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BoundStories Website Stories Feedback / Re: Sophie and Mark by Twisted...
Last post by twistedsmile - Today at 01:07:11 AM12. "Separation" Commentary
Original title "Solo", for obvious reasons. Later "Saviour" referring to Rob, but I felt like that gave the ending away.
Going with "Separation" was a bit of a cheeky fake out; Sophie and Mark are apart from each other, but not split up. You could also read this as a double bluff, to lull readers into a false sense of security before the next couple of chapters. "Separation" could also refer to 'separation anxiety'. Mark is clearly not coping well with being apart from Sophie.
I mentioned elsewhere in the forum that self-bondage stories were what drew me to the plaza in the first place, so a self-bondage story was always part of the plan. And I think I showed a lot of self-control (or as Teann said, 'self-restraint'
) in waiting til chapter 12 to do one. (Actually, that's not strictly true. I wrote another self-bondage story just before this, in Brett & Darren)
"Rob and I" - Rob the neighbour first appeared in chapter 6
"It all started - as all the worst stories do - with too much alcohol." - inversion of the opening line from chapter 3; there it was: "as all the best stories do"
"I always loved Bond films" - I don't see it as much these days, but in the self-bondage stories I read when I found the site, there was this recurring trope of: "for as long as I can remember I've been into self-bondage". This is a sort of riff/parody of that.
Am I suggesting that Bond films implanted a subliminal interest in being tied up into Mark's brain? Not necessarily; but it's as good an explanation as any. I think it's 'relevant' that Bond is this cool, strong, masculine character, and the fact he gets tied up a lot doesn't diminish that. That feels like something that would matter to Mark's ego.
Besides all that, in the present, the scenes being mentioned are making Mark think about himself being tied up - making him miss Sophie, and nudging him towards tying himself up in her absence.
"Bond is shackled to a metal table" - this scene is from "Goldfinger", obviously. Sean Connery, calling back to Chapter 5 ("The name'sh Bond")
"I got a pair of handcuffs from the toy box" - being in bondage makes him feel like Sophie is 'closer'
"spaghetti bolognese; medium difficulty in handcuffs" - I intentionally tried to pick a meal that would be tricky to eat while cuffed.
"Bond is locked into this exotic bondage chair" - "The World Is Not Enough", Pierce Brosnan. The films that Mark watches are in chronological order (tho he does skip, like, 15 of them). This scene in particular did leave an impression on my own young mind.
"to: Sophie: I miss you" - slight change in how text messages are presented versus chapter 2's simpler "me: message". Since Mark messages someone besides Sophie later, it had to be clear who the message was going to.
"IF LOST RETURN TO SOPHIE..." / "I put on my dog collar." - 'if lost' is what is engraved on the reverse of the tag on Mark's dog collar; first mentioned in chapter 5. In the commentary for that chapter I mentioned the double meaning - "if spiritually lost" - which Mark currently is. This is also included here to reminder readers about it, ahead of its use in chapter 14. Oh, and in case you forgot, the name on the front side of the dog tag is "Bond"
"I picked up the chastity cage" - I reckon it's growing on him
"Microwave chicken Dhansak" - Dhansak is a callback to chapter 4; notably that was Sophie's meal choice. It's a microwave meal because Mark can't be bothered with anything that requires more effort. By this point, Mark is showing clear signs of depression.
"Bond is naked, tied to a chair with no seat" - "Casino Royale", Daniel Craig.
"Thursday" - this section switches to the present tense (where the rest of Sophie & Mark is past tense). This is meant to feel a little disorienting, because Mark is clearly drunk. The narration itself is also quite hyperactive, stream-of-consciousness. All together it's meant to give it that feeling of manic immediacy you get when drunk.
I'm not going to go through this line-by-line. Suffice to say there are a lot of repeated phrases/motifs, and a lot of dramatic irony.
"I sit in the chair" - tied to a chair, not unlike Bond.
"No. This is wrong." - this is meant to be a joke; you're meant to think that he means doing self-bondage is wrong, when he's actually saying his bondage is insufficient
"I grab an ice tray, drop in the key" - I don't think he understands how ice-release mechanisms work
"I remember that other time ... I can't just slide the chair legs out" - chapter 8
"She did this to me" - he's imagining that Sophie tied him up. He's also saying that she made him want to do it (by getting him into kink)
"I push my hands together" - this plays out quite similarly to the escape from chapter 8. I actually drafted this chapter first, then accidentally plagiarised myself when I wrote 8. Of course, this escape doesn't go quite so smoothly.
