by Ironiclaconic
I "might" appear fawning. Great stuff. Keep it up.
This is the keystone of the series. Really, really well done. Congratulations, and thank you.
BDSM isn't my thing, but you paint quite a picture. For the first two pages I felt the character drama was lacking, but that last page hit me like a truck. Glad to see Lance making the needed revelations. I really like how his new choices don't affect the timeline going forward. Letting my nerd flag fly for a second, it reminds me of Majora's Mask. At the end of every cycle you reset the clock. Everyone goes back to their starting places, so even if you save everyone it is as though you've saved no one. Lance can revisit and retry his experiences, but he can't meaningfully amend his sins. It's a sexual Ghost of Christmas Past story, though I think you've made that allusion yourself. I'll save my final thoughts for the end, but all of this has me thinking on my own life. Its the most pleasingly painful sensation. Like hot sauce.