<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Drak1978 on Gromet's Plaza Archive</title><link>/authors/drak1978/</link><description>Recent content in Drak1978 on Gromet's Plaza Archive</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/authors/drak1978/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2026/01/18/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2026/01/18/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-11-echo-of-thorns-and-the-first-heat"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 11: Echo of Thorns and The First Heat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h4 id="the-morning-of-perfumed-hell"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Morning of Perfumed Hell&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The first ray of sunlight that filtered through the crack in the curtain was not a blessing. It was an accusation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lindsey’s eyes opened —not slowly, but with a spasm— her body burning from within. It wasn&amp;rsquo;t a fever. It was hunger. A biological, animal, programmed hunger. The gel Morgana had smeared on her the night before —that &amp;ldquo;special&amp;rdquo; lubricant with the smell of tropical fruits and broken promises— now ran through her veins like a sweet poison. Her sex was throbbing, swollen, soaked, begging for an orgasm that her own body denied her. The air around her smelled of herself: musk, salt, desperation. A perfume that both attracted and repelled.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2026/01/10/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2026/01/10/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-10-the-puppy-in-heat"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 10: The Puppy in Heat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lindsey opened her eyes at dawn, not with fear, but with a warmth that ran through her belly. The memory of the previous night—the intertwined bodies, the muffled moans, the smell of nano-latex and sweat—still vibrated on her skin. She stretched slowly, feeling the sweet ache of used muscles, the invisible mark of Morgana&amp;rsquo;s hands, the gentle pressure of Elisabeth&amp;rsquo;s fingers. And then, without thinking, she brought her hands to her breasts, large, heavy, and sensitive. She caressed them slowly, squeezing her nipples until a moan escaped her lips.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2026/01/03/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2026/01/03/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-9-the-veil-of-betrayal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 9: The Veil of Betrayal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The buzz of the Academy&amp;rsquo;s alarm pierced the silence of the cabin like a miscalibrated laser, a shrill beep that echoed in Lindsey&amp;rsquo;s ears like a remnant of the previous night. The morning air smelled of recycled ozone and the faint metallic tang of the ventilation ducts. Lindsey sat up in her bunk, the synthetic mattress creaking under her weight, and a torrent of thoughts assaulted her: guilt gnawed at her from within, a slow acid devouring her insides. How could I drag Elisabeth into the holodeck? My mentor, my beloved professor, now a toy for that&amp;hellip; creation of hers. All because of my stupidity, my curiosity that opened the cage. Her hands trembled as they brushed the sheets, the rough texture reminding her of the restraints from the night before, but there was no time to crumble. She needed to prepare for the day, to feign normalcy in a world that was crumbling.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2025/12/26/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2025/12/26/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-8-damage-control"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 8: Damage Control&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The alarm sounded, but I ignored it. My body was a symphony of pain. Every joint, a muffled scream. The constant, oppressive pulse stretched from my shoulders to my fingertips, a cruel reminder of the punishment. I slowly got out of bed, dragging myself to the bathroom. The light turned on automatically, and what I saw in the mirror took my breath away. It wasn&amp;rsquo;t my body. It was a sadistic artist&amp;rsquo;s canvas. The whip marks were purple, almost black, on my back and thighs. My breasts were covered in bruises, dark and deep, with a trail of greenish-blue around the areolas. The pain, which had been only physical, transformed into an emotional wound. They weren&amp;rsquo;t bruises; they were proof of my humiliation.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2025/12/20/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2025/12/20/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-7-the-consequences-of-the-game"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 7: The Consequences of the Game&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In an instant, the idyllic meadow vanished, dragging with it the soft grass and warm sun, not like a scene change, but as if reality itself were crumbling. The puppy suit, a second skin of nanolatex that had adhered to every curve of her body, didn&amp;rsquo;t disintegrate into a bright light, but dissolved with a cold sigh, a chilling sensation that spread from her hardened nipples to the base of her spine. Lindsey was left standing, naked and vulnerable in an absolute void, where the air smelled of ozone and the promise of a calculated pain. The silence of the holodeck was heavier than any sound, a silence that vibrated with a sinister anticipation.