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BoundStories Website Stories Feedback / Re: Leatherbound Hearts by Dar...
Last post by Darkwolf - Today at 12:42:22 AMQuote from: throwaway140124 on June 30, 2026, 02:44:07 PMSo as I understand it there's often a large crossover between ttrpg & kink communities, and being a gm is a lot of similar skills to being a dom(me). Two-way communication being absolutely vital, and also the ability to improvise and to trust your partner's improvisation. Most of my experience with ttrpgs (d&d 5e specifically) is as a gm, which for me is in many ways an act of service - I want to give my players the experience of pulling off a cunning plan, or toppling an insurmountable foe. Of course, the foe can't really be insurmountable, but I have to make them seem that way. Compare and contrast Elise putting on a show as austere domme, but in actuality, as you say, being unable to refuse her subs anything.
I've spent a few days thinking about all of this so I could get my thoughts in order and I have to say you've hit on some interesting points. There is certainly a lot of overlap between running a ttrpg and being a dom(me) as you say. Trust, communication, working together to create a fantasy (story) with all the improvisation and unexpected twists and turns that naturally happen. I had never really considered it as an act of service, but the more I think about it the more it does fit. While the GM usually has a story they want to tell, it is ultimately the players and their own enjoyment that guides both the adventure, which I suppose circles back to my much earlier comment about being in charge versus being in control. It is interesting to think about. I've done a lot of different games in a lot of different systems (multiple editions of Dungeons & Dragons, both old and new World of Darkness, Rogue Trader and a few more object games as well) and the way each plays out is very similar and very different. D&D is mostly about fighting monsters, WoD is rooted in intrigue while Rogue Trade is about exploration and building a dynasty, but at their core its the same kind of communication with the players. Challenging them without pushing them too far and finding a balance that everyone enjoys and is comfortable with. Much like BDSM it can a real challenge, but its definitely worth it.
Quote from: throwaway140124 on June 30, 2026, 02:44:07 PMRecently I started playing in someone else's campaign for the first time in a while, and I think I was a little bit of a bitch about not being in control. At the start, at least - I'm working on that. But y'know how, for some people, subbing has an element of "Someone else is making the choices, so I feel more free"? I am definitely not getting that! I think I feel more pressure as a player than a gm! I don't have any irl experience of kink to compare that with, but I'm curious as to how that would transfer.
I'm not sure myself. I've been doing TTRPGs since I was a kid, and I've been on both sides of the lines many times, and that's never really been my experience. Not being in control of the campaign ever really bothered me, and while I certainly felt pressure as a player, that was more about trying to make sure I didn't disrupt the campaign and worked well with other players (I can extremely cautious as a player and that frustrates some people) but I would be curious to see if anyone else can relate.
#2
BoundStories Website Stories Feedback / Re: Sophie and Mark by Twisted...
Last post by twistedsmile - Today at 12:08:01 AM02. "Stamina" Commentary
Original title: Shutdown. That felt like a good pair to "Set up", but then I worried readers would think 'shutdown' meant the story (series) was finished.
"it's going to help you with your self-control" - it's never explicitly called out in the story, but one of the reasons Sophie and Mark didn't have sex for so long was because Mark was getting gratification from porn (more on that in chapter 3). So one of the motives for caging him was to force him to go a week without jerking off. Though, tbh, I think he still watched some porn during that week.
"REMEMBER... NO touching" - Kinda moot when you're in a chastity cage. But he does give it a good old try.
At this point, we should address how messed up the situation is - she tricked him into a chastity cage, and kept him locked up for a week without warning. The consent is dubious at best. So there are several elements in the story intended to soften that.
"you can wait that long right?" is something like checking consent. Mark says 'sure', but clearly isn't happy about it. He was given a way out, but didn't take it because of pride or not wanting to appear weak or something. Emasculated by toxic masculinity, you hate to see it.
"Sophie would message me to ask how I was... was the cage causing me any problems" - another missed opportunity to back out.
"I was on my knees." - literally and figuratively
"Her hair was still damp... Her make-up was simpler" - she rushed getting out of the shower and doing her make-up. She didn't want to make him wait too long.
"she placed my palms flat on my thighs... 'no moving until I say.'" - this was inspired by a scene from the first episode of the "Irma Vep" mini-series. It wasn't even a sex scene, and yet the power play was strangely hot. I didn't watch the rest of the series, but that scene really stuck with me.
