Dark Shadows Play
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Dark Shadows Play, DSP |
| Author(s): | Shadowsplay |
| Date(s): | 10 July 2018—22 Nov 2019 |
| Length: | 100,000+ words |
| Genre(s): | slash |
| Fandom(s): | Dark Shadows |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | Dark Shadows Play on AO3 |
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Dark Shadows Play is a m/m slash Dark Shadows fanfiction novel by Shadowsplay. The story is about the transformative power of love, and is at times tender and romantic, fierce and explicit.
The main characters are Barnabas Collins and Willie Loomis. The story includes some details of their lives from the canon Dark Shadows universe, including Barnabas Collins' vampirism and Willie Loomis' role as his servant. The story creates a slash, BDSM relationship between these two characters, in which Barnabas is dominant and Willie is submissive. The work explores their experience of domspace and subspace, sadistic and masochistic pleasure, and aftercare.
The fic contains bondage, whipping, and cutting, and includes both consensual and non-consensual vampire and sexual violence. BDSM elements in the story are portrayed realistically, including the specifics of dominant/sadistic and submissive/masochistic behaviors, interactions, and pleasure.
Portrayals involving a lack of consent are designated by the author as fantasy, which is not meant to be pursued outside of fiction. The author makes this distinction clear in summaries of chapters that include these fantasy only elements.
Summary
200 year old vampire Barnabas Collins lives in The Old House with his servant and lover, Willie Loomis. Barnabas transforms Willie through his instruction and love, carefully developing Willie's understanding of what it would mean if he were to choose to become a vampire.[1]
Excerpts
Willie could not know how much Barnabas needed him, thinking of him, picturing his skin taut and ripe, the blood and rhythm released by bite or instrument, pooling and caking in the concave places of his body where Barnabas played in it with his mouth and tongue, running and slipping over the edges of him in lovely patterns of black scarlet, the aroma rising as a viscous cloud of plasma and iron as the blood touched the air.[2]
Barnabas was aware of the scent of Willie's breath returning from perfect intimacy with the blood in his lungs. He pictured Willie bound and helpless, needing only love and mercy, chastened by pain for being so beautiful, and by taking the pain, made more beautiful still.[3]
Comments and Reviews
This is incredible. I'm amazed at the poetry you sing, the scenes as so compelling and detailed, I cannot help but picture them as vividly in my head as if I were there. The bond between them is deep and utterly intimate, in a way only the two of them can unconsciously understand. It's simply astounding. It hits very close to heart in more ways than one, even though I've never met a vampire hahahaha. Thank you for sharing this story with us![4]
These are wonderful! You really capture the essence of the characters. As I am obsessed with Barnabas and Willie as a couple, these are so satisfying to read. In fact, they’ve become before bed indulgences that sometimes continue after I’ve fallen asleep- my dreams are marvelous! Thank you![5]
Omg I am hooked! Barnabus/Willie is my new otp, I've been binging the series during the pandemic, and I love these two so much! Your story feels very IC so far and I love it! Gonna have to download and read your whole book, I cannot wait! [6]
I've finally read and loved this story! So hot and so IC! Your story gave me all the Willie/Barnabus action I've ever wanted and lots of hot stuff I didn't know I needed![7]
External links
- Dark Shadows Play on AO3, accessed 14 March 2021
References
- ^ Summary on AO3, accessed 14 March 2021.
- ^ Excerpt on AO3, accessed 14 March 2021.
- ^ Excerpt on AO3, accessed 14 March 2021.
- ^ chelldu on AO3 - Chapter 4, 26 Dec 2018
- ^ Lisa on AO3 - Chapter 1, 28 Jul 2019
- ^ awfullybrilliantidea on AO3 - Chapter 1, 16 Jan 2021
- ^ awfullybrilliantidea on AO3 - Chapter 1, 12 Feb 2021