"Are you trying to tell me you put your health at danger every time you dress up for something like this?" asked Shannon in a very mock-cautious tone. "I know they say fashion is pain, but that seems a little extreme. Or its own kind of bondage, maybe."

Shannon didn't understand art much, but he did understand Eli's own form of stubbornness. He was the sort who would do something despite any inconvenience to himself if it mattered to someone he cared about. Then again... there was no indication Eli didn't enjoy the leather himself. It was probably just a double benefit for him.