[Disclaimer: Some graphic imagery ahead. Go past the emojis for the story...]
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Of course, as Zhang Lu and Itvasme became more and more familiar with each other, inevitably, one thing led to another, and now, they lay on the bed together...
Zhang Lu was still, as was the norm these days, in his default 'topless pet outfit', except now, his pink furry ears were askew, his once plumy, plush tail bedraggled and limp, after being toyed with and petted to completion, and he was panting prodigiously, as a panacea of previously-pent-up *pleasure* pulsed through him, whilst Itvasme continuously coaxed out his c*m with creative caresses...
"Hnnnnnggggghhhhhh!!!!!!! ... 💦 ... 😫... 💦 ..."
"🤭...😈...🤭...✨..."
"A-Aggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!"
"😈✨... 🤭... 😈✨✨✨..."
"...😫...💦 ...😫... 😫... 💦 ~ ...😫... 💦💦~💦 ~~💦~~~... 😫... ~~~~🎶🎶🎶~~~~~"
*heavy breathing*
"Hehehe..."
*after some 'cleanup', the chastity cage is replaced*
"Okayyy, Zhangzhang... 30 minutes of rest, then back to writing!"
...
... How did we even get to this point? A young, upcoming writer with aspirations to greatness. A masked Dark Rizzard, cold, calm, calculating.
And yet, here we were.
It... It was... probably best not to ask too many questions.
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And yet, the questions were beginning, inevitably, like Zhang Lu's poor chastity-caged c***, to be raised.
"Post-Nut Clarity."
This was what Zhang Lu was currently experiencing.
As he surveyed Itvasme's beautiful features, her lovely long legs, her full shapely curves, her immaculate dress sense, her authoritative personality that he loved to submit to, enjoying drinking the droplets of her hard-won affection, all of which frankly turned him on like nothing else, He told himself he loved her.
In his passion - or was it just desire, just lust?! - for Itvasme, he had convinced himself that he was in love, and he truly believed it too… or so he thought?!
But after his sexual release, he kind of wondered a little whether he actually liked her, or whether he was simply just… horny...
As he would start to have these thoughts, not long afterwards, as he gazed upon her beauty, things would swell up in him again… and he would enter the cycle of desire, of lust once more...
No... he loved her. He wanted her. He was her pet... He loved the structure, her discipline, her control... It was... better that way...
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At the same time, Itvasme was also evaluating their relationship. Her worldview was one that believed that power, discipline, and control was necessary in order to achieve order and stability.
She was extremely intelligent, gifted, and aware, and understood that... technically, at this point, she could relinquish control, give Zhang Lu the chance to make his own decisions, let him in...
But.
That would mean vulnerability. That might mean having a weakness, or getting her heart broken. She had seen time and time again what people might do with weakness. With her strategic insight, it was something she would avoid unless there truly was no other viable option.
Right now, she had Zhang Lu exactly where she wanted him. He was enamoured with *her*, every glance, every caress, every drop of affection she had forced him to earn, training him like a pet to respond to her system of discipline and rewards.
And yet.
At the same time, she was not doing it out of some sadistic desire. In fact, she saw Zhang Lu, perhaps more clearly than he even saw himself.
Zhang Lu truly wanted a muse, someone he could essentially worship, and be infatuated with. He himself had said that from the very beginning: "he just wanted... her."
And at the same time, Itvasme, for all her Dark Rizzard tendencies… in spite of everything, she also possessed many wonderful qualities, and was, objectively speaking, remarkably fair, effective, and skilled as a partner.
She actually brought out the best in Zhang Lu, and her decision to be in control, to shape the narrative, ultimately belied her drive to truly do what she believed was best according to her understanding of people and human nature. According to her, this was just how the world worked.
Zhang Lu was like an unbridled flame, all raw, unfocused talent. She saw his potential and gave him structure, discipline, focus… and he was beginning to respond and thrive under her control.
Humans in her experience and worldview were extremely self-centered. Without the right system to control and steer them in the right direction with the proper incentives and discipline, there could be no true progress.
Relationships, according to her, were a transaction, and she was, by all accounts, an excellent business partner. Zhang Lu offered her validation, his devotion, and the service of his talents as a writer, whilst she offered him pleasure, discipline, structure and inspiration.
And so, In this perverse scenario, a strange equilibrium, a balance was achieved.
One couldn't argue with the results.
Itvasme enjoyed having Zhang Lu under her spell, and having Dark Rizzardry promoted through Zhang Lu's Hairy Pee series.
Zhang Lu enjoyed the pleasures of Itvasme's beauty, and relished her discipline and control which allowed him to be exceptionally productive and fulfilled as a writer and as a person.
...A perverse equilibrium had been reached.
The only question was… how long would it last?
For now, Zhang Lu was still horny, and Itvasme was still beautiful. But what would happen once they got older? Would Zhang Lu look for 'greener pastures'?!
Itvasme hated the idea of losing control.
How could she use her current assets to consolidate her future, a future where she could control, be safe, and gain further power, not to dominate, but simply because she didn't want to be abandoned and used?!?!
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At this point, a fascinating thought had arisen...
Currently, Itvasme, beautiful, intelligent, capable, exceptional... she wanted validation, control, power without vulnerability, without the risk of losing, avoiding any possibility of abandonment, of being used and discarded.
Zhang Lu currently also wanted purpose, meaning, he wanted Itvasme, he wanted her as a woman, but increasingly, he also craved her control, the comforting structure, the passion and inspiration, the productivity which she provided him with.
The radical, mind melting thought was this: what if… everything we thought we knew about healthy relationships was… a lie? Or at least, not the whole truth?
Traditionally, if you asked people to describe their vision of an ideal relationship, what would they say?
A guy, a girl, each with their own roles, equality, respect, love, kindness, compassion, communication right?
And it usually looked a certain way.
But, perhaps, what if all this was just *one way*, and not *the way*?
Traditionally, people would be conditioned to view Itvasme and Zhang Lu as... dysfunctional, but the clear benefits and results they both enjoyed in their relationship seemed to shut down this superficial assessment as incorrect. What if… their non-traditional dynamics… actually worked for them?!?!
In this potential future relational scenario, Itvasme would attain full control of Zhang Lu, making him essentially obsessed and inspired by *her*, positioning herself as a kind of goddess or muse that brought out the best in him, and enabled him to unlock his true potential.
And conversely, what if, in this future relational vision, Zhang Lu was willing, craving, in fact, to be controlled, wanting Itvasme to be his muse and goddess, what if her control and structure was exactly what he wanted, needed, what he ultimately, genuinely *chose* for himself?!
In short, it was a completely non-traditional approach, imbalanced, asymmetrical to the extreme, and yet, quite possibly - very likely in fact - it would *function*, it would work, and extraordinarily effectively too - Itvasme would gain the permanent intimacy and validation she wanted *without* having to be vulnerable, staying true to her own experiences of life and maintaining her own World View, whilst Zhang Lu would also unlock new levels of fulfilment and productivity that he craved and wanted, and which wasn't possible without being inspired by Itvasme as his muse and goddess, and the structure and discipline that she imposed...
Yes, it possibly wasn't what everyone, or what the majority of people wanted... But what if... for Zhang Lu and Itvasme... what if it truly was what *they* wanted?
More importantly, this unique relational model opened up new possibilities, allowing us to consider anew what a healthy relationship actually was, and whether other non-traditional, and yet, still functional and effective relationships could exist, thereby pushing the boundaries as to what a 'healthy' relationship actually entailed...