SYNOPSIS: In a state of emotional panic after the conclusion of “The Wicked Bench II,” our heroine makes the choice to lay an emotionally devastating trap for her lover to chase him away. Better now than later, than when she'd really break him, right?

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The Wicked Bench III

Sequel to:

The Wicked Bench

The Wicked Bench II

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PERFORMANCE NOTES: Oh, this is... a doozy, honestly. In the beginning, this is a long con: she's cool to the point of cold. There are places to dig deep into his insecurities and she is BURROWING. She WANTS him to lose his shit and break things off with her. She WANTS him to hate her. This place of emotional manipulation should be seen as an old pair of shoes that isn't fitting right anymore. When the turn happens, she is laying her cards out on the table: her own insecurities, her own sins, her own struggles to be better. When they're finally on that wicked bench again, she finds a more... healthy way... to be herself.

Happiness ensues.

As for him: from the beginning, he wants to have a genuine conversation but finds her machinations unsettling and disturbing at first – until he sees through them. When she reveals what her original plan was, he would be a FOOL if he wasn't horrified at first. He's not a fool. But, he's drawn to her, like... an idiot, doused in gasoline, dancing around a bonfire. He hopes he won't burn. Her danger is fresh and foreign and as intoxicating as the rest of her. But, he is making CHOICES to stay. Choices that have more to do with his own shit than his own love, adoration or fear of her.

She MUST see this: his horror... and his CHOICE to stay. If he was just stupid and/or weak-willed, she would've discarded him ages ago. He proves himself to be the best kind of sub for her. He says it best: “I'm your puppy. But, I'm not your bitch.”

Author's Note: This is not for the faint of heart and definitely not a conventional “Dom/sub” scene. What started as a fun little scenario with a cute hook of the bench evolved into what's become more of an emotionally intense drama. This is an exploration of incredibly dark themes involving destructive sexual dominance and manipulation. The scenario of cuckolding that was ALMOST initiated is morally repugnant.

Frankly, I wanted to explore what a certain kind of hell could look like and the price one would have to pay to be able to inflict it upon others.

But, the actual Dom/sub play, I feel, becomes genuinely cathartic as these two characters share something so deeply intense and emotionally bonding. As close to a happy ending as I can bring myself to write.

I hope you enjoy - a fantasy of adults, for adults.