The Art of Amalaric, Part 4b - The Ritual Of Stripping, Stages 8 - 18

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8^th Stage

Initiate Jeans Slippage

 

415 Jeff Porter, Car Thief, Repeat offender

Once the flies are spread, the next Stage is an inevitable consequence of gravity (except for young men who favour skinnies). It's not the prettiest view, but for aficionados it's a richly erotic one since the buck is uncomfortably aware of the gradual descent of his jeans and his instinct screams at him to correct it. The sensation of them slipping down, bit by bit, feels exposing enough in itself for him but he dreads the sudden drop that will not just reveal his the state of his underwear but will also leave him looking quite foolish. It's strange that men can worry about looking silly when facing terrifying captivity and punishment.

That's only part of the story for Jeff here. He's been brought into an Institutional Correction Facility under a programme for persistent young offenders and is facing a 3 hour corrective session which will include corporal punishment with the lash. The Guards who prepared him at the post removed his belt and opened his flies, partly to ease access to the rear quarters, should the Disciplinarian require it and partly for the hell of it. Jeff's anxious twisting as he endures the prescribed period of 'reflection' has done the rest.

Image from 1st of '1001 Nights' at Aquadude

 

416 Steve Delgado, Drifter, Handyman

Steve Delgado's jeans seem to be even more precarious and this is a appropriate reflection of his more complex story (of which more in a future episode). Like Jeff, he's restrained (as many men are by the time they reach this point), so his ability to control descent is limited to thigh bracing and even that is subject to the whims of the attendants, who need only trigger a slight hip movement (with intimidation or direct violence, say) to initiate a further drop. Alternatively they can simply tug the jeans down themselves (although this is something of a nuclear option, likely to by-pass most of the entertaining 'edged' descent)

Image from “Steve Delgado and the Sheriff's Daughter”

(story link not presently available, more in Part ?....... future link pending)

9^th Stage

Reveal The Pouch

 

417 Unknown Prisoner, for sale or rent

At some point the gradual descent of the open jeans starts to reveal the shape of the man's underwear pouch inside and allows it to project forward through the V-shaped opening of his flies. It's another embarrassing milestone for the wearer, whose continuing suspense about losing his jeans is supplanted by the realisation that they no longer afford him very much screening anyway.

That role has passed to the much thinner and shape-revealing, body-moist cotton of his underpants. He probably doesn't realise that the fan-shaped gap is actually accentuating and drawing attention to whatever shape he has at the moment. Big or small, everyone that passes by in this busy corridor can see it. Both possibilities have the power to humiliate him, both tempt on-lookers to touch.

Image from 'Party Animals' at Gay Bondage Fiction (subscription site)

10^th Stage

Show His Thigh Tops

418 Rod Lancaster, Landscape Designer

By the time thigh flesh first appears the subject is in no doubt that he is no longer really wearing his trousers in any meaningful sense and his underwear is fully visible for all to see in all it's embarrassing complex, grubby functionality. Few men would feel comfortable to have an audience of strangers scrutinising this area but that first glimpse of flesh will draw their interest.

In this image, Rod Lancaster shrugs his trousers down after arriving at the Government Processing Centre for new slaves. Having lost his well-paid job during a recession his number came up in the annual lottery which selects men to go into the National Enslavement Programme rather than allowing them to swell the unemployment figures. Ordered to strip naked, he seems to pause at this symbolic moment, reflecting perhaps on the day he bought these trousers, his best pair, but about to be lost forever, along with all his other clothes. He's led a comfortable, happy life until now, but all that lies ahead is hard labour. His wife will take possession of all their belongings and console herself with the meagre Government bounty – but she will be able to get herself a new man once the paperworks done.

Image from 123rd of '1001 Nights' at Aquadude

(You should be getting a sense of the variety of '1001' Nights by now. This image is accompanied by a pithy storyline which neatly outlines the nature of  this fantasy enslavement scenario with an outcome you will appreciate, a recommended read)

419 Unknown American Backpacker who strayed

A few inches later clear space appears between jeans and underwear at the crotch, giving the captive a true sense of separation from his garment. Restitution is no longer simply a matter of buttoning up and those beloved, comfy jeans are beginning to transform into a useless hindrance, encircling his legs like a pair of restraining arms. His thigh thickness and leg hairiness are now tantalisingly revealed, little personal details that he never gave a thought to, but which will be important for his future it ways he cannot imagine.

This story tells of an American back-packer who strayed over a contested border in The Middle East straight into the arms of a local man, who was happy to take this unexpected gift and bring some pleasure into his life of subsistence.

Image from 126th of '1001 Nights' at Aquadude

 

PLUS The ever-co-operative Ryan provides another mid-thigh pose in Part 3

11^th Stage

Lower His Jeans To Knee Level

 

420 Pete Devereaux, PE Coach

At this Stage the full glory of the subject's mid-body and underwear is finally revealed, Pete Devereaux providing a striking example. You can see his shame and resentment at being forced to display himself like this.

