Story note: The premise of this story is that I go to a BDSM munch, ostensibly to have fun with people who share an interest with me, and perhaps also to pick up some new ideas, new contacts, etc. And while I can take either role, as the situation requires, I go to the munch as a Domme. This simply makes sharing relevant information much easier.
Then, I have met a man at the munch, himself also a Dom, and we decide to retire to a more private play area to share ideas, and also, of course, to have a little fun. Perhaps in the future I will write a prequel to this story exposing all of these things in the more normal way, or perhaps I will edit this story to expose these ideas in a more elegant way, but for now I just want to get the story down. Please pardon me for this unconventional beginning.
A short bark of laughter escaped from Mike's lips. Jamie could not miss the note of frustration in his voice, as well as the fact that the laugh was clearly being emitted through gritted teeth, "This is almost... diabolical."
He was standing in a very awkward position, with one foot on each of the beds in the hotel room, his legs necessarily spread wide apart. If he had been inclined that way, the fact that he was completely naked might have served to embarrass him, especially as Jamie was standing behind him on the floor, able to see every twitch as he tried to keep himself upright.
However, even if he had been inclined to embarrassment, it is likely his concentration would have been more focused on a much bigger problem, that of the searing pain across his buttocks caused by the lash from the whip in Jamie's hand. He teetered crazily as the blow threatened to unbalance him and send him unceremoniously to the floor. Jamie smiled, "Yes, I particularly like this one. All too often what we do to submissives allows them to physically relax and passively accept what we give. This way, they are much more, well, involved. Oh, and I also love to use normal, unthreatening places and things in new ways to inspire them. That way they never truly relax, in any situation."
Finally able to control himself, Mike looked over his shoulder at her ruefully, "I do like it." He sighed deeply, "I'm afraid I may owe you an apology, Jamie, I think it's becoming quite clear that you are much better at this than I am, I'm not sure I have much to teach you in return. You already seem more than familiar with the techniques I know. Truly, you have made up for your disadvantages admirably."
"Oh, no, Mike, you did *not* just say that, did you?"
Mike stepped off the bed, and turned around to look at Jamie quizzically. "Hmmm? No, No, Jamie, I don't mean any of that sexist crap. You really don't know what I'm talking about?"
Jamie took a deep breath, looking at him through half-closed eyes. "No, I don't. Why don't you explain it to me?"
"Oh, God. Listen, I've offended you. I'm really sorry, but it's really *not* what you think."
Jamie stopped, not saying anything, considering this man standing naked before her. All evening he had been wonderful, perfect: A gentleman, but not in the 'let me take care of you little lady' sort of way. She had felt that he was treating her as an equal.
"All right, you've caught my curiosity the tiniest bit. Why don't you tell me your theory, and I'll judge for myself how sexist it is."
"Sure, except, a lot of this is difficult to tell, it's much easier to show. Both physiologically and psychologically, you understand it much more if you actually experience it. I'm sure you have plenty of experience with this phenomenon? You never really know what something will feel like, what it will *do* to you, until you've actually done it, or had it done to you, as the case may be."
"Yes, I suppose that's true." Jamie paused. A few minutes ago she would have agreed to most any sort of play with this man. Finally she realized that she was judging him on a single piece of data that he was telling her she misinterpreted. Jamie let out the breath she realized she had been holding, and raised her arms in an inviting gesture, purring, "All right, show me."
Mike smiled in a boyish way, "Wonderful! What should we use for your safe word? We won't need anything beyond that, I won't gag you."
Jamie blinked, somehow not expecting that this demonstration would need a safe word. "My normal safe word is 'Palace'".
"That's fine, but I do have a request. I would like it so that you can *only* use that word in the cases where I exceed your pain tolerance."
"Excuse me? Why do you want to restrict that?"
"Well, beyond a doubt, what I want to show you is mind-blowing, and it takes on a completely different meaning if you bail out before the end. Jamie, you can handle anything within your stated limits, can't you?"
"Oh, let me guess: You think you've found something that I forgot to include in my limits?"
"No, no. Nothing like that. Everything I plan to do is quite orthodox. I don't intend to push your limits at all, except for possibly the pain limit."