Broken Bond
Still, I focus in on my task, gnawing on my lower lip as I drag the needle down, applying pressure like he showed me to.
Between strokes of the needle, I wipe at his skin with a paper towel, and I’m not sure how much of what I’m wiping is blood and how much of it is ink. It all blends, but I’m glad for it, because if I saw too much blood, I’d probably think I was hurting him. His reaction certainly isn’t indicative of pain. His body is completely relaxed, his breathing slow and even. It seems like this is cathartic to him somehow.