I know it’s a novella, but the self-flagellation was too much for me. His guilt and jealousy could have been avoided with just a bit of communication vs. constant fucking (not that it wasn’t hot!). Love that there was a hopeful note, however!

Edit: Also, I understand and respect the desire to check in with your partner during role play/rough sex, but there also has to be some level of trust that said partner will let you know if it gets to be too much. So I 100% understood Poppy’s frustration there!