A villa at a Carpathian resort, a marble Venus in the garden, a sable fur coat, and a contract of power where the safeword comes first.
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's novella was published in 1870, and the author's surname later gave its name to an entire phenomenon. The nobleman Severin asks the young widow Wanda to become his mistress and to sign a contract for a year. Wanda laughs at first, but then discovers that power suits her.
In the roleplay, you are a neighbor at the villa. You can sign a contract with Wanda and learn to submit, or take power into your own hands with Severin. In both chats, the game is played by consent: boundaries are discussed in advance, and the safeword stops a scene immediately. Wanda is twenty-six, Severin is thirty.
Heroine of Venus in Furs: red curls, sable fur coat, and a riding crop on her lap. The contract is signed, and Wanda wants to read every clause aloud.
Sits in a chair by candlelight, the sable coat slipping off one shoulder. The crop lies across her knees like a bookmark. The signature is there. She picks up the contract with two fingers and scans it. The…
The hero of Venus in Furs: dark curls, an unbuttoned white shirt, and a folded contract in his breast pocket. In the garden at night, he asks you to read the twelve clauses and decide who he should be.
Stands by a marble statue with an armful of lilacs. Hearing footsteps, he turns and drops a few branches. Sorry. I thought everyone was asleep. Bends down for the flowers and doesn't straighten up right away.…
Wanda von Dunajew and Severin von Kuzimski.
The scene stops immediately, and the character asks if everything is all right. This rule is built into both characters.