It was interesting to contrast not being able to cum due to the physical restriction of the chastity cage, against the 'psychological' restriction of submission.
"my own breath would be enough to finish me off" - foreshadowing
"I'd fill her up with everything she'd done to me" - not sure if that phrasing is sexy or gross
"What was stopping me?" - If Mark decided to jerk off, or "jump up and grab" Sophie, she really couldn't stop him. If she says "you lose, the cage is going back on", he could just say "nah, I'm not doing that", and what's she going to do? It's all a game, and Sophie only has power over Mark for as long as Mark chooses to keep playing along.
"Maybe another week wouldn't be so bad" - and he very much is playing the game, even as he considers breaking the rules.
The sequence of ellipses are meant to evoke that feeling when you're right on the edge of an orgasm and you're just waiting for it... to... pop.
"Cum sprayed from me like a fountain." - that's such a dumb fucking line, especially after the build up with the ellipses. I had a giggling fit when I first wrote it
"I felt like I was being turned inside out" - you ever cum that hard? Buddy, it's something else.
"Clarity" - as in 'post-nut clarity'
This final section is what I like to call the 'no hard feelings' epilogue. I use it in most of my stories. It's the after care stuff, and it's to reassure readers that whatever just went down, no matter how intense, everyone came out of it okay. Everyone's happy and there are no hard feelings.
"I don't think I can have normal, non-kinky sex anymore" - hurray, Mark's on board. The series can continue!
"I kept messaging you... if you used the safe word, obviously I would have let you out." - she's being a little underhanded here. Yes, she gave him opportunities to back out, but never explicitly told him he should use the safe word if he wanted to stop (because she didn't want him to).
"I hid a spare key in your flat" - do you believe her?
"I think it's called... a hogtie?" - I wanted to show Mark actively asking to do some BDSM. I didn't want the series to just be him passively going along with whatever Sophie wants to do to him.
The other thing was, since chapter 3 is a flashback, I wanted to set up the subsequent story (4) to reassure readers that there would be more stories. As indeed there will be more commentaries!
Original title: Shutdown. That felt like a good pair to "Set up", but then I worried readers would think 'shutdown' meant the story (series) was finished.
"it's going to help you with your self-control" - it's never explicitly called out in the story, but one of the reasons Sophie and Mark didn't have sex for so long was because Mark was getting gratification from porn (more on that in chapter 3). So one of the motives for caging him was to force him to go a week without jerking off. Though, tbh, I think he still watched some porn during that week.
"REMEMBER... NO touching" - Kinda moot when you're in a chastity cage. But he does give it a good old try.
At this point, we should address how messed up the situation is - she tricked him into a chastity cage, and kept him locked up for a week without warning. The consent is dubious at best. So there are several elements in the story intended to soften that.
"you can wait that long right?" is something like checking consent. Mark says 'sure', but clearly isn't happy about it. He was given a way out, but didn't take it because of pride or not wanting to appear weak or something. Emasculated by toxic masculinity, you hate to see it.
"Sophie would message me to ask how I was... was the cage causing me any problems" - another missed opportunity to back out.
"I was on my knees." - literally and figuratively
"Her hair was still damp... Her make-up was simpler" - she rushed getting out of the shower and doing her make-up. She didn't want to make him wait too long.
"she placed my palms flat on my thighs... 'no moving until I say.'" - this was inspired by a scene from the first episode of the "Irma Vep" mini-series. It wasn't even a sex scene, and yet the power play was strangely hot. I didn't watch the rest of the series, but that scene really stuck with me.
It was interesting to contrast not being able to cum due to the physical restriction of the chastity cage, against the 'psychological' restriction of submission.
"my own breath would be enough to finish me off" - foreshadowing
"I'd fill her up with everything she'd done to me" - not sure if that phrasing is sexy or gross
"What was stopping me?" - If Mark decided to jerk off, or "jump up and grab" Sophie, she really couldn't stop him. If she says "you lose, the cage is going back on", he could just say "nah, I'm not doing that", and what's she going to do? It's all a game, and Sophie only has power over Mark for as long as Mark chooses to keep playing along.
"Maybe another week wouldn't be so bad" - and he very much is playing the game, even as he considers breaking the rules.
The sequence of ellipses are meant to evoke that feeling when you're right on the edge of an orgasm and you're just waiting for it... to... pop.
