Editor's note: this story contains scenes of non-consensual or reluctant sex.
*****
London, 1894
"Ah, Emily my dear, so glad you could make it," Dr. Prott smiled as he motioned her into the room.
"Thank you, sir, of course," she stuttered, eyes briefly taking in the other six men in the room.
She felt the heat begin to rise in her cheeks again and she swallowed nervously. She had to come, of course, she had no choice. She had said she would come, and so here she was, although she wished she could be anywhere but here. She had agreed to act as the demonstration model for gynecologist Dr. Prott's medical lecture, which meant...oh God...she would be... Her moment of terror was interrupted by Dr. Prott leading her over to the other men, who were standing casually in front of a dais.
"Gentlemen, this is Miss Emily Croft, who has graciously volunteered to be our model for the lecture. She has just turned eighteen and is in perfect health, as my most recent examination of her shows."
Emily nodded weakly; barely able to glance at the men. They seemed younger than Dr. Prott, doubtless doctors just starting out on their chosen profession. While she understood that doctors needed to learn from someone, she didn't know why that someone had to be her. She wished she had never agreed to this, what on earth had she been thinking? Well, she knew what she had been thinking, so desperate for Dr. Prott to finish her treatment for Hysteria she would have agreed to anything. A stray thought crossed her mind of traveling across England as Dr. Prott's model as he taught other doctors. She felt the room start to spin a bit as she felt faint, but one of the men asked her a question.
"So, Emily, I understand you are preparing to head off to University this fall?"
"Yes, yes sir," she nodded.
And so they stood for a few minutes, the men asking questions of her, her educational experiences, her chosen major, as if it were little more than a tea party. Even in the small circle she was acutely aware of how much taller they were than her, somehow the room feeling entirely too warm. None of them offered their names, so she just resorted to calling them sir when needed, but all of them used her name. Finally, just as she was beginning to relax a bit, Dr. Prott moved the event along.
"Emily, my dear, why don't you get changed and then we can continue our conversation?"
She nodded, expecting to leave the room, but instead was guided to an ornate carved wooden screen on the side dais. The screen only reached to her armpits, and she looked out to her audience. She swallowed nervously.
"Emily, I have hung a dress for you; please change into it."
With that, he turned to the other men and began talking to them. Emily turned and saw the dress he had left and the blood ran from her face. It was completely sheer, composed of a sheer white tunic and sheer white trousers. Her eyes widened as she glanced back to Dr. Prott. He was completely focused on the other men, and they on him. She swallowed again and steeled herself. She had known she would have to show her body, but now being faced with that fact was more horrifying than she could have imagined.
She closed her eyes gathered herself and then resolutely reached behind her back to begin undoing her dress, a simple conservative outfit that covered her from neck to wrists to ankles. She had just shrugged her blouse off her shoulders when she realized the voices had changed. She glanced over and found the men had seated themselves before her. The screen hid her body, but her face and shoulders were showing, allowing them to watch her undress. Emily tore her eyes away, instinctively covering herself behind the screen. She glanced back over to them, holding herself in her own embrace, as they sat there relaxed and impassive.
"Move along now dear, be a good girl," Dr. Prott nodded, snapping her out of her lethargy.
She nodded, blushing furiously as she lowered her blouse. She carefully hung it up, trying to buy some time, her mind whirling in fear and confusion. Her eyes caught on the men sitting there, watching, as she tried to decide if she should take off her bodice or her dress next.
"Do you need assistance?" Dr. Prott asked kindly, and she squealed a no to him, furiously shaking her head.
Emily gathered herself again and reached back to unlace her bodice. She paused for a moment before pulling it from her body, feeling the cooling air on her bare breasts. She hung the item up as best she could, one arm covering her chest. She couldn't resist a glance back at the men, as if hoping this was all a terrible dream. They were still there and she immediately looked away. Using only one hand, she reached down and began to lower the zipper on her dress. Her focus was interrupted by a question.