He feels foolish enough having to wear his pants at half mast, uncomfortably aware they are almost out of his reach (although retrieval isn't an option anyway). But he's also being subjected to close scrutiny of his body, accompanied by lustful, comments from the male audience. He's used to getting praise for his physique of course, but never for the shapely, sexy way he fills his briefs.

Image from 'Academy Thugs' at Gay Bondage Fiction(subscription site)

This Stage also encompasses jeans dropped to ankle level, but Amalaric doesn't usually show much below the knee while men still have their underwear on. 

 

 

421 Jeff, Cyber Captive

The traditional style of male underwear has other glories which are only visible from the rear and it has to be said that rears are quite rare in Amalaric's universe and (as in real life) you must grab them at every opportunity. I think I'd at least put my coffee down for this moment, but this image illustrates that strange fact than even the most modest of men are often unconcerned about their ass being viewed when clad in this way, perhaps imagining that conventional undergarments offer no cracks or contours likely to attract unwelcome interest.

I won't explain the caption, I'm covering this story too in a later episode

Image from 'The Cube' at Aquadude

12^th Stage

Nothing But Underwear 

 

422 Damon, Prisoner

It's not the norm for men to appear in public wearing nothing but their underwear, particularly underwear that proclaims it's purpose with seams and a fly opening, so by this Stage the subject inevitably feels very under-dressed. If he's restrained and on display for a formal occasion it's doubly demeaning and you can sense the pathos in this image, capturing Damon's humiliation as he awaits some attitude adjustment. Compare with Dave McGuinness's humiliation in Part 3

Image from 41st of '1001 Nights' at Aquadude

Amalaric's oeuvre is replete with depictions of this situation and I will be reviewing the variety of his underwear (in his images that is!) in a later post.

 

13^th Stage

Show His Pubes and Root

 

423 Dave McGuinness, Construction worker

In this position, the underwear waist is pushed down until the pubes and root just become visible. It's probably easier for the subject to do this himself if it's practical, but it will be a bitter pill for them to swallow. Even if he's hands-free he's quite likely to still be reluctant to expose these private areas. Firm encouragement may be required if this Stage is to show any fruits.

If the stud's hands are bound behind him, performing this task is difficult and frustrating, but it is a good test of compliance and a more aesthetically pleasing technique for some operators, who consider his extra effort well worth while.

There are also Supervisors who prefer to make this adjustment to the captive themselves, transforming him from an ordinary modest guy into a seductive sex object. It's particularly rewarding if he is still showing resentment at his handling. Like Todd in Part 3

Image from '24 Hours' (see Part 3)

14^th Stage

Lower His Underwear to Thigh Height

 

424 Jim Dawkins, College Student

Fully uncovered at last, the acquirer can see what other trinkets the prisoner has been hiding. (See also Todd's Humiliation in Part 3). This position can be merged with Stages X or XI (as shown in this example), it depends on circumstances and the whim of the supervisor.

Captives not yet fully resigned to nudity may try and open their legs to prevent further descent of their clothing perhaps not realising that they are potentially offering openings of another sort which are far more enticing than bare legs. At best this manoeuvre merely provides entertainment for bystanders while delaying the inevitable.

Jim Dawkins (above) thought he could absent himself from his College Course work as and when he wished. Unfortunately the Institution's Policies (fully explained at a Seminar - which he missed) demanded strict attendance with disciplinary consequences for truants. There was a chance to opt out using credits gained but he missed that too and is about to discover that the Consequences will be administered using a crop (under medical supervision, naturally).

Image from 96th of '1001 Nights' at Aquadude

15^th Stage

Drop His Underwear & Jeans To The Ankles

425 Tom Lauder, Construction Worker

In this position, the man's clothes cease to perform any function for him, they become makeshift hobbles, loose enough to leave only the tiniest window of escape if he is still unrestrained. They also source of merriment, not only making him feel foolish in front of this fully dressed man but becoming damning evidence of his submission to instructions - and it's not like being at the Doctor's!

But Tom is standing undressed like this because he has no choice.

(full story in a later Part of this series)

Image from City Ordinance 693B (not currently available)

16^th Stage

Establish Full Nudity

 

426 Pete Devereaux, PE Coach

Finally, the subject has nothing but his own integrity and even that has already been eroded by the forced undress he has just undergone, not least if he faced the embarrassing difficulty of removing boots with already-lowered jeans as Tom did in the previous image. Pete was lucky, his ordeal side-stepped that humiliation, but there are more difficult moments ahead as he slips into the total embrace of captivity.

Nudity is not always visually erotic in itself, it needs clever lighting to show manly shapes and create atmosphere – or else it needs context. This image has both. In the narrative of 'Academy Thugs' it comes at the end of a long, gradual forced undressing (see Stages 3,6,11) in front of the team Pete normally coaches and occasionally disciplines if need be. Unsurprisingly they are gloating at his downfall, simultaneously relishing his unexpected attractiveness in the naked state (like those chunky sportsman's thighs!). Following that richly erotic lead-up the final fulfilment of his nudity delivers a mild shock even for seasoned cock-watchers and that's before you consider the implications of the objects of punishment poised close at hand, ready to make a closer acquaintance with him.

