(CW: Abusive dynamics and abuse (per the prompt) - skip if that's not your thing!)
I flinched instinctively, my stomach dropping when I heard laughter instead of the tell-tale snap of a riding crop and the associated pain. I felt nothing but deadened, faded welts, the chill of the floor against my knees, and a queasiness in the pit of my stomach.
βOh darling,β Trina cooed. βWhatβs the matter?β
βN-Nothing,β I stammered lamely. I pulled my wrists against the restraints, the chains clacking against the pipes and the sounds echoing throughout the basement.
βWhy it almost seemedβ¦β She ran her fingers gently down the raised welts across my chest. ββ¦like you didnβt like me.β
βThatβs not true!β I blurted out. βI love you, Trina, I do, I just-β I hated disappointing her. ββ¦Can we maybe move out of the basement at least? Itβs cold and I like your bed better,β I pleaded in a desperate attempt to have boundaries. And yet, that wasnβt what I really wanted. My skin burned, my muscles ached at the position I had been holding for what felt like hours, and I was ready to stop. I never even wanted to start it, at least not tonight.
But starting here could be the first step.
βBaby, you know I canβt do that.β Trina looked concerned. βLast time, wellβ¦you know youβre a screamer, right?β She played at shyness, though I knew she had delighted in my screams at the time. βLast time we were playing, the neighbors heard, and that was a whole thingβ¦and youβve only just barely made up for it.β Her eyes looked like they were shimmering with tears.
The queasiness again. I looked back down. ββ¦Iβm sorry.β
βItβs okay.β She pet my hair soothingly. βThatβs why weβre down here.β
βIββ I swallowed a lump in my throat. Asserting boundaries. No is a complete sentence. My comfort is a priority. βI donβt want toβ¦'play' anymore. Can we be done? A-at least tonight?β Hesitation had crept through into my voice in the last sentence, but that was the most I had said as a challenge to her in what felt like ages, and a part of me was proud.
βYou what?β Trina frowned.
I grimaced from the wave of nausea that slammed into my battered body. Alarm bells went off in my brain, as if Iβd made a horrible mistake, as if Iβd just committed such a grievous wrong that the very core of my being shuddered in disgust.
βI just mean, I mean weβve been doing this for a while, and arenβt you tired? We could both take a break!β I desperately recanted, anything to get rid of that feeling.
She stood there, frowning at me, my physical discomfort growing exponentially, my body attempting to curl inwards in agony, if only my arms hadnβt been tied to the pipes.
βIβm sorry, Iβm sorry, Iβm sorry,β I started mumbling, tears wetting my cheeks. βI wonβt do it again.β Shame and humiliation and a rush of chemical pleasure flooded my veins, my body sinking into a sigh of relief, the pleasurable throbbing of my body. Fuck.
βThatβs a good girl.β Her face broke out into a wide smile. βIβm so glad you understand. You know, I hate being mad at you. And itβs not right for a relationship to just be one-sided. Fighting is healthy for relationships. I want you to be able to challenge me on things, and then when youβre done and we both come to a solution, I want it to feel good for you. Do you understand?β
βYes, yes,β I whimpered, my toes curled and fists balled up trying to bear the pleasure that threatened to overwhelm me.
βAw baby, itβs okay!β Her sickly-sweet voice dug its claws into me, comforted the inner turmoil in my mind. βJust relax, okay? I know youβre so good at doing that for me. Doesnβt it feel better to just, drop it? To relax?β
βYeeesssβ¦β It came from the back of my throat in one long sigh, like I was relieving my stress and losing a part of myself with every deep breath. It came from the back of my throat like all the other times Iβd said yes to her, like all the times I agreed, all the times I relentedβ¦
βWhatβs this?β She swatted at my crotch with the crop lightly, the fabric of my underwear sticking to my skin. βAre you getting turned on by this?β She spat out with a sneer.
β¦Like all the times I came.
My ears burned. βIββ
βSweetie, sweetie.β Trinaβs voice softened again. βItβs okay, to like the things that you like. No one can judge you here, okay?β She hugged me gently as I leaned my tired body against her legs.
βBut, out thereβ¦those neighbors,β she whispered, saddened. βWho knows what theyβd tell people if they knew what you did? What you were into? What got you so fucking wet?β She ripped the thin, flimsy fabric from me, the coolness of the air on my slick skin a stark contrast to how feverish my head felt. βItβd be bad, right?β I nodded against her absentmindedly.
βThen we canβt tell anyone, right?β She knelt and met me at eye-level, face to face. βWe can never tell anyone about your deepest desires? Your shames?β
βNoβ¦β I sighed, a part of my soul fading away with my breath.
βItβs better not to tell anyone about what goes on in this household really, people can be so nosy.β She rolled her eyes with a grin.
βYesβ¦β My body felt heavier than itβd ever been, my eyes threatening to close.
βGood.β For a brief second her eyes softened, a genuine, small smile on her face. Those were the fleeting moments I lived for. I knew she was a good person who just played at being harsh. Because I was asking for it. Because I deserved it. Because she loved me. Right?
Her eyes lit up in rapturous glee. βWell, without further ado.β She jammed the discarded panties into my mouth, her fingers uncomfortably prying my jaw open as I choked on the fabric being stuffed into the back of my throat.
βRemember, no screaming.β
(a short story for sleepingirl, a wicked pervert)