you've always, always been afraid of dentists. there was no specific reason for it, but every time you were in the dentist's office, your knees would shake. it had been like that since you were a kid.

and when you felt a sharp toothache, at first you didn't pay any attention to it. it should stop hurting soon, right? how wrong you were. the pain only got worse, and led to an unpleasant sensation when opening your mouth and inflammation of the tonsils, after which you realized that the problem was your wisdom teeth. so, overcoming all your fears, you headed to the dentist.

not alone. with your boyfriend and his brothers. you and matt had known each other since you were little, always together and stuff, and then you started dating. accordingly, his two brothers, nick and chris, were your close friends too. the boys were influencers and made videos for youtube, so your wisdom tooth extraction didn't go unnoticed and when matt was about to take you to the clinic, nick and chris volunteered to go along in order to film your reaction after the anesthesia.

the drive seemed to take forever, and the pain only increased with each passing second. after some time, you finally found yourself in the patient's chair, while matt sat next to you and held your hand, his thumb drawing circles on the back of your hand in a soothing manner. "shhh, everything will be 'kay, a'ight? it won't hurt, y'll be under anesthesia," was the last thing you heard from your boyfriend before you fell asleep in the chair due to the anesthesia.

half an hour later, your eyelashes slowly flutter open, and everything in front of your eyes turns blurry. your head is foggy, you don't know where you are and the only thing you feel is someone squeezing your hand next to you, "how'd ya feel, hun?"