This has to be one of my favorite commissions ever. I feel so blessed to have worked on it. <3
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Priya lied down on the bed, as the man before her pressed her into the mattress, with his hand firmly placed on her chest. He climbed on top of her, and she melted at the feeling of his silky, black skin, so much darker than her olive color, inherited from a long Indian lineage. She looked at the ceiling, arching her neck for the man to cover it in wet kisses. Her body was filled to the brim with desire, and she wondered how she ended up in this situation, with a man that wasn't her husband.
Being a middle child among seven siblings, Priya found a way to gain attention and praise from her parents, by being a reserved, shy girl with excellent grades. A poster child of Indian society. Since she was proving to be so promising, they sent her to an all-girls boarding school, where she received the best education available to a high schooler, and her mannerisms were shaped into those of a modest Indian woman. Once she graduated from high school, her parents attempted to arrange a marriage for her. But Priya, who so far had never advocated for herself, spoke up for the first time. She didn't want to get married right away. She wanted to keep studying. Become a successful, professional woman. This wasn't what she told her parents though. After years of putting in effort to gain their favor, she knew the right things to tell them, to get what she wanted. She argued that going to college in America, would be a great opportunity to meet a wealthy man from a good family, someone from an important major like law, business or medicine, whom would end up having a good salary. She didn't care about any of that though. She wanted to broaden her horizons, and have an enriching, mind opening experience. Her parents gave her their blessing to go study abroad. She had no idea what awaited for her in the new continent was all she hoped for, and so much more.
Once in America, male attention became overbearing. Many men fetishized her for her heritage. Country of origin aside, she had an exotic, beautiful face with full lips, and her modest, loose clothes still revealed the curves of her body, which made it evident she had a sexy body. Men seemed to feel entitled to her attention. They were rowdy, and disrespectful, specially with alcohol mixed in. So she started ignoring most of them. She did make one good male friend though.
Rishi didn't come from India, but his parents did, and it showed. His dense beard and hair were kept short and tidy. He was a few inches taller than Priya, and while his body wasn't above average in any way, he kept himself in good shape. He was a great study buddy. Despite being in different majors, they took some of the same classes, and Priya hovered towards the guy who knew how to explain complex concepts in simple terms, and had the neatest notes she had ever seen. He also took care of her, making sure she was safe in campus and at night, and always knew how to get her laughing. She was so comfortable in their friendship, it took her classmates pointing it out to make her notice Rishi was making advances on her. And his courtship was different. Kind. Classy. Priya found herself returning Rishi's feelings, and she was so glad she listened to her friends. Rishi took her in a whirlwind of tender love and romance that she thought could only be found in books. Many nights were spent slow dancing in his apartment, star gazing at the park, or her taking a relaxing bath while Rishi fixed them a gourmet dinner.
After they graduated, Priya's parents started planning their wedding. They didn't mind too much. They wanted to get married after all. But all throughout this process, and during the several days long ceremony itself, Rishi could see her family squashed down her personality. Priya was very shy when they first met. But she knew she wanted help with her studies, and pushed through to get to him. As Rishi got to know her, he saw how Priya would always give her 120% whenever she wanted something. And when spending time together as boyfriend and girlfriend, he got to see Priya becoming more feisty, hard-headed, temperamental but quick to forgive... A wonderful spectrum of emotions that was toned down to compliant demureness when around her parents. Rishi was pained to see the woman he loved practically locked up in a cage. So as soon as the hype around the marriage died down, he grabbed Priya and made the move to America. Priya's parents didn't like this, but they also respected Rishi as the man of their new household. And as such, he was the one in charge of Priya now. Back in America, Rishi encouraged his wife to open up. Fully express herself. She soon was back to speaking her mind, and laughed more often. She never stopped wearing her traditional Indian clothing, though.
That was, until she fell in love with a dress she saw in a shop window. When trying it on, she saw the neckline turned to be quite low when enveloping her bountiful chest. She bought it anyway, thinking she could wear it at home in solitude, and admire herself. It didn't take long for her husband to come back earlier than usual and catch her wearing her new clothes. She had feared Rishi wouldn't approve of it, since he fell in love with a more modest woman. But Rishi loved what he saw, and he just encouraged her to wear more clothes like that if it made her feel beautiful. He showered her in compliments, excited by how he got to see her breasts almost bare despite her being clothed. It tempted him to touch them whenever she was near.
Loving all the attention, Priya ventured into wearing more revealing outfits, and wearing them in public. Skirts that went right above the knee. Open backs. Spaghetti straps. Every time she conquered a new fashion fear, her husband was there to cheer her on and shower her in praise. But she couldn't help but notice her husband wasn't the only one enjoying the view. Other men on the street were starting to ogle her, whisper her dirty stuff in passing, try to press their arms against her chest in public transport "on accident". As someone who identified as a "feminist", she knew all of that was sexual harassment. But she couldn't help but to like it to some degree. To know most men who crossed paths with her wanted to ravage her, made her feel sexy and desired. At first she was ashamed of it. She felt like both a bad feminist, and a bad wife. But then one day, her and Rishi were out, running errands, when her husband got distracted with something and stayed behind. As Priya kept walking, some guy across the street yelled at her. 'Daaaamn baby, nice tits!'
She hid her face in her hand. Her husband was a few meters behind of her. There was no way this wouldn't escalate. But when Rishi walked back up to her, he just waved at the man, and yelled back. 'I know, she's beautiful! She's my wife, can you believe that?' The man scrambled to get inside a building, and pretend nothing had happened. Rishi seemed dumbfounded by this reaction, but he went on about his day. Once they were home, Priya was waiting for her husband to bring the situation up, but he didn't. She spent the whole day waiting for a reprimand, or signs of jealousy. But Rishi was in a good mood. It was during their pillow talk that Priya asked him 'Are you really okay with men yelling stuff like that at me?'
Rishi stared at the ceiling, thinking it over. 'Hm... As long as you're fine with it, I don't mind. I agree with them. You're gorgeous. And you do have nice tits.' Priya nudged him playfully, but then fell asleep in his arms. After that, she allowed herself to enjoy attention from other men, knowing her husband still loved her, and was proud of her. She thought that would be the end of it, but she hadn't counted on Dominique coming into her life.