"I'm so close" - close to reaching the phone and close to orgasm
"So... iff..." - it wasn't until I was proof-reading that I noticed 'so if' is quite close to 'sophie'. I thought about making it more intentional, like 'so fi' or 'so if ee', but that felt too contrived/forced.
"Been having a bit of fun while the missus is away" - there's another trope I used to see in a lot of self-bondage stories, where the discoverer is like "Oh my god, are you okay? Who did this to you?! I'm calling the police!" It always made me roll my eyes, like, do you really think someone broke in, stripped the person naked, tied and gagged and stuck a vibrator in them, and left without stealing anything?
Rob's aloof/open-minded reaction to seeing Mark in this state is lowering the bar of plausibility for the next chapter.
"He pulls out his phone." - foreshadowing
"or did you invite me over for a different reason?" - foreshadowing
"drop in the ice cube containing the frozen chastity key" - the implication being he's still wearing the chastity cage; as a sort of self-imposed punishment for his misadventure
"How long does it take for scars to fade?" - he's not just talking about physical scars
"Like, there was this one time in uni..." - FORESHADOWING!
The 'experimented in college' cliche, juxtaposed with the scene where Bond implies he's had sex with men before. Again, making Rob's involvement in chapter 13 more plausible.
"Bond is tied to a chair (again)" - "Skyfall", Daniel Craig (again). Mark chose to tie himself up on Thursday rather than watch "Quantum of Solace", which is entirely reasonable.
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A new story by me went up last week - "The Queen's Trial"
Quite different to Sophie & Mark, but you might still enjoy it
Original title "Solo", for obvious reasons. Later "Saviour" referring to Rob, but I felt like that gave the ending away.
Going with "Separation" was a bit of a cheeky fake out; Sophie and Mark are apart from each other, but not split up. You could also read this as a double bluff, to lull readers into a false sense of security before the next couple of chapters. "Separation" could also refer to 'separation anxiety'. Mark is clearly not coping well with being apart from Sophie.
I mentioned elsewhere in the forum that self-bondage stories were what drew me to the plaza in the first place, so a self-bondage story was always part of the plan. And I think I showed a lot of self-control (or as Teann said, 'self-restraint'
) in waiting til chapter 12 to do one. (Actually, that's not strictly true. I wrote another self-bondage story just before this, in Brett & Darren) "Rob and I" - Rob the neighbour first appeared in chapter 6
"It all started - as all the worst stories do - with too much alcohol." - inversion of the opening line from chapter 3; there it was: "as all the best stories do"
"I always loved Bond films" - I don't see it as much these days, but in the self-bondage stories I read when I found the site, there was this recurring trope of: "for as long as I can remember I've been into self-bondage". This is a sort of riff/parody of that.
Am I suggesting that Bond films implanted a subliminal interest in being tied up into Mark's brain? Not necessarily; but it's as good an explanation as any. I think it's 'relevant' that Bond is this cool, strong, masculine character, and the fact he gets tied up a lot doesn't diminish that. That feels like something that would matter to Mark's ego.
Besides all that, in the present, the scenes being mentioned are making Mark think about himself being tied up - making him miss Sophie, and nudging him towards tying himself up in her absence.
"Bond is shackled to a metal table" - this scene is from "Goldfinger", obviously. Sean Connery, calling back to Chapter 5 ("The name'sh Bond")
"I got a pair of handcuffs from the toy box" - being in bondage makes him feel like Sophie is 'closer'
"spaghetti bolognese; medium difficulty in handcuffs" - I intentionally tried to pick a meal that would be tricky to eat while cuffed.
"Bond is locked into this exotic bondage chair" - "The World Is Not Enough", Pierce Brosnan. The films that Mark watches are in chronological order (tho he does skip, like, 15 of them). This scene in particular did leave an impression on my own young mind.
"to: Sophie: I miss you" - slight change in how text messages are presented versus chapter 2's simpler "me: message". Since Mark messages someone besides Sophie later, it had to be clear who the message was going to.
