Love and Leashes

[kat_lair]

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It's my birthday and I am resisting the fuck out of dealing with work emails. I kind of thought about taking myself to the cinema to help with that but turns out there is nothing showing that I want to see. So instead, I'm spending it doing a random combination of things I enjoy

• Going out for coffee and brunch
• (was going to get a new piercing but the studio is closed on Mondays so maybe I will leave this until Easter now)
• Watching The Untamed (please I want to screech about this with someoneeeeeeeee)
• Rolling around in kpop vids and clips thanks to my ever-enabling flist
• Listening to Magic Triumphs, the last of the Kate Daniels series audiobook (well except for the side character books which I also have)
• Catching up with flist journals
• Cooking myself a steak for dinner
• Posting about two things I have Enjoyed Muchly lately; firstly a movie rec and a bit later I  have some reaction vids for youuuuu!

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Firstly:

Thanks to bymokona for reccing this movie. If you've been around for more than like five mins you know that bdsm is my jam both in fandom and irl. Problem is that outside of transformative work, vast majority of mainstream d/s oriented media is AWFUL, majority of it is extremely het and majority of that aggressively female sub/male dom. Which... If that's your thing then rock on. Play safe, have fun irl, and good luck in finding some media that works for you. However, personally I cannot deal with that at all. Like even if fanfic if hetship even hints at that I am pressing a back button SO FAST. Just can't stomach it. It's a squick. You get it.

Anyway, back to the movie. What we have here is het. BUT
a) FEMDOM
b) newbie domme/more (though not by much) experienced sub
c) RESEARCH, SHE DOES RESEARCH, GOOD GOD YES THIS
d) EXPLICIT CONSENT, like contract
e) NON-SEXUAL D/S (to start with)
f) AFTERCARE
g) then, FEELINGS
h) It is cute as fuck
i) The secondary couple is also cute and the main characters femsub friend is extremely kick-ass and there's a scene (you'll know which one) where I just went FUCK YES YOU TELL HIM!
j) Adorable, adorable, but also has some hot scenes because have you seen these two?
k) Sometimes things go wrong and then they are solved
l) Fun. This is FUN. They're having FUN! They're laughing! Oh yes please this.

It's not a perfect movie because these things never are but it is miles and miles ahead a lot of mainstream d/s media I've seen and it is bdsm cottoncandy please if you are having a bad day and enjoy this premise even a little, give it a try. Here's the trailer:

Watch on YouTube

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Comments

[trobadora]

Oh, this is a movie? I saw it mentioned somewhere but I thought it was a drama.

Happy birthday! ♥

[wpadmirer]

I hope you have a fabulous birthday! Sending massive happy vibes to you!

[adore]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Lovely ways to spend it!

there's a scene (you'll know which one) where I just went FUCK YES YOU TELL HIM!

Was it SPOILER when she was swearing at him? XD

Fun. This is FUN. They're having FUN! They're laughing! Oh yes please this.

THISSSSS. Like it doesn't have to be Serious and Intense all the damn time; it's also FUN damnit!

[athenejen]

Happy birthday!!

I've been wanting to watch Love and Leashes -- I was hopeful based on the promos, but slightly anxious, so it's really good to hear that you liked it! And that it sounds like it followed through surprisingly and unsually well on what it seemed to be promising.

I am always up for more yelling about The Untamed!

[kat_lair]

2h movie, d/s candyfloss for one evening, you should enjoy.

Thank you! Very lazy day so far.

[kat_lair]

Thank you, thank you. Very chilled day so far, mostly just like indulging myself with various youtube vids :D

[kat_lair]

Thank you!

Haha yes the scene where it doesn't go the way she thought but it really doesn't go the way HE thought either!

I love how into it they are and then they just giggle like little kids at each other at the end of the scene. Adorable.

[kat_lair]

Thank you!

It is a refreshingly good portrayal. Like there's some plot twists that I could do without but hands down one of the best d/s mainstream portrayals I've seen. Like, they're not perfect, they're learning, and communication is something you have to work at, but it's also fun. Would recommend.

I've just finished episode 25 and that was a lot of drama that happened and I had a lot of feelings about it... (why is no one using their worddddddssss?) I'm going to do more disjointed notes and screeching when I get to ep 30.

[dariaw]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

[umadoshi]

Happy birthday! *^^*

[kaysa14]

Happy Birthday! Those sound like great plans 😁
I already had Love and Leashes on my To Watch list, but I'll bump it up a spot or two now :D

[kat_lair]

Thank you very much 😊

[kat_lair]

Thank you 😻

[kat_lair]

I have had a very self indulgent day and it has been nice.

Excellent, let me know what you think 😁

[corvidology]

FIRST AGAIN, I SHALL WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY COS I CAN ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT! ♥

Excellent birthday plans sound excellent.

Have you tried the Untamed com? I know one exists and I think I have mates here who love it... but then maybe you want to screech about different stuff?

[dreamersdare]

Sounds like a delightful birthday, not gonna lie.

THAT IS ALREADY ON THE LIST. BECAUSE, YES.

[lunabee34]

So glad you've been able to wallow in things you enjoy!!

[apiphile]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEEP THAT FUCKING WORK EMAIL ACCOUNT CLOSED.

oh this movie sounds so fucking cute?

[alafaye]

Happy (belated) birthday ♥

[sewn]

Happy belated birthday!!

And ahhh Love & Leashes looks amazing!? *runs to watch*

[kat_lair]

Yes, okay, very okay, THANK YOU. It was a very lazy and self-indulgent day.

Yes, I have joined the Untamed comm but I'm rather late to the party in general... I think I just general like to screech about it, just will keep up with posts about my feelings. Scream them into the void etc :D

[kat_lair]

Yes, I binged on Youtube A LOT. Regret nothing even though it was stupid late by the time I put the phone away.

It is adorable! Let me know what you think when you watch :)

[kat_lair]

It was extremely WALLOW indeed!

[kat_lair]

I did! Well, at least I didn't answer any of them... Win?

It is! Don't expect anything deep and meaningful but as a d/s romcom it wins that category though tbf the competition is not stiff.

[kat_lair]

Many thanks :)

[kat_lair]

Thank you, thank you!

Yay, I hope you enjoy it! Do let me know what you think if you watch :)

[corvidology]

Totally get it. I'm usually late to the party and at the wrong pub. :D

[sewn]

Actually just finished watching it, it was just the perfect pick me up! It was SO CUTE and sexy and fun and soooo many of my fave things rolled into one. ITA with all your squee :D I loved the little moments like after the scene where she tells him off for the first time, she's just giggling because she was so into it. I loved that arc-wise it was.. pretty much the cliched romcom but make it femdom, and that combination just worked so well?? And yes they had FUN! Just all around delightful. Thank you for the rec. :D

[dreamersdare]

I live in a world of stupid late and no regrets :D

Will do. I might hit it this weekend, since him indoors is away and I have unfettered TV access. Gonna need thesis breaks after all

[adafrog]

Happy Birthday! (late :)

[turps]

Your plans for your birthday sounded excellent.

I hope you enjoyed every moment.

[apiphile]

Sometimes you just need fluff and that's okay :)

[kat_lair]

Oooh! Oh yay, I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it. It was just so nice to see the fun frothy rom com but with femdom AND with the kink side treated with solid knowledge and respect, not as something sleazy or dubcon like. The fact that it started with platonic d/s was my favourite thing and yes, the scene where they're hiding from the cleaner after playing all over the empty office and giggling like school kids was fucking adorable.

[kat_lair]

Many thanks (even later!)

[kat_lair]

Birthday was very self-indulgent indeed, thank you <3