Look At Yourself Boi - Phase 2
[We arrive at a tattooist studio]
“I think you knew what would be the next step in your transformation didn’t you boi?
“After your head was shaved I could have let you go off to start your life as a skinhead. But hair grows back, and in a few weeks you might have looked like you did day we first met. Well, I’ve grown attached to you - so I’m not letting you go. By the time we are finished, you’re going to look and behave like the proud, gay skinhead I know you are”.
[I see you looking around the room. You are staring at all many pictures of body art and amazing designs]
“There’s no going back. No return to your old life - not that I think your wife would welcome you back. Not that I think you want to return to the drudgery of that admin job”.
[You turn you head to me. You looked surprised that I would even remind you about the job you hated so much]
“This is the start of phase 2. You told me about the times you’d be surfing the web looking at skinheads. I remember you telling me how you were in awe of the amazing tattoos inked on different parts of the bodies. What did you particularly like? Let me think, oh yes. Swallows on the back of the hands, spiderweb on elbows, Celtic cross on the upper arm, the letters S-K-I-N H-E-A-D inked on the knuckles, Iron Cross on the upper back, a union flag and even boots in place of sideburns on the cheeks”.
[When I mention the word ‘boots’, I softly rub your cheek. I lean towards your mouth and you respond. Our tongues touch for just a few seconds and then our mouths separate]
“Now I’ve booked the tattooist for the rest of the day, so the complexity of the designs you decide on will impact on what gets completed today and what you will have to come back for in the coming days. By the time you’re finally finished there will be very little skin on your body that hasn’t been inked”.
[There’s a look of shock on your face]
“Yes this isn’t going to be a bit of ink here and there. Oh, no by the time the tattooist is finished with you you’re going to have as much of your body tattooed as is possible”.
[I lean in again to kiss you because this is what I want for you and I know this is what you want. Your look of shock fades. I hold a book in front of the boi]
“I’ve got this book of skinhead tattoos. I want you to come over here and choose the ones you want doing today. You will choose the designs. I get to decide which part of your body they are inked on.
[That worried look returns]
“Don’t worry boi. You’re not going to look a like freak show. I’m going to make sure these designs will enhance the look of a skinhead - the one you want to be”.
[Quickly, you turn your head down and start to flick through the pages. I note the ones you dwell on]
“I see you are taking your time, turning the pages forwards and backwards as you figure out which ones you are going to choose. Don’t take too long or I’ll choose the designs as well as where they are going. Right, that’s long enough. What is it to be boi”?
[One at a time you point to the designs you want etched permanently on your body]
“So let me confirm your choices are:
The letters S-K-I-N H-E-A-D
Skinhead (in Gothic lettering)
…they are good choices boi. I don’t think I could have chosen better myself”.
[I shout through to the other room that the designs had all be chosen]
“Right, jump in the chair and you better take off your shirt because the first design will be going on your chest”.
[The tattooist enters to the room to find my boi topless, seated in the chair, and ready for his first ink. I show the tattooist the chosen designs. Quietly, I tell him where to put them on my boi’s body. I also ask him if there is a way to incorporate some of the designs into a half or full sleeve in the time I’ve paid for]
“The good news boi is that everything you’ve chosen can be done today. I’ve told the tattooist where each design needs to go. There’s also a bit of a surprise in store for you, which by the end of the session will have become obvious”.
“Now, there may be some discomfort, but remember at the end of this you will be that much closer to being the skinhead boi that you’ve yearned to be all your life”.
[I give the tattooist the nod, it’s time to begin the first design]
[Several hours later the first ink session is complete]
“Look in the mirror boi, tell me what you see”.
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