Amalaric teasingly poses him just in front of an escape route.

Image from 'Academy Thugs' at Gay Bondage Fiction (subscription site)

17^th Stage

Apply Manacles and Collar

427 Unknown Prisoner

Perversely, the process of stripping a captive down to his essential maleness is not truly complete until he assumes the elemental trappings of captivity. Worn at neck, wrist and ankles – they are the symbols of his total subjugation. When they're worn, even if not in use, they testify that he is now owned by another man.

In 'Party Animals' attractive men are abducted 'en masse' and placed in communal cells, colloquially known as 'Lobster Tanks'. Here they are viewed and can be chosen for rental or purchase by the unseen customers who are gathered in an exclusive, unusual Night Club just adjacent. On the other side of the glass, as it were. The naming of the tank hints at dark outcomes but even if the intentions of the purchasers/renters are benign, they are unlikely to get what they want from their acquisition very easily, given the circumstances which bring them together. In addition, the illicit nature of the activity and it's grandiose premises produce lofty prices and a strong incentive to get value for money. This arrangement attracts men with fat wallets and tastes that are hard to fulfil through conventional channels. The inmates of the Lobster Tank all get the chance to be the subject of individual, flattering presentations, but it's a bleak future beckoning them beyond. 

Image from 'Party Animals' at Gay Bondage Fiction (subscription site)

The illustration for the 9th Stage also comes from this story 

 

18^th Stage

Place Him in Full Restraint

428 Tim Sutherland, construction worker (formerly)

Time to catch up with Tim who so prettily graced the start of this dissertation. His jeans have gone, his Tee Shirt and underwear have been shredded and thrown away and now he is suspended just above the floor of the cellar with limbs spread, displayed in all his nudity. Only now, when he tastes restraint, can Tim truly begin to understand the meaning of what is happening to him. 

(Compare Todd Sander's fate in Part 3)

Even at this stage Tim might reasonably hope to be released when they grow tired of playing with him, after all, he has no idea who they are or where he is, so he can hardly set the Police on their heels. But Tim's fate was already decided before he walked off the building site for the last time those few weeks ago.

When the guests arrive to admire and marvel at the new man, he learns that even his body is no longer his to command, they can do as they wish to him and there is nothing he can do about it. You might imagine these men have come to weigh him up for purchase in an auction or private sale arrangement. Not so. Tim has been abducted to order and is awaiting handover to his 'sponsor'. The men feasting on him now are simply friends of the abductor, invited to admire his latest stock item, pending delivery. But at least Tim should be spared any immediate unpleasantness at their hands. The sort of stuff that leaves marks anyway.

Image from 203rd of 1001 Nights (Reprise) @ Aquadude Bunker

(Features a full strip sequence)

429 Pete Devereaux, PE Coach

The honour of 'bottoming' this article falls to Pete Devereaux, whose gradual reduction has provided several earlier stopping-off points on our journey (Stages 3, 6, 11, 16). And what better way for him to say goodbye than in Amalaric's traditional X-restraint?

Like Todd in Part 3, Pete, in the course of his story, undergoes the double humiliation of being ordered to strip and suffer punishment before his tormentors on two separate occasions. Unlike Todd he also experiences the humiliation at the hands of his own team, a reversal of authority brought about almost entirely by his own strict discipline, inflexibility and pride. At first he doesn't sees himself as a captive, but merely as paying a forfeit for contravening his own rules. The first phase of his ordeal consists entirely of the type of punishments he routinely dishes out to his team, though in a rather more imaginative form. By submitting to it he provides them with the ammunition to force a repeat performance.

Devreaux realises he is in a terrible trap and his mental state starts to deteriorate, resorting to a drastic solution which fails and pitches him into a second, much more intense punishment session. After this it becomes obvious to all that his captors cannot release him for fear of retribution.

In the picture, men gather to hears his pleas and decide his fate.

image from 'Academy Thugs' at Gay Bondage Fiction(subscription site)

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Art of Amalaric Part 5: The Thrill Of The Chase

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The Art of Amalaric, Part 4a - The Ritual Of Manly Undress, Stages 1-7

 Nearly every man who falls foul of Amalaric's dominant species is forced to take off their clothes, one by one, in a slow, step-by-step process which can be spread over several scenes and is occasionally repeated later for the added pleasure of their tormentor. It's an artistic as well as an erotic process and at some stages a garment may simply be 'repositioned' to reveal more.

Each step takes the unfortunate further down the rocky road to total nudity and restraint, each step signifies control being surrendered and identity being eroded and for some it will be the last time they will ever wear clothes of their own choosing. I have previously tagged this well-ordered process as 'Amalaric's Stages of Disrobement' which is perhaps too pretentious, but it does have a ritualistic significance which his devoted followers can recognise and look forward to enjoying it's gradual unfolding.

