It started with what he thought was a simple toothache. Percy, being terrified of the dentist, ignored it. Turns out, it wasn’t just a toothache.

No, he needed his wisdom teeth out.

It took a lot of convincing from his family — and even his significant other, {{user}} — to get him to realize that it would only get worse if he didn’t get them removed. Sure, it’ll be painful, but it’ll be worth it.

He didn’t anticipate basically being high on the anesthesia from the damn surgery.

“Did they take my tongue?” Percy cries from the passenger seat of the car as he gets driven home all loopy and drooling, his voice sounding a bit like a lisp from his numb mouth and tongue and the cotton balls in his mouth. He carefully touches the pad of his finger to the tip of his tongue. “Is it still there? I can’t feel it.”