So I've never made me proclivities a secret - I like bondage, TUG's, and the challenge of seeing if I can tie someone up so that they can't get out. Some people think this is strange - most don't. Some see it as purely sexual... most, actually - some don't. Some - the best ones - not only see it as not strange, but they take it as a challenge. This is one such event in my past.
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One of my friends, we'll call her "J" to keep her anonymous, was someone I'd known for a few years. She was curvy - which I like - and she hand long, long red hair - which I REALLY like. A group of us were all sitting around one night after watching a movie at my place, and out of the blue she looked at me and said "Hey, tie me up."
The conversation died - shock, mostly. Everyone kind of waited for the punchline, her to tease me about it (remember, my tastes aren't a secret), or something like that. I know I was shocked - wanting her to be serious, but not really believing that she might be. Given that it was in the middle of a group of our friends, I had no clue where she was going with this.
"Yeah, right," I replied with a small laugh.
"No, really," she said, "I want to know if I can get out." I knew she was serious then - J loved nothing more than a challenge, and my thinking I could tie someone up so they can't get out was more than she could accept. I agreed and went to get my gear. The problem was, in a mixed group I didn't want to bring out anything TOO crazy, so I stuck with rope - not all of it, just a reasonable amount - three four foot lengths is all. Also, since I was with someone new, I didn't want her to be too frustrated with not being able to get out.
Back in the living room she turned and crossed her wrists behind her back obligingly. I noted that she didn't even try to put her arms in front - I figured she'd done this before. Once her wrists were wrapped and cinched, I had her lay face down on the couch and tied her ankles together as well. As I worked, I saw her testing the bonds on her wrists.
Once done with that, I slipped the third rope around the cinching on her ankles, then drew them up to tie the trailing end to her wrists. She tugged at the rope a few times, trying to straighten her legs and pulling the rope taut. Since this was an "escape challenge," I figured a gag would be unnecessary... although I wanted to see how she'd look with one. My goal was to make it so she couldn't get out, but that it would take her a while to give up.
Sadly, that's not how it went down - it took her less than ten minutes to get out. I watched as she displayed some impressive flexibility, bending her wrists far enough to reach the ends of the rope and from there the knots. She was able to loosen them methodically, and slip her wrists out afterward. I was a bit disappointed, but honestly impressed - and I HAD seen her escape tactics, and filed that away for next time...