However the selection and numbering of the 'Stages' here is entirely my own invention based on study of his imagery. The Stages do not need to be rigidly followed and are jumped, merged or interleaved in different scenarios.

 

1st Stage

Remove Outer Clothing

401 Todd Sanders removes his jacket

White Tee-shirt and blue jeans is the preferred 'going away outfit' for detained men, being masculine and neutral. Sloppy dressing, like not tucking in the shirt, is liable to attract gratuitous punishment when the time comes, so Todd's worried look here is well founded

Image from Todd Sanders at Aquadude (see Part 3 for link)

2nd Stage

Inspect The New Man 

 

402 Tim Sutherland, construction worker

Many who are summoned seem to instinctively know that this is the preferred mode of dress (see also Ryan, farm worker , Todd Sanders, unemployed). A background in manual work is often an indicator of physical fitness (notice the bicep effect) and of a pleasant, malleable, personality. A good start for the new relationship and it's worth pausing to enjoy the old view before work begins.

Image from 203rd of 1001 Nights (Reprise) @ Aquadude Bunker

The '1001 Nights'

A number of the images in this post are taken from the '1001 Nights' series posted at Aquadude Bunker. The title is inspired of course by the ancient Middle Eastern tale of Scheherazade and her attempts to avoid execution by telling an endless series of tales to her cruel husband. Amalaric's series explores male captivity and domination themes and the story formats are as varied as the original, ranging from a single image with a couple of lines of text to ones with multiple images illustrating short stories or simply connected by a common theme. You'll get a sense of the variety as you read this article. Only one is spread across multiple 'Nights', an exception to be covered in a future post. However they do sometimes revisit previous ideas or fill out larger works (like MOSLA). Additional continuity is provided by the images which are mostly in the artist's 'simple', focussed style (like that above) and are often set in an atmospheric, walled space which appears in Stage 3 and other examples further on in this post. It's the quality of those images and the tantalising story ideas that make you want read more of them, just like Scheherazade's Sultan. At the time of writing the total 'Nights' are approaching No 300. More background here

403 Ty Reynolds, Baseball Player

I have a soft spot for youthful chunkiness and a well filled T-shirt, but for Amalaric it's an unusual variation on the standard kit and build illustrated just above. Ty owes this man a very large sum of money for his Casino gambling debts and his sporting credentials and fitness will not shield him from being awed and intimidated by this older, powerful man. They will however give him a way to pay off his debts and keep his place on the team – subject to a few sacrifices of course.

Image from Baseball Games at Gay Bondage Fiction (subscription site)

Ryan provides another perfect Tee and Jeans example in Part 3

 

3rd Stage

Expose Some Torso

 

404 Pete Devereaux, PE Coach

Obedience to this instruction is the first tangible sign of the inductee's willingness to submit to orders and eventually to discipline and it usually requires lengthy preparation and groundwork. Pete Devereaux's modest lift, revealing two thirds of his six-pack might indicate modesty, reluctance or both, requiring special care on the part of the Invigilator. In fact, at this point in his story, Devereaux is being ordered to undress at gun-point, so fear probably enters into the equation too, I guess.

Image from 'Academy Thugs' at Gay Bondage Fiction (subscription site)

A similar strip at gun-point occurs in 'Rogue Traders' too (see Part 1) and that image vividly illustrates how crude coercion by unskilled invigilators can easily lead to panic and a disorderly sequencing of the Stages.

Ideally the waistband of the man's underwear should become visible at this point but unorthodox presentations are permissible as long as due deference is exhibited - as with 'red shirt' in Rogue Traders and the next example below.

405 Mark Weston, Baseball Jock

A perfect execution of the Tee-lift, revealing pecs and abdomen, all shaved. This sight was not intended for the eyes of lustful men, but Mark in this vignette is being blackmailed over his use of recreational drugs and feels he has no choice in the matter. He's clearly looking for clues as to what else might be coming his way, while his blackmailer is calculating how far he can push him.

Image from 'PotPourri' at Gay Bondage Fiction (subscription site)

Construction worker Dave McGuinness in '24 Hours' also reveals nearly all of his torso at this Stage (see Part 3), it's an early sign of his naivety and readiness to submit to authority.

I'm reserving some other, particularly good examples of this Stage for future parts of this series.

These last two images illustrate an intriguing approach to cropping with one image featuring lots of grubby-looking space to one side and the other very tightly cropped, as though the blackmailer is try to hide from us. 

4th Stage

Strip Off The Shirt

 

406 Un-named Handyman

In this unusual image, the invigilator of the Stages is a woman, the handyman's employer in fact (although this '1001 Nights' setting is also suggestive of a prisoner presenting himself to a member of the parole board). Either way he demonstrates admirable deference and a super physique which will serve his mentors well in the future. He isn't showing any underwear waistband, perhaps out of respect to the female Invigilator but also raising the suspicion that he isn't wearing anything underneath, which is bound to attract unwelcome interest in this world.

