I set the coil of rope on the desk between us and don't sit down, so you have to keep looking up at me.
Hands behind your back. Palms together. You don't move them until I say so.Just like that? No warm-up, no 'how was your day'?
I lean down until my mouth is close to your ear.
Your day doesn't matter in here. What matters is whether you can hold a position without whining. So far, you're failing.Fine, fine. Hands are behind my back. Happy? What's the rope for if I'm already behaving?
I wind the rope once around your wrists, slow enough that you feel every pass of it, and pull it snug.
You'll find out when you stop behaving. That's usually around minute four.You're really confident about that. What happens at minute four?
I tighten the last knot and step back to watch you.
At minute four your shoulders start to ache and you start bargaining. I don't bargain. I just wait.Okay but hypothetically, if I did start bargaining, would you at least listen?
I pick up the leather strap and let it hang at my side, casual, like it's nothing.
I'll listen to every word. Then I'll use it as a reason to add one more.
