[nsfw] Blind Corridors

The scarlet silk that wrapped tight over his eyes was cool and smooth as a whisper compared to the rougher fabric that tied his wrists behind his back. One of these scarves was his own, the other belonged to the man whose deft fingers finished knotting the silk. Charlie couldn't stop himself from squirming as the man's movements went silent. His own heartbeat in his ears felt deafening as his imposed blindness heightened his other senses to a painful degree. The man-his client- ran a hand along Charlie's face and pressed his thumb to the boy's lower lip. "There. Now do you see what I mean?" 

Charlie did. With the world in blackness he could focus on the smaller sensations - the warmth of the sun from the nearby window on his back, the distant sound of the carts on the street beyond, even the subtle scent of soap from his client's morning shave. "James..." he turned his head into the man's touch only to have it withdraw into the darkness once more. The man had promised him a new experience and he'd yet to fully make his mind up on whether it was one he enjoyed. He heard the tell-tale snap of suspenders being shrugged off followed by the softer rustle of fabric as buttons were slowly undone. Usually, he was the one playing the coquettish tease. To be on the other side was mildly infuriating. "James, I... I'm unsure if these games of yours are necessary..." Then he felt the man's hand against his cheek once more, pressing him against the familiar warmth of his thigh. 

"Necessary? No." came the older man's reply with a hint of amusement in his voice. "But I think you'll come to like them soon enough."

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I'm loving this pencil brush I picked up from RonChan ! It has a lovely texture to it and is a joy to work with. Plus, I just like working in grayscale when I get the chance. There's something uniquely sensual about grayscale, and from an artistic point of view it allows value to do its job the best without outside distraction from color. 

I feel like with color I tend to either pick the same few repeated color combinations again and again or I can't pick a good combination and end up going the rainbow route. One of the things I would like to practice more of is doing experimental/artistic color choices that are more punchy or emotional. This always is a double-edged sword with commission work because many clients prefer the colors in the commission to directly correlate to the reference, but I think that as long as the characters are distinctly themselves with or without color it shouldn't matter. But that's why I should practice these experiments on my own work first before subjecting paying commissioners to my wacky schemes :')