Note that the previous part of this story is from Shane's perspective, but this part is from Mia's.
A few days had passed since Mia and Shane had started their new arrangement. And truth be told, she didn't feel that things had changed as drastically as she had assumed they would. Make no mistake, things were definitely different, and it was still a lot to adjust to. She just had more normality than she had expected. She still went to work, she still had time to relax, and she still ate dinner with Shane while watching their favorite shows.
Everything just had a new edge to it. A new twist, and an extra thing to pay attention to while she did it. At work, for instance, she was instructed to sneak into the bathroom at least once a day to take a picture of her breasts or ass and send it to him. It was shameful, she felt, and taboo.
But that had started to become half the fun
, she thought,
knowing that something I'm not supposed to be doing is something I now had to do for my husband. Well, not just my husband anymore. My Master.
That still felt a tiny bit silly, if she was honest. Calling him Master was odd, especially at first. But over the last few days, she had watched him start to change in response to hearing it. She had seen his posture be a little more stout, his responses to her questions a little less shaky, and his energy in bed... Well, that was unmistakeably heightened. It was like when they had first met, and they struggled to keep their hands off each other. Now that he knew he
could,
he often
would.
He's much bolder now,
she thought,
in a way he never has been. It's almost like watching a boy become a man, there's suddenly a smoldering fire behind his eyes that seems as threatening as it does warm and inviting. It's confusing, but... I like seeing him feel strong. And when that strength is directed at me, its like I want to melt down and be molded into whatever will make him happy.
She shook her head. Those online BDSM forums he had gotten her to read seemed to be getting to her head. This had been weeks before she agreed to any terms, so she was completely unaware of what most of this lifestyle was about. After she agreed to read them and at least look into what he said he wanted, she had seen the accounts of many other women who lived this lifestyle, and at first she didn't see how any of that could be true.
"I used to fear what my dom could do to me, but now I don't fear that at all." One poster had said. "In fact, when I get in subspace, he could spank me until I bled and I would be in absolute bliss from the sensation."
Mia shivered at that when she had read it. That was extreme impact play, and she wasn't sure she was ready for that. But she had wondered what it would be like to be so completely given over to submitting that she could push past her own boundaries... What could she be enjoying that fear had kept her from?
Another member on one of these groups had posted, "We've been together since October and hes corrupted me SO much. I realized what I wanted this whole time was to have my control taken away. It's been pure bliss. I have sunk further and further into submission to the point of a 24/7 dynamic. I follow his every order and command. I wear a day collar. I sleep in a slave collar. I wear what Daddy asks of me. I bark for Daddy. Every order he gives me fills me with bliss. My mind goes empty. He gives me praise and im elated. He degrades me and I beg for more. Im his eager freeuse slut.
I love serving Daddy. I love being his. I love being his dress up dolly, fleshlight, and cumdump. He brings me so much bliss its otherwordly. Im so happy to be his dumb little girl, following his every command. I hope I get to fall deeper and deeper into submission for him.
Even this is a command from Daddy!! He told me to write about my journey into submission for him hehe."
She wanted to have control taken away?
Mia thought,
That seems insane to me. Why would you want someone to be in control of you, unable to make your own decisions?
Mia had gone to Shane and asked him about this, asked him if that was what he wanted from her and why he thought she would even consider it. He had sort of sheepishly replied, "Well, I think of it as a way to sort of help you. You get overwhelmed a lot, at least... You say you do. I thought maybe if I was in charge of your schedule, you wouldn't have to worry about what's coming next or what you needed to do day to day. I don't know for sure if it would help, but it might be worth trying. Plus... I just think it would be... well, hot..."
He had looked down at his lap as he said the last part, blushing. Her disgust at what she had read seemed to fade away in that moment, and she realized that what he was trying to take was not actually control, but stress. Maybe that
would
be nice, to not have to schedule and plan for herself. And she did want him to think of her as hot, so that wouldn't be a bad thing either.
"And I read a lot about this before I came to talk to you, you know," he said, "I saw a lot of people saying that when they got into subspace they just felt free from all the stuff they carry. I mean, obviously I get something out of it too, since it opens up a lot of possibilities for stuff I'd like to try, but it's meant to be good for both people, not just the one at the top."
"Well, I mean, I think I get that," she said, "I guess I just figured you saw this stuff in porn or something and wanted me to just let you hit me."
"No, no... I mean, I do want to spank you and stuff, it turns me on, and I
did
see some of it in porn first, but once I started looking into it to see if I was a weirdo for thinking it was hot, I found all these people talking about how they practice this stuff and how they have fun with it, the way it sort of keeps you on your toes in your relationship, and I thought that might be good for us. I love you, you know that, but sometimes I think we've gotten a little... Passive, I guess? And there's no way for either of us to be passive with this." He explained.
He wasn't wrong. Things had gotten a little stale lately, and they'd both been busy and always had an excuse to just sort of lounge around when they were together. Things weren't bad, by any stretch, but something that encourages them to interact more intentionally could be a good thing in the long run.
Does it have to be this, though?
She had thought.
"Look, if you want me to let it go, I will, but I'd love it if you'd give it a chance." He said. She stared at him for a moment, and then his expression dropped. "Okay, I... You don't have to read any more. It's too much, I get it."
"No, I was just... I was just thinking." She said. "Just give me a little time to figure out how I feel about it. This is all pretty new to me."
That was weeks ago, and now to look at where she was at was something that surprised her. She'd been on her knees in front of him, handcuffed, drooling and gagging on his cock, and she hadn't just been able to handle it - she'd enjoyed it.
Now, he was challenging her in a different way. She was in the store, doing her grocery shopping with a day collar on. It was a thin chain with a circle covered in small stones, a pretty innocuous thing to those around her, but she always knew what it was. She wondered who else would sniff out that it was actually a collar, a sign of devotion to her Master, but so far in the last few days no one had even blinked when they saw it. At home, she was commanded to wear her black choker with "plaything" on it, but out and about she could switch to something less obvious.
Her phone buzzed, and she knew it was instructions from Shane. He hadn't given her any hint what he would be asking her to do while she was out, just that he would message her and she'd have to push her limits.
She unlocked her phone and opened their secret messaging app, letting it scan her face to unlock. There was the message. And it had... an attachment?
Please don't be a photo, please don't be a photo...
she thought, looking up and down the aisle nervously. Nothing there but frozen vegetables on one side and a large selection of candy on the other.
They're just tempting people who are on diets in this aisle. Kind of cruel when you think about it.