This chapter delves deeper into Christian's psyche (as if any of us wanted that) and my conclusion is that he's basically an overgrown manchild who cannot take responsibility for himself. Yay! Meanwhile, Ana is starting to normalize the toxicity of her relationship to Christian, which is....not great!

Content warnings for this chapter: poor communication; extensive discussion of abusive/toxic relationship; normalization of abusive behavior; jealousy/possessiveness; child abuse/grooming mention; toxic monogamy; codependency; controlling behavior; vague threats of physical violence.

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Leigh's sw-related work: allmylinks.com/candikitten

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This chapter is quite light and fluffy for once...except of course when Christian can't help but be a controlling dick, and when we take one more brief detour into his Dark, Fucked Up Childhood(TM).

Content warnings for this chapter: misogynistic views around sex, possessiveness, manipulative/controlling behavior, toxic monogamy, poor consent-getting.

Leigh's non-sw work: allmylinks.com/leighcartist

Leigh's sw-related work: allmylinks.com/candikitten

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It's finally here! The wait is over. With the help of a couple guests and a lot of alcohol, we've made you a 50 Shades movie commentary track, meant to be played along while you watch the movie.

I'm not gonna lie, this is the most chaotic podcast episode I've released so far. The mic we used picked up a lot more of the movie's sound than anticipated - I've cut out as much of it as I can, but there's only so much I can do. That said, please enjoy the three of us getting increasingly drunk and frustrated with how awful this movie is! Yay!

Content warnings for this movie: basically all of them. Intoxicated podcast hosts, stalking, numerous alcohol mentions, sexual assault, boundary crossing, poor consent practices, unsafe kink, racism mention, brief homophobia, abuse/abusive tactics, police violence, gun mention, toxic monogamy culture, toxic masculinity, controlling behavior, child abuse mention, poor communication, medical malpractice mention.

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Austin/Andalite Bandits podcast: andalitebandits.libsyn.com/

Kiki: fairyqueenkiki.com

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This chapter takes us through lots of echoes of Twilight plot points, lots of heartfelt discussion (as much as these two are capable of), and a little bit of bonding over trauma. Fun!

Content warnings for this chapter: home invasion, discussion of trauma kinkshame, PTSD/trauma response, mild boundary crossing, poor bedside manner from a doctor, abusive relationship.

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It's been a minute! Hope you're all enjoying your holiday season more than I enjoyed this chapter. It's time for the charity ball, which is of course chock full of dinner, dancing, drama, and just a little bit of D/s. As a treat. lol

Content warnings for this chapter: poor consent-getting, inappropriate domination, possessiveness, brief ableism, vague threats of violence, predatory relationship mention, abusive relationship, social pressure to stay in said abusive relationship, stalking mention, controlling behavior, possible home invasion.

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Thank you once again for being patient with my upload schedule. I think content updates may just be a little sporadic for now, as I deal with this thing called life. lol

That said, this may be one of the longest lists of content warnings I've ever had for one chapter. Leila's aggression is stepping up, Ana is being "kept safe" at Christian's apartment, there's racism, there's ableism...buckle up, folks!!

Content warnings for this chapter: pedophilia mention, major ableism, stigma against mental illness, gun mention, controlling behavior, nonconsensual manhandling, jealousy/toxic monogamy culture, stalking/invasion of privacy, some ageism, some sexist rhetoric, poor communication, racist stereotypes, alcohol mention.

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In this chapter - in between frequent breaks for sex scenes - we learn more about the mysterious woman who approached Ana on the street, and set up for some ~drama~ in the next chapter. Definitely check on the trigger warnings below, there are a few doozies.

Content warnings for this chapter: alcohol mention, controlling behavior, boundary crossing, ableism, suicide attempt, consent violation, stalking, casual misogyny, jealousy/toxic monogamy culture.

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