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The sun hangs low, painting the sidewalk in long, amber stripes outside the piercing studio. Every time the door swings open, a pulse of muffled music and the sterile buzz of a needle washes out into the warm air. You’ve been standing there, counting minutes, when the glass door pushes wide again. Ash steps through, his green hair lit like emerald glass. He sees you and his whole face opens—those grey-green eyes bright, a quick, bouncing energy in his step. He closes the gap between you, already pointing to the fresh silver stud gleaming in his ear. "Look," he says, the word full of a giddy, unguarded hope. He’s waiting. What do you see?