Snakes and Earrings

Also known as Hebi ni Pisai in the origanal Japanese, Snakes and Earrings is a Seinen light novel that revolves around it's female protagonist Lui, her boyfriend Ama and the sadistic tattoo artist Shiba.

It focases heavily on body modification that Lui performs on herself and her downward spiral into alchoholism. She'll learn more about both Ama and Shiba in a world where pain bleeds into pleasure...

The origanal Japanese novel was published in 2003 and was tranlated to English in 2007. A live-action movie was made in Japan. The book is by Hitomi Kanehara, who won the Akutagawa Prize for liturature.

Tropes:

 * The Alcoholic - Lui, dead on.
 * Awesome McCoolname - Ama's real name is
 * Lui claims she's named after Louis Vuitton
 * Betty and Veronica - Ama and Shiba respectively
 * Bi the Way - Shiba is a bisexual sadist!
 * But Not Too Bi - He doesn't mention any past relationships or show interest in any boys (or Ama) and
 * Casual Kink
 * Darker and Edgier - From body modification to
 * Masochism Tango -
 * Mind Screw
 * Sadist Show - If Lui's downward spiral with beer isn't enough,
 * Lui's entire life could be a Sadist Show . Not to mention that she pretty much starves herself out of depression...
 * Then Shiba is... that...
 * Sex Equals Love - Lui and Shiba
 * What Have I Become?
 * What Have I Become?