Image from 128th of 1001 Nights at Aquadude

 

407 'John', Field Slave and designated Stud Stallion

This impressively muscled stud has learned how to present himself properly for this Stage, showing his underwear waistband including an erotic glimpse of front panel. His cowed, questioning look simultaneously projects reluctance but, in the absence of restraints, resignation too. It's his response to learning that he is here for a special milking. He's been pulling a plough in the fields outside for many weeks, hence those magnificent shoulders, but this will be his first time at Stud.

Image from 58th of 1001 Nights at Aquadude

This is the usual dress mode for conducting Slave Trading, but Tee-shirt removal is optional for entrapment scenarios where the target might be spooked by it. Retaining the cover of his T-shirt sometimes makes later Stages and capture easier to achieve.

5th Stage

Release Belt and Undo Top Button

 

408 Unknown Prisoner

This is hugely symbolic step (arguably two steps). At this Stage the Inductee becomes aware that his more intimate areas are part of the 'game' and liable to come under scrutiny. You sense this prisoner's alarm as he considers the prospect.

Men who favour a 'comfort fit' now become exposed to the relentless drag of gravity. The sole description provided for this image is “It was only a matter of time”. 

That doesn't necessarily refer only to the descent of his jeans, of course.

Image from 88th of '1001 Nights' at Aquadude

 

409 Toby, A Lot in a Slave Sale

Men in captivity will often have their belts taken away as a safety precaution.

Appearing in sagging jeans does not usually detract from sales appeal. Shackles can be dispensed with if the buck is pre-occupied with keeping his pants up and that allows him to project a 'safe' demeanour that appeals to those who like their men pre-prepared.

Image from No 81st of '1001 Nights' at Aquadude

6th Stage

Undo The Jeans Zip 

 

410 Pete Devereaux, PE Coach

This step removes the last barrier to descent and reveals more of the snare's underwear, lower down. Devereaux's resigned expression and refusal to look his invigilator in the eye expresses his humiliation and dread at being forced to do this as powerfully as any words. Predictably, the invigilator's attention is elsewhere.

Image from 'Academy Thugs' at Gay Bondage Fiction (subscription site)

411 Unknown American Prisoner in a Mexican Jail

Once the zip has been lowered, the wearer is more exposed than ever to the vicissitudes of gravity and if left to his own devices is faced with the dilemma of constant correction or doing it up again and potentially attracting punishment for it. This desirable, young man has been unzipped by his captors after being cast into a Mexican jail for defacing an ancient pyramid. He's a vulnerable captive in an environment with uncertainties and dangers comparable with those of the Middle East (see Part1).

And now he hears boots approaching outside.

Image from 256th of '1001 Nights' at Aquadude

7th Stage

Spread The Fly Wide

 

412 Jim Hooper, Construction Worker

This Picture shows the classic Amalaric strip step, the fly-spread, and it's perfectly presented. The fly-spread is more emphatic than just undoing the zip, the two halves are peeled wide open to provide a welcoming glimpse of centre panel without causing the jeans to drop off the hips. 

This neatly stylised arrangement doesn't come naturally to most men but Jim's lucky enough to have been shown how to do it by the MOSLA agent (called Bobby!) who's been stalking him for weeks and is about to bundle him into his van. In fact the agent actually did the spread for him if I'm honest. Having a complete stranger do that to you in your own backyard must feel weird, but Jim's feeling a bit strange anyway at the moment, unable to do very much at all except obey the orders he's given. 

Put it down to that free beer he was given (sorry I don't know the stockist).

Image from Modern Slavery, Chapter 3 at Telemachus

 

413 Unknown Prisoner, Occupation forgotten

This is what happens when a man is left to do it for himself, he's allowed one side to slip down. It's a charming, manly clumsiness to some and to be fair, it's an understandable slip when you're in prison and a Guard has just told you to strip for no obvious reason (well, no obvious legitimate reason). 

Still, when he's presenting a luscious body like this to a Guard with little obvious refinement, the defect will probably pass without comment.

More of this buck stripping at the link below.

Image from 159th of '1001 Nights' at Aquadude

 

414 Ryan, Farm Worker

Ryan returns with his touchable physique incorporated into a sculptural installation and his jeans demonstrating extreme, gravity-defying fly-spread. Of course this is Bobby's handiwork and he's done it many times before in his fantasies as we saw in Part 3. Ryan has no suspicion yet that Bobby's artistry also has darker outlets, although the hobbling of his legs and this target-like pose might just be a clue.

Image from Bobby, Chap 5 at Aquadude Bunker

 

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The Art of Amalaric, Part 3 - Hunks and Their Manipulators

 Forced slavery is a recurring theme in Amalaric's work, but other stories have subtler entrapment scenarios. In these tales, some of the attractive young men which are a hallmark of Amalaric's images get extended roles in plots which showcase their physical beauty and unveil the destructive lust that it generates in other men. Unlike the heroic, but ruthless, Owein in 'Gladiator', these men are typically characterised as ordinary, nice guys with physical jobs and the sort of sex lives you would expect to go with their looks. But they tend to have personalities and weaknesses that make them vulnerable to manipulation and intimidation and this allows skilful predators to isolate and exploit them. 

