Troy returns to the apartment after a late night of partying to discover his band’s drummer handcuffed to a bed. A little probing reveals that Aaron hasn’t been the victim of a robber or a practical joker: he locked the cuffs on himself because he “likes it,” and lost the key behind the mattress. All he wants is for Troy to get him free. Troy doesn’t know what he’s going to do as he watches Aaron struggle helplessly against the belts that hold his ankles to the bedposts, but retrieving the key is not at the top of the list. “Skin in the Game” is a 12,000-word erotic BDSM story about two straight guys who get bent when handcuffs come into the picture.