#Cabal

All in all, reading back over this, I don’t imagine you will be surprised to hear that I was in many ways a confused, dissatisfied and vulnerable young woman (barely more than a girl, really) on the morning I met Ms F. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 25 minutes; 5400 words

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I was in awe of her effortless domination, dismayed and delirious, too, at how easy I was making it for her, at how welcome her dominion over me was, how it fit, so perfectly, into the sick flaw in my character which she had so ruthlessly revealed, so skilfully manipulated [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 18 minutes; 3700 words

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The Ms. F. character was used in several early stories, without any attempt at coherence. This short piece attempts to force some believability onto what is, frankly, a mess of THW’s’ own making. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes; 900 words

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The idea of not telling him what she had said at all, just ignoring it, hoping it would all go away, was my favourite, of course; the weak way out. But then, the thought of what was very likely to happen— since Ms F. very definitely seemed like the kind of person who would follow through; the thought that she would wind Brad up to do something really awful to me became worse in my head than the idea of telling him— just about. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 19 minutes; 3900 words

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I’m the man who has your attention, completely. That’s all you need to know at the moment. It’s very simple, lovely girl. You need to let yourself be guided— be more obedient— that way, you won’t be so confused. Everything will be simpler, easier, if you let me control you. Trust me. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 25 minutes; 5300 words

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Along with the fear and the shame and the foreboding, there is a lightening of her burden. All his talk of her ‘perfection’— which, to her self-critical mind had seemed ridiculous (while still delightfully welcome)— now suddenly seems attainable. With him in control, perfection is infinitely less complex, less demanding. If she has been reduced to a thing for his use, then perfection is simply being as useful as possible. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 24 minutes; 5100 words

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He sees it in her eyes, enough to understand what is going on in her head, and she knows that she has given herself away, and she dips her head in confusion and shame and fear before a rising joy in her has her look up at him again, wanting him to see that she accepts, even though the cost is so high [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 21 minutes; 4400 words

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