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Thursday, December 13, 2012

A Calm Simplicity

Updated 12/21/14: I've been re-reading some older blog posts and I came across this one. I want to add a little bit of modern commentary on it, now that I have a perspective from outside of that relationship. 

My relationship with Malignus was my first D/s relationship. I had a sort of unformed relationship that involved discipline before that and a play partner, but never a Dominant. I actually didn't know very much about D/s when I got involved in it, and most of what I knew I was taught by Malignus. At the time that I wrote this, I believed that in order to be a "good" submissive and to "fully" submit, I had to be able to take very severe spankings without warmups, with minimal encouragement, without moving or crying out to any degree and without the necessity of aftercare. 

I now don't think that this is actually a particularly healthy way to approach scenes, and I don't want anyone new to D/s or to spanking who might read this to think that this kind of play is normative or something that should be strived for. Please read this with the understanding that this scene had aspects of it that were very positive for me, but took place within the framework of an unhealthy relationship. My emphasis on fear of disappointing someone makes me feel sad when I re-read this. It has taken me a long time to get the idea out my head that my natural reactions to things are not something that will disappoint people. 

The rest of the text of this post has been left intact with no changes made to the text except this addition. 


This afternoon, Malignus decided to give me a spanking. There wasn't an established atmosphere for it: it simply began with "Let's hit you with stuff!" He started the spanking with a wooden spoon named Warren (the implement which featured heavily in this very old post and which I thought I lost once).  It's certainly not a kind implement. Once upon a time, I had designated my three least favorite implements as "The Trinity of Terror:  Warren, a small bladed but very thick lexan paddle and the nylon cane.


The Trinity of Terror, shown with Zelda, which is not relevant to this post.  The other three items very much are.


The spanking started off slowly, but I met it with some level of resistance. I don't mean I thrashed around or protested or anything extreme, but I let my body be tense, I moved around on the bed a bit and I continually cried out into the pillow. I leaned my body away from Malignus. My hands grabbed at the far end of the mattress in a tense desperation. There are a lot of different ways in which a spanking can go, and recently, for arbitrary or re-affirmative style spankings, we've been working on me meeting them passively and fully submitting to the spanking. This isn't the way that I generally react with other Tops, or in other atmospheres, but it's an important area that we've been working on. It's certainly been a challenge for me, though.

The spanking was very painful in a fiery, stinging way. The small surface area made one little section take all the force, and then another, and then another. At one point, I did something which is somewhat unusual for me during a spanking and I said something cogent: "This hurts!"

"Yes," Malignus acknowledged. "It does. But it's going to hurt less when you stop fighting against it. Let it break you down."

I tried to do exactly that, but I was just spinning my wheels. I got into a bit of a groove for a while, being still and keeping my body fairly relaxed. Malignus praised me for this, but I didn't really keep it up. The spanking picked up pace, and I found myself back to a state of struggle against the pain that was building. After things reached a crescendo, Malignus stopped and I took several deep breaths.

I'm going to digress for a moment. I'm willing to bet that you guys have seen Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The first time I saw that movie, I really started needing to pee about halfway through. Unfortunately, the movie didn't feel like it was about halfway through. It felt like it was almost over. I figured I could just wait until it ended. The movie would seem like it was about to end, and then start to seem like it was wrapping itself up, and then it would GO ON TO SOMETHING ELSE. Then that would wrap itself up, it would seem to be about over and then it would GO ON TO SOMETHING ELSE. Near the end I was becoming infinitely frustrated. I just wanted it to quit fake ending and just ACTUALLY END. In a movie, those moments that suggest that something is almost over when it really isn't are one of my pet peeves. They make me crazy. (By the way, I totally adore LOTR and I'm really excited to see The Hobbit this weekend. kthnx!)

In a spanking, however, those moments when you think that things are almost over and start to prepare yourself for them to be done, only to find out that you're closer to halfway through have a really strong, positive effect on me. They make me feel out of control in a very safe and very good way. The length and intensity of my spanking is not being determined by me. That's entirely up to my Dominant. It puts me in a very secure and submissive state of mind, and speeds up the process of breaking down my resistance. In my head, I call spankings that seem to stop, or appear to be reaching their end, only to begin again in earnest "Lord of the Rings spankings" because of the above story. (Note-- I realize I'm going to probably start getting some strange search terms showing up on my google analytics because of this).

Returning to my original story, that's what happened today. Malignus did, indeed, set down Warren. He had completed spanking me with it, just as I had originally believe. Instead of ending the spanking (which, if I was being honest with myself, I did not really want anyway) he reached under the bed and returned with the small, Lexan paddle pictured above. That paddle hurts a lot. It's one of the worst things I've been spanked with. I tried to be submissive to it, and to let it push me. Instead, I think that my resistance began to intensify (I say "I think" because this is the area of the spanking where my memory starts to get a little bit fuzzy, even though it was just eight hours ago or something). After giving me a handful of swats on my bottom, Malignus tapped the paddle against my thigh. I know that he does not do this to "line up his shot" like some people do. The purpose of pre-swat tapping has always been to get inside my head. I felt very vulnerable for the second before that stroke landed on my thigh, and then I felt a surge of pain that seemed to run through my entire body. And then another. And then another. And then another. I was really reacting to the pain, vocalizing and crying out in a manner that was probably excessive. Despite feeling wonderfully loved and taken care of, and being very aware of how much of my stress was dissipating, I was certainly not reaching my goal of calm and quiet submission. Then, for a minute, it was over.

