no, right, this is exactly what i need. i've only read maybe 3 slavefics, but you're right, they gloss over so much and so many things are "cringeworthy" and that's what i want to avoid.

the thing is, i didn't see ryan going into the high-class brothel/cabaret place until much later. i want him to be sort of sold around for a couple years, give him a real Journey, y'know (you know me, cinematic to the bitter end), have him be just a regular dirty slave for awhile. one of the places he ends up at, he meets spencer. somewhere else, maybe he meets jon. or pete. idk. i want him to have a whole slew of experiences.

i'm not sold on pete as the bad guy. it's just the obvious choice. i'd rather use someone else, not even necessarily a bandom person. just make him an original character. idk. i don't know how much of a role i want him to have yet.