Title: Can I See Your Tongue?
Pairing: Hoya/Sungjong
Summary: Hoya didn’t think he would ever be turned on by some piece of metal in someone’s mouth. But Hoya probably didn’t think Sungjong would ever get a tongue piercing either.
Sungjong wants a piercing. Not an ear piercing, he already has enough of those. But he wants another one, on some place a little more dangerous. The INFINITE maknae is feeling particularly adventurous.
He doesn’t care where he gets one, not really. But he knows that it has to be easily concealed. Or at the very least, he cannot be caught with it within thirty seconds. That’s all he wants.
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Sungjong spends the next hour leafing through piercing catalogs and befriending search engines. After promising himself that he will never, ever, ever let it get infected and inflamed (he has seen enough pictures to mentally scare him for life)- he makes his decision.
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On the next free day that INFINITE has. Sungjong makes plans to have a new piece of metal on him. In him. Same thing.
The piercing shop is within walking distance, has rather good reviews, and looks pretty clean. An appropriate amount has been added to his wallet and he has already donned the typical idol camouflage. He settles the cap more onto his head and fixes his inconspicuous clothing.
He’s ready to go.
Sungjong makes it two feet to the door before he’s stopped by a curious Dongwoo. “Where are you going?”
“Out,” Sungjong offers. His answer gets the attention of all nearby bandmates. Bandmates who look like they’re about to ask more questions. Sungjong gives a brief nod of greeting to Howon and Myungsoo and a smile towards Dongwoo before he scurries off. He doesn’t need anyone to ask the right questions.
Howon raises a curious eyebrow as his boyfriend makes his presence scarce, but only shrugs. Sungjong knows how to take care of himself.
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Sungjong shuffles in suspiciously maybe an hour and a half later. “Hey,” Howon greets, smiling.
Sungjong returns the smile- but it’s stiff. Like he’s hiding something. Howon notices immediately. Something is off with Sungjong. (His boyfriend senses are tingling!)
“Are you okay?” Howon demands.
The question raises the attention of everyone else sitting around. Sunggyu, especially. “Are you sick?” Sunggyu is frowning at him. Frowning at him hard. Concern is plain on his face and Sungjong resists the urge to pout.
Sungjong knows everyone is on edge, especially with health issues, now that they have just made a comeback. He scans the room and sees everyone glance over at him, different levels of worry in their eyes. This is not the reality he wanted. Sungjong looks at his wristwatch and lets out a little sigh. Well. At least he lasted longer than thirty seconds without getting caught.
But he knows he is about to be. “No.” He barely opens his mouth to answer for the sake of prolonging this as much as possible.
“What’s wrong with your mouth?” Sungyeol looks at him curiously, like he wants to force the maknae’s mouth open.
Sungjong takes a noticeable step backwards. “Nothing,” he denies. He wonders how fast he would be able to run into his room and lock the door. He would be able to get away from the current situation, but would inevitably be hounded later.
He thinks about it for maybe five seconds, surveying everyone’s faces.
He’s willing to risk it.
And he is about to break into a run- but Howon and Sunggyu are suddenly in front of his face. “Jongie, what are you hiding?” Howon asks once more. All he wants to know is if there is something wrong or not.
Sungjong opens his mouth to deny anything and everything, but closes his mouth once he looks Howon in the eyes.
It’s hard to lie to Howon. It’s hard to lie to any of them, but Howon most of all. Especially when he looks so sincerely concerned.
“Jongie?” Howon sounds impatient.
Sungjong just can’t seem to do it.
So he begrudgingly opens his mouth at Howon’s persistence and sticks out his tongue. His new tongue piercing glints in the light.
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Someone has to lay Woohyun down because when did his baby grow up so fast?
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Sunggyu thinks he is rebelling. And he honestly thinks that the glinting metal is taunting him.
Their leader grabs onto Sungjong’s face, staring at the piece of metal in shock. “A tongue piercing,” he deadpans. “Why do you hate me?”
Off to the side, Howon stares in shock. Not because he doesn’t like it. No, of course not. Howon thinks it is the hottest fucking thing he has ever seen in his life. Sungjong got a tongue piercing. A tongue piercing. Howon blinks and rubs at his eyes but the piece of metal is still in Sungjong’s mouth. As such, all Howon can think about is how much he wants to feel that piercing against his tongue as he-
Sungjong snaps his mouth shut, almost biting Sunggyu. Show’s over.
“I just wanted one, okay,” Sungjong sniffs.
Which is all well and good, but Howon wants to see more-
Sungjong turns his head and glares at him with such obvious intent that Howon coughs in surprise. Of course Sungjong knew what he was thinking. Of course.
If that glare is anything to go by, well-
There will be none of that today.
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Howon resists asking about Sungjong’s tongue for a week (which is ridiculous because Sungjong is his boyfriend). Howon’s not stupid, he knows piercings need time to heal. A week is long enough- right? Right?
Howon can’t help but ask.
“Can I see your tongue?” He blurts this out the moment he gets Sungjong alone. “For…health…reasons?” He wants to do more than just see it and not because of any health reasons, but whatever.
Sungjong doesn’t look like he wants his tongue to be anywhere near Howon. But Howon doesn’t know how many close-lipped kisses he can take. So Howon tries again. “Would you let me see your tongue for the sake of science?”
“Science,” Sungjong deadpans.
Yeah like the science of you and me and what that tongue can do- Howon grins, nonchalantly declaring, “For science.”
Sungjong doesn’t like the look in his boyfriend’s eyes- the look that says science is the furthest thing from Howon’s mind. But this is Howon. His boyfriend. Who Sungjong hasn’t let anywhere near his tongue piercing for precautionary measures.
Howon’s slowly inching closer as Sungjong contemplates this. He supposes that a week is pretty long. And it’s Howon, who is unconditionally loving and supportive. And Howon can be gentle when he wants to be, Sungjong thinks. So the maknae shrugs. How bad could it be?
Sungjong obligingly lets himself get pulled into a kiss.
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It takes Howon three seconds to start panicking. “Oh my god, Sungjong, you’re bleeding!”
Sungjong’s enraged complaints fill the house.
“I got this a week ago, why the fuck did you think it would be okay to tug on it?”
“I didn’t think-”
"With your teeth, Lee Howon."
“Sung-”
“YOUR. TEETH.”
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Sungjong doesn’t let Howon kiss him for two weeks- just in case.
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“Sungjongie, can I see your tongue now?”
“Can I make you bleed and see how you like it?”
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Howon doesn’t ask to see Sungjong’s tongue anymore.