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| The Chesterfield Mija and Pablo mijita (at) thetreehouse (dot) net Category: Collaboration
Pablo has (sadly for many reasons) been away in the UK the past two weeks. Because of this we've been communicating long distance and I've been "nesting" after a fashion. Below is the perhaps odd little collaborative product. Oh and if you're not really into furniture and are wondering what a "Chesterfield" sofa is, there's a picture of one on my blog here: www.eltercerojo.net/2008/06/a-short-story-e.html As ever, this story is not in the public domain. Ask before reproducing.
* * * The Craigslist Ad * * * "86"lx36"dx27"h oxblood leather, excellent condition, $1000" The advertisment's text looked simple. But the delicious picture, combined with the word "Chesterfield" tipped Annie into a fantasy realm. Paul, noticing her distraction, asked what she was thinking. She sent him a link, pointing him to the Craigslist AD. Then Annie told the story. * * * A.'s Memory * * * I remember reading something about a Chesterfield sofa when I was 12 or 13. I'm not sure where, an anon book, probably one of the BlueMoons. I didn't own it - I read it standing in a bookshop, trying to look like I wasn't reading porn. There was a scene in the book where a man, an artist I think, punishes a woman, maybe his model. The man made her bend over the Chesterfield in his study and began to strap her hard. But the woman wouldn't or couldn't stay still. Her moving distracted him – broke up the image of punishment and submission he wanted to create. She made his strap fall in the wrong places and leave marks he didn't intend. Finally the man stopped. He left her there, crying and man came back with some of his old ties, tying her down so tightly she couldn't even lift a foot, let alone get out of position. Then, when she was utterly helpless, he told her he was beginning the strapping again. I remember feeling of horror at the strapping starting all over, only this time with her tied so completely. I loved that. His beginning again. Loved that she had to be still, totally and completely controlled. His lack of mercy strangely a mercy itself. * * * Their Conversation * * * A: It's a beautiful sofa. The oxblood leather is the color of tramlines. It reminds me something from a headmaster's study. P: And you as a naughty girl? You'd definitely be bent over it, gymslip lifted high up, almost over your head. A: I could bend over it without a stool, but my bottom wouldn't be the highest point, unless I was standing on something or my feet were off the floor. P: Yes, your hands would be tied in front and you'd stand on a stool. A: So I'd be all stretched out and up on my toes? P: Yes. It looks like it would be comfortable enough to live with too. That's an important, if secondary, consideration. A: Yes. We'll definitely need to be able to live with it as our sofa. A: Sorry. I'm actually still imagining I'm bent over the back of it, wearing my new gymslip, hands tied so I'm all stretched, bottom very high. I can almost feel you lifting the skirt waaay up on my back, the front riding up too. Finally feeling you tug my knickers down for a thrashing. Right? P: Goodness, what a naughty girl you must have been. Of course, that's a good position for inserting a nice big plug, too. A: ::stunned, embarrassed silence:: * * * Final Nagging Question * * * Will the seller take less than $1000? |
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| Kris:
worsci (at) webtv (dot) net It's kind of difficult to tell where the story begins, as Annie's memory has an introductory feel; it wasn't until I got to the dialogue that I realized I was halfway through the story. Still, it was a hot vignette. |
| Alex:
alexbirch (at) blueyonder (dot) co (dot) uk Well of course author secrecy was a bit of a problem with this one <g> and thus impossible to proceed on the assumption of same. I found it a little difficult to mark as a story in that, although the incident of the Chesterfield MIGHT have been fictional, everything around the narrative seemed like the relaying of a commercial decision between the two very real life collaborators which could almost have been a post on SSS. Not that such a device is outside the boundaries or anything, just made it difficult to review as a story. Annie's 'first half' musing about the Chesterfield and the incident she recalled was, as expected, well written and quite 'lip-smacking'. The change of direction into a conversation seemed a rather abrupt change of direction, presumably to force the collaborative element, and, to me, rather spoiled the flow. To me it would have read better had the 'other half', Paul, gone into musing about his plans for Annie on a Chesterfield, maintaining the style and momentum of the first part, rather than what was actually done. Anyway, as ever, just one reader's opinion. |
| Hal:
janhaltn (at) gmail (dot) com This was a very good and interesting story. I really enjoyed the word pictures that the author painted for us. The story had a nice flow to it. I did know what a Chesterfield sofa looked, like but I appreciated the link to a picture of one. I also enjoyed the structure of the exchange between the two characters. I hope this write continue to give us stories for this for our enjoyment. Well written story that appeal to all. |
| CK:
CrimsnKid6 (at) aol (dot) com This story makes me think back to last year's (2007) SSC because I believe it included a category called "Object Fetish" which this collaborative combination of advertisement, recollection, conversation and final concern would've fit into quite well. The juxtaposition of fantasy fullfillment and everday pragmatism is interesting. Most of the couple's conversation was about how well the Chesterfield would work in positioning the woman to receive a whipping like the one she had once furtively read about, yet practical concerns popped up regarding how acceptable the sofa would be as standard furniture and ultimately how affordable it was going to be be. Fantasy and reality, could this Chesterfield suffice for both of them? It seemed to, like many things, come down to the money involved… |