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After I had thanked Autumn for her suggestion, she wished me a good night. The door was closed behind me. I walked through our hallway toward the stairwell. I passed a drunk girl who hadn’t noticed me. Still, I had the feeling I wasn’t safe. The unicorn hood created a small hump on my back. How obvious was it?
I had never done anything similar before. My bondage and dress-up games had always been private. I had fantasied many times about them happening in public. Ideas like being left in the middle of nowhere in some ugly outfit were startling. Subsequently, I had to hitch-hike with strangers to get home. Another one was running restrained through a forest to escape a kidnapper. That would be thrilling. But, of course, nothing had ever happened. I’m way too shy for any of these things. Nothing strange had ever happened in my life. But now for the first time, I was wearing one of those ugly outfits in public. Although this was technically true, it was hidden under other clothes. It was also dark. Furthermore, I saw nobody outside. But I was still frightened. Could someone spot me from their window?
I raced over the desolate lawn which separated our dorm buildings. It was a cold February evening, so no-one was outside. So I walked in a straight line to the door of Julian’s dorm building. I hadn't encountered any problems so far. But when I tried to open the door to Julian’s dorm building, I almost collided with a well-looking dude. We stared at each other for a couple of seconds and awkwardly grinned at each other. As a true gentleman, he stepped aside to let me pass first. After a brief thank you from me, I swiftly ran up the stairs. Would he have noticed my onesie?
But that wouldn’t matter because this bloke had likely forgotten me already. I didn’t know him. Even if he could trace my identity, there were dozens of reasonable explanations for the hump. For example, I could be wearing an oversized sweater. Then I recalled my almost accident with the tail. Now I was content Autumn had spotted it. Otherwise, he would definitively have seen it while I raced up the stairs. He wouldn’t have forgotten that sight quickly.
When I reached Julian’s door, I instantly knocked. I didn’t want to spend another second in these hallways. Julian opened the door a chink, inquired whether it was me and let me in. I wondered why. But when I slipped in the room, I understood. I was shocked. An enormous smile appeared on my face.
Julian had slipped out of the casual clothing he had worn this afternoon. To my delight, he was currently also dressed in a onesie. It was a red dragon with small, white wings and golden horns. He made a pirouette showing off the purple spikes that covered his spine. Just like me, he also had a tail which wiggled when he moved. He looked adorable. He lifted his arms up, causing his wings to spread. He had to blush when he saw me giggle. This made him look even cuter. I had stared at him for a brief moment before he requested me to remove my jacket. I did so and not much later I stood there in just my unicorn onesie. Naturally, I put my hood on my head. I was allowed to look ridiculous momentarily. We looked at each other in awe and started laughing.
Then I started examining his room. It didn’t contain a bathroom or kitchen like my own room. Hence, it was way smaller. Only a large closet, a narrow bed, and a desk for each of them stood in their chamber. Posters of various video-games were plastered on the walls. The room was much tidier than I expected. I supposed Julian had cleaned it for me. Just like Autumn and me, they had shoved their desks together to form a bigger table. Although I assumed the room would look like this on an ordinary day. Now a couple of things were different. I noticed one of their beds didn’t have a mattress. But the most striking thing was that their table was encased by bed linen. I couldn’t contain my smile. Julian had built me a blanket fort!
Julian inquired if I liked his outfit. I smiled at him and revealed the truth: I loved it! He told me it was an old Halloween costume. He smiled, clearly delighted I had dared to show up in my onesie. Otherwise, it would be extremely awkward. I had to admit it had crossed my mind to request Autumn to release me for the evening. But I kind of promised Julian to wear it. I was content I had carried on with this plan.
Julian pulled a flap of fabric away and welcomed me into his lair. I crawled in. His mattress was placed on the floor and topped with a couple of pillows. Cheap Christmas lights were fastened under the table. There were also multiple bags of snacks, two plastic glasses, and a bottle of soda. After I had made myself comfortable, Julian entered with his laptop and a Bluetooth speaker.
This was an eight-year old's dream: dressed-up in a blanket fortress with unlimited snacks and no adults around. Because the mattress was barely three feet wide, we had to lay almost on each other. After some struggles, we silently agreed on how to place ourselves: Julian wrestled himself behind me. So my head rested on his shoulders. Next, the movie started; it was one of the old Star Trek movies. So he hadn’t forgotten about our mutual interest in science fiction movies. Julian was incredible because he arranged another perfect date. The fact he wore a dragon onesie made it even better and made me feel more comfortable. I wasn't the only one who looked ridiculous anymore.
Both of us watched it a long time ago, so we didn’t have to concentrate. We ate the snacks and softly cuddled. There were only two layers of fleece between my back and Julian’s slowly oscillating chest. I had never been closer to a boy since primary school. During high school, I had heard many profound stories of classmates and their boyfriends. It had intimidated me for this kind of intimacy. But Julian was lovely. He wasn’t attempting anything inappropriate; I felt safe and protected. Increasingly, I was developing a crush on him. He not only looked cute; he turned out to be adorable too.