"Cum sprayed from me like a fountain." - that's such a dumb fucking line, especially after the build up with the ellipses. I had a giggling fit when I first wrote it
"I felt like I was being turned inside out" - you ever cum that hard? Buddy, it's something else.
"Clarity" - as in 'post-nut clarity'
This final section is what I like to call the 'no hard feelings' epilogue. I use it in most of my stories. It's the after care stuff, and it's to reassure readers that whatever just went down, no matter how intense, everyone came out of it okay. Everyone's happy and there are no hard feelings.
"I don't think I can have normal, non-kinky sex anymore" - hurray, Mark's on board. The series can continue!
"I kept messaging you... if you used the safe word, obviously I would have let you out." - she's being a little underhanded here. Yes, she gave him opportunities to back out, but never explicitly told him he should use the safe word if he wanted to stop (because she didn't want him to).
"I hid a spare key in your flat" - do you believe her?
"I think it's called... a hogtie?" - I wanted to show Mark actively asking to do some BDSM. I didn't want the series to just be him passively going along with whatever Sophie wants to do to him.
The other thing was, since chapter 3 is a flashback, I wanted to set up the subsequent story (4) to reassure readers that there would be more stories. As indeed there will be more commentaries!
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Devoured Stories / Re: Alice and the Wilds by Arc...
Last post by GoferLord - July 03, 2026, 09:35:43 PMI was hoping that Summer would go with her to help prove her story true. If they still don't believe her, she could lure more people away from the tribe to start her own tribe. Or she could wait until the next trial and lead them into the spider's web, to become one with the new tribe or the spider if they are not chosen to be one with the Giants.
#4
BoundStories Website Stories Feedback / Re: Rilliana and Trisha by The...
Last post by Caras pet - July 03, 2026, 07:21:48 AMJust finished reading this one and I really enjoyed it!
I liked the fantasy setting, and the humorous/cheeky conversations made me smile as often as the eager acting of Rilliana did
Since there is no real ending: am I allowed to hope for more parts coming?
...and I wonder if I will get a similar experience when reading Leon city stories?
307.000 words, puh
I liked the fantasy setting, and the humorous/cheeky conversations made me smile as often as the eager acting of Rilliana did
Since there is no real ending: am I allowed to hope for more parts coming?
...and I wonder if I will get a similar experience when reading Leon city stories?
307.000 words, puh
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BoundStories Website Stories Feedback / Re: Sophie and Mark by Twisted...
Last post by twistedsmile - July 03, 2026, 12:10:31 AM01. "Set up" Commentary
The title is a pun (a lot of them are). Establish (the series/relationship), preparation (self-bondage), and deceived (into a chastity cage).
The section titles all starting with 'P' isn't significant. Usually, I pick a word or a random letter and try to think of a set of titles starting with the same letter. If I can't, I pick a different letter.
The idea for the first story (and the start of the second) came to me in a dream. The first version felt a bit lifeless. The female character especially felt very two-dimensional, like she only existed to provide pleasure to the narrator (a 'sexy lamp'). So I spent a lot of time thinking about who the characters are, what their relationship is, why they're doing this, etc. Then I did significant rewrites. The opening section in particular was a late addition, and I was quite pleased with how efficiently it answers those questions.
It felt important to show Sophie being affectionate and caring towards Mark before the domme persona, and that she gets affirmative consent before starting. Admittedly, that was partly to soften how cruel the ending is.
I wanted these stories to feel grounded, like they could plausibly be true. One of the elements of that was being considerate of money. This is Sophie and Mark's first proper BDSM session, and potentially the only one, if Mark isn't into it. So they're not going to spend a load of money on bondage gear that might only be used once.
The workbench is a contrivance; I needed something that could be used to spread Mark's legs. Why does Sophie have a workbench in her garage? I dunno, maybe she does recreational woodworking. Likewise, I don't think the pipe along the ceiling is typical. Even if it is, putting weight on it is probably a bad idea.
When I sent the story in, I apologised to Teann for using so many ellipses. Re-reading the story now, I'm realising I also did way too many rhetorical questions.
"Once the cuff was tightened, I would be trapped." - Pink fluffy handcuffs usually have a safety latch, but we're not going to worry about that
It was important that Mark was the one binding himself. As he applies the restraints he has several opportunities to back out. And when he closes the cuffs around his own wrists, he's actively choosing to give up his freedom and submit to whatever Sophie might do to him.
