Masochism.

Official definition: Gratification gained from pain, deprivation, degradation, etc., inflicted or imposed on oneself.

Unofficial definition: Watching with baited breath

Waiting, waiting

Feeling the instant gratification that comes from the blade

Drawn across your skin

The whips

Brought down on your back

Knowing that you’ll be punished, physically

And enjoying all of the pain

That your love brings.

Sadism.

Official definition: Enjoyment of being cruel.

Unofficial definition: Watching.

Grinning as you slide the blade over the skin,

Grinning at the crimson,

Enjoying the sound the whip makes as it cracks down

Down on their back

Relishing the control,

Loving the complication that comes.

Masochism and sadism,

Fire and ice.

You can’t have one without the other.