He skirts around negotiating, talking about limits or even discussing what Dare wants by saying Dare’s scared of everything and they would spend all their time negotiating. In my eyes, he manipulates Dare into submission. He’s an expert at reading people and accustomed to getting exactly what he wants, when he wants it and how he wants it. He doesn’t have a clue what he wants, all he knows is he wants something different and here’s where all sorts of red flags started going up for me. Surprise!ĭare is one of those people, y'know the ones that are highly suggestible. Dare doesn’t realize it’s a gay bar until his first night working. He moves in with his cousin who works at Above the Dungeon and finagles him a bartending job. In all honesty, I think pointing Tristan out initially was a ruse and all along Roman was gunning for Dare.ĭare is a confused 27 year old from an upper class family that didn’t want to end up 45 wondering what the fuck have a done with my life, so he moves to NYC on a whim. Then get his panties in a twist that Roman might actually like Tristan. Purely by accident Tristan and Jeff meet, are attracted to one another and Jeff “arranges” for him to meet Roman.
On a whim one night at Above the Dungeon, the club which Roman owns, he points out Dare and Tristan as possible lovers. He even goes so far as to tell Roman that he’s “ready to fall in love again.” As if all of that’s not troubling enough, the kicker is Jeff gets butt hurt if Roman starts looking outside their relationship-being petty, catty and snarky. He’s gonna pop on down to the love store and pick out a new toy er… I mean doll er… I mean man. So, Jeff’s decided that he wants to fall in love again. BUT, they’re not allowed to leave each other over it because they love each other sooooooo much. So much so that it’s been written into their contract that they are allowed-I’m paraphrasing here-to revenge fuck other people. Jeff and Roman have been in a contracted M/s relationship for 12 years. Jeff wants to have his cake and eat it too. Parent: What the… ooookkkkkkaaayyyy then. Kid: I DON’T WANT IT ANYMORE! I WANT A PONY! Kid: WHY ISN’T IT CUT UP? I ONLY LIKE THEM WHEN THEY’RE CUT UP!!! Parent: Okkkaaayyy here’s a gala for you. You know the ones where the conversation goes a little something like this: Jeff is… he’s a whiny, pouty, catty little bitch is what he is. I’ll start with dislikes and end on likes. I’ve said before that I like BDSM books to make me a bit uncomfortable and Above the Dungeon certainly accomplished that. I will say this book definitely made me feel something just not in a good way. Luckily, it's pretty short otherwise I'd have to look into botox. You know the one This was pretty much the look I had on my face the entire time I read this.
This was pretty much the look I had on my face the entire time I read this.
And Roman's interest in the newest bartender challenges Dare's lifelong perception of his own sexuality.Īs he draws Dare into the world of BDSM, Roman has to contend with the feelings and insecurities of Jeff, the 24/7 slave he has at home.Īlternately told from points of view of Dare and Jeff, Above the Dungeon is a series of highly erotic BDSM scenes tied together with tight plot and intense relationship dynamics.more
The basement of the club houses legendary BDSM Master Roman's dungeon. But in a moment of panic he runs away to NYC where his cousin gets him a bartending job at a club called Above the Dungeon.
With the ink barely dry on his Ivy League diploma, Dare is expected join the family business, marry his high school sweetheart, and commit his life to conservative suburbia. The basement of t Above the Dungeon - 70,000 words, erotic fiction (M/M, BDSM) Above the Dungeon - 70,000 words, erotic fiction (M/M, BDSM) With the ink barely dry on his Ivy League diploma, Dare is expected join the family business, marry his high school sweetheart, and commit his life to conservative suburbia.