I love giving advice, apparently, so if you are a newly pierced person or are planning on being pierced, here are some of the things I found helpful, as somebody who isn't a professional piercer but has had six plus piercings on my face and body, and multiple ear piercings (which I don't count, since I DIY'd them):
Normal bath towels are your enemy, proceed with caution after bathing. NEVER wipe moisture away from a fresh piercing, always pat it dry
You will hit a new piercing and it will hurt. This is inevitable, just know that you likely haven't destroyed it. Feel free to cry, though, it hurts like hell.
If your piercer gives you instructions, heed them. If you're on restrictions, please take it as seriously as possible
When you're going in for a piercing, please eat or drink something - at least what constitutes as a snack for your body. It really helps
If you're getting an oral piercing, make sure you size down after the healing period - I hadn't sized down for my last oral piercing when I first had the chance, and it was... so annoying to have too-large of jewelry
Not all jewelry is made equally. Do your research on materials, threading, and sizing. I've found that titanium jewelry is really nice for me, and I like it, but that isn't the only option. Make sure you think about your body and its needs and preferences
Close your eyes while being pierced (I found this really helps me)
Don't over-clean a new piercing, twice per day is usually a good place to start
The completed healing period is a very average suggestion - you may heal slower or faster. Try to adhere to that suggestion, though, especially if you do not feel you're healed enough
Personally, I have found that I am completely healed when my piercing feels like just another part of my body, even when it is touched. When my piercings start to feel as though they are foreign when they never do before, I know I likely need to clean them
While I have DIY'd piercings, I personally do not recommend it, especially if you are either not using sterilized equipment, or are piercing a very dangerous place (like the tongue). If you are absolutely positive about committing to the DIY mindset, please try to do due diligence in research at least
Tip your piercer. Body mods are a luxury service, and it takes years to even become a piercer, much less to be proficient at it. Tip your piercer, ESPECIALLY if their prices feel too good to be true - they likely are. Unless you are directed otherwise by your piercer, just assume that you will be tipping them for their services and budget accordingly
Make sure you understand how your piercer wants you to take care of your piercing, and ask questions. There is no question too "dumb"
If you are getting a body part pierced you are insecure about, realize your piercer has most likely seen HUNDREDS of different body parts of various sizes, shapes, and oddities. Your body is not uniquely bad, nor would a good piercer make you feel unwelcome or uncomfortable with your body. If they do, however, DO NOT go through with the piercing. You should feel safe being pierced by somebody, and, indeed, that is the bare minimum.
If you use saline wash to clean piercings, you can DIY it. You will go through NeilMed like no other, and with it being $5USD a bottle, that price can rack up quickly. Make sure you use distilled water and non-iodized salt, though
If your piercing is infected, please don't be too ashamed to seek help. It's in your best interest to make sure you don't get ill or your site gets nasty ("nasty" as in painful)
These are just some of the things I've learned being a pierced person! My piercings are something I absolutely needed, and I do not for a minute regret having them. I want that same happiness to befall you, and that happens when you are able to understand a bit more what goes into piercings. You are, essentially, getting a new body part installed by a pro, and so I don't want you to not be ready for that.
Again, I am not a professional piercer, but am rather a body piercing enthusiast with many different types of piercings. I don't have every piercing, though, so please look at this critically for the piercing(s) that you want or have. At least, treat this like a soft suggestion or ways to help you brainstorm what you will find helpful.
More tips are obviously welcomed, especially if you yourself have more insight or expertise. Good luck to every pierced person or future pierced person reading this💛
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If They Had A Kid / Ship Children
@pantslessoptimism didn't ask for this BUT SAMO YOU'RE GETTING IT
Will x Sophie child #1
Name: Henry Michael Score
Gender: Male
General Appearance: Dark hair, tall like his father, fair skin, piercing blue eyes ; later in life, he's got a tattoo of two wolves underneath a full moon meant to represent his parents
Personality: He's charming, humorous, and a prankster. Very protective of his family, his favorite past time is picking on his sister - but ONLY he can bully her - he'll fight anyone who tries to pick on her (even though she's tough enough to fight her own battles).
Special Talents: Generic werewolf abilities and traits ; he's also very skilled at carpentry like his father and has inherited his mother's love for dance.
Who they like better: Sophie (his father has instilled in him the importance of loving and worshipping Sophie as she deserves to be)
Who they take after more: A mix of both
Personal Head canon: He's the older twin by four minutes technically, but does not share the same birthday as his twin sister because he was born four minutes before midnight. He's taken an interest in archery, using bows and crossbows to hunt wild game when not in wolf form (taught to him by Will).
Face Claim: Cody Christian
Will x Sophie child # 2
Name: Emma Katherine Score
Gender: Female
General Appearance: Dark hair, fair skin, rounded heart shaped face, looks petite and innocence
Personality: On first meeting, she's quite shy and introverted, one could easily mistake her for being a push over - she is anything but. Being taught from an early age how to defend herself, she's not afraid to cut a bitch if she needs to. Genuinely, though, she is a warm soul who loves animals and nature.
Special Talents: Generic werewolf traits ; Has a passion for dance just like her mother - she and her twin brother would dance with Sophie all the time as young children.
Who they like better: Will (she's totally a daddy's girl)
Who they take after more: A mix of both
Personal Head canon: She has a special connection with animals and nature, often spending her time out in the forests around the family cabin feeding squirrels and birds and even the deer that will end up inevitably becoming their food; she does not go on hunts very often, not wanting to actually kill or see the kill. Though she does eat meat, it's in smaller portions than her family, preferring more vegetables and fruit. She does have one special deer friend that is not allowed to be hunted; she once saved the animal as a fawn from another predator and has since bonded to her. Though the deer roams free, she will often come around the cabin to visit and be attended to by Emma. Though the deer is easily recognized by Emma, her father went out of his way to make a special collar that the deer wears so that the rest of the family knows who the animal is and thus knows not to hunt it.
Face Claim: Emily Rudd
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