Andalusite
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ORIGINAL: OrpheusAgonistes But when a mindfuck is a deliberate and effective exploitation of a vulnerability that I know for a fact my partner is perfectly willing and able to exploit, then it becomes more interesting. The most exciting kinds of mindfucks, I think, tend to feel like perpetual motion machines--where once the process is set in motion the tormentor really needs to do relatively little because the victim's own natural, inevitable thought process and psychological reactions continue to exasperate and intensify the torment inexorably until the entire situation has taken on a significance for the victim far beyond any reasonable interpretation of the predicament. I haven't delved into this much, but I've done a lot of things that scare me badly, but with the feeling that my Master is on my side, that he's there for me, so while my heart may pound and my muscles tense, he's there to soothe me back down. The adrenaline and the *effort* and the building of trust and the vulnerability can be very hot, but I agree that a fake-out wouldn't do as much. I've been genuinely terrified in scenes a couple of times - once when I stunt-bottomed in a class, and even though I was certain the instructor knew what she was doing, the rational part of my mind was nearly overwhelmed when she actually touched me. It wasn't a mindfuck, and I thought I'd be fine, and I knew up-front what she was going to do, but almost broke away from her and ran across the room.
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