just can’t believe it!”
The other didn’t meet his eye. “I knew you wouldn’t approve. That’s why I did it in secret. It’s just something I really wanted.” With that he walked off. He sounded almost sad. That was absolutely not Lucius’ goal. Sure, he was pissed, maybe overreacting. Seeing his friend like that, however, was too much. Perhaps he shouldn’t be so hard on the boy. He was, after all, old enough to make his own decisions. He decided to wait for a few minutes before going up after him. He could imagine Severus was probably still feeling pain from the event.
He made his way up the stairs towards his room. Through the door he could hear silent sniffles coming from the only person that could’ve been inside. He knocked twice. “Severus? Are you alright?” He did not receive an answer, yet the sniffles had come to an end. “You know I didn’t mean it that way, right? Of course, you can do what you want, you’re old enough now. That’s just difficult to accept.” Hesitantly the door opened ever so slightly, Severus’ head poking through the gap. His face was red, and his eyes were puffy, it was obvious he had cried. “I really am sorry.” Lucius repeated.
Slowly Severus opened the door further and allowed Lucius in. It didn’t escape the blonde how Severus was slightly leaning forward. “Does it hurt that much?” The other nodded. “My shirt rubs against it too.” Lucius moved towards the younger boy. “Arms up.” He gently pulled the shirt over his head. Lucius had to admit he once again felt some disdain seeing the two shiny bars freshly pierced. The skin around the nipples brought a contrast, being red, compared to the rest of the pale flesh. “I just don’t get why anyone would get their nipples pierced.” Severus laughed. “Well in the 1800s men often got their nipples pierced to show their masculinity. I guess I just wanted to, ya know, feel more masculine.” Lucius nodded in understanding. “You know, cutting your hair short my help too.”
Severus playfully smacked his arm and Lucius hoped the boy would realize that with good reason, everything was okay.