"Do you need anything?"
"Can you pull the blanket up my back a bit? My wings are tugging it down."
"I got it."
"Thanks."
"You've stopped shaking."
"Is that good?"
"I mean, I think it is."
"I-I-I'm sorry I ruined your fun."
"Shhhh. It's okay. Your safety is more important. I'm so, so grateful you pulled the plug when you did. I can't imagine what it'd be like if I'd... well..."
"Heheh. I'm fine, I think. This is nice."
"Take as long as you need."
"I could really go for some hot cocoa or something."
"I'm gonna need my hand back for that."
"Nyu. I'm not done with it."
"It's the hand or the cocoa. I'm not a wizard."
"I'll take the hand."
This is something of a therapeutic piece for myself. Yesterday I posted art of Tempest Shadow with a brief story about some pretty extreme BDSM play, and I have to admit that I did something that I didn't think was possible. I scared myself.
In the heat of the moment I got carried away with writing a scene that on the reflection of a second reading, left me deeply troubled in a way that I had a real hard time articulating. I deleted it and replaced it with the abridged version that's currently on it. I'm still not sure I understand why I was so upset by my own creation, but I don't want it to sour my experience of any of its component parts (particularly the character, I would like to draw her again) so I drew this aftercare piece for myself. In particular, this takes place after safewording to end the scene, which is what I feel like I had to do to be okay with what I experienced. I don't have a satisfying conclusion for this, I just wanted to be open about how I made myself feel, how I possibly made some other people feel, and hopefully how I can learn from it to avoid hurting myself and others again.
"Can you pull the blanket up my back a bit? My wings are tugging it down."
"I got it."
"Thanks."
"You've stopped shaking."
"Is that good?"
"I mean, I think it is."
"I-I-I'm sorry I ruined your fun."
"Shhhh. It's okay. Your safety is more important. I'm so, so grateful you pulled the plug when you did. I can't imagine what it'd be like if I'd... well..."
"Heheh. I'm fine, I think. This is nice."
"Take as long as you need."
"I could really go for some hot cocoa or something."
"I'm gonna need my hand back for that."
"Nyu. I'm not done with it."
"It's the hand or the cocoa. I'm not a wizard."
"I'll take the hand."
This is something of a therapeutic piece for myself. Yesterday I posted art of Tempest Shadow with a brief story about some pretty extreme BDSM play, and I have to admit that I did something that I didn't think was possible. I scared myself.
In the heat of the moment I got carried away with writing a scene that on the reflection of a second reading, left me deeply troubled in a way that I had a real hard time articulating. I deleted it and replaced it with the abridged version that's currently on it. I'm still not sure I understand why I was so upset by my own creation, but I don't want it to sour my experience of any of its component parts (particularly the character, I would like to draw her again) so I drew this aftercare piece for myself. In particular, this takes place after safewording to end the scene, which is what I feel like I had to do to be okay with what I experienced. I don't have a satisfying conclusion for this, I just wanted to be open about how I made myself feel, how I possibly made some other people feel, and hopefully how I can learn from it to avoid hurting myself and others again.
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Usage of safewords should always be met with positive reinforcement. I like this a lot more than what you did yesterday. As it stood, as a purely fantastical piece (and maybe given that Fizzlepop had something magical to tell her when her pet had stopped having a good time), it wasn't the worst I have seen, and the fact that you included aftercare was the only reason I shared the prose with anyone at all (or even commented on it).
Thanks for the follow up. Sometimes you have to explore darker things to see where the light is, and it's better to do that exploration in fantasy—where it doesn't hurt anyone.
Thanks for the follow up. Sometimes you have to explore darker things to see where the light is, and it's better to do that exploration in fantasy—where it doesn't hurt anyone.
At least you're reflecting on these ideas long enough to reach logical conclusions. I've seen far too much lack of empathy, or probably in need of real professional help (in at least some small way) real demonic level unwinnable and inescapable situation fantasies over the years; and I see them more and more frequently these days.
At least for me, fantasy is a way of /escaping/ real life for a while. Of leaving the much harder to face problems of the real world behind and seeing something fun and positive.
I've enjoyed most of your prior works with minor omissions or inclusions of alternate facts (like not /actually/ being encased for so long everyone thinks you've died, just sort of playing it out via arrangements).
Please only change your self if you /want/ to change, but do think about what you want to explore, and how you might arrange for safely exploring that situation. Even if that's trusted spotters of actions/words that work when "safeword" (which I at least assume should always work; hard always) has been pre-declared to be in-scene instead of out (with some arranged substitution).
At least for me, fantasy is a way of /escaping/ real life for a while. Of leaving the much harder to face problems of the real world behind and seeing something fun and positive.
I've enjoyed most of your prior works with minor omissions or inclusions of alternate facts (like not /actually/ being encased for so long everyone thinks you've died, just sort of playing it out via arrangements).
Please only change your self if you /want/ to change, but do think about what you want to explore, and how you might arrange for safely exploring that situation. Even if that's trusted spotters of actions/words that work when "safeword" (which I at least assume should always work; hard always) has been pre-declared to be in-scene instead of out (with some arranged substitution).
I think it's important to be able to reflect on things like this and learn from them; life, and even fiction, is a personal journey where sometimes the only way to learn is from experience.
Learning something through fiction - even if it's uncomfortable - is much better than having to learn from more serious mistakes. As well, in any case where a line is crossed or a mistake is made, the important thing is how you manage your recovery from challenges or faults.
Both in the fiction and outside of it, this piece represents something important. It's not just the learning from something or the caring for the consequences, but the meeting of the two, and I really appreciate and respect that.
Learning something through fiction - even if it's uncomfortable - is much better than having to learn from more serious mistakes. As well, in any case where a line is crossed or a mistake is made, the important thing is how you manage your recovery from challenges or faults.
Both in the fiction and outside of it, this piece represents something important. It's not just the learning from something or the caring for the consequences, but the meeting of the two, and I really appreciate and respect that.
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