"IF LOST RETURN TO SOPHIE..." / "I put on my dog collar." - 'if lost' is what is engraved on the reverse of the tag on Mark's dog collar; first mentioned in chapter 5. In the commentary for that chapter I mentioned the double meaning - "if spiritually lost" - which Mark currently is. This is also included here to reminder readers about it, ahead of its use in chapter 14. Oh, and in case you forgot, the name on the front side of the dog tag is "Bond"
"I picked up the chastity cage" - I reckon it's growing on him
"Microwave chicken Dhansak" - Dhansak is a callback to chapter 4; notably that was Sophie's meal choice. It's a microwave meal because Mark can't be bothered with anything that requires more effort. By this point, Mark is showing clear signs of depression.
"Bond is naked, tied to a chair with no seat" - "Casino Royale", Daniel Craig.
"Thursday" - this section switches to the present tense (where the rest of Sophie & Mark is past tense). This is meant to feel a little disorienting, because Mark is clearly drunk. The narration itself is also quite hyperactive, stream-of-consciousness. All together it's meant to give it that feeling of manic immediacy you get when drunk.
I'm not going to go through this line-by-line. Suffice to say there are a lot of repeated phrases/motifs, and a lot of dramatic irony.
"I sit in the chair" - tied to a chair, not unlike Bond.
"No. This is wrong." - this is meant to be a joke; you're meant to think that he means doing self-bondage is wrong, when he's actually saying his bondage is insufficient
"I grab an ice tray, drop in the key" - I don't think he understands how ice-release mechanisms work
"I remember that other time ... I can't just slide the chair legs out" - chapter 8
"She did this to me" - he's imagining that Sophie tied him up. He's also saying that she made him want to do it (by getting him into kink)
"I push my hands together" - this plays out quite similarly to the escape from chapter 8. I actually drafted this chapter first, then accidentally plagiarised myself when I wrote 8. Of course, this escape doesn't go quite so smoothly.
"I'm so close" - close to reaching the phone and close to orgasm
"So... iff..." - it wasn't until I was proof-reading that I noticed 'so if' is quite close to 'sophie'. I thought about making it more intentional, like 'so fi' or 'so if ee', but that felt too contrived/forced.
"Been having a bit of fun while the missus is away" - there's another trope I used to see in a lot of self-bondage stories, where the discoverer is like "Oh my god, are you okay? Who did this to you?! I'm calling the police!" It always made me roll my eyes, like, do you really think someone broke in, stripped the person naked, tied and gagged and stuck a vibrator in them, and left without stealing anything?
Rob's aloof/open-minded reaction to seeing Mark in this state is lowering the bar of plausibility for the next chapter.
"He pulls out his phone." - foreshadowing
"or did you invite me over for a different reason?" - foreshadowing
"drop in the ice cube containing the frozen chastity key" - the implication being he's still wearing the chastity cage; as a sort of self-imposed punishment for his misadventure
"How long does it take for scars to fade?" - he's not just talking about physical scars
"Like, there was this one time in uni..." - FORESHADOWING!
The 'experimented in college' cliche, juxtaposed with the scene where Bond implies he's had sex with men before. Again, making Rob's involvement in chapter 13 more plausible.
"Bond is tied to a chair (again)" - "Skyfall", Daniel Craig (again). Mark chose to tie himself up on Thursday rather than watch "Quantum of Solace", which is entirely reasonable.
---
A new story by me went up last week - "The Queen's Trial"
Quite different to Sophie & Mark, but you might still enjoy it
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BoundStories Website Stories Feedback / Re: The Queen's Trial by Twist...
Last post by twistedsmile - Today at 12:21:46 AMMerci, Le Bouc. Glad you liked it
#3
Latex Website Stories Feedback / Re: The Institute by Observer
Last post by Observer - August 29, 2026, 02:22:26 PMTime marches on, but so do I!
I have finished chapter 24, and I have decided that chapter 19-24 will be released as tome 4, so I will be emailing the files to teanndaorsa today.
Chapter 25, which is the "end" of tome 4, will be published as a halloween story
I hope you enjoy it
I have finished chapter 24, and I have decided that chapter 19-24 will be released as tome 4, so I will be emailing the files to teanndaorsa today.