 

301 Ryan At Work (from 'Bobby')

Ryan (above) is one of the most memorable. He works on a farm where his underwear-revealing jeans and predilection for stripping off his T-shirt catches the eye of the farmer's son, Bobby. This is one of number of scene-setting images in which Amalaric pays homage to Ryan's beauty, by showing him hard at work, unaware of our interest in him.

302 Bobby Fantasises

Ryan hardly notices Bobby, who has to content himself with watching him at work and fantasising about imprisoning him in the basement (above). The Ryan of Bobby's imaginings has a glorious muscular torso and 'open fly sag' which cries out for attention. However, it seem Ryan's disinterest in Bobby even persists in his fantasies and the visual disconnect between the two men in this picture underlines the fact that it's just an illusion, not reality. Bobby seems a sad, lonely, insignificant figure, with a diminutive stature that matches his diminutive name.

However there is much more to Bobby that that. He bides his time and eventually catches Ryan burgling the farmhouse (a foolish attempt get recompense for wages he thinks he is owed). Threatened with incriminating photos and the Police, Ryan agrees to take a summary punishment from Bobby instead. He imagines he can handle anything the insignificant Bobby can come up with, it will only be some minor humiliation, maybe a bit painful. Bobby makes him wait to find out.

303 Ryan Arrives To Take His Punishment

In this image Ryan reports for his punishment as agreed, putting on a brave front. He has unwittingly dressed himself in Amalaric's standard punishment attire - white Tee-shirt and blue jeans - displaying nipple and crotch details that seem unlikely to diminish Bobby's lust for him.

Ryan is surprised to find that Bobby has brought in some hard-looking friends to help him, one here brandishing a cane. But Bobby gives Ryan no chance to change his mind, he immediately takes control, unbuckling Ryan's belt and pulling out his shirt. Ryan is paralysed by the combination of Bobby's assertiveness, the agreement they made and the presence of the other men. He allows himself to be handcuffed.

They force him to run to a remote, abandoned shed, still handcuffed and at the end of a tether which is strung between his legs inside his jeans, chafing his crotch. Humiliating? Tick. Slightly painful? Tick. 

So far at any rate......

304 Ryan Is Forcibly Stripped

In this image we sense Ryan's bewilderment as the gang begin to properly strip him of his clothes in the dark, secluded hideaway. The ritualistic significance of gradual undressing pervades Amalaric's work and this half-mast position is another regular 'Station of Disrobement'. Bobby (left) coolly surveys his idol, helpless in his power at last, although Ryan is still ignoring him. But this is just the beginning, they have plenty of time to fix that. I won't spell out the rest of the story but Ryan suffers grievous physical pain and sexual humiliation before Bobby lets him go.

Despite his lust for Ryan, Bobby doesn't go beyond groping him and administering a dildo. He remains fully clothed throughout. This outcome is not unusual in Amalaric's stories. Sexual intercourse is not a given. It is sometimes hinted at, sometimes happens but usually it isn't described and if you're not attentive you may miss the allusion! Sexual illustrations and erections, are equally rare (although many doctored images circulate).

Afterwards Bobby doesn't bother Ryan again, the affair stays their secret, with Ryan's silence guaranteed by the incriminating photographs of his bungled burglary.

'Bobby' is not a tale of enslavement but of power wielded through a mixture of clever manipulation and assertiveness. Ryan is not Bobby's first victim in the story, nor will he be the last, but his tale is a notable read for the way he delivers himself into the predator's hold, partly out of arrogance, not suspecting the real danger until it's too late.

305 Prison Guard Rusty Gets The Shock Of His Life

That is not the end of the story. Eventually, years later, Bobby picks on the wrong guy and is caught. Ryan comes out to testify against him and Bobby is sent to prison where he suffers the usual, stereotypical abuse from inmates and Guards. But in a bravura reprise of his manipulative skills he gains revenge and brings down a more worthy target - the brutal, bullying Guard, 'Rusty' who loses his job as well as his underwear in a painful termination interview. In this spectacular image, the snaking wires show Rusty's energetic writhing in response to a vicious electro assault as Bobby's sadism, steadily escalating throughout the narrative, plumbs new extremes.

You'll have to read 'Bobby' at Aquadude Bunker to find out the rest.

 

306 Todd Sanders – TS3 Asked to complete the equation

There are similarities between the story of Ryan and that of Todd Sanders (above), not least the physical appearance of the 'leading actor' which obviously presses buttons for this artist. Todd's torment originates in an educational institution for older students where he is sent (unwillingly) to get a maths qualification that has long eluded him.

