"It's worse now, but it'll feel better later. I'm not so sadistic enough to have you hanging by only two hooks your first time."
She took the other 5 hooks in her hand, and went about it quickly, offering no warning when she was about to plunge them in. He might want to brace for impact, but it'd only hurt more if he tensed. it took about 90 seconds - she knew ahead of time where to place each one, and when she was done they were evenly spaced down his back, three to a side, almost parallel. He was going to look so lovely.
"And, done. Now give it a moment to get use to it."
Patting the small of his back lightly, she moved around, leaning up to nip his chin. "Should I tell you how beautiful your back looks? Maybe you feel better if you examined the rigging first."