Oh and I hate these types of stories with lines such as "I can never break free from her control", it's such an angst fueled defeatist attitude and only says to me that the author loves tragedy porn.
…but that kind of stuff is like, exactly what happens in abusive relationships. Abusers make you feel like you have to pay to keep having access to something you need, that the energy to get out is a super high requirement, and they want you to feel like it’s impossible. To someone who craves attachment and companionship, threatening to leave someone is a powerful tool to get them to do anything, it’s really good at making them stay.
… Aaaanyway, it’s really interesting how this is set up. The blonde girl likes coldness and abuse because she’s spoiled and gets anything she wants—but at the same time, her demanding their relationship be only that is another example of her being spoiled and feeling entitled to only get what she wants. Making someone dom/degrade you without boundaries and without safewords or any kind of aftercare is like making them drown in sludge. This scenario is viscerally icky, and makes me feel all sorts of horrible things. It’s really well-done in that regard.
Hey, bit unrelated but i agree so damn much. It makes you feel gross while reading it, which is kinda the whole point. I havent checked out other works from this dude but they portray unhealthy relationships really well, and doing allat in a sole oneshot? Really impressive, love it. Toxic dynamics are super interesting when they're sold/told well :3