I was actually quite relieved on some level when Malignus grabbed another implement. I knew that I wanted to give myself over to the spanking more, and I would have been very disappointed in my performance at that if it had stopped there. The implement which he had selected, however, was my nemesis: the nylon cane. I don't know if he intentionally used the three implements that I once selected as my least favorites or if it just worked out that way, but it was something that didn't even cross my mind until much later. At the moment, all I was aware of was the fact that I was going to be caned.

He did so rapidly, at a pace that I was largely unfamiliar with. He wasn't using "full" strokes, but the combined effective was overpowering. At first, I continued to struggle and cry out and then, all the sudden, everything stopped. I don't mean that the caning stopped-- it continued at the same pace and intensity. I stopped. My resistance went away and I just lay perfectly still. I fell silent.

"Good girl," Malignus praised me. "VERY good."

The caning continued, as did my passive state. It still hurt, but I was experiencing something which I've had limited experiences with: a powerful rush of endorphins. I have no idea for how long things continued. In my mind, it was both very long and very short. I felt really, really good. It was different than the drug-like experience I'd had the first time I fell into subspace, but equally wonderful. I felt entirely relaxed, but I also felt a joyful exuberance in my chest. I was really aware of what was happening to me and I was proud and excited. I felt simultaneously tranquilized and hyper stimulated. My brain was very confused, and it was awesome. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

Once things finally did stop, Malignus rubbed my back and comforted me for a long time. The good feeling lingered.

The spanking was still not entirely over.

After I was able to speak properly again (although I don't remember what I said), Malignus got one more cane-- a 1" acrylic cane that is probably the most weight bearing cane in our collection (strike that, known to man). He gave me six strokes with it, and while I wasn't entirely silent, I still took them well and felt the same surge of good feelings. After that, he gave me a really lovely cool down. Hours later, I'm still a little bit sore, and I'm still very smiley about it.

13 comments:

  1. Congrats on one amazing scene. The three implements in the Zelda pic are the "Triforce" of course ;-) Hope this scene was everything you wanted it to be. Enjoy The Hobbit this weekend :-)

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    1. Yeah, that was my intention when I did it previously, but it wasn't relevant to this post. :) I totally enjoyed The Hobbit twice already. Win!

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  2. least you know he love you when he spanks you he just want you to behave like a good girl right and iam sure you have special spot in your hear for those implemnt and you can look at those implement and smile right lol

    iam willing to have any of your female top friends spanks me j so would you please pass my name around to any female top you know tell them mike been bad boy and need spanked

    Mike
    madison ohio age 41

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    1. Yes, spankings touch at a special place in my heart, no matter what the atmosphere, and when they are given to me by a person I'm close to, they always make me feel loved. This spanking wasn't disciplinary, though, it was arbitrary-- just because he's my Dominant and he likes to spank me and I'm his submissive and I want to be spanked.
      As much as certain implements are fearsome, I do have a protective feeling towards them, as can be seen in the post linked when describing Warren in which I thought I'd lost it! It's a love/hate relationship, but always with a heavy helping of appreciation.

      As far as female Tops, I'd recommend getting in contract with Dana Kane (www.danakanespanks.com) or Sarah Gregory (www.misssarahgregory.com). Both are friends, and Dana has spanked me lots of times and I've always had a good experience with her. :)

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    2. i have ocntacted both Miss Sarah Grrgory before for spanking session and Dana Kane was near me me few weeks back but i couldnt make session she was in cleveland ohio and i live near cleveland like half an hour away so i do hope being spanked by them and i seen pics and video of them spanking you

      well least you dont alway get disciplinary spankings all time i think cool you both have each other and he love to spank you no matter what and you enjoy them too people suppose to feel love with each other and feel safe too and know both person involed in relantionship care about each other and you know when mangus spank you it for your own good and deep down inside you know you desver the spankings too alway neat to be with a person into spankings

      Mike
      madison ohio
      age 41

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  3. Another fantastic post, Alex: you are on fire, and this was a genuine pleasure to read. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and feelings, and insights, and for doing so in such an eloquent way. Awesome, as you say.

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    1. Thank you so much, Penelope! That means a lot coming from someone who is such a great writer. :)

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  4. Seems like you had a wonderful time with Malignus, Alex! Thanks for sharing. :-)

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  5. I've never really felt the big rush of endorphins that people talk about. It's interesting to read how you describe it.

    FYI- Totally serious here, there is an app called RunPee. It is made for exactly what you describe and tells people the best timing in a movie to take your bathroom break without missing much.

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    1. The endorphine experience is very rare for me, but it's certainly really exciting when it happens. For a long time I felt like it was something I'd never get. I hope you do, someday! :)

      Re your FYI-- what an amazing idea. Lea! What would I do without you and all the unusual things you know about?!

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