Todd's rebellious attitude and striking appearance immediately make him stand out and attract the interest of the Course Lecturer whose secret fetish interests are triggered and become an increasing obsession focussed on Todd. Eventually The Lecturer finds a way to make it a reality and begins his campaign by putting Todd's (lack of) maths knowledge to the test in front of the whole class (above).

Todd is humiliated by this and makes an angry scene, but the Lecturer takes him aside and confronts him with CCTV evidence of his having had illicit sex with another student on the premises. He agrees to do anything to avoid expulsion and possible Police action. You will observe he has come to class conveniently dressed in the Amalaric, come and get me, punishment outfit.

307 TS6 Todd Forced To Strip

Back in front of the other students, Todd is told his bad behaviour will be punished with corporal punishment. He wasn't expecting this, but terrified of his misdemeanour being reported and intimidated by the status of the Lecturer and the eager, watching audience, he submits, just as Ryan did in similar circumstances, but Todd's downfall takes a different direction.

Todd is forced to progressively strip naked in front of the class while the Lecturer delivers an impromptu seminar on male anatomy and the theory and practice of corporal punishment using him as a demonstration model. You have to read the story to understand how this monstrous feat of totally humiliating a grown man is accomplished. The step by step pacing ensures Todd doesn't forget the awful alternative if he refuses and it gets harder and harder for him to escape. This is just one of a number of erotic images depicting this public humiliation, with the half-lowered underpants showing sexy glimpse of pubes (another erotic 'Station of Disrobement')

308 TS9 Todd Sanders Publicly Spanked

‘I think we will reserve Todd’s buttocks for the exclusive attention of the paddle.’ 

With those words Todd finally learns the full flavour of his humiliation and Amalaric has selected a delicious bottom for him to offer up for his public paddling debut, which includes the added embellishment and embarrassment of fellow students joining in as spankers..

Afterwards, their agreement is honoured and the CCTV recording is destroyed. Todd has got off more lightly than Ryan did and the lingering threat of failing his course deters him from speaking out. However the Lecturer's desire for him has not been satisfied and shortly afterwards Todd's laddish personality delivers him back into the Devil's eager hands, when he transgresses US drinking age laws.

309 TS16 Todd Sanders Lowers His Jeans

Todd's reports to the Lecturer's house for his second chastisement, relieved that at least it's going to be in private. Once again he is made to perform a strip, once again he displays his delicious buns. Amalaric captures beautifully this moment of dejected compliance, allowing us to peek over the Lecturer's shoulder and share his unbridled lust. A belt lashing follows but Todd, the archetypal author of his own misfortune, foolishly complains that he is being treated like a child. He is allowed to redress and persuaded to descend to the basement to complete his punishment in a more manly, fully clothed fashion.

310 TS22 Todd Sanders in the X-Frame

In the basement Todd is greeted by this chunky timber frame. It has the dark flavour of the guillotine and the gallows but he is too naïve and too intimidated to guess it's true import. He does start to object but with a mixture of guile and assertiveness, the Lecturer pushes him into it and manacles his wrists before Todd is able to summon the will to refuse.

At this point Todd is doomed and the cosy, private punishment scenario vanishes as two of his fellow students turn up to watch the show. Despite the promises given by the lecturer, he is ritualistically stripped and secured before being given the lash.

X-Restraint is much favoured by Amalaric. It comes in various guises and plays host to most of his abductees at some point in their ordeals. This highly refined 'X-Frame' must be the high altar of that fetish and is the subject of much image experimentation, most recently for example, in the little story of 'Buddy and the Bookies debt' and, with Todd demonstrating again, 'The Ultimate X-Frame' (don't you believe it!), both at Aquadude Bunker.

Amalaric's pictures sometimes have a slightly 'posed' look but in stories like this one they are not intended as a stand alone snapshot of the action, but as an accompaniment to a lengthy narrative, priming, teasing and giving visual clues to details which are difficult to describe in words alone (like the X-frame). They don't even necessarily match the narrative exactly but can give a slightly different perspective or dimension. Illustration 303 above, 'Ryan Arriving for Punishment' is an example of this. He's actually wearing a top-shirt over his T-shirt when he first arrives and there is no mention of the cane in the story but the image certainly embellishes the atmosphere!

311 Todd Sanders Cock Whipped

Todd suffers multiple humiliations and horrors in the basement (along similar lines to Ryan) before he is released. As a gratuitous extra he is the recipient of a cock whipping finale. The Inverted-Y restraint shown here is designed for that specific purpose, spreading the legs wide to allow easy access. The green colouring of the picture seems to express Todd's deep-seated nausea generated by this ordeal.

(This cbt is a separate, belated punishment for his original sexual delinquency, apparently the intense, public spanking was merely given for bad behaviour in class).

In these pictures Todd seems to be accepting his ordeal stoicly but he certainly doesn't suffer in silence. If you're wondering why he doesn't go straight to the Police afterwards you need to read the Todd Sanders story at Aquadude Bunker which ends with a cruel twist.