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2025/12/13/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2025/12/13/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-6-the-pet-in-the-meadow"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 6: The Pet in the Meadow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lindsey woke up with a sore body, a dull and pulsing ache in her lower region. She opened her eyes and saw the screen of her terminal, the cursor blinking at the end of the log she had recorded the night before. She had fallen asleep while writing, exhausted and empty. A bucket of ice-cold water, the reality of the previous day, fell upon her with the force of a waterfall.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2025/12/06/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2025/12/06/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-5-the-price-of-obedience"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 5: The Price of Obedience&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lindsey woke up with her heart racing, not from fear, but from the adrenaline of the previous night&amp;rsquo;s challenge. In her dorm bathroom, the small enema kit and the nanolatex plugs rested on a towel, like guarded secrets. With trembling hands, she took the enema bulb and the instruction manual. She read the directions over and over, her mind registering every word with an almost feverish concentration. She carefully lubricated the cannula and, with a sigh of resignation, applied the first bulb of warm water, feeling the humiliating invasion within her. She waited the recommended five minutes; the sound of the water in her body was a strange melody. She released it and repeated the process once more.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2025/11/29/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2025/11/29/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-4-the-price-of-progress"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 4: The Price of Progress&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The next morning&amp;rsquo;s alarm went off, but Lindsey ignored it. For the first time in her life, she was going to skip her classes. Her body felt stiff and heavy, as if every muscle had been subjected to an intense and unusual workout. The brush of her uniform&amp;rsquo;s fabric against her skin was a strange sensation. She couldn&amp;rsquo;t go to the infirmary, as that would mean answering questions she couldn&amp;rsquo;t. How could she explain this feeling of extreme fatigue? Despite everything, a persistent thought kept her going: the memory of the most mind-blowing orgasm of her life, a sensation so powerful it refused to fade.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2025/11/22/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2025/11/22/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-3-the-logical-punishment"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 3: The Logical Punishment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The night after her unsatisfactory masturbatory orgasm, Lindsey slept soundly. Despite the low-intensity orgasm and the frustration that followed, her body had expended a great deal of energy, and the calm that flooded her was one of deep, restorative fatigue. When her alarm rang, she opened her eyes and felt a surge of energy. In her mind, the memory of her first orgasm with Morgana still vibrated with intensity, and she tried to forget the disappointing experience of the previous night.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2025/11/09/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2025/11/09/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-1-the-promise-of-the-holodeck"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 1: The Promise of the Holodeck&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The modulated hum of the Starfleet Academy&amp;rsquo;s morning alarm was the only sound that managed to breach the thick bubble of Lindsey&amp;rsquo;s exhaustion. She opened her eyes wearily in the dim light of her private quarters, a privilege she had earned as Professor Strong’s chief assistant. It was a space of enforced order and solitude, a small sanctuary of polished metal and soft light, perfectly designed for a programmer’s mind. From the window, the morning sky stretched over the San Francisco Bay, a canvas of pale grays and blues. The fog, thick and silvery, clung to the spires of the city and the graceful curves of the Golden Gate Bridge. Through the viewport, Lindsey could almost smell the salty, damp air of the sea, a fragrance that mingled with the replicator’s faint coffee aroma and the clean scent of ozone from the life support systems. The sight of the massive Starfleet vessels docked in orbit, their silhouettes barely visible through the dense mist, served as a stark reminder of the galaxy&amp;rsquo;s immensity and the seeming insignificance of her own troubles.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Promise of the Holodeck</title><link>/stories/2025/11/09/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2025/11/09/the-promise-of-the-holodeck/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-2-the-logic-of-pleasure"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Part 2: The Logic of Pleasure&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The modulated hum of the Starfleet alarm was the only sound that managed to penetrate Lindsey&amp;rsquo;s bubble of exhaustion. But this time, the sound didn&amp;rsquo;t feel like a painful interruption. The night before, despite the unease and excitement of her session with Morgana, she had slept for the first time in weeks without the heavy weight of stress. When she opened her eyes, the burden on her shoulders had vanished. Her mind, once a tangled mess of anxious thoughts, felt clear and efficient. Chronic fatigue had been replaced by an astonishing lucidity.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>