Please tell me a little bit about Masks, for the ask game!
@dragonnarrative-writes
This is an old one I've really wanted to come back to. Professional Domme reader who's been sent a rather unusual client. He's someone who's seen plenty of violence, and needs a soft hand.
"It can be. But not everyone is as easy to read as your friend, er, Soap. The first session is usually mostly talking. We discuss expectations, boundaries, desires." You stand up. "You've already made a show of trust, and I appreciate that."
He glances at the mask, sitting there on the innocuous nightstand with its sparse decorations, just a lamp with a stained glass shade that gave off a cozy glow and painted the mask with warm yellow light. "Ah. Yeah."
"But for future reference, I don't appreciate being followed about."
He stiffens, straightens up under your stare, looking guilty as sin. "You noticed me?"
"After a spell. I suspect I didn't see you every time."
"I just--"
"No need. I understand."
"Do you?"
You walk over to him. "May I?" you ask, raising your hand.
He swallows, then nods.
You put your hand on his jaw. He flinches slightly at the contact, but doesn't pull away. You tilt his chin up and lean in closer, holding his gaze steadily. He closes his eyes, his breathing turning shallow.
"Look at me," you say gently. You stroke your thumb across a scar on his jaw. He obeys after a moment, like it takes everything in him to do so. "There we go. Good boy."
He huffs, a tiny smile pulling at his lips. "Bloody hell, Soap was right."
"About what?"
"When you say that-- It makes me want to be good."
🍉 Do you prefer to write short fics or long fics? Multichaptered works or single ones? Why?
I WOULD prefer to write short fics and save the long fic energy for personal projects, but unfortunately I am long winded and like to do in depth character studies and develop relationships over some kind of journey (internal or external). It's hard to get that in short fics. Not impossible, but definitely hard. And also I love dialogue which can take up a lot of space.
🍌 In your opinion, what’s the funniest joke/reference/pun you’ve made in a fic?
I think Rugby is my funniest fic over all. It's filled with gems like:
Johnny swats at you blindly as you limp off, somehow managing to connect, his hand a guided missile only capable of targeting asses.
and
He wiggles his fingers at the plants you have hanging in and sitting in front of the window (Spiderplant Georg, Pontius Pilea, and Monstera Mash).
or
“Ye’ve got a butterfly tattooed on ye, Rip, course yer a pretty boy.”
“First of all, it’s a moth. Secondly, fuck off.”
“What’s the difference?”
“All butterflies are moths, but not all moths are butterflies.”
“Ripper, sometimes ye say things that make no goddamn sense, ye ken?”
11 and 12 for the ask game? Specifically, about your reader characters!
-Dragon
Hi @dragonnarrative-writes - Thanks for asking! This is a fun one
11: Which character do you have the most in common with?
I'd probably have to say Ripper (Rugby!)- He's definitely more confident than me, but he's a bit of a wish-fulfillment character, like what if I had figured my shit out earlier (Like in grade 10 when I dressed up as a lumberjack for halloween, beard and all, and had the best time because everyone had to do a double take to recognize me. Very gender affirming, but I didn't really know what that was at the time) and not been so afraid of being myself about it kind of guy. We have the same tendency to deflect when we're unsure, and a fixation on like, not ruining the current good for potential better (especially when it comes to important friendships). Ripper's like, me but more. He's also more athletic than me, but I have scoliosis so I feel that's a valid excuse lmao.
12: Which character do you have the least in common with?
Probably Sweetpea (Heavy Weighs the Crown) or Doll (From Retirement Party)! I would have lost my temper about either of their situations like 6 times already. Would have been causing scenes left and right. I definitely do have things in common with them still (I don't think any of my readers are like, totally divorced from me) but I'm just like, way more volatile than either of them and much more likely to get silly with it. Sweetpea, for one, is like, defined by her patience and ability to play her cards close to her chest (two things I struggle with). I'm also just getting to know Doll though so we might find we have more in common once she's not terrified for her life every single second. I do know we share some hobbies, at the very least!