#Clyde-Colette

Too much. The words hung in the air between them, a sudden, unexpected intrusion of reality. He saw it then, the vulnerability beneath the role-play, the fear of being seen, of being judged. And he felt a surge of protectiveness, a desire to take away her fears, to make her feel safe. But he also felt a surge of something else, something darker, more primal. He wanted to see her ’too much.’ He wanted to see her undone, stripped bare, not just of her clothes, but of her carefully constructed defences. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 12 minutes; 2600 words

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‘About … us’, he said, the word feeling strange on his tongue; ‘About what this is.’ ‘I don’t know,’ she said, a flicker of uncertainty in her eyes; ‘Do … do we have to figure it out right now?. They never had. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 19 minutes; 4100 words

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So then depending on how it goes, the new Colette— the one who’s frightened of you— can choose if she’d like to start a new relationship with you on new terms; with you in charge. A .. a relationship where .. where I accept your right to hurt me; more, even— that it is proper— appropriate— important, even, for you to be free to hurt me. If .. if you decide to. [Read More]

Estimated reading time: 20 minutes; 4200 words

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