This is a multi-chapter series based on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, with a big focus on BDSM/kink. Any and all feedback is incredibly appreciated. Hope you enjoy!
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Nadine sat in Dead Man's Drink, mouth full of sweetroll when the courier arrived. Hurriedly, she licked the spiced crumbs and glaze from her fingers, blushing slightly when she saw the man's eyes widen at her hedonistic display.
"From Adrianne Avenicci of Whiterun," he said as he shakily thrust the piece of parchment into her now cleaned hand, struggling to look her in the eye. "Have a pleasant day, miss."
Opening the parchment, Nadine read Adrianne's cursive, elegant and slanting:
Nadine,
Arrive at the Sanctum a half-hour early this Fredas. We're expecting company.
Yours,
Adrianne
Swiping away the residual flakes of pastry that dotted her dress, she set off to Whiterun, eager to find out more about their mystery guest. She arrived outside Warmaiden's as the afternoon sun drifted mellow on the horizon, Adrianne battering at a Nordic steel plate pauldron on her worktable. She looked up as Nadine approached, smirking.
"Ah, I'm assuming the courier arrived, then."
"He did, but it's not the only reason I'm here," Nadine responded, on the defensive. "My dagger happens to need a sharpen."
"What, does Lod's grindstone not work all of a sudden?" Adrianne grinned, merciless in her onslaught.
"I needed arrows from Elrindir too... for hunting," Nadine mumbled.
"Oh, of course." Adrianne glanced round at the fully stocked quiver slung across Nadine's back. "Looks like you're running low."
Nadine sighed. "Fine. I'm here because of the damned letter. Who's the mystery guest?"
A cruel, satisfied smile curved Adrianne's lips. "Can't say."
"Can't or won't?"
"Does it matter? Wait until Fredas."
It was currently Tirdas. Nadine feared she would go insane with the suspense.
"Please at least tell me something about them."
Adrianne returned to her smithing, happily humming under her breath as she pretended not to hear Nadine's grumbling.
Good. She wouldn't mind her taking a look around the shop, then.
She flung open the doors of Warmaiden's, startling Ulfberth as she stormed in.
"Hey there, girl. What brings you to Warmaiden's today?"
"Got Adrianne's note. Can you tell me anything about who is going to be in attendance on Fredas?"
"Sorry, girl. No can do."
Nadine leaned over the counter, making sure her cleavage was visible as she traced Ulfberth's arm lightly with her finger. "Are you sure?"
His steely eyes met hers, as if to say:
are you?
She wasn't. She considered pursuing, then relented, withdrawing her hand like a thief caught pickpocketing. Ulfberth emitted a low, rumbling chuckle at her defeat, bidding her a good day as she skulked out of the shop.
***
The sun was still barely in the sky by the time Nadine arrived outside the familiar doors of the meadery, key in hand. She entered, seeing Adrianne making preparations.
"Didn't kill you to wait until tonight, then?" Adrianne called over, smirking.
"You said you weren't one for cloak and dagger," Nadine shot back, barely missing a beat as she sat down her satchel. "So spill. Who's the mystery guest?"
"All in good time, pet," Adrianne smiled, clearly enjoying the anticipation she was building. "You have to get ready first, then I'll tell you all about it. Obviously you'll need to wear something appropriate." She handed Nadine a black dress, the cotton fabric sheer enough for her to see her fingers through. "Here's your attire for tonight. Ingun should be waiting for you in the bathhouse - if you ask her nicely, she might paint your face and plait your hair, too."
Nadine half-chuckled, half-shuddered at the suggestion. Ingun's mixture of cruelty and haughtiness put her in mind of her older sister Rosaline - remembering how she used to tug at her hair as she yanked it into neat, intricate plaits, ignoring Nadine's yelps of indignance as she twisted the raven locks over one another, looping flowers and berry sprigs into the spaces between. Whenever she complained, feeling as if the hairs were being wrenched from her scalp, Rosaline would just sigh at her as if dreadfully inconvenienced by the whole thing and remind her that
beauty is pain, dear sister
.
