“BDSM without intimacy is just violence” — so true! Same could be said for BDSM without consent. I love that you brought this up, it’s something that a certain character in this chapter does not understand (or possibly chooses to ignore when it suits him).
That said, sometimes when we are going through intense emotional upheaval—combined with alcohol consumption—we miss the red flags we would normally notice in someone.
I worried about the structure of this chapter and the actions that I chose to include, but I ultimately decided they were important for Eva’s character arc, even if they were jarring to read.
That slow burn into danger and then the way it settles into his bed… god. It felt intimate in the deepest sense—skin memory, breath, safety earned the hard way. The final quiet hold wasn’t loud, but it was devastatingly tender...
That is a strange turn of events…ish intense!
Bdsm without intimacy is just violence
Where are you going Demetria? Ahahahh!
I have to wait!
“BDSM without intimacy is just violence” — so true! Same could be said for BDSM without consent. I love that you brought this up, it’s something that a certain character in this chapter does not understand (or possibly chooses to ignore when it suits him).
That said, sometimes when we are going through intense emotional upheaval—combined with alcohol consumption—we miss the red flags we would normally notice in someone.
I worried about the structure of this chapter and the actions that I chose to include, but I ultimately decided they were important for Eva’s character arc, even if they were jarring to read.
i feel you, I love the anticipation of her character development arc
That slow burn into danger and then the way it settles into his bed… god. It felt intimate in the deepest sense—skin memory, breath, safety earned the hard way. The final quiet hold wasn’t loud, but it was devastatingly tender...
You have me completely hooked Demetria.