Naked and facing downwards; my ankles held apart by the metal bar, bound to the bottom of the bed; my wrists strapped together and stretched up to the headboard. Body taunt. Waiting. Waiting.
I can hear you breathing, walking around the bed, contemplating what lies ahead. The sound keeps me alert, completely aware of where I am. I shut my eyes, my imagination running wild on what you might do, where you might begin.
"Shhhh", you say, as if you know the turmoil going on in my head. A hand strokes my hair, fingers trail down my spine, sending goosebumps across my flesh.
I hear the air move, then sound of leather meeting skin. The sting hits a moment later as my brain registers what's happened; that it's MY skin that's been struck! My arse cheek screams while I bite my lip.
Another strike with the paddle, this time across the other cheek. Again, I take it, I breathe through it, though I can feel every nerve ending fighting for attention.
Strike after strike hits my flesh, first one cheek then the other, over, and over, stronger, and stronger.
I won't cry out, won't make a sound. I know that's what you want, for me to take this, to learn from it. I try to concentrate on my breathing, but my teeth find my lip again. But biting down would spread the sensations, and I know you would not approve.
Then, I hear the air move again and brace for another. Nothing? But I still feel it; still register the pain. Or is the absence of the pain that I'm feeling? I can't hold back the mew that escapes from my lips. Disappointment? Desire? The sensation doesn't last long as you resume, and more strikes reach their mark.
Four more, then nothing. I can't help but raise my arse to the air, to meet what I know I want. Know I need.
Another couple, then I hear you move away. Have you finished with me? Did I not please you in taking what you gave?
My disappointment is short lived. Even as I contemplate begging you for attention, the air moves once more. This time the strike is severe, hard, burning! I can't help but cry out, even though I know it will mean more. I can feel my arse cheek tingle with the afterpain, soon to be joined by the other side. Again, I can't hold back the sound that escapes me.
I hear you move again, expect the sting of the crop across my skin, scream out the pain....but you DON'T strike. Why did I cry out? Why does my body behave as if you did?
Strike after strike, arse cheeks, thighs, then back up again. All the while, the constant burning and tingling of pain follows your movements. Strike overlays strike, leaving criss-crossing branded lines on my flesh. You torment it further by pressing into the welts that I know are there, forcing me to really feel it. I feel my moisture pooling beneath me, but it's not just the sweat that's bathing my skin.
Then a kiss, where it stings the most. So soft, so caring. I relax, breathing into that feeling. The warmth of your breath, like a caring salve on my tight and sore skin. I know you're inspecting your handiwork, but just that moment of calm, of softness, lulls me.
The kiss of the crop finds me again. I wasn't expecting it! I'd relaxed so much that I can't help but scream! I hear you chuckle. You know what I did, and another strike hits home, accompanied by my voice.
You're moving again. A sensation of cold wetness trickles down my arse, seeping between my cheeks and running down my crack. At the push of something at my ring, I raise my head. Realising what it is, I push back to the plug you're holding, eager to feel it inside.
"Not yet!" you say, moving it beyond my reach, forcing me to calm and relax again. Two more strikes to encourage my compliance.