lxhote:

                    _{“You should come with me when I get it done.”}

          _{He doesn’t mention that he’s thinking of getting a tattoo done on the same day, provided it’s possible.}

           _{( he doesn’t remember if it is, to be honest. )}

                                _{“That way I can squeeze your hand if it hurts.”}

          _{They both know it won’t hurt.}

                    _{Pursed lips stifle a laugh that threatens to trickle out his mouth like the dew on a blade of grass, or perhaps a raindrop off the needle of a tree,  the kind  that they had become so accustomed to.} 

                                                   <sub>❝——————- Paul. ❞
                                            ❝It’s not gonna hurt you know.❞
                                                   ❝Not for you, anyway.❞

                                           ❝You’ve gotten a tattoo before.❞
                                        ❝—-…..I’ve gotten a tattoo before.❞</sub>

                                                    _{❝……………But —❞
                                               ❝I’ll still hold your hand.❞
                                                        ❝If you want.❞}