A Shot in The Dark

Carnival

By pdd912

This month my recommended one shot is very short and not sweet at all. If you like your Darkward dirty as hell then this should get you going.

Pdd912 is best known for her Multi Chapter fic Into the Grey House, which although it could be said to fall into the category of BDSM is unlike any other such fic in the fandom. What she does best is get into the heart and mind of the submissive.

This story, in barely more than 1K words, describes the chance encounter of a young woman with an enigmatic and strangely beautiful man at a Carnival. With a distant glance they recognize something in each other that draws them together. As the girl allows herself to be lured from her friends the author reveals to us the mentality that requires not just to be humbled but to be humiliated.

“A motion of his hand tells me to get down onto my knees, and I tremble. I can hear the sounds of others outside in the park. The fear of being caught in such a position mingles with the humiliation of being so casually used by him, but my outrage feels more like desire and I find myself kneeling at his feet…”

This is the antithesis of romanticism, consent lies in a very ambiguous area but the confusion is as much in the girl’s own mind as it is in the circumstances. He does not physically or verbally coerce her; yet it is clear on some level she knows she should not be there. It is not in her best interests. It is debasing.

“The shame of my desire seeps from me like bitter honey.”

Her submission resembles that of a religious zealot into self flagellation and humiliating acts, wanting to be used and being exalted by it.

You may well feel the same shame as you read it and enjoy it!