With urgency, Nadine performed the now-familiar ritual of bathing and grooming, Ingun helping ensure that every inch of her was shaven bare. She also, as Adrianne had jested, coiffed and teased her hair into a pretty bun and daubed her lips and cheeks with something deep red and perfumed. When they were finished, Ingun held up the looking glass, and what looked back was someone Nadine barely recognised - large, soot-lined hazel eyes, burning with equal parts eager curiosity and sinful deviance. Her cheeks were flushed with both her own excitement and the product Ingun had adorned her with; her lips, full and stained the very colour of her deep desire. An elaborate braid adorned her head, a few dark, delicate tendrils falling to her pale neck.
The thin black fabric of her dress clung obscenely to her breasts, the outline of her stiff nipples plainly visible. The only thing that kept them from spilling out was gravity; one imperceptible move of Nadine's body and they were sure to escape. The garment had clearly been designed to ensure that there was just enough fabric to cover her modesty, and no more. Nadine recognised this would be a problem, as she was forbidden to wear any smallclothes, and any small bend or reach would cause this to be displayed rather brazenly to company. It would absolutely be less embarrassing to just be naked.
In short, she looked like a whore. She found this a less humiliating realisation than she thought.
Adrianne met her with an approving gaze when she returned, her mouth curving into a wicked smile. "Ready for dinner service, I see - well, almost. Go see Ulfberth for your collar. I'm sure he'll want to see you."
She approached Ulfberth with some trepidation. It had been a while since they'd last played with one another, but his imposing presence was no less prominent in her mind, especially after their last encounter in Warmaiden's.
"Sir? I've been sent to receive my collar for the evening."
He turned around, raising an eyebrow as he took her in. She was sure she heard him draw a sharp intake of breath as a faint smile traced behind his beard. Ulfberth wrapped the cool, soft leather around her neck, the feeling both startling and familiar in equal measure. As he reached round to clasp the buckles in place, he brushed away the stray tendrils of hair and whispered in her ear:
"By the Nine, you're a delicious little slut."
Nadine's skin blazed white-hot as Ulfberth's beard grazed against her ear, his gravelly voice sending shivers down her spine. She was already dreading the no smallclothes protocol; absolutely nothing could stop her desire from tracing its way hot and slick down her thighs. Flushed and flustered, she returned to Adrianne.
"Ready to serve, Miss."
"So you are," Adrianne said, smirking. "What did Ulfberth say when he saw you?"
"He... he said I was a delicious little slut, Miss."
"Well, he wasn't wrong," Adrianne remarked matter-of-factly, a wry smile creeping across her face. "Now, I suppose I should tell you a bit about our guest and the nature of this evening. It's an initiation, so you won't be the new blood anymore."
Nadine breathed a faint sigh of relief. Somehow a new submissive was less daunting than a new Master or Mistress entering the fold.
Adrianne continued. "What else to tell...they have a penchant for thievery, which is how Brynjolf and Vex discovered them. Well, that's how they say they discovered them. Asked them to run a job for the Thieves Guild, stealing a warhammer from a pair of blacksmiths camping out in Darkwater Crossing, and ended up encroaching on quite a sight at the hot springs...any of this sound familiar to you?"
Nadine nodded. With the exception of a few details, it was almost the story of her own entry.
As the rest of the members bustled in through the doors, Nadine busied herself setting the table and serving drinks along with Ingun and Ysolda. As the two passed each other, she saw Ysolda give her an approving look, and could swear she saw bruise-like marks lining her neck.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome our new potential initiate." Brynjolf's voice rang out across the sanctum hall. To his far left stood Vex, and in the middle of the two, a Bosmer male, his copper hair pulled tight into a high ponytail and a blush creeping across his face.
"Everyone, this is Gwilin from Ivarstead."
***
Dinner felt like an eternity, Nadine working harder than usual to serve the table. As she suspected, it was fiendishly difficult to do anything without exposing herself, and the rest of the dinner guests made sure she knew it. Had Ingun and Ysolda been quite so bare when she was initiated, she wondered? She'd been far too busy being nervous about the evening's activities to notice.