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“No, that’s fine.” Craig blushes.
“Right. Good. The last thing you need to know—and this is where the problem comes in—he has barbs.”
Craig is certain he’s misheard.
He hasn’t. Robert shrugs as if he finds the whole thing a little uncomfortable, too.
“Like… like some kind of animal? Like a cat or something?”
“There are a lot of mammals that have barbs, including primates. There’s speculation human males used to have barbs and that the papillae some men have on their penis is actually the last vestiges of human barbs.”
“Uh-huh.” Craig has no idea what he is supposed to say to that. Then he does. “I spent a lot of time up close and personal with said penis, and there was no indication that there was something else there,” he says. “Also, this is not a conversation I ever thought I’d have.”
Robert laughs. “Yeah. This is the joy of working with Designation Resources. There’s always something. Sam’s barbs have never actually unsheathed with a submissive. It isn’t something he’s had to worry about because the degree of compatibility required for that to come into play just hasn’t been there. However, we’ve taken his hormone readings since you two were together, and he has shown signs of chemically bonding with you. He is within a range that makes it likely he would barb you. And even if he was sheathed against it, it’s something you have to be aware of and consent to the possibility of.”
“Does it hurt? How big are they? Is it one, or are there lots?”
“We have a pamphlet,” Robert says and takes it out of the file. Craig opens it up, and there’s a detailed drawing of a human penis with barbs. On the opposite page is another drawing of a Dominant male barbing a submissive and a view of what it would look like if one could see into the submissive’s body.
“Wow,” Craig says, and his hands are shaking so badly that he sets the pamphlet on his legs.
After a pause, Craig continues, “I didn’t… well, I didn’t even know this existed.” He’s so shocked that he isn’t sure how he feels.
“Only about five percent of Dominants have that particular mutation. They have to knot first, and once the knot is fully engorged, if there’s a high degree of compatibility and his hormone levels are very high, then the barbs would engorge. The barbs are not typically that painful; it’s just that they cause a chemical reaction in a submissive that most submissives don’t enjoy.”
“Why not? What is it?” Craig asks.
“The sensation is one of intense arousal. I’ve heard it described as an overwhelming itching or burning sensation, and the way to ease that is through friction and penetration, which is impossible. The submissive would be quite thoroughly stuck on their Dominant’s knot, and the ability to ease that sexual frustration isn’t there. The submissive has to wait for their Dominant to finish barbing, orgasming, and for the knot to deflate, all while in a heightened state of sexual arousal. And it isn’t a quick process.”
Robert seems to be waiting for Craig to respond, but he has no idea what to say, what he thinks about such a possibility. “But it’d be pleasurable for Sam?”
“He’s never barbed, so we’re not sure, but the expectation is yes, it would be incredibly pleasurable for him.”
And that is all Craig needs to hear. That’s what he wants. “Okay.”
Robert waves that away, apparently not wanting Craig to agree yet.
“The submissives who enjoy this the most typically have a very high tolerance for denial and masochistic tendencies that eroticize sexual frustration. For example, if a submissive enjoys caging, they might enjoy a partner with barbs.”
“Yes,” Craig says, but he can’t make eye contact. He does like caging. He hopes for more of that in the future. He’s already done an internet search on the options. But what he really wants is for Sam to buy him a cage, be proud to have Craig caged, and maybe Sam would even wear the key around his neck. Craig can dream.
“Submissives who desire a sexual style that is closer to breeding and free use are typically the submissives who get the highest degree of satisfaction from a barbed partner.”
“Oh.” It’s an inadequate response, but honestly, what is he supposed to say after a revelation like that? The way Robert says the most outrageous things as if they’re perfectly normal now. To think one can just admit to liking these activities! He can’t imagine how he’d have been treated in his time if he’d admitted to all these desires.
“To clarify, because I know things are different now, breeding involves unprotected sex, a Dominant’s come is considered valuable and something the submissive should want to keep inside them, and plugging is typically involved. Although you can’t get pregnant, of course, that is generally the concept but applied to a D/s dynamic. And free use typically means that a submissive is available for his Dominant at all times and places. There might be discussions about whether or not ‘no’ allowed and when. However, it is my personal opinion that love and free use make that entire concept go away.”
“What do you mean?” He’s leaning forward, and he isn’t sure when that happened, but it’s all just so interesting, and Robert is so unthreatening that it’s more like gossiping with a friend or a trusted doctor. The usual shame he might feel is very far away. Is that part of Robert’s dominance?
“Free use is a beautiful thing, but it’s not an easy dynamic. If a submissive is giving their body to their Dominant to use whenever they wish, they’re doing it on the expectation that their Dominant not only desires them but loves and values them. It requires total trust on the submissive’s part. Using a submissive who is not in the right headspace, who doesn’t feel well, who is uncomfortable… that is not an act of love but selfishness. Free use is a concept that gets romanticized but can lead to a submissive being taken advantage of, so be careful with it. No should always be an option. As a friend—your friend, not Sam’s—please know that you can always come to me if you’re uncomfortable with where your dynamic has led you. It happens. It doesn’t mean he’s evil, or you’re bad, or anything like that. Sometimes, the best couples have problems, and it can be fixed. Do you understand?”
“Yes, Robert. Thank you,” he says and blinks back tears. What would Craig’s experience have been if he’d had Robert as a handler? “Are we friends, then?”
“We are,” he says. “If you want.”
“I do.”
“Well, there you go. I’ve got a few submissive friends I think you’d really like, too. I’ll try to set up a poker night or something.”
