"whenever i wrap you in this blanket... and i say i've caught you... or any other phrase with a similar meaning... your heart will pound... you'll struggle and squirm... you'll feel like a little bug... caught in a web. a little butterfly... struggling helplessly... trapped... overpowered."

adrianus rubbed rain's hand against the blanket. it was soft...

"that's right... this blanket... this is what it feels like against your skin. you'll be wrapped up and cocooned in it... and even though it feels so soft and comfortable... you'll still feel like that bug, at first... twitching and squirming weakly... feeling like prey. you can imagine what that feels like, can't you? to feel small and helpless... a part of you likes that feeling. isn't that right?"

his voice was so gentle. she nodded sleepily.

"that's right... and i know it can be a little overwhelming... but you won't struggle forever. because i'll inject you with venom... when i gently bite your neck, just a painless little nibble... or maybe even just a kiss... you'll feel venom spreading through your body. it will feel so tingly and relaxing... it will make your body feel warm and heavy... it will make your mind melt. because that's what i'm going to be eating... i'll melt away your mind, so that i can have it... so that i can consume it. it can take a little while for the venom to take full effect... sometimes it may happen more quickly... sometimes it might take longer... but i'll wait patiently... as your movements slow down... as your body becomes still... and as your mind melts... until it's all melted away..."

he was affectionately stroking her skin, his voice getting more and more intimate.

"and then, i can just..." his mouth moved right next to her ear. "lick it out... through your ear... until it's all gone... eating your mind... until there's nothing left... does that sound nice?"

she nodded again, completely automatically.

"good, very good... and you understand everything i've told you?"

she nodded again.

"let's try it, then... why don't you just wake up for me, whenever you're ready?"

she blinked, sitting up straighter as he backed away a bit, giving her space.

"how do you feel?"

"i feel fine," she said. "or, i mean... i feel good... i just..."

"there's no need to be shy. you can tell me exactly how you feel."

"i really do feel good, i'm just used to, like... i guess it just feels weird to just say."

"are you feeling more alert? more normal?"

"i am."

her eyes were on his hands, holding the blanket. maybe it would have been more fun if she didn't remember, but she hadn't really tried doing anything with amnesia yet.

"are you already anticipating it?"

she looked away. "well, i guess... it's hard not to think about it."

"it's not difficult at all," he said softly. "you can stop thinking about it right now. can't you?"

it was like it vanished. in an instant, she had no idea what she was even supposed to stop thinking about.

"that's right," he said. "what are you thinking about now?"

"um, well... my brain is just kind of scrambled, i guess. it just feels weird, like--"

in a swift, easy motion, he wrapped the blanket around her arms and torso, pushing her back onto the couch and pinning her down, even using his legs to wrap hers.

"i've caught you," he murmured near her ear.

she squirmed uncontrollably, like it was just instinct. her heart was pounding out of her chest. it was weird, because of course she still remembered who he was, of course she still trusted him... it wasn't exactly like real fear or panic. but it almost felt just as intense, just as threatening. she really couldn't escape - she could barely do anything, no matter how much she struggled.

"that's it," he cooed. normally his voice would have been soothing, but now, it just made her try to struggle harder. he put more of his weight onto her in response. somehow, even though he had her restrained so well, it didn't seem like it took much effort for him.

"just keep squirming for me," he said softly, seductively, "just like that... so small... so helpless... isn't that right?"

this time, she didn't feel compelled to nod, even though it really was true. she just twitched and shuddered in the blanket, under his weight.

"you'll be such good prey for me, won't you?" he murmured.

"no," she barely squeaked out. "i mean..."

"don't worry... i know you will be... that's what the venom is for." he leaned toward her neck.

she went still, but she just felt stiff, frozen. her heart was still pounding.

"very good..." his breath was warm. "holding nice and still for me, so i can inject the venom... it's alright. it won't hurt a bit..."

his teeth barely grazed the skin, but it made her whole body shudder, a whimper leaving her throat. he followed it up with a few licks and kisses, as the tingles started to flow through her. it happened so automatically, it really did feel like venom. her body was starting to relax on its own, even though a part of her still felt that weird, artificial fear and tension.

his lips were near her ear now, as he cooed about how relaxed she was becoming, how the venom was spreading, how she was doing well, how it was going to feel good. he wasn't holding her so tightly anymore, his grip loosening as her body became more still, the twitches becoming slower and weaker, until he was just affectionately running his hand along the cocoon.

everything felt like it was slowing down. she felt warm and heavy.

"just let your mind melt... can you feel it? it's already started... it's already melting... it's going to leak through your ears..."

it was almost enough to make her squirm again. she really could feel it. it was almost a physical sensation inside her head.

"that's it... there's no resisting it... just let the venom do its job... rendering you such perfect prey... your mind is sweet... the more it melts... the sweeter it becomes... the more you feel... that you want me to have it... just let me have it..."

it felt so good, somehow. it was harder to think about anything except how good it felt. every part of her felt relief as she fully relaxed after feeling all of that tension. the blanket was soft, and the pressure was comforting, and his voice was so nice in her ear... and it felt good feeling her mind melt, too...

by the time he was licking her ear, she was so relaxed that the pleasure just seemed to pass through her without any resistance, or even any outward reaction. it felt nice... it sounded nice... all of her thoughts were fading away. they'd already melted into a sweet sludge, and now they were being licked up, swallowed, digested, and there was nothing she could do about it. but even that just felt good... that helplessness. that feeling of being prey.