Leatherbound Hearts by Darkwolf

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ cant wait for the next part. Thank you for sharing this.

[teanndaorsa]

Part 5 up tonight, enjoy!

[throwaway140124]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy. You did indeed promise this, and absolutely delivered! That was every bit as captivating and delightful as I could have hoped, and promises so much more to come.

Things I loved in no particular order: 1) the use of names vs. pet names - when Claire calls Elise by her name, or vice versa, there's the clear implication of "let's pause the game, I need to talk to my girlfriend right now", and it's lovely how they both accept that and let the game pause for the necessary moment. Equally, when they call each other mistress/pet, and the implication of "we're back in this roleplay", and I think it was the moment right outside the Daily Grind (excellent name for a coffee shop) of Elise saying "It looks like the guest of honor beat us to the punch, pet." that I really loved because it's Elise using that term and the associated roles to almost buck up Claire. Like "I know you're worried about this, so here's a way that you can pretend it's an order to get out of your own head" - similar to Claire's rumination about bondage being an escape from life's daily responsibilities earlier.

2) The fun dynamic that comes from dating a masochist. Obviously, one of the signs of a healthy relationship is that you're able to support your partner/rely on your partner for support in practical matters, such as if one of you leaves a sweaty catsuit lying on the bathroom floor (that's a common occurrence in most romantic relationships, right?). But then if you've got the d/s dynamic, it affords the domme so many more opportunities to "punish" the sub. And that can play into the idea of dommes being inherently superior, someone who shouldn't have to do manual labor. Which, again, very hot in this sort of relationship, deplorable in real life. All men are created equal, etc.

3) How possessive Elise is willing to be now, and how eager she is to initiate sex. Going back to what you said about the domme being in charge, but the sub being in control - which is a phrase I'd never heard before but absolutely love it. In their earlier sessions, Elise was very much fulfilling Claire's desires, but in the scene in the shower, Elise wants to grope Claire? She gropes. Elise wants to go down on Claire? Elise goes down on Claire. And obviously that's partly from their roles in the game, but also illustrates Elise as being someone with obvious desires who's willing to act on those desires, particularly with someone she's head-over-heels for. 4) The compare and contrast of Claire looking at Elise's bed head and being amazed by her beauty, then looking at her own state and finding herself wanting, only for Elise to make it clear that she's all but hitting herself over the head with a cartoon mallet and going awooga.

5) Elise being the one to go comfort Talia, and Claire acquiescing to that - it's a lovely sign of these characters' trust in one another that Claire is willing to trust Elise to intercede in and handle/manage what - until a year ago - had been the most important relationship in Claire's life. Also the way that Elise handles the situation with such maturity, and similar elements as you noted to aftercare. Clearly she learnt a lot more from previous relationships than simply bondage & massages. And then 6) the deliciously complicated note this leaves the characters on. Clearly there's incredible love on all sides of varying types, and everyone wants what's best for everyone else, but then how's that going to hold up to practical stresses not just of romantic relationships but also the internal challenges of a d/s dynamic, and the way that the world would react to all of that.

7) Final one on a technical note - very nice to use "Claire Devroux", full name, in the opening and closing paragraphs. Excellent bookending (Which I now notice you've done in most of these chapters. Nice!)

Thanks again for sharing, looking forward to what comes next!