"One thing that doesn't come across in porn is how quickly a ballgag makes your jaw stiff." - a running theme in this series is the little imperfections of real life. It goes back to the groundedness - the sex is by no means bad, but nor is it some perfect idealised fantasy.
"I wanted so badly... to be released." - oh look, another pun
"There was something unfamiliar in her voice - a confidence" - I imagine Sophie being quite reserved prior to the series. As it goes on and she embraces her domme-ness, she becomes more confident in life in general.
The downside to writing the story from Mark's pov is we can't see directly Sophie's thoughts and motivations. So a lot of stuff is only hinted at. In this story, Sophie has an obvious motive - she wants to indoctrinate Mark into the cult of kink. But that's not her only motive. Prior to this story, Sophie and Mark have not had sex in a long time (chapter 3 goes into more detail). A side-effect of this is that some part of Sophie is worried that it's because Mark doesn't find her sexually attractive anymore. So her secondary motive is wanting to feel desired by Mark. This comes out in two ways. First, she blindfolds Mark, and works him up into a sexual frenzy before finally letting him see her. Second, her domme look is relatively modest because a part of her is hedging - if she goes hard on making herself look sexy and fails to get the desired reaction, it would hurt her even more.
The choice of outfit also goes back to financial considerations. She's not going to buy a new domme outfit that she might only get to wear once. So either this is underwear she already owns, or new underwear that she could use again in a non-sexual context.
The shoes being described as 'professional', combined with the earlier statement implying she doesn't wear heels often is meant to suggest that these are shoes she already owned for work or formal occasions; and only wears them when she has to.
In the end, she succeeds - "She'd gotten the reaction she wanted... It had been so long since I'd looked at her like this"
When I submitted the story, I said to Teann I was worried American reader might be confused by my use of 'pants' in the British sense - i.e. 'panties', a word I do not like.
"OW! (did she just bite me?!)" - I think of the prose like we're hearing Mark's inner-monologue, narrating things as they happen (kinda like 'Scrubs'). And sometimes the 'real world' interrupts his train of thought.
The final title 'Perverted' is another pun. Sexually perverted (obv), but also misrepresented (tricked) - she let him think that she was finally going to let him cum, then locked him in a chastity cage instead.
The trick for deflating an erection was something I read about a long while ago. It kind of works, but not as effectively as depicted here.
I think Mark goes in to the session with a general awareness of BDSM from pornography, but likely never looked at anything involving chastity cages. He seems like the type that mostly watches girl on girl.
I wanted to end on the cliffhanger so that readers would come away feeling 'unresolved' like Mark. At the same time, I knew it was a risky move to leave reader frustrated. Truth be told, I felt like this story was the weakest of the series and was worried that people wouldn't come back for the later, better ones. So the positive response it got was reassuring and very much appreciated.
The title is a pun (a lot of them are). Establish (the series/relationship), preparation (self-bondage), and deceived (into a chastity cage).
The section titles all starting with 'P' isn't significant. Usually, I pick a word or a random letter and try to think of a set of titles starting with the same letter. If I can't, I pick a different letter.
The idea for the first story (and the start of the second) came to me in a dream. The first version felt a bit lifeless. The female character especially felt very two-dimensional, like she only existed to provide pleasure to the narrator (a 'sexy lamp'). So I spent a lot of time thinking about who the characters are, what their relationship is, why they're doing this, etc. Then I did significant rewrites. The opening section in particular was a late addition, and I was quite pleased with how efficiently it answers those questions.
It felt important to show Sophie being affectionate and caring towards Mark before the domme persona, and that she gets affirmative consent before starting. Admittedly, that was partly to soften how cruel the ending is.
I wanted these stories to feel grounded, like they could plausibly be true. One of the elements of that was being considerate of money. This is Sophie and Mark's first proper BDSM session, and potentially the only one, if Mark isn't into it. So they're not going to spend a load of money on bondage gear that might only be used once.
The workbench is a contrivance; I needed something that could be used to spread Mark's legs. Why does Sophie have a workbench in her garage? I dunno, maybe she does recreational woodworking. Likewise, I don't think the pipe along the ceiling is typical. Even if it is, putting weight on it is probably a bad idea.
When I sent the story in, I apologised to Teann for using so many ellipses. Re-reading the story now, I'm realising I also did way too many rhetorical questions.
