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A Bite of Rope: Part III
Final part. Kuhn reacts poorly when Kasovitz gives him an order.
Rated E. Cis M/M. Set in 1950s London.
An ex-soldier, Arthur “Kuhn” Conrad, now a debt collector of sorts for a corrupt company, can’t sleep one night, and as he’s walking the streets, sees a coworker — on a whim, he follows, and ends up in an underground club. The older man, Ignatius Kasovitz, likes to tie people up, it seems, and Kuhn finds he wants to try being tied up, if it’s Kasovitz doing the tying.
CWs in this part for some references to sexual trauma and sensory overwhelm, death, violence, but nothing extensive. This is part II of III.
New note I’ve been thinking of including — media I’m engaging with at the moment that have added to the themes and flavour of this short are Grantchester, Disco Elysium, and the_ragnarok’s Person of Interest fanfiction, out of the darkness we reach.
Part I / / Part II / / Part III
“I don’t drink tea,” says Kuhn.
“Cocoa, then,” says Kasovitz, and Kuhn presses his lips together, wrinkling his nose, but before he can refuse, Kasovitz is pouring water from the kettle into a mug. Kuhn has a blanket around his shoulders, and the weight of it is pleasant, but even having put his shirt back on over his vest, he…
