by ConnieChatterly
Very enjoyable story. Love the emotion and I think the ending is perfect.
There's a Japanese martial arts term called ' mushin ' meaning a state of absolute readiness, which describes the narrator's state of being at the conclusion of this wonderful story. I'm a mere enthusiast and by no means any kind of expert.
Oliver, as described, goes beyond the rank of a Sensei, the narrator appears to be under the thrall of a Kancho in terms of assurance and accomplishment. This is not my genre of choice but if the writing here was B&D's norm, it would be.
Excellent. As in the story itself, the experience of reading this work went beyond sexual gratification and entered into human understanding. Beautiful.
The internal struggles are the hardest to overcome and the most interesting to read about. A strong story that is complete in itself. 5.