"Once the cuff was tightened, I would be trapped." - Pink fluffy handcuffs usually have a safety latch, but we're not going to worry about that
It was important that Mark was the one binding himself. As he applies the restraints he has several opportunities to back out. And when he closes the cuffs around his own wrists, he's actively choosing to give up his freedom and submit to whatever Sophie might do to him.
"One thing that doesn't come across in porn is how quickly a ballgag makes your jaw stiff." - a running theme in this series is the little imperfections of real life. It goes back to the groundedness - the sex is by no means bad, but nor is it some perfect idealised fantasy.
"I wanted so badly... to be released." - oh look, another pun
"There was something unfamiliar in her voice - a confidence" - I imagine Sophie being quite reserved prior to the series. As it goes on and she embraces her domme-ness, she becomes more confident in life in general.
The downside to writing the story from Mark's pov is we can't see directly Sophie's thoughts and motivations. So a lot of stuff is only hinted at. In this story, Sophie has an obvious motive - she wants to indoctrinate Mark into the cult of kink. But that's not her only motive. Prior to this story, Sophie and Mark have not had sex in a long time (chapter 3 goes into more detail). A side-effect of this is that some part of Sophie is worried that it's because Mark doesn't find her sexually attractive anymore. So her secondary motive is wanting to feel desired by Mark. This comes out in two ways. First, she blindfolds Mark, and works him up into a sexual frenzy before finally letting him see her. Second, her domme look is relatively modest because a part of her is hedging - if she goes hard on making herself look sexy and fails to get the desired reaction, it would hurt her even more.
The choice of outfit also goes back to financial considerations. She's not going to buy a new domme outfit that she might only get to wear once. So either this is underwear she already owns, or new underwear that she could use again in a non-sexual context.
The shoes being described as 'professional', combined with the earlier statement implying she doesn't wear heels often is meant to suggest that these are shoes she already owned for work or formal occasions; and only wears them when she has to.
In the end, she succeeds - "She'd gotten the reaction she wanted... It had been so long since I'd looked at her like this"
When I submitted the story, I said to Teann I was worried American reader might be confused by my use of 'pants' in the British sense - i.e. 'panties', a word I do not like.
"OW! (did she just bite me?!)" - I think of the prose like we're hearing Mark's inner-monologue, narrating things as they happen (kinda like 'Scrubs'). And sometimes the 'real world' interrupts his train of thought.
The final title 'Perverted' is another pun. Sexually perverted (obv), but also misrepresented (tricked) - she let him think that she was finally going to let him cum, then locked him in a chastity cage instead.
The trick for deflating an erection was something I read about a long while ago. It kind of works, but not as effectively as depicted here.
I think Mark goes in to the session with a general awareness of BDSM from pornography, but likely never looked at anything involving chastity cages. He seems like the type that mostly watches girl on girl.
I wanted to end on the cliffhanger so that readers would come away feeling 'unresolved' like Mark. At the same time, I knew it was a risky move to leave reader frustrated. Truth be told, I felt like this story was the weakest of the series and was worried that people wouldn't come back for the later, better ones. So the positive response it got was reassuring and very much appreciated.
#6
General Discussion / Women as Art
Last post by le Bouc - July 02, 2026, 06:18:08 PMI haven't had as much time to write so I thought I would open up a thought exchange about "women as art". I myself would especially value the opinion of women on this topic, but all are welcome to chime in.
Men are visual creatures and I think that the ones that visit this site like to not only have their senses stimulated, but their minds as well (in my stories, that's why I like to give a few descriptives but leave the women in my stories up to the imagination). When I think of women as art, it may be a form of objectification on a spectrum. I gravitate towards WWII pinups and Vampira (yes, also Bettie Page). I appreciate old-time glossy works of both photos and drawings. There's a modern pinup group on Facebook that I enjoy from time to time, the models are very good looking next to/atop the planes. The expressive "exaggerated" woman who not only has beautiful physical features, but puts the extra effort into hair, makeup, and attire to get the covetous looks of other men is something that pushes a button for me. To quote from the show 'Cougar Town', "Look at me, I'm a schlubby guy, yet I got a hot wife. I made that happen. See that guy over there, he's better looking than me, but his wife is not as hot as mine. If we were to make eye contact, he'd know who won. Yeah, that's right." I love it when my wife does this for me because she knows other's eyes are on her, but she's only for me. I'm not only enjoying how my wife looks, but how others see her as well. Apologies for any offense and yes, it's self-indulgent, but she knows how she makes me feel when I, and others, objectify her in this way. I see her as an artwork that only I get to touch and hold. Another aspect that I go for in terms of women as art is latex fetish wear. I don't know what it is about covering the female form in shiny curve hugging black rubber, but it's very appealing. I also think about the effort to get in and out of it, and the physiological body heat that builds as well. The more appendages/bondage gear... the better 😉 I think there's also an aspect of "look, but don't touch" and maybe even some intimidation at looking upon someone that's out of your league, as it were.
