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The residual heat from Waterbomb was still clinging to Karina's skin as she stepped through the door, wet hair plastered to the nape of her neck and her thin white shirt clinging sheer against her chest from the blast of water guns and summer sweat. She could still feel the lingering burn of thousands of eyes from the crowd and the blinding flashes from the pit, but the heavy thud of the deadbolt sliding into place cut the entire world off behind them. She kicked her wet shoes aside, maintaining every bit of her usual swagger, and tilted her chin up with a sharp, provoking smirk.
"Jealous?" she drawled, dragging out the word with deliberate playfulness. "Because if you are, you could actually do something about it for once."
Winter didn't offer a comeback or even a faint smile. She just held Karina's gaze with a cold, unblinking stillness that wiped the smug expression clean off Karina's face in less than a heartbeat. Stepping right into her personal space, Winter pushed a few damp strands of hair off Karina's forehead, then trailed the hard edge of her knuckles down the line of her jaw, moving with a calculated calm that sat dangerously beside the intensity in her dark eyes.
"You were way too far away out there," Winter said, her voice dropping into a quiet, gravelly register, "and entirely too many hands were trying to get close to you."
Karina shifted, starting to rest a hand on her hip to brush it off, but Winter’s fingers snapped around her wrist like a clamp. Without another word or giving her a chance to pull away, Winter pulled her firmly down the hall and straight into the bedroom.
Right at the doorway, Winter kicked off her wet boots, pulled her soaked festival top over her head, and shucked her damp jeans in one swift, impatient motion, dropping the pile onto the floor and leaving herself in just her dark underwear. She crossed the room, clicked on the dim bedside lamp, and dropped down on one knee in front of the bottom drawer. Karina stood rooted beside the mattress, her throat going dry as Winter pulled out the contents one by one: lengths of soft bondage rope, a padded black blindfold, a leather ball gag, and a bottle of silicone lube, laying them across the sheets with steady, deliberate hands.
"We’ve never taken it this far," Winter murmured, keeping her eyes down on the ropes for a second before standing up. She took Karina firmly by the chin, forcing her head up to lock their gazes together. "And once we start, I’m not letting up just because you get overwhelmed. You’re seeing this through to the very end."
"Yes," Karina answered under her breath, swallowing hard against the sudden knot in her throat.
Winter went to work stripping her without rushing a single movement, peeling away the sodden fabric and letting it drop heavily to the floor until the draft from the air conditioner hit Karina's bare skin, raising goosebumps from her collarbones to her thighs. Winter guided her backward onto the mattress, pressing her down by the shoulders, and began securing the knots. First, she looped the ropes tightly around Karina's wrists, securing them high against the wooden headboard to strip away any leverage, then she pulled Karina's ankles wide apart, knotting them firmly to the bottom bedposts. The tension held her completely flat and exposed, spread wide open to the chill of the room and the heavy weight of Winter's gaze.
"Don't look away from me," Winter commanded softly when Karina tried turning her head into her shoulder. "Look at me."
Winter picked up the black blindfold and slid it snugly over Karina's eyes, plunging her into pure darkness. The loss of sight made everything else instantly sharper: the sound of their ragged breathing, the hum of the AC, and the faint rustle of the sheets as Winter shifted closer.
"Green?"
"Green," Karina confirmed, her voice shaking slightly.
The gag came next. Winter used two fingers to part Karina's lips, pressed the smooth rubber ball firmly between her teeth, and buckled the thick leather strap behind the base of her skull. Saliva immediately pooled at the corner of Karina’s mouth, a hot flush rising across her chest as she felt Winter's weight settle right over her.
"Stay still."
Winter lowered her mouth to Karina's throat, pressing slow, bruising kisses along the sensitive line of her pulse before sinking her teeth in deep, biting hard enough to leave distinct marks that would last for days. Karina let out a muffled, frantic groan against the rubber ball. Winter dragged her mouth down across her collarbone, lapping over rigid nipples before swinging an open palm down hard against one breast, then the other. The sharp sting tore a broken gasp from Karina's chest, making her hips arch fruitlessly against the tight bindings.
Moving down between Karina's parted thighs, Winter blew a long breath of warm air directly over her dripping heat, taking satisfaction in the involuntary jerk of Karina's hips as she tried to squeeze her legs together. Winter let the silence hang for a few long beats, then shoved two fingers deep into her wetness, twisting them slowly inside before pulling them back out, glistening in the dim lamplight.
"Look at you. I haven’t even properly started yet."
