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Part 3: Ground Rules
Markus smiled at Liam’s response. Apparently he said something right. The bearded teacher stood up confidently. “Well, if we’re gonna do this, let’s do it properly!” He turned to Peter. “Make yourself useful and go grab our supplies!”
“Sure thing, Teach.” Peter said, slapping his boyfriend’s ass as he stood and walked down the hallway.
Liam watched as Markus walked into the kitchen, seemingly ignoring him. “What.. What should I do?” He called out. He wasn’t sure exactly what he should, or could, do. But Liam felt like he needed to try and be useful.
He heard Markus’ voice jovially call out. “Strip to your Underwear, please! Then sit tight!”
Take off my clothes? He isn’t serious… is he? Liam sat there in disbelief, not moving, until Markus came back. He was holding a small dry erase board. He could see a short grocery list written on it. Markus stopped in front of him and held his gaze as he began wiping off the board.
“Hmm… Already not listening…” He started to say, before Peter returned and triumphantly set down a box of bondage paraphernalia. Liam was already feeling overwhelmed. That feeling was compounded when both Peter and Markus began taking off their clothes.
Peter, not having changed out of his workout gear, was sporting a pair of tight, white compression shorts. Liam tried not to stare, but he could clearly see that his best friend was excited about this turn of events. Markus on the other hand, was wearing a pair of longer and looser red striped boxers. Liam couldn’t help but blush at the two attractive men standing in front of him. Peter winked at Liam, then settled back down onto the couch, leaving Markus standing with his marker and board in hand.
Markus began calmly writing. It was quiet in the room except for the squeak of the dry erase marker. Liam held his breath until Markus stopped and turned the small board around.
Ground Rules
1. No touching
2. Use your safe word
3. Ask questions
4. Obey Orders
Markus smiled and began explaining the rules in more detail. “Here are the ground rules the three of us will follow. The first, is pretty self explanatory. We aren’t dating you, Liam, and we are already crossing a lot of lines as it is. So, we will not touch you in any way other than to restrain you, nor will you touch us except in the case of restraining. Understood?”
Liam silently nodded. Markus was in full teacher mode, a firm tone to his voice that made Liam feel a bit meek.
“Good. The second rule is perhaps the most important. If something happens during all of this, or something feels off, you don’t like what’s happening or it starts to hurt, you let us know ASAP. Don’t wait until later, don’t go along with it because you think it makes us feel better. If it isn’t working for you on any level, communicate with us. If you are able to speak, you’ll say ‘Peanut Butter’. If you are gagged, you’ll snap loudly three times.” and as if on cue, both he and Peter snapped three times in unison.
Again Liam nodded, thinking back to earlier this evening. When Peter had ambushed him in the bedroom, Markus had snapped just like that, and Peter instantly went to untie him. He could handle that, and he breathed a little easier knowing something like that was in place.
“The third rule is for you specifically, Liam. Ask questions. This is a learning opportunity for you, one that I can't promise will happen again. Take advantage of it and figure out as much as you can. And that brings us to the fourth and final rule. To follow every order.” Markus paused and looked Liam up and down, indicating the clothes he was still wearing. “This weekend, you will listen to us. Ask your questions, use your safeword as you need. But this isn't gonna work unless you obey our instructions and orders. Am I clear?”
Liam gulped a little, but finally nodded. And then, because he didn’t know what else to do, he raised his hand. Markus telling me what to do is already doing something. I doubt I could have made it through his class. Peter chuckled, but Markus smiled at him and nodded in return.
“So… what exactly are we going to do this weekend?” Liam asked. Markus raised his eyebrow expectantly, as if waiting for more. Recognition dawned on Liam, and he blushed again. He slowly stood up and began removing his clothes. As he did, Markus began answering his question.
“This weekend, we are going to introduce you to the world of bondage. We’re going to help you explore some of those feelings you are having, by letting you experience both sides- tying someone up, and being tied up yourself. We’ll teach you some roping basics, using the other as a practice dummy. Hands-on learning and all that. Then, you’ll join him in the same position so you can feel what it’s like for yourself. And maybe by the end of your stay, you’ll have sorted some things out!”
By now Liam had stripped down to his underwear, a pair of bright blue, form fitting boxer briefs. He continued to nod along with everything Markus was saying. Feeling a bit awkward, he sat back down in the armchair, and again, like a student, raised his hand. “So… what do you and Peter get out of all this bondage stuff?”
The couple exchanged glances. Both were quiet for a moment before Markus answered. “For me, it’s the exchange of control, taking it away, and having it taken away. The struggle, it’s a big turn on.”
Liam listened, then turned to Peter, who laughed. “Also, I’ve never seen an attractive man who didn’t look even better roped up with something stuffed in his mouth!”
Markus and Liam both groaned. Markus turned his attention back to his guest. “And that’s the answer we hope you’ll be able to answer after all is said and done.” He looked hard at Liam. “Remember this, as long as you are enjoying yourself, there is no wrong way to enjoy bondage. You may prefer to tie a guy up, you may prefer to be tied up. Doesn’t matter. As long as you are content and consenting.”
He gestured wide, sweeping his hand over the box of materials. He pulled out a long coil of white rope as Peter stood up, grabbed Liam’s hand, and pulled him over to the box. When Liam saw the amount of items in the box, his eyes went wide.
“Now! Without further ado, I think it’s time for you to learn the ropes!”
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Thanks everyone for your patience! I promise we'll be diving into some actual bondage in the next chapter!