Thoughts?
Le Bouc
Men are visual creatures and I think that the ones that visit this site like to not only have their senses stimulated, but their minds as well (in my stories, that's why I like to give a few descriptives but leave the women in my stories up to the imagination). When I think of women as art, it may be a form of objectification on a spectrum. I gravitate towards WWII pinups and Vampira (yes, also Bettie Page). I appreciate old-time glossy works of both photos and drawings. There's a modern pinup group on Facebook that I enjoy from time to time, the models are very good looking next to/atop the planes. The expressive "exaggerated" woman who not only has beautiful physical features, but puts the extra effort into hair, makeup, and attire to get the covetous looks of other men is something that pushes a button for me. To quote from the show 'Cougar Town', "Look at me, I'm a schlubby guy, yet I got a hot wife. I made that happen. See that guy over there, he's better looking than me, but his wife is not as hot as mine. If we were to make eye contact, he'd know who won. Yeah, that's right." I love it when my wife does this for me because she knows other's eyes are on her, but she's only for me. I'm not only enjoying how my wife looks, but how others see her as well. Apologies for any offense and yes, it's self-indulgent, but she knows how she makes me feel when I, and others, objectify her in this way. I see her as an artwork that only I get to touch and hold. Another aspect that I go for in terms of women as art is latex fetish wear. I don't know what it is about covering the female form in shiny curve hugging black rubber, but it's very appealing. I also think about the effort to get in and out of it, and the physiological body heat that builds as well. The more appendages/bondage gear... the better 😉 I think there's also an aspect of "look, but don't touch" and maybe even some intimidation at looking upon someone that's out of your league, as it were.
Thoughts?
Le Bouc
#7
Packaged Website Stories Feedback / Re: How I Became Just Another ...
Last post by taurired - July 02, 2026, 01:41:16 PMwhat could possible go wrong yet again...
#8
Your Bondage Stories / Re: An Operation
Last post by Rubberjohn - July 02, 2026, 07:40:32 AMExcellent ! Permanence is a key driver.
#9
BoundStories Website Stories Feedback / Re: Sophie and Mark by Twisted...
Last post by twistedsmile - July 02, 2026, 12:03:25 AMAs a sort of celebration of 10 stories, and to hold you over until number 11 goes up, I'm going to do a sort of director's commentary; if only to show that I put way too much thought into these daft little stories
Let's start with questions I thought I might get asked about the series and my writing:
- Did you pick the names Sophie and Mark so the title would be S&M?
Yes
- But the characters aren't very sadistic/masochistic
Shh, just go with it.
- Why did you pick those specific names?
I wanted names which (to me) sounded British, millenial, slightly middle class.
- Why do all the story titles start with the letter S?
Originally, I titled the stories like "Session 1: Set up", "Session 2: Shutdown", "Session 0: Scrabble", etc. But when I came to post them to the plaza, I couldn't really call the series "Session", and titling stories like "Sophie & Mark: 3. Session 0: Scrabble" would be a bit much. Once I decided to lean in to the 'S' titles, I used it as a method for come up with story ideas - i.e. think of some 'S' words and what kink they could represent.
- Why do you write like that?
My writing background is more non-fiction, technical blogging. That's probably why the prose is so matter-of-fact. I don't have much talent for metaphor and lyricism.
Structurally I have a few rules:
1. Every story must have at least one sex scene
2. Minimise non-sex story elements (backstory, interstitial scenes)
3. Most of all - try to have fun! Sex is too important to be taken seriously
- Why are the stories so short?
See above.
I draft the stories in a plain text editor, and don't know the word count until I copy them into google docs for editing. They always seem to come out to ~2k words. So, I dunno, maybe that's just the natural limit of my imagination.
- Why don't you describe what your characters look like?