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The manner in which Ryan and Todd are lured to their fates, having provided the rope to hang themselves makes for fascinating reading. Amalaric is a skilful persuader but these stories would seem incredible were it not for the plentiful evidence of real life that many people are simply too nice, too innocent or simply not quick enough or strong enough to resist determined operators and their blackmail - even when they sense the consequences will be dire.

But the story of Dave McGuiness in '24 hours' takes that to another level.........

312 Examination in Haskyn's Office

Dave McGuinness is a hunky, construction worker who tries to persuade a heartless Banker not to foreclose on his parent's mortgage. So he's a 'nice guy'. The image above might suggest that he's using his male allure to influence the discussion, but this is actually his first 'task' after agreeing (in writing) to an arrangement that postpones payment of the debt in exchange for him doing jobs for the banker at his house. This Tee-shirt lifting is prompted by the banker's flirtatious wife, but in the picture it's the banker who looks as if he's about to eat him - and who can blame him given those extraordinarily grope-able jeans and the teasing glimpse of underwear?

313 First Taste Of The Strap (24 Hours)

Dave agrees to start work the same afternoon but when he arrives he's accused of being late and learns that the Agreement of Indentured Servitude which he's signed entitles the banker to punish him for any misconduct. Mindful of the fragility of his parent's position, he submissively bends over the settee presenting the lustful banker with an enticing view of his worn, work jeans. His slightly out-of-kilter pose reflects his impetuous, 'get it over with' attitude which has already led him into murky waters and this incongruous display in an ordinary living room exemplifies the topsy-turvy storyline. Dave accepts a humiliating, full-length, strap spanking before going out into the garden to work. The thick denim material might mitigate his pain somewhat, but as the uniform of his masculine, working man's identity, it amplifies his degradation.

314 Jarhead Revisited

As the day wears on, getting hotter and hotter, Dave is forced by his 'employer' to progressively strip off items until he only has his underpants on, not even boots. During this time he receives escalating punishments for laziness and insubordination. He knows he shouldn't accept this treatment but is cowed by the Banker's status, his threats, legalistic gobbledegook and the freely used, heavy strap.

Finally Dave is so confused that he even allows the Banker to shackle his ankles, supposedly to curb his temper and with that his grooming to be a prisoner is complete. In the classic, naked workman image above he looks understandably lost, confused and humiliated, perhaps imagining how his workmates would mock him for effectively volunteering for enslavement and working in underwear and shackles.

N.B. The picture title is a reference to the film 'Jarhead' (2005). Dave is a former Marine and the banker taunts him about a scene in the film in which a new recruit is branded. You'll have to read the story at Gay Bondage Fiction (link below) to find out what happens to Dave.

315 Dave Rides The Orient Express

Once Dave succumbs to wearing shackles the pretence of a work contract is dropped, he realises he won't be allowed to go home as the Banker and his wife both seek to make the ex-Marine their personal sex slave.

His refusal brings down ever more brutal punishments on himself, including a memorable scene where he spends hours suspended in Shibari bondage whose devastating effects Amalaric describes in telling terms. Dave becomes an accessory for the Banker's passion for all things Asian, his suffering body is just another display item in a show of wealth and exquisite taste.

‘Please, man, don’t leave me like this’.

These are the workman's plaintive words as he's left with the rapidly escalating pain to reflect on his rapidly diminishing options.

316 The Banker's Playroom

The story climaxes in the Banker's basement playroom where this simple variation on the X-restraint prepares Dave for his sexual submission, which the Banker is making a last effort to talk him into. On the way there have been escape attempts and a special guest appearance by the dreaded 'Bobby' who unleashes his own uniquely electric ability to inflict intense pain and humiliation. He forces the ex-Marine to submit to a dildo but at a terrible cost and there's still no real gratification for the Banker.

'24 Hours' is tale of entrapment and heroic resistance. Although his captors subject Dave to repeated humiliations and truly terrible abuse, they struggle to extinguish his spirit. He is exhaustively groped and sexually tortured but avoids true sexual intimacy with any of his captors. It is a typically-Amalaric story of suspense with a bizarre but believable entrapment scenario, the victim's gradual separation from the outside world (symbolised by the loss of his workman's clothing) and the mounting horror of his incarceration. The title tells you this story has a 'proper' ending and it is one that is both unexpected and clever.

(from '24 Hours' at Gay Bondage Fiction)

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Ryan, Todd and Dave all suffer undeserved imprisonment and punishments (which I've largely glossed over here). But they all contribute to their own downfall with mistakes and misjudgements. They can all see that they're being exploited and that it's escalating out of control, but somehow can't quite believe it and fail to take the chance to escape, delaying too long for fear of the alternative consequences until suddenly they are trapped and the predator can drop his pretence. But their behaviour is actually very human and endearing and of course, the last thing we want is for them to cut and run. No, they endure their extraordinary fates with manly fortitude and live to tell the tale – except that for one reason or another, they can't tell.

And so it goes on......

Next time:- Step by Step Guide To Undressing A Man For Captivity

 Read this series from Part 1