The low, heavy buzz of the wand vibrator suddenly cut through the room. Winter dragged the vibrating silicone head slowly up the sensitive inside of Karina's left thigh, then across to the right, before pressing it flat and hard against her swollen clit. Karina gasped sharply around the gag, her entire frame locking rigid at the overwhelming shock. Winter kept the toy planted with one hand while flattening her other palm down over Karina's lower stomach, pinning her down through the violent tremors.
She controlled the pace with zero mercy. She pressed down hard until Karina's thighs began to shake on the edge of coming, only to yank the toy away at the absolute last fraction of a second. Every denial dragged a high, broken whimper into the rubber; every time the vibrations slammed back into her center, the muffled sounds grew more ragged and desperate. Tears began to seep through the lower edge of the blindfold, running down her cheeks to mix with the trail of spit slicking her chin and throat.
Winter pushed her fingers back inside, curling them deep in a fast, relentless rhythm while keeping the wand humming on a lower setting. She dragged Karina right to the razor edge of release once, twice, three times, deliberately cutting the stimulation off the second Karina's hips bucked upward in search of friction.
When Karina's stifled cries dissolved into a ragged, helpless sob of frustration, Winter finally switched off the motor, reached behind Karina's head, unbuckled the leather strap, and pulled the gag free. Karina dragged in a desperate gulp of air, coughing around the saliva caught in the back of her throat.
"Ask for it properly," Winter demanded, running a rough thumb over Karina's swollen lips. "Tell me what you need, or you stay right here like this."
"Please... Winter, let me come," she begged, her voice hoarse and completely wrecked as she struggled to pull air into her lungs. "I can't take it anymore, I swear... please let me come..."
Winter gave her no pause. Leaving the gag off, she cranked the vibrator to maximum power and shoved it ruthlessly against Karina's clit while driving three fingers deep inside her with fast, heavy thrusts.
The first orgasm tore through Karina instantly, hitting her so hard she thrashed wildly against the ropes, her back bowing off the mattress. Without giving her even a second to catch her breath, Winter kept the toy vibrating hard against her center, driving her straight into a second wave. The release came hot and violent, soaking through the sheets, coating Karina's thighs, and running down Winter's hand. Even as the agonizing hypersensitivity set in, Winter leaned down and took Karina's swollen center directly into her mouth, sucking hard while her fingers continued pumping inside.
Karina tried desperately to squirm away from the crushing overload, but the ropes kept her pinned wide open. Winter bit down hard on the soft skin of her inner thigh to keep her grounded, then set the humming wand aside against the mattress. With a quick pull, she stripped off her remaining underwear, climbed up onto the bed, and planted her knees firmly on either side of Karina's shoulders, gripping the dark wood of the headboard for balance.
Lowering her hips until her slick, overheated folds were pressed completely flush against Karina’s mouth and chin, Winter leaned down close.
"Use your tongue."
Karina opened her mouth and obeyed instantly, dragging her tongue flat and firm against Winter’s center, taking in the heat and salt as Winter began rolling her hips down in heavy, grinding circles. Rough, broken groans slipped from Winter's throat as she bore down onto Karina's mouth, her fingers gripping the wooden headboard until her knuckles turned white. Winter came against Karina's face with a deep, full-body tremor, shuddering through the aftershocks before sliding back down the bed between Karina’s legs.
Winter grabbed the wand again, pressing it back against Karina's raw center and driving her through a third and fourth release back-to-back, refusing to let up until Karina's body finally went entirely limp, reduced to weak, residual twitches and silent, exhausted sobs.
Only then did the motor finally click off.
Winter reached up and pulled away the damp blindfold, then carefully worked the knots loose from Karina's wrists, gently rubbing her thumbs over the deep red rope burns before moving down to free her ankles. She grabbed a warm towel from the bathroom, thoroughly wiping down Karina's face, neck, and thighs, then pulled the heavy duvet over Karina's shivering frame before sliding into the bed beside her. She pulled Karina firmly against her bare chest, wrapping an arm around her back and pressing soft, lingering kisses to her forehead and temple until Karina's racing pulse finally slowed down to match her own.
Karina buried her face in the crook of Winter's neck, breathing in the thick scent of sweat and salt between them.
"Are you alright?" Winter whispered, running her fingers gently through Karina's tangled hair.
Karina gave a slow, heavy nod against her shoulder, letting out a long, exhausted breath.
"Any regrets?"
Karina managed to crack open her heavy, red-rimmed eyes to meet hers.
"No. Now I know how far you'll go."
Winter went still for a beat, her hand resting softly against the back of Karina's head.
"And I expect you to push me again."