I don't actually have a clear image in my head of what the characters look like. And what they look like kinda doesn't matter; readers can imagine them looking any way they like.
- Why did you do X?
Probably because I thought it was funny.
- Are the stories true?
Not literally. But they contain a lot of true details.
- How many stories will there be?
I have 20 stories clearly planned out - 4 'seasons' of 5 stories each, with a short interlude between each season. I'm committed to finishing and posting all of those, at least. I have ideas for more stories after that, but whether and when they're posted will come down to motivation. The series doesn't have a planned, definitive end.
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If you have any questions I didn't cover, feel free to ask - either here or via my author email.
Next time: 1. Set up (Commentary)
[Teann - if this isn't the right place for this sort of thing, let me know where to put it instead ]
Let's start with questions I thought I might get asked about the series and my writing:
- Did you pick the names Sophie and Mark so the title would be S&M?
Yes
- But the characters aren't very sadistic/masochistic
Shh, just go with it.
- Why did you pick those specific names?
I wanted names which (to me) sounded British, millenial, slightly middle class.
- Why do all the story titles start with the letter S?
Originally, I titled the stories like "Session 1: Set up", "Session 2: Shutdown", "Session 0: Scrabble", etc. But when I came to post them to the plaza, I couldn't really call the series "Session", and titling stories like "Sophie & Mark: 3. Session 0: Scrabble" would be a bit much. Once I decided to lean in to the 'S' titles, I used it as a method for come up with story ideas - i.e. think of some 'S' words and what kink they could represent.
- Why do you write like that?
My writing background is more non-fiction, technical blogging. That's probably why the prose is so matter-of-fact. I don't have much talent for metaphor and lyricism.
Structurally I have a few rules:
1. Every story must have at least one sex scene
2. Minimise non-sex story elements (backstory, interstitial scenes)
3. Most of all - try to have fun! Sex is too important to be taken seriously
- Why are the stories so short?
See above.
I draft the stories in a plain text editor, and don't know the word count until I copy them into google docs for editing. They always seem to come out to ~2k words. So, I dunno, maybe that's just the natural limit of my imagination.
- Why don't you describe what your characters look like?
I don't actually have a clear image in my head of what the characters look like. And what they look like kinda doesn't matter; readers can imagine them looking any way they like.
- Why did you do X?
Probably because I thought it was funny.
- Are the stories true?
Not literally. But they contain a lot of true details.
- How many stories will there be?
I have 20 stories clearly planned out - 4 'seasons' of 5 stories each, with a short interlude between each season. I'm committed to finishing and posting all of those, at least. I have ideas for more stories after that, but whether and when they're posted will come down to motivation. The series doesn't have a planned, definitive end.
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Last post by throwaway140124 - June 30, 2026, 02:44:07 PMSo as I understand it there's often a large crossover between ttrpg & kink communities, and being a gm is a lot of similar skills to being a dom(me). Two-way communication being absolutely vital, and also the ability to improvise and to trust your partner's improvisation. Most of my experience with ttrpgs (d&d 5e specifically) is as a gm, which for me is in many ways an act of service - I want to give my players the experience of pulling off a cunning plan, or toppling an insurmountable foe. Of course, the foe can't really be insurmountable, but I have to make them seem that way. Compare and contrast Elise putting on a show as austere domme, but in actuality, as you say, being unable to refuse her subs anything.
Recently I started playing in someone else's campaign for the first time in a while, and I think I was a little bit of a bitch about not being in control. At the start, at least - I'm working on that. But y'know how, for some people, subbing has an element of "Someone else is making the choices, so I feel more free"? I am definitely not getting that! I think I feel more pressure as a player than a gm! I don't have any irl experience of kink to compare that with, but I'm curious as to how that would transfer.
(Also, dunno how you feel about fanfiction, but there's a fun RWBY fic that mixes kink & d&d here - https://archiveofourown.org/works/55455058/)
Recently I started playing in someone else's campaign for the first time in a while, and I think I was a little bit of a bitch about not being in control. At the start, at least - I'm working on that. But y'know how, for some people, subbing has an element of "Someone else is making the choices, so I feel more free"? I am definitely not getting that! I think I feel more pressure as a player than a gm! I don't have any irl experience of kink to compare that with, but I'm curious as to how that would transfer.
(Also, dunno how you feel about fanfiction, but there's a fun RWBY fic that mixes kink & d&d here - https://archiveofourown.org/works/55455058/)
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