After the movie, we stayed in the dragon’s lair and chatted for a while. First, mostly about trivialities. Later I received many questions from Julian. As one might expect, he desired to know what kind of bet I lost. It was indeed relevant why we had to dress up as a unicorn and a dragon. His questions were subtle because he didn’t want to scare me off. But I grasped what he was attempting, and obviously, I wasn’t going to recount anything. But I mentioned I had been a unicorn since yesterday evening. His movements betrayed his shock. “Kat, that is plainly cruel. Why did you agree? Such a bet is pretty extreme.” I smirked. I had been thinking all afternoon about this question myself. There wasn’t a proper explanation, so I told him a partial truth. “Ehm, I think I enjoy a challenge. It also makes a weekend much more interesting too. Otherwise, I would just be thinking about homework all day. Now, something could distract me. It also motivates somehow. Besides, only Autumn would see me.” Conveniently, I skipped the bondage part.
Julian laughed and gave me a couple of friendly knocks on my leg. “Kat, you’re an odd one. I had assumed you were always bloody serious. Apparently, you have a wild side too.” I laughed. I enjoyed a much wilder side he wasn’t aware of. He kept trying to figure out what my bet with Autumn was. I gave him nothing useful because it was a little bit too personal to share.
He didn’t like my answer. Because I was so uncooperative, he started tickling my sides. This was annoying since I am very ticklish. I wanted him to stop but didn’t want to release any information. It was playful banter. But one wrong comment might end this evening because both of us were still insecure about our actions. Therefore, I started fighting back. I turned on my stomach and positioned myself on top of him. Julian was still on his back. So I had an advantage. Presently, he was the one being tickled and was sensitive for it as well. So he had to defend himself. He grabbed my right wrist and forced it away from his belly. I almost fell forward. With his hand, he pushed the fleece around my wrist up revealing the vague rope marks from my dinner spread-eagle. I had completely forgotten about them.
I noticed Julian had recognized them, so both of us instantly stopped wrestling and looked at each in shock. I was dying inside. Julian swiftly covered my arm again. “Kat, please don’t panic. Try to keep yourself calm. But I know what they are. Ropes have caused them, haven’t they? Are you okay?” The fun was over. I wanted to flee from him, so I would never see him again. But that wouldn’t solve anything. I felt I had to tell him.
I took a deep breath and started talking. “I’m good, thanks for asking. Yeah, you’re correct. Those are indeed rope marks. Part of the bet was I would be tied up.” I sat above him while trying to smile my problems away. There was no return. “When you knocked on the door this afternoon, my legs were bound together. Autumn had carried me to the bathroom before she opened the door. When she talked with you, I silently untied myself.”
I waited for a moment thinking about what more I would tell Julian. But this was unnecessary. “I can’t imagine how embarrassing it is I found out. It’s okay. Autumn may have told you she used to be tied up in her scout years. I was also part of that troop and familiar with being bound. We used to do it all the time.” Now I was stunned. Autumn had talked about being tied up a couple of times. Now Julian casually mentioned it was a routine activity. What had happened within that troop?
For the second time today, I had assumed my life was over. But Julian had saved me once more. I hugged Julian before I slowly started sobbing against his red onesie. Julian returned my hug. He was so sympathetic. There we lay, a unicorn
and a dragon in a
blanket fortress softly soothing each other.
After a couple of minutes, our newly acquired knowledge started sinking in. Our eyes met again while we produced faint smiles. I confessed to Julian, Autumn had found out only two weeks earlier. Before that, I had primarily performed self-bondage. But I didn’t dare including how Autumn had treated me in my Belle dress. I exclusively talked about the bondage part. Julian nodded and answered how cool it was to allow her to tie me up.
Then he explained how tying up in their scout troop was handled. Apparently, it was primarily some sort of internal punishment. Or it was done when you weren't capable of fighting back. Nobody chose to be bound voluntarily. Because they frequently went too far, it was forbidden. Hence, it wasn’t uncommon to spend the night gagged in your sleeping bag. At that time, there were no adults around.
For me, this was peculiar. Being bound was the best part. But if you put a bunch of kids together who are all skilled with knots, then the tying part is probably more interesting. Besides, they are insecure teens who want to assert their place in the hierarchy. Having them tying each other up against their wishes would cause problems. In turn, Julian would probably have difficulties comprehending why I would tie myself up.
Both of us felt warm due to our onesies, the blanket fortress, and our playful fight. Hence, we decided to go on a little walk. After we had dressed up in sweatpants and jackets, I double-checked if our tails were invisible before leaving the room. We walked to the forest where I dared Julian to ditch his extra clothes. He complied, so I followed his example. We ran a mile or so through the woods. It was too cold to walk outside in just a onesie. Our tails sweep through the air. I could tell Julian was enjoying himself. It was pleasant to be together. But it was even better I didn't have to explain my embarrassing self-bondage preference.
After we had returned to the edge of the forest, we redressed. Our clothes were ice cold. Julian escorted me to my dorm building where we hugged before wishing each other a good night. I walked back to my room where Autumn was sleeping; it was 1 AM already. I brushed my teeth and went to the toilet. I wanted to go to bed immediately. When I laid down, I noticed something was stinging in my back. They were ropes. I found a letter on my pillow that I read on my phone’s flashlight. It was Autumn’s instruction on how I should be restrained tonight. Clearly, I had to follow them. Although the letter mentioned it as well, I knew there would be consequences otherwise. I sighed and started reading. The fun of tonight had ended.
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