Drabble: Xander/Oz with a peircing
Three Hundred Fifty Four words for willshenillshe, who wanted Xander/Oz, where Xander wants a peircing. Takes place S3, after Lover's Walk.
“I’m thinking of getting something pierced.”
Much to Xander’s distress, Oz didn’t even glance up form the book Giles had given to him. He had been trying to talk to the boy ever since the… incident… at the factory, and while he seemed to be friendly enough, things still felt… weird.
“I’m thinking something manly and ‘Rrrr!’ that’ll drive all the ladies wild with my… manliness… God knows I could use the attention.” He paused briefly for a lack of feedback. “So, what do you think? Ear?”
“Of course, that’s the ideal place for first manly peircings.” Oz finally looked up at him, studying his face. “Which one?”
Xander tried not to squirm under the scrutiny, the point of the question completely lost on him. “Um, I don’t know… right?”
Oz nodded, as if this confirmed something to him. “Y’know, I might get one too… Or maybe two. Two in one ear would be… interesting…”
Xander had the oddest feeling that he was being led to something, but couldn’t figure out for the life of him what it was. “Yeah, that would be cool.”
“We could go after school. I know a guy.”
“You mean, together? Like in a friendly, ‘I-don’t-hate-you-for-touching-my-girlfriend’ way?”
Oz smiled, looking back down at his book. “Exactly like that.”
“Good.” Xander leant back with a supreme feeling of accomplishment, satisfied that the plan that he had had no intention of ever going through with had worked. He thought on this for a moment. “You don’t think it will hurt too much… will it?”
“It might. But I’ll hold your hand, if you want.” The boy looked up, eyes shining in a way that could be secretive or just plain spaced out. “I’d offer to kiss it better as well, but that might put us in a whole new situation.”
Xander laughed, relaxing again, and went back to reading up on some demon whose name no one had bothered to tell him how to pronounce. But something in the back of his brain told him that Oz had been serious. Which made something else feel incredibly awkward, yet even more pleased.
“I’m thinking of getting something pierced.”
Much to Xander’s distress, Oz didn’t even glance up form the book Giles had given to him. He had been trying to talk to the boy ever since the… incident… at the factory, and while he seemed to be friendly enough, things still felt… weird.
“I’m thinking something manly and ‘Rrrr!’ that’ll drive all the ladies wild with my… manliness… God knows I could use the attention.” He paused briefly for a lack of feedback. “So, what do you think? Ear?”
“Of course, that’s the ideal place for first manly peircings.” Oz finally looked up at him, studying his face. “Which one?”
Xander tried not to squirm under the scrutiny, the point of the question completely lost on him. “Um, I don’t know… right?”
Oz nodded, as if this confirmed something to him. “Y’know, I might get one too… Or maybe two. Two in one ear would be… interesting…”
Xander had the oddest feeling that he was being led to something, but couldn’t figure out for the life of him what it was. “Yeah, that would be cool.”
“We could go after school. I know a guy.”
“You mean, together? Like in a friendly, ‘I-don’t-hate-you-for-touching-my-girlfriend’ way?”
Oz smiled, looking back down at his book. “Exactly like that.”
“Good.” Xander leant back with a supreme feeling of accomplishment, satisfied that the plan that he had had no intention of ever going through with had worked. He thought on this for a moment. “You don’t think it will hurt too much… will it?”
“It might. But I’ll hold your hand, if you want.” The boy looked up, eyes shining in a way that could be secretive or just plain spaced out. “I’d offer to kiss it better as well, but that might put us in a whole new situation.”
Xander laughed, relaxing again, and went back to reading up on some demon whose name no one had bothered to tell him how to pronounce. But something in the back of his brain told him that Oz had been serious. Which made something else feel incredibly awkward, yet even more pleased.