Chapter 25, which is the "end" of tome 4, will be published as a halloween story
I hope you enjoy it
#4
Links / Re: Giantess Stories & Blog by...
Last post by SolomonG - August 29, 2026, 01:22:15 AMGood morning everyone,
I'm working on a giant-sized Playboy review, but until that's finished please enjoy this quick analysis of Ludella Hahn's latest growth clip!
"A GROWING Story" by Ludella Hahn
https://thereshegrows.net/2026/08/29/a-growing-story-by-ludella-hahn/
Respectfully,
SolomonG
Amazon Author's Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/solomong
Blog: https://thereshegrows.net/blog/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solomong.bsky.social
E-junkie: https://solomong.e-junkie.com/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorSolomong
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBciPE_SJBlvASYmsj7zSwA
I'm working on a giant-sized Playboy review, but until that's finished please enjoy this quick analysis of Ludella Hahn's latest growth clip!
"A GROWING Story" by Ludella Hahn
https://thereshegrows.net/2026/08/29/a-growing-story-by-ludella-hahn/
Respectfully,
SolomonG
Amazon Author's Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/solomong
Blog: https://thereshegrows.net/blog/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solomong.bsky.social
E-junkie: https://solomong.e-junkie.com/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorSolomong
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBciPE_SJBlvASYmsj7zSwA
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BoundStories Website Stories Feedback / Re: The Queen's Trial by Twist...
Last post by le Bouc - August 28, 2026, 08:29:37 PMThis was a nice 'tease' and I am looking forward to the next chapter. I like the colloquial wording throughout and that it wasn't too wrapped up in details. The dialogue in particular is the strongest part of the story and does well to put me in mind of a medieval village.
Bonne écriture!
Le Bouc
Bonne écriture!
Le Bouc
#6
Trashcan Stories / Re: My Trashcan Stories
Last post by Junkyard Society - August 28, 2026, 08:09:31 PMAn 18 year old girl lived as an homeless in an closed school none had gone into for 60 years. An 18 year old girl lived as an homeless in an closed school none had gone into for 60 years as the girl went back to the school with an shiny, orange, flower printed and very thick balloon from an remote city that had many shops openv until midnight under an annual festival. At 3:30AM was the drowsy girl only in her dress and no underpants and an visibile butt that could sleep waking up in an dark, dust, mold, astestos, poop smelly, quiet and empty school building and was pooping on the floor and the loudly squealing, poop covered, doodoo smelly shiny, orange, flower printed and very thick balloon the sleepy girl was sitting on from 3.30AM until 7.30AM non stop. At 7:30AM one week later was the drowsy girl only in her dress and no underpants and an visibile butt that could sleep waking up in an dark, dust, mold, astestos, poop smelly, quiet and empty school building under an broken circuit breaker and was pooping on the floor and the loudly squealing, poop covered, doodoo smelly shiny, orange, flower printed and very thick balloon the sleepy girl was sitting on from 7.30AM until 10.00AM non stop.
#7
BoundStories Website Stories Feedback / Re: At the Opera by Zoe Cordel...
Last post by marp - August 27, 2026, 11:44:51 AMGreat story - excellently written.
Thank you.
Thank you.
#8
Personals / Looking for some serious and t...
Last post by bound4fun - August 26, 2026, 06:32:54 PMAnyone interested in some dual self bondage? 40 yr male fit and smooth here. Looking for someone to trade off as safety with each other for some really extreme self bondage scenes that I am reluctant to do by myself. I have a ton of equipment and a large basement play area where we can get loud. Also into outdoor self bondage scenes. I am also super interested in both of us getting tied up at the same time. Give me a shout. I am ready to play
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Personals / Re: Single mid 40s
Last post by bound4fun - August 26, 2026, 06:31:33 PMAnyone interested in some dual self bondage? 40 yr male fit and smooth here. Looking for someone to trade off as safety with each other for some really extreme self bondage scenes that I am reluctant to do by myself. I have a ton of equipment and a large basement play area where we can get loud. Also into outdoor self bondage scenes. I am also super interested in both of us getting tied up at the same time. Give me a shout. I am ready to play
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Pet & PonyGirl Stories / Re: Art and Pets by Rotaugur
Last post by Caras pet - August 26, 2026, 11:09:32 AMUp to part 13
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