If my memory is correct, I believe I just Googled "Tie Up Games" out of curiosity. I mean, I tied up my friends when I was young. So, I figured maybe others did the same.
I ended up stumbling upon a story posted by a user that is unfortunately no longer active. But the story is still available to read. Here's a link to it.
http://www.tieupgames.net/viewtopic.php?t=10511As far as I know, this was the first story that I had ever read on this site. And when I discovered that I would need to make an account to view a users post history, I knew I was sold. I wasn't even aware of TUG's Talk or any of the other user-exclusive forums. All I knew was that I would get to find out if this guy had any more content. And that was enough for 16 year old me.
Looking back,I'm not sure what it was that I found so enticing about the story he posted. Could be that it was the first one I had read or that it reminded me of so many close calls with my parents finding me in self-bondage. Either way, it got me make an account, and I've been posting ever since!

There is only one God, and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: Not today.