Dear Author, It happened the third day of school. My new roommate turned to me and said, “I want you to kneel for me.” He didn’t ask, or joke, or explain. He just smiled like he knew exactly what would happen. And I… I obeyed, dropped down to my knees before I even thought about what I was doing. I’d never done anything like that before, for anyone. It didn’t seem like such a big deal. It wasn’t a big deal—at least it didn’t have to be, did it? And maybe it wouldn’t have been except I didn’t understand why I obeyed. I didn’t understand that saying yes that first time meant that when he asked the next day that I take my shirt off, I wouldn’t say no to that either. Or the next day when he ordered me to lie still while he tied me to the bed… Photo Description: A young man lies on a bed with his hands bound behind his back with rope while another man perches above him. The bound man’s shirt lies open and his expression shows he is nervous and maybe slightly afraid. The man on top looks like the cat who got the cream and is clearly turned on and ready to do sinful things. This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love is an Open Road" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story. This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.