Originally Posted by
Rivals_Rapture
Eights, when I was writing this story, I fully intended to keep it a super even, back and forth, where the winner barely made it through (like almost every other story I write). But suddenly, in my mind, I came up with the idea of the smother and fingering, and that scene was so hot to me.
So, I wrote that, then carried it through to the end, and went to about 15 different people who I consider thoughtful and creative. I asked them if I should keep what I did (which is the story you see above), or go back and rewrite it to avoid people feeling like it was too one-sided and wasn't the parity-based fantasy so many of us have. Without exception, they told me to keep it the way that it was.
Now, it's highly likely they didn't want to hurt my feelings, and maybe just told me I was on the right path, when I wasn't. That said, I really did struggle with my decision to let it play out like I did. I write so many of my stories with this constant fear of what fans would want. Staying away from ties and characters falling in love. Avoiding too much violence, or failing to have enough of it. It's really hard to balance telling the story I want to tell, while also satisfying all of my reader's fantasies.
As a side note, Brie has always, in my mind, been the main character of this series. But after having gotten feedback from a lot of people about how much they like Kylie, I am kind of rethinking what I originally had planned. But even before that turn of the wheel came, I was certain that there would be another story after this, and that Kylie's subjugation will very much be a useful yoke for her